Arboretum Maple Trail
Laurelhurst Pond Reflections
Two paintings from this fall, both started plein air and finished in my studio. We were fortunate in Portland to have a long, mostly dry fall season with lots of color before the leaves fell and turned brown. I spent several hours at the Arboretum at Forest Park along the Maple Trail. The colors were so dazzling, it was difficult to choose a location, it was beautiful everywhere I looked! In November, I strolled around the pond at Laurelhurst Park on a late afternoon. While I was painting, the sun came out at a low angle, illuminating the gold and orange leaves and the warmth of the tree trunks. Mallard ducks floated by, rippling the water.
