Last Light

[Donna T]

The light on the tops of these trees caught my attention so I snapped a few photos from the passenger seat of the car. Autumn colors are so hard to do and I know these aren't quite right but maybe I came close to the light effect I wanted. I borrowed fields from both sides to fill in for the highway. 9x9 acrylic on watercolor paper

 

[bethany]

Beautifully done, Donna!

 

[Enyaw]

Wow. That is a charm. Lots of light and passage. Beauty.

 

[Bartc]

Love this, Donna!

 

[Donna T]

Thanks Bethany, Wayne and Bart. My photo makes the trees look a little more red than golden but it was fun trying to get that glow.

 

[Jade]

So warm and soft looking...

 

[snoball]

Beautiful, Donna, and it shows exactly what you meant for it to show.

 

[Donna T]

Thank you Jade.
Thanks Sno - I decided to leave out the highway and power poles between the trees (haha).

 

[Grapes]

Autumn colors are so hard, it's like our colors can't compete with nature. Donna, your landscape is amazing! Soft and atmospheric. Mist and so much light. Love this one!

 

[Donna T]

Hi Grapes and thanks for such a nice comment. I may have overdone it with soft edges but acrylics dry so fast and I was trying to keep the hard edges from taking over. Trying to lighten the values of the leaves without adding white was such a challenge as well.