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| 9/27/16 water-soluble colored pencils, ink |
Once I get out of denial and accept the end of summer, I fully embrace fall; it has always
been my favorite season. (It’s only been since I began sketching that I’ve had
ambivalence about it.) Brilliant foliage; cloudy mornings that burn off to sunny
afternoons warm enough to take the top down; the return of salted caramel mochas: What’s not to love?
Last year on Labor Day weekend I sketched some slender maples in Metropolitan Market’s parking
lot when they were still mostly green, so I wondered what they looked like now.
Shopping there on Monday, I saw that they were showing a full palette of hues –
everything from dark green to yellow to orange to crimson and magenta. I went
back the next day and sketched them with the top down. Autumn is bittersweet –
but on that day, it was mostly sweet.
What’s the color palette in your part of the world?
Great post and sketch. If autumn wasn't such a good predictor of winter being here 'real soon', I'd like it better :-)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful trees! I really like the simplicity of this sketch.
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