The sun sets on 2015

 The setting sun and receding tide inspired this pastel.

photo Leslie Snider

 A 2014 trip 

to the Gaspe peninsula region

of eastern Canada 

was a great opportunity 

to study sunsets 

over the St. Lawrence river 

and Atlantic. 

photo Leslie Snider

Summer Skies

A Change in the Weather

 

 Skies are of particular interest

 this time of year 

as the days are short .....

 

so I'm up before the dawn 

watching the sunrise

 and later catching the sunset in late afternoon.

However, these pastels

were inspired 

by a some summer walk across open fields. 

You can see from  the original sketch 

I tried to capture the wide expanse of fluffy clouds 

darkening and becoming more ominous 

in the distance.