The autumn leaves are falling and colorful. In my own yard, the leaves are blown from the tulip and redbud trees, but elsewhere, in woodlands, leaves cover the ground beneath the canopy.
Tag: woodland
On the Forest Floor
A few goals for this mornings painting. First, keeping the white flowers white. Outlines helped here! Second, wet-in-wet painting. That worked well, too. As an afterthought, I worked on the shape of the vignette within the frame. Top, bottom, sides. The far right could run off the page a bit more – I could crop it, if I wanted, but I rather like the reminder of the flaws I see, too.
Path
I found a picture of a woodland path with a golden light suffusing the scene. This doesn’t do justice to the photo . . . but the warmth is there.
Riparian Spring
A riparian zone or area is the interface between land and a river or stream, per Wikipedia. In California, it is a woodland which is rich in biodiversity, with trees, shrubs, and ferns, along with an abundance of wildlife, such as birds, squirrel, and deer. The creeks they are near sometimes run dry in the summer. The woodlands are a cool retreat from hot summers, but can be burned to a crisp in a severe wildfire. For me, they are a bit of heaven – a space away from the subdivisions and roads of settled California.
Ink, Yarn & Beer 