LAKE MARTIN PATHWAY FOR DOMINIQUE

oil on watercolor moleskine sketchbook paper nfs

This is my contribution for Dominique Eichi's moleskine and for our blog, The Flying Moleskins. The theme for Dominique's book is landscapes/pathways. Dominique is from California and I'm not sure if she has ever been to SW Louisiana, but now she has a painting of one of my favorite locations called Lake Martin. Please go to the flying moleskins blog here and you can read all about this colorful swamp. Thanks for visiting my blog; I appreciate your comments and e-mails very much. Take care.

MORNING AT LAKE MARTIN

9x12 oil on canvas

From a plein air excursion to Southwest Louisiana last summer at Lake Martin in Breaux Bridge. Lake Martin is the home of one of the most beautiful rookeries with an abundant amount of wildlife. While we were painting, we had to heed the "alligator nesting" signs and ignore their loud noises. Painting there was an incredible experience watching egrets and herons wade through the swamp and nest in the nearby trees.