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Birch trees are a great part of the New England landscape. One day I was
driving through the White Mountains of my home state of New Hampshire and I stopped at a quiet little pond. It
was dusk, the ground was covered in snow and the pond was partially frozen. Numerous stands of white birches
led into the pond. It was a spectacular setting. I knew the lighting may be too low to capture the scene but
I thought it was worth the effort. Two dozen shutter clicks and two hours ride latter I arrived home and downloaded
the images into my computer. Disappointing--very, very blue. But then it occured to me--paint the blue.
Paint it anyway. That was the image, so paint it. I loved the first painting so much I ended up doing a series
of three. This is the third.
proud Lady Birch
looks straight ahead
naked all winter
among the manly pines.
Ed Marshall
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