On one of my "plein air" outings I went to a spot in Raleigh called Lassiter Mill Falls. At first I was disappointed because the water level was so low that it was really more of a Lassiter Mill Trickle that day than a Falls.
Searching for inspiration, my eye caught this fairly unkempt set of stairs leading up the bank. Normally I might think, "Oh, that's a little bit junky", but all I could see was the way the light transformed it into a thing of beauty. The sun bathed the path and the tree in a soft warm glow, peeked between the bushes, and dappled character up and down the weathered wood.
This is the picture I took:
Searching for inspiration, my eye caught this fairly unkempt set of stairs leading up the bank. Normally I might think, "Oh, that's a little bit junky", but all I could see was the way the light transformed it into a thing of beauty. The sun bathed the path and the tree in a soft warm glow, peeked between the bushes, and dappled character up and down the weathered wood.
This is the picture I took:
But this is what I really saw. I love seeing the world through the eyes of an artist :)
