“I know that this spot is popular among revelers all Summer long, but, for me, Kelly Island is sacred. There’s a particular kind of magic that finds me here on the sandy paths between ancient cottonwood guardians that take me to the rocky shores of the Clark Fork. Today is the day of the Equinox - a time when light and dark are served to us in equal parts. Here, at Kelly Island, the dead limbs of the cottonwood trees form a sharp contrast to the lush green leaves beside them. The fading colors of the understory as leaves drop to earth and decay parallels the brilliant bloom of wildflowers in these same spots in the spring. I walk beneath them in utter reverence. Walking through these towers in the evening feels like walking through a cathedral.
I sketch some tall trees on the opposite bank. This sketch feels loose, almost abstract, reflecting the open handed surrender I feel here. I am at peace. Connected.”
September Adventure Art Club Day 22 Sketch
4”x6” Graphite on Paper
Moose Can Gully Trailhead, Missoula, MT
See The Full Story: Here!
“I know that this spot is popular among revelers all Summer long, but, for me, Kelly Island is sacred. There’s a particular kind of magic that finds me here on the sandy paths between ancient cottonwood guardians that take me to the rocky shores of the Clark Fork. Today is the day of the Equinox - a time when light and dark are served to us in equal parts. Here, at Kelly Island, the dead limbs of the cottonwood trees form a sharp contrast to the lush green leaves beside them. The fading colors of the understory as leaves drop to earth and decay parallels the brilliant bloom of wildflowers in these same spots in the spring. I walk beneath them in utter reverence. Walking through these towers in the evening feels like walking through a cathedral.
I sketch some tall trees on the opposite bank. This sketch feels loose, almost abstract, reflecting the open handed surrender I feel here. I am at peace. Connected.”
September Adventure Art Club Day 22 Sketch
4”x6” Graphite on Paper
Moose Can Gully Trailhead, Missoula, MT
See The Full Story: Here!
