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| Footpath Through Willows - plein air 12x9" - pastel on brown cardstock © S.Johnson |
I recently discovered a new trail just minutes away from where I live, that seems as remote as somewhere in southern Utah canyon country. The main trail leads up to the top of Smelter Mountain, but this small, seldom-used path splits off early on and leads up the small canyon behind Smelter.
A neat find, with potential for future paintings.
Lovely! Really makes me want to go explore that path!
ReplyDeleteAmazing, Sonya! The grass looks so real -- and you have somehow managed to capture the depth of the path as well. (The foreground reminds me of the "cow path" on the farm where I grew up.
ReplyDeleteThanks Debbie. I know what you mean; I have a nearly irresistible urge to explore paths and trails I find :). That surely must account for why they keep showing up as subjects in my paintings!
ReplyDeleteHi LeAnn - thanks; I find anything that is mostly green pretty hard to paint, so I'm glad the grass reads well. It was amazingly green, that is for sure!
Sonya this is SO beautiful. I LOVE those smallish trees, the way the branches and leaves are blended together in parts. It's gorgeous. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Crystal :). Those are the willows you are speaking of, and the soft/lost edges they form was one of my favorite things about painting this scene. So, I'm delighted that you noticed that!
ReplyDeleteThis is a little gem, Sonya. Really beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Darla!
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