It was an exceptionally fine Fall here – filled with warm sunshine and magical colors on the trees through November, including the grass growing right up to two weeks ago! And when the cold finally hit, it seemed a cruel shock. Our son Jack was here from WA when the first snowfall happened and walking out to the truck one morning, he paused and asked what was that sound. I listened and announced: It’s snowing, Jack. His response: No way! Snow doesn’t make that much noise! Well, it does when it’s sleet and full of frozen water! Haha! We just took a quick road trip to Door County and as we drove into Ephraim, the wind was howling off the lake with the waves pounding up against the harbor docks and rocky shoreline. It reminded me to be thankful that I don’t have lake-front property – the Great Lakes are especially filled with wild unpredictability!
I recently took a “Gales of November” watercolor class with Artist/Instructor Paul Oman. He is a terrific teacher, and it was fun to hone skills in painting a lake storm and the resulting “confused seas.” This week’s painting, November Fury, 9” x 12” watercolor, reflects crashing waves along the shore of Lake Superior.
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