a Georgia winter

9"x12" pastel on Uart paper  $80

This is what our winters in Georgia look like mostly. We get very little snow, but it does get cold!. I'm fortunate to have several parks close by to walk in and I usually bring along my camera. 

reference photo

This is from the Sope Creek park. There are many paths through the woods and down to the creek. The paths are covered with a russet pine straw that falls from the lob lolly pines. It's so prevalent that we use it as mulch in our gardens.

oil stain on Uart paper

I decided to do an oil stain on Uart paper. I needed to to get the rich colors of the pine straw and lob lolly pines as a base. Then I layered in the pastels.