TM8558 Watching Time – Autumn 30×60 oil on panel

Watching Time – Autumn is a summation of everything I love about the season and the place. I chose the long horizontal format because it immerses the viewer in the experience, and because the stretched format echoes the way I always want to stretch the season and make it last longer. I can never get enough of the glorious crimsons and russets, especially since the pond will all too soon be frozen over and inaccessible, dormant until spring. Details below. Enjoy!

TM8558 Watching Time – Autumn – detail from middle of left side with reflected trees and sky

TM8558 Watching Time – Autumn – detail from foreground with fallen leaves and lily pad

TM8558 Watching Time – Autumn – detail from just above center showing floating leaves and reflections, spatter pattern in underlayer showing through, use of semi-transparent “washes”