Every year I look forward to the light of October and November. The sun is lowering in the sky daily and the twilight lingers a bit. If the weather cooperates with clear skies we can experience those golden minutes as the sun touches places where it's usually excluded. The bright slanting sunshine lights up the land and water for a painter.
"Gray's Lake, Autumn" is the result of an outdoor painting excursion nearly a year ago. I often paint outdoors at the lake. It's convenient and provides a myriad of views. In this case I was interested in how the morning light touched the wildflowers along the western shore of the lake. The water was deeply reflective at that time of day, too, but very still and smooth. The season was very early--trees just turning yellow here and there, but the grasses were going dormant and wildflower seed heads were full.
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| "Gray's Lake, Autumn," oil on panel 12x9 |
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