Seeing October Colors Inbetween the Brambles Canvas Print

When I came upon this scene during my nature walk, I was glad I had a camera.

It was October in 2020, and the orange colored autumn leaves were shining through this bramble of small trees and goldenrod. It looks like the woods are ablaze behind the plants, but no: they are just the orange leaves of big maple trees.

This photograph was taken near sunset when the trees beyond were lit up anyway.

Autumn is beautiful in Saratoga County in upstate NY.

© October 2020, Lise Winne, Saratoga County, NY

I have a bachelor's degree in Studio Art and a masters degree in Art Education. I used to be an art teacher and taught grades K - 12. In order to teach art in the public schools, I needed to learn a lot of mediums. I have carried this into my art studio as well, painting in one area of the studio and making altered digital photographs in another part of the studio. My primary mediums are painting, drawing, digital art, illustrations, cartoons, hand thrown pottery and relief sculpture. If you see pottery in my photographic work, it is my own hand-thrown piece. I have shown my work in galleries and through juried shows at art centers and museums. Some notables include The Delaware Art Museum, Haverford Center of the Arts,...