With the change of seasons, autumn colors come to the forefront. Depending on climate, local conditions, rainfall and probably many other factors, the colors of fall may be bright or dull, transient or long-lasting. Locale has a lot to do with how foliage changes. Areas with lower temperatures or less daily sunshine have much different patterns of color.
Here in central Iowa the brilliant colors began going dull in late October so that by Thanksgiving the trees were bare or clothed in dark rusty hues. Here and there, especially in protected areas, some undegrowth and smaller trees were still pale yellow. Reds and scarlets were all gone. But the weather during the first three weeks of November was surprisingly mild with high temperatures into the sixties and only a few nights below freezing. That made outdoor sketching easy and enjoyable. Here are a few.
Notice how trees lost their leave and how colors evolved early in the month.
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| "Union Park," wc and ink on paper 6x9 |
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| "Along Woodland Ave," wc and ink on paper, 8x10 |
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| "On Woodland," wc and ink on paper, 8x10 |
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