November 28, 2011
Pond Study Excerpt
Today I did number 14 in my Pond Study Series. You can see the dulling of colors, which is a departure from my usual palette. The lone willow tree just right of the center is holding onto its foliage, as is the adjacent pine. The other side of the pond grows more and more bare. [...]
The Yellow Line
This is a drawing, a chalk pastel, and an oil painting done over the last two weeks. All reference the same photo The original photo was taken a few months ago, obviously before fall was in full swing. The image is titled The Yellow Line after the thick band of sunlight that breaks free of the treeline and runs at an angle across the picture plane.