Rain Shower

Bonnechere 2015 - Leslie Snider

 

 

From the moment I took this photo 

I thought the subject 

would translate well into pastel.

Pastel - Rain shower - Leslie Snider

I didn't make major changes to the composition

 but did crop the height of the trees 

and simplified their  textures.

I increased the depth 

of the quiet reflecting water

but retained the subtle balance 

between coolness of the greens 

(trees and their reflection) 

and warmth of the browns

(trunks, ground, reflections.)

 

Winter Trees

Hanging On  - Pastel - Leslie Snider

 

 

 

A winter walk in Lemoine Point, Kingston looks like this,

The leaves of a young maple stubbornly refusing to drop.

The moody scene inspired my pastel.

Change in the Weather - Winter 2015-16

Winter Creek -  Leslie Snider

I created this pastel celebrating the first significant snow of 2016.

(a pretty meandering stream contrasted nicely with the snowy field and bare treeline.)

It's surprising to remember that less than 2 weeks ago,

 Christmas 2015 in Ontario looked like this!

December 25, 2015 - Leslie Snider

 

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.

 

A Quiet Bay in Bonnechere Provincial Park

Autumn Trip - pastel sketches

The Old Bridge -Leslie Snider

 

The subject here is a favourite location 

from my autumn photo trip 

to Bonnechere Prov. Park

 

Most of my concentration during this trip 

was on the effects of light on water

and the change in season,

but  on a walk deeper in the woods 

this scene caught my imagination....

the remnants of a majestic old tree

surrounded by new growth.