Birches Winter

Beautiful day out at Mer Bleue. Waded down an embankment thru the snow. Followed some snowshoe tracks, good when they held but up to the knee when I went thru. Brilliant sun reflected by the snow made for great contrast and shadow patterns. Spring is in the air, so the chickadees say so. 

Came away with good photos for reference and relived the experience in the studio.

For a look at the finished piece, please see Featured Pieces or the Winter pages.

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