Wednesday, December 15, 2010

KEYSTONE WOODS

12x16
oil/canvas board
palette knife


Last year around Christmas, this area of Oklahoma had a significant amount of snow and ice.  I was iced in before and after Christmas day and we postponed our family gathering until the following weekend to allow time for roads to be cleared.

 After the holidays, I took photos at Keystone Lake, west of Tulsa,  where there are beautiful surrounding woods.  I cropped a photo for a closer view of melting snow finding its way down an incline. Our native scrub oaks keep their leaves throughout the winter and they can take on a glowing apricot color when they are highlighted by sunshine and offer a lovely contrast to green cedars.  So far, no snow this season which should allow for safer holiday travel in our area.   We do, however, have the cold wind and cold temperatures, 19 degrees  last evening.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!

6 comments:

  1. I too love the colors of winter, they can go from so subtle to dramatic in the blink of an eye. you got it here,nice. Anne Spoon

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  2. Hey,Anne....thanks for commenting. See you in the new year.

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  3. Just stopped by to wish you a happy new year and saw this lovely image! I very much like this painting with the fall colors, pines, blue sky and the snow... a lovely composition!

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  4. Thank you, so much for the lovely comment and a very happy new year to you!

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  5. nice. The lead in road is perfect for the composition. Love the snow falling on your page. Being computer ignorant how doid you do that?

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  6. Hello Gary, Happy New Year. Thanks for the comment. Am sending you an Email re snow.

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