Hilltop Ornamentation

Hilltop Ornamentation, 8 x 16

For this painting, I took "Gracing the Hilltop," and closed in on the trees just at the top of the hill, in a longer and more narrow format. It's what I had wanted to try the first time, but the 9 x 12 I had with me didn't lend itself to this composition. I'm pleased with it.

-julie davis

Gracing the Hilltop

Gracing the Hilltop, 8 x 10

Last weekend it cleared up long enough for me to paint outside a few times, and this piece was from one of those moments. I found a covered spot, and it rained a little while I painted, but I was dry.

The hillsides all around the Hunt area are covered in a variety of trees, but mostly oak and cedar. These oak trees graced the top of the hill and its side--a common sight is the light peeking through the narrow trunks of the trees at the top and the silhouette of the trees as the sun sets. One of my favorite views.

-julie davis