Copper River in the Fall
“River Gold” original painting acrylic/watercolor on rag paper in pointillism by Gail Niebrugge. Original painting sold, prints sold out.
As fall approaches the temperatures drop and slow the melting of glaciers. The rivers no longer rage with muddy water bank to bank, sandbars and rocky shores appear making it easy to walk along the riverside. Channels and shallow sloughs dry up or become quiet pools, places to see reflections and watch tossed stones create ripples. Paper Birch, Willow, Alder, and Cottonwood leaves shatter the tranquility when lit by the sun, with blinding, shimmering, flourescent colors of gold, yellow, orange, and ochre. I do not miss the fish that are now gone and the empty fishwheel because I am completely occupied with the colors of the Copper River in the fall.
More tomorrow,
Gail Niebrugge, Alaska Artist
