Alpin Glow at Katahdin Lake South Shore

"Alpin Glow at Katahdin Lake South Shore" a watercolor 19 x 25 inches by Michael E. Vermette

The next morning I got up at 5:00 am and made my way behind the large cabin to a trail that lead to the beach we all refer to as the Marsden Hartley Beach. I sat on the board that many painters have sat proped between shore rocks with an excellent view of Katahdin. The alpine glow is not as bright as it usually is in winter but it still has the full color of summer, particularly in the variant greens. Everything that the sun is reflecting from has a dominate pinkish orange glow that yields superb contrasting maroon violet accents. The water is mostly reflecting indirect light an appeared iridescent turquoise against the cool overhanging trees in the shadow.  I finished at 7:30 am.