I’d been wanting to paint this view for days. Finally I got out there and did it. Very quiet out in the woods these days. The turkey vultures have gone south. The deer (who are never noisy to begin with) are very skittish now that hunting season is upon us. Just to my right (out of the picture) is a little bend in the creek with a bit of a pileup. It gives a very pleasant gurgling sound.
I painted this while standing on my newest little deck (about 8×10′). Hoping the Spring floods don’t carry it downstream. I jokingly call it my “fishing pier” — everybody says it’s a trout stream, but alas — I’ve only seen minnows.
And here’s my setup today:
