Sunday, December 6, 2009

Sailing the Manitou Passage


Another studio painting, I'm missing those summer plein air days. This is from atop Sleeping Bear dune looking Northwest toward South Maintou island. I did several paintings when I was there and took lots of reference photos. I'd like to try painting there in the winter. Not sure how open the roads are though, or how long I'd last in the cold. I guess I'm really a fair-weather fan of the landscape. Oil, 10" x 20"

3 comments:

Double "D" said...

I like the way how subtle the distant island is but is such an integral part of the composition. I think that the main road through to sleeping bear is kept fairly open. It would be a great place to paint as long as the wind wasn't blowing up a storm. Let me know how that goes. If you decide to give it a try, shoot me an email and I'll buzz over and join you.

David Westerfield said...

Thanks Doug, will do.

Laurel Daniel said...

Gorgeous cool shadows on the dune...