Spaces, No Dumpsters

Colin Page wrote on his blog recently that he wants to be free to paint a picture of a dumpster if he chooses, and if I remember correctly, Marc Hanson did paint a dumpster last year.  Here I am doing partial driveways and garages, with the space between houses.

Cold Beauty

This pastel is a combination winter and canal reflection with ice forming and flowing on the water surface.  Unlike Marc Hanson, who loves to work in freezing temperatures,  I don't.  But early this morning I went out to take pictures for something to paint.  My camera was sluggish, and my hands shaky, and my fingers stinging with oncoming numbness.  Most of the pictures I discarded.  This image captures what I wanted to say.