Well it’s finished! It’s one of those perfect fall days with beautiful colors that stretch forever and dark stormy clouds moving briskly across the sky. One minute its raining and the next, the sun is highlighting the distant trees. You can smell winter in the air but the sun still warms your skin.

I have finished the foreground trees and have nearly finished the row of pines in the back. I’m really happy with the colours – it’s one of those very muted fall days with the heavy gray sky softening leaves that would otherwise be so much brighter.

I’ve finished all the shadowy undergrowth. I loved using the cool greens and purples – normally reserved to show distance – in the foreground and the warmer greens and oranges right up against the grey sky.  I’m such a rebel