Treadwell Ditch Trail "A Lovely Hike"

Along the Treadwell Ditch Trail, Douglas Island, Juneau, Alaska.

A Lovely Hike  (b&w)

I just finished a commission painting that was a no pressure painting. How many commissions can you say that about?

I did what I wanted to do and the client was happy.

Here are progress photos that I remembered to take!

This panel (a gessoed masonite board) was meant for another painting,
but I abandoned that idea.

My sketch (and notes) from a photo that the client took. 
I originally wanted to take my set-up and go out to the trail and get the painting started.  

Time got away from me and winter began, so I didn't do it.

The following photos show the mark makings as I stumbled through.

I knew I wanted the vanishing point about 1/3 up from the bottom.

To me the photo showed the trees all "almost" pointing 

toward another vanishing point up in the sky.

I think if you had hiked the ditch trail, you would recognize it in this painting.

I have hiked it many times and love it. From our house, doing a circle route,

the hike is about 7 miles.

The most fun was painting the understory and the path, 

trying to leave some of the underpainting showing 

but giving the feeling of lots of senescing vegetation.

I want to go hike it soon again!

A Lovely Hike (Treadwell Ditch Trail)    24 x 18   oil on Masonite   ⓒ Teri Gardner Robus

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