Reflections at Sunrise on Bitely Lake Metal Print

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Watercolor painting of morning light on a small lake, trees reflected in the water, by Conni Schaftenaar.

A friend has a cottage on Bitely Lake, a couple of hours north of where I live. She took some photos across the lake, standing at her cottage, one morning as the sun was up, but only just. She emailed them to me, saying, "you should paint these!"

This view looks west across the lake, so the sun was behind her, highlighting the newly emerging leaf buds on the trees across the lake, turning them fiery orange, looking somewhat fall-like. I found the nearly perfect reflection appealing and decided to paint it.

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Thank you for visiting my FAA/Pixels gallery! Please note that the FAA watermark you'll see on images does NOT print on anything. My name is Conni Schaftenaar. I have had a life-long love of colorful art but always imagined that I wasn't talented enough to be someone who actually produced art that others liked. I began to learn some techniques from a watercolor instructor back in 2013, and I've been continuing the learning process ever since. I have had much joy in the comments and communications on FAA with other artists about my art, finding out that OTHER PEOPLE actually like my art! It's been a huge confidence booster to me to get that positive feedback, and I really appreciate it. I primarily paint in watercolor on various...