September 30th, 2014
River and Leaves – Andover, MA
Oil on Canvas, 16 x 20 in
(sold)

I didn’t get to paint this weekend but a friend and I went yesterday (Tuesday the 30th) to paint the turning leaves. It was a cool day of rain cleverly disguised as “heavy mist.” The darkness of the atmosphere showcased the luminous beauty of the early fall colors. The weather today is darker still and today’s rain is explicit – poor conditions for photographing paintings in natural light. It is a dark painting, but not quite so dark as I think it looks here.

I liked the different casts of color in the water – the centre of the river looked green and the edges were an inky purple with some faint reflections coming through. It was a good painting day.