Craggy Trees at the Wabash

Craggy Trees at the Wabash
Oil on canvas panel, 14x11
First Brush of Spring plein air - purchase here

This is the final painting of the three day painting event, First Brush of Spring in New Harmony, Indiana.  The sun was approaching sunset, and with no time to spare it was a quick paint to capture all the light and shadows before they were gone.  Working so quickly, there was little thought to the process, just feeling the quality of the light with my brush.  Pulling quick shadows, I then moved to the high water, paying careful attention to the bright light bouncing off it's surface.  This light is what drew me to this composition - so it was important to get this right.  I finished just as we were to meet at the Ribeyre for a cookout and s'mores!  Painting number 841 in 841 days.

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