Monday, September 26, 2011

Sleeping Bear Point

I painted over the weekend at Sleeping Bear Dunes again. In case you didn't hear, it was named by viewers of Good Morning America as "The most beautiful place in America." Some local residents weren't too pleased at the influx of tourists this brought, but businesses were.

I stood up in the dunes looking north toward South Manitou island for this painting. With the sky clearing after a stormy morning, the views in every direction were beautiful. I felt like I was on the edge of heaven. The Fall colors are starting to show-up in the trees now, and hopefully will peak when I'm back there in a couple of weeks for the Glen Arbor Art Association member show. I'll try to capture some of that on canvas then.


From Sleeping Bear Point, oil, 11" x 14"

2 comments:

bonner said...

Beautiful!

Laurel Daniel said...

It really is a beautiful place and I can understand why locals would resent an influx of crazy tourists. You found a gorgeous, quiet place and every element of this is beautifully painted. I especially love the shadow in the foreground - color, shape, everything!