Looking for Fall Color

Here and there I see hints of fall. A little gold in the birches…

You can’t tell in the photo and the original looks okay without close inspection, but I had one of those art supply disasters that make you want to cuss. I used masking fluid for the tree trunks and branches so I could have fun with the background. Unfortunately, I was also using some inexpensive, hotpress paper I had lying around. So, I ended up with quite a mess because the paper surface was pulled up when I removed the masking fluid. I decided to continue to play with the sketch and the rough paper ended up working well with panting the birch bark. That is one of those nice things about sketching - you have the freedom to “play” your way out of a problem…sometimes it works!

A pumpkin patch…

Where is fall showing itself around you? How do you respond to the changing seasons? Does it make you want to paint or write poetry? Please comment below!