Road to Minnewaska No. 3

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This is a larger one for me, from a couple photos I took last fall. The highest cliff in the distance is called Gertrude’s Nose. (I wonder who Gertrude was and what she looked like.) At any rate, I just love this stretch of road. There’s a sunflower field along here that I am determined to go back and paint this summer.

Minnewaska Pines

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I’m happy to be painting a landscape again! This is from the Day of the Twisted Ankle this fall. As we were limping back down the mountain, this spot struck me as especially beautiful. So I took time out from whining to take some pictures. I’m glad I did.

Lake Minnewaska

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This is not the painting I was supposed to do yesterday. The plan was to hike with my friend Peter up to one of his favorite views in Minnewaska State Park and paint there. Halfway into the hike, though, I fell and twisted my ankle pretty badly, and that was it for that hike. We limped back down to the lake, which is actually a gorgeous spot. Because of its accessibility, it’s a popular location, and over the course of the painting I encountered several nice dogs, lots of kids ignoring their parents’ exhortations not to get their pants wet, and one perceptive little 8-year-old (“It looks like what I see, but it’s a lot more colorful.”) I will definitely be back, hopefully soon. I just love the combination of rock cliffs, pitch pines, and water up there.

Here is a photo of Peter, helping to tote my gear. Behind him is another view of Lake Minnewaska.