MORLEY LAKE

       Morley Lake in BC | Pastel | 7x5

We are driving big mile days trying to get as North in Alaska as we can before the weather turns cold. We drive 480 miles of beautiful BC and Yukon Territory along the Northern Rockies, 'boondockong' (free camping) along a roadside lake. It's 56 degrees and going down but a warm night attends in our van. Sharing a beer and chips along the Banks, I couldn't resist painting this quick 7x5 of the view. Big skies up here!

Painting Notes: Channeling Karen Margulis' most recent email about being an efficient rather than a fast painter- picking your palette ahead in particular. Pulled out my Analagous Collor Board and picked 8 pastels. Sure enough, the painting practically painted itself once I'd sketched in my big shapes and knew their values.