Autumn Road

"Autumn Road" -- plein air field study -- oil on birch panel 8x10" -- Margie Guyot

I've gotten a little behind on my posts -- sorry!  With the change of seasons, there's always much to do.  


Back in October I went painting one sunny day with my friend, Al Maciag.  We were cruising the roads SE of Traverse City, MI.  I'm a sucker for sunlight/shadow patterns on roads, so I urged Al to pull over.  The trees were in full glory, covered in golds, bronzes, rusts, etc.   

Right after finishing this painting, we continued our hunt for "the perfect view".  The view of the Boardman River (posted last month) was where we stopped next.

"Ferry Road 7/27/10" -- plein air field study -- oil on canvas panel 8x10" -- Margie Guyot

I've been in love with painting shady farm roads.  And if I'm able to find a shady spot to stand in while painting one, so much the better!  This one is at the corner of US31 and Ferry Road, south of Charlevoix, Michigan.  We've had a heatwave lately.  Down towards Detroit, they've had 100 degree temperatures.  80's up here.  We're all used to cooler weather and some of us start complaining if it gets above 75!