The Road to Turtle Lake
There is a place in Minnesota that nourishes my body, mind, and soul called Turtle Lake. Some of the dearest people we know live there and their cabin has been a place of healing for me both times I’ve gone there. The pine tree-filled sky filled the cells of my body with oxygen and the clear crisp lake water soaked into my joints healing inflammation. The green and blue space surrounding me was rest for my weary mind. To get there, you have to drive down this winding dirt road through the forest. It’s like a path to peace.
When the temperatures here in Texas reached over 100 last week, I remembered what it felt like to be there and found some photos of sweet memories from our trips there. Once I looked through them there was nothing else to do, but start painting them. Here’s the first one. Enjoy!
This is a small study and not for sale, but someday I plan on painting a larger one like this. Check out my gallery page for other paintings for sale. The style is similar to my palette knife paintings, but this one is done in loose brush strokes and celebrates the contrasting dark and light colors, of the thick woods with the cleared light-filled road. Inspired by the life of the woods and the joy of reaching the light at the far bend on the way to the lake.
