“Autumn’s Embrace”, 24”x18”” acrylic on canvas
Autumn is here and my heart leaps. The shortened days and crisper temperatures
remind us that the year is quickly sliding into the darker half. We collect our bounty as we brace against the
barren time ahead. Our thoughts turn
inward while personal journeys of recollection take hold. But before we shutter ourselves away for the
winter, we are treated to nature’s triumph of color. The artist in autumn is offered the most
freedom to explore a vivid palette while remaining true to the source.
My painting “Autumn’s Embrace” features a pair of cedar
waxwings against the turning leaves of an aspen. I love to walk among stands of aspen as they
filter the light and gently quake in the breeze. Their turning leaves have almost a
pointillist quality and I decided to frame the tree in my painting quite
closely so it has a slightly abstract feel to it.
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