Monday, October 21, 2013

Autumn River


A friend from my school days and I just returned from the east coast where we were visiting another childhood friend.  She lives in New Canaan, Connecticut which is a beautiful town.  Actually, I didn't see an area of that state that wasn't beautiful!  We took a day trip north to go apple picking and to find more trees that were changing color.  A lot of the trees had already started to lose their leaves but we did see some great autumn color.  We stopped at a spot in Kent with a covered bridge above this river.  The covered bridge was nice but I thought the river was much prettier.

This is another oil painting but I think I will be switching back to watercolor.  I enjoy it so much more.  I feel like I'm always fighting with oil paints and I really prefer the flow of watercolor and thinned acrylics over the thickness of oil paint.

Autumn River
Image Size 12" x 6"
Oil

12 comments:

  1. Nancy - I love the composition as well as the colors in this painting. So lovely...looks like it was a beautiful spot to paint. Take care and have a great day.

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    1. Thank you Debbie. It was a beautiful spot. I wish it had been sunny that day. It seems like every time I visit a place hoping to get some great reference photos, the sun goes into hiding. : )

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  2. I also prefer watercolors to oil but you know what? I have more of my oils hanging in the house than I do watercolors! LOL I think this is a beautiful scene and I love the lacy red leaves that act as a curtain to the down river view. Really a beautiful painting, Nancy!

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  3. oh Nancy your art is so beautiful.
    I read that book too "Quiet". Real good stuff. There is a whole world of us out there...we were reading a book, but now we are out ;-)

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  4. Next we will be taking over the world. : )

    Thank you for your nice comment.

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  5. What a gorgeous scene, Nancy!! Fall is such a beautiful time of the year...

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    1. It was nice to see the changing colors. We don't have too much of that in So. Cal.

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  6. Really well done, Nancy. I admire your ability to paint water and rocks, two subjects I have trouble with!

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  7. Nancy like the energy of the water flow, can hear it rushing down stream. I have been trying to paint submerged rocks, and it isn't easy.

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