This image was painted from a photograph I took on the way up to the Smith Mountain Dam on our boat. It was the beginning of September and the leaves were just starting to change color. It has always been one of my favorite paintings. The challenge was to keep the colors muted and give it a little of that hazy feel. I used to be really organized in my studio and have the pastels divided into categories. That has gone by the wayside... I plan to rearrange them once again. Otherwise, the "right" pastel is not at hand when I need it, and the search never turns up what I have in mind.
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