Hidden Bend

Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Size: 11X14 inches
Year: 2017

This piece captures a quiet bend in the water where light breaks through a dense canopy, illuminating a small opening in the distance. The composition draws the eye along the curve of the shoreline, guiding it from the shadowed foreground into that bright, reflective passage ahead.

Dark, cool tones frame both sides of the painting, creating a sense of enclosure, while the center glows with reflected light—greens and blues shifting across the water’s surface. The contrast between shadow and illumination gives the scene depth and a feeling of discovery, as if stepping into a hidden stretch of river just out of view.

Painted en plein air, the work emphasizes atmosphere and immediacy—capturing not just the landscape, but the experience of standing there, watching light move across water and through trees.