Recently I walked from the studio out on to the lake ice and took a three mile journey along the shore. The evening is cooler, a thin cloud cover obscured the sky, but it is comfortable without wind. Slowly the sun started to penetrate the veil of misty sky and a hazy glowing ball of fire appeared reflecting on the ice. A sun dog! So beautiful. I stood for a long time watching as it finally faded away settling behind the distant tree lined shore. What a precious moment in time, and a gift to have had the opportunity to witness, one that I would like to try to paint.
Gail Niebrugge, Landscape artist
