Wolf Willow Field in October

Prairie Grasslands- Wolf Willow Field in October

(30 paintings in 30 days project)

6 x 6"

oil on board
© Nicki Ault, 2011  

sold

This is from another photo reference I have been meaning to use, but never gotten around to. I took several photos while on a school field trip with my son in fall 2009 to protected grasslands right within our city. This area is actually very close to the Forestry Farm where I will be taking all of these paintings next Sunday for the first "Friends of The Forestry Farm House" art show and sale. Wolf Willow is very spectacular in it's subtlety. It has silver/gray leaves that look pale green, blue or lavender depending which way the light is hitting and which side of the leaf is showing most. In this particular photo reference there were masses of wolf willow in the distance giving an overall silver effect to the field. I wish I could remember what the rusty coloured bushes were called. Anyway, Mother Nature hit a home run with the combination of colours found in those grasslands.