Sunspots on a Summer Afternoon

 

Sunspots,  12x9" Oil on linen panel

©Helen Read

On a warm afternoon in late summer, most of the terrain is in shadow ... except for those few brightly lit spots of sunshine that seem to beckon.  I was drawn to the beautiful reflective water with those distance spots of warm sunshine being the perfect complement to the shadowy greens.

Peaceful, serene and yet quite alluring. 

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