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Stanley Branch 12 x 9 acrylic on watercolor paper available

After being cooped up inside it felt great to get out in the sunshine. Autumn is approaching, Missouri temps are in the lower 50s. Dressed in layers--my warmest shirt, overalls, and hat-- I settled on the Stanley Creek that meanders along the Tonnar property.

In the blowing wind I used a bungee cord to hold the watercolor pad to the easel. I finished the painting between 12:30 and 2:30 pm Saturday affternoon. Thanks to my friend who shot this clip. click on triangles above to view each one.

Working down along Sillin Creek

An unseasonable October sun warms the air. Brush in hand, seated beside Sillin Creek, surrounded by the last vestiges of green, fresh paint on the palette...this is the life. Squirrels rustling in the branches beyond my sight, crickets chirping, the flutter of a breeze as the afternoon lengthens.Above sunshine bursts through dappled greens, cold blue reflections shimmer about the fallen yellow leaves on the bank. Drawing down the dark slopes, the hint of a further mint green lawn. Mixing olive, maroon, viridian hue, alizarin crimson, hansa yellow, and cadmium red light.

Walk down to Sillin Creek amid the shadows to a crisp new painting.
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