Meadow and Woods

This is the product of one of the last decent warm days in October here in west Michigan (albeit more than slightly windy), so I was holding on to my set up and trying to capture this sunny late afternoon scene. I was determined to "get this one" since I had already experienced a wind dump of my pastels in my morning plein air attempt under stormy skies. I always love quirky tree trunks and limbs and sky holes in the trees, so this was a great mosaic of trees and sky with intense colors thanks to the agreeable sun. Happy painter!