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| By Baker's Bridge 12x12 inches - pastel on Artagain © S.Johnson |
And had totally forgotten about how scenic it is until I saw her photos. So, yesterday afternoon, that's where Pat and I headed to paint. The bridge itself crosses a very short gorge in the river, with the water being the most unbelievable shade of green, and I couldn't believe I've never thought to paint here before! It has reflections, rocks, trees and painting potential up the ying-yang, so I'll definitely be back.
I also secured some photos to use for studio paintings later, and here are a couple from the area:
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| View from the bridge looking up river |
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| Wide-angle view from my painting location looking south and downstream |
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| A willow and its reflection in a small pond near the river |
Lovely painting - that green water is incredible! Does it always look that color?
ReplyDeleteLooks like you found a great spot ;-)
Thanks Debbie :). The water color is pretty amazing, isn't it? From the photos I've seen, it's always this color, but I have no idea why. You can see in the photo how it fades from that jade green to turquoise blue.
ReplyDeleteIt's nice to have another place to add to my list of Great Places to Paint :D.
Gorgeous!!! That glowing line of yellow trees is wonderful, Sonya!! Ooh, I bet you can't wait to paint from the lovely photos too.
ReplyDeleteThanks Diane! It was the line of cottonwoods contrasting against the distal mountains and river that clinched the deal to paint this particular scene. I'm grateful I got some photos, because this storm that's hitting us now is rapidly taking the leaves off the trees.
ReplyDeleteWow what a lovely painting! The colors are wonderful.
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