When I arrived at the end of the trail from South End Road to the view of the eagle’s nest, I was smitten by the contrasting colors: Long morning shadows reached out across the marsh to a light fog bank along the opposing wooded edge. But the effects only remained for the first few minutes of my painting session. I continued to paint long after they had dissipated, but held them in my mind in an attempt to convey that first moment’s impression.
