We have usually stayed in Whistler during the late summer months. This is the first time we have been there in early fall. The leaves are changing color on the trees and the cool mornings and evenings with warm afternoons it just about perfect. The crowds aren't too bad either, considering.
Mornings find the four of us doing our own thing. The guys tended to go off to coffee shops to do a bit of journal writing. One friend likes to do her morning reading and meditation, and I, well I head out to paint of course!
We gather at lunch and then head out together on various activities such as hiking, biking, or taking in the new Squamish Lil'wat cultural centre.
Due to various reasons, my mate and I were not able to stay as long as we had hoped, however, I was able to get out two mornings to paint. I could easily spend a few weeks painting there!
The first morning I spent more time than I had wanted to hiking around with my paint pack trying to find a spot I had in mind. The last time we were in Whistler was before the winter Olympics were held there and things have changed a bit.
I finally found a spot that fit what I had in mind along Fitzsimmons Creek. Here is a picture of the spot and the painting:
I
haven't really done any painting of a river or creek before and I found
the rapids a bit challenging. Much different than the ocean waves I am
accustomed to. I love the color of the water in this area. Much of it is
glacier run off and has that characteristic milky turquoise quality to
it.
The
first picture of Lost Lake shows the light when I was finishing up. It
was much warmer than the earlier light when most of the forested
mountains were in shadow. I was painting the cool morning light when the
colors looked very different. On this painting, I feel that I did not
quite get the correct value of the foreground water. It needs to be
darker. I admit that I was torn between trying to capture the deep
reflections and the lovely glacier water color and I think it shows. I
really need to go back and do several paintings at that spot, not to
mention all the other spots I missed.
I thoroughly enjoyed not only painting the change of scenery, but painting in this beautiful area of Canada.
-Renee
2 comments:
Lovely Renee! Looks like you had a pretty good summer all in all.
Thank you Theresa, I have! It has been a bit more busy than I would have liked but won't complain. I will catch up, eventually!
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