Moonlight on Birches

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 first--the other two have sold (you can see images of the other two in Available Pieces--For Gallery Review).