Delta Autumn

Delta Autumn

8X10, Oil on Panel

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This past autumn continued a streak a less than optimal peak color in the state of Arkansas.  The weather was warmer than average and rains came too early.  This location is just east of Little Rock on an oxbow lake of the Arkansas River.  A local road bike runs past this so I knew from having sped by it in the past that is a nice peaceful and picturesque spot that might be worthy of painting.  I went by there one Saturday in November and snapped a photo for a photo exchange with a friend who also did a digital painting of this scene.

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Lake Chicot Nocturne, Chicot County

Lake Chicot Nocturne

6X8, Oil on Panel

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This was my first painting of the second day of my southeast Arkansas trip and my first ever plein air nocturne.  One of the great things about "camping" in a van is that it really eliminates a lot of setup and takedown effort so one can get into the campsite later and get out earlier.  I made it to Lake Chicot State Park a little after 6PM the night before and tried to get in a sunset painting but did not have near enough time to get the composition set up before the sky colored up and the sun vanished behind the far shore line.  So resolved to myself to paint the following morning before sunrise.  I set my alarm for 5AM but was already awake when it went off.  So, in the low 40's of the predawn, I went down to the boat launch and got set up and was painting by 6AM with a lonely owl in the woods behind me to keep me company.

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