Seasonal Changes

Across the Fields -  Summer  - Leslie Snider

Across the Fields -  Autumn  - Leslie Snider

Dry Spell

It definitely has become 

one of those long,hot,summers.....

another heat warning......

grasses parched 

and the ground rock hard....

 the lake is irresistible......

Even here the white, hot, heat

 of the midday sun penetrates

and drains colour

 from water and foliage. 

The River's Edge  - pastel - Leslie Snider

Sketching and Fishing

Summer Sketch 

- plein air pastel - 

-husband fishing -

- me sketching!-

What more can I say?

Buck Lake Fishing Spot

Working with a limited palette

"Brown Recycled Rough Sketch" paper and  a limited palette.

The series of early morning skies 

from my recent posts 

reminded me why I love to travel.

At home I'm surrounded by trees

so I get the briefest glimpses

 of interesting cloud formations.

But go to the Canadian west 

and glorious panoramas open up!

Here's just one......

Open Skies - pastel - Leslie Snider

 

Sunrise ...what to paint part 02

Sharbot Lake sunrise  - pastel - Leslie Snider

A few days ago I presented a few photos... 

all potentially good subjects for painting.

The first picture was complete in itself,

and I suspect no painting 

could improve on that moment.

The second and fourth,

definite possibilities for the future.....

but it was the opportunity

 to play with subtle colour

that inspired me to tackle the 3rd. 

I simplified the composition

 in order to emphasize

 the airiness of the clouds. 

If you have observed the rising sun 

you know how fleeting and illusive the light can be!