Paul Cezanne said, “For an Impressionist to paint from nature is not to paint the subject but to ‘realize’ sensations.” I love this time of year as summer transitions into fall. The day starts cool and clouds hug the earth diffusing the light of the sunrise. As the day emerges, the sun dissipates the fog and warms the air. It feels good to walk in the sunshine. The leaves are turning shades of red, yellow, and brown. Their crisping bodies rattle on the trees and are beginning to fall. The occasional fall rainshower percolates through the layers of leaves on the ground emitting a sweet aroma of decay. Crickets are chirping in the late afternoon and grasshoppers are still leaping through the grass. As you spend time in nature during this magical time of year, I hope that it paints your heart and spirit full of sensations bringing you serenity, wonder, and joy.
Reference
The Editors of Realites, Impressionism. Chartwell Books Inc., 1973.