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The last rays of sun kiss the tops of the distant trees and the plants along the shoreline of this quiet, still lake. This pastel is matted with an archival quality mat.

If you've been following my February Challenge you will know that the last few days of the February challenge I spent painting this larger piece, and you probably saw photos of this as a work-in-progress. Here is the finished painting ready to be framed and shipped off to the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore where it will become part of the Artist-in-Residency Gallery. I was selected in August 2016 to be part of the Artist-in-Residency Program at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. I spent two weeks painting, exploring and hiking in the park. I also took hundreds of reference photos to use for new paintings.