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| Indian Corn at South Pearl Street Farmer's Market |
Happy October everyone! What do you like most about fall? I’m guessing that if you polled 100 artists the majority would pick fall as their most inspiration painting season. I love warm weather but I love the look of fall. There are so many vivid colors, tantalizing textures, and interesting shapes—I rarely run out of painting ideas this time of year.
A natural fall season subject is of course a beautiful autumn landscape--here in Colorado that usually means a scene with with golden aspens. And those are wonderful subjects. But I was thinking about other “iconic” fall symbols or associations which would also be intriguing painting projects.
Of course you could paint most of these themes and/or subjects year round but these are just some things that I tend to associate with autumn or a fall color palette. Don't forget to check out your local farmer's market, flea market, corn maze, cider mill, etc. for fall photos that you can use year round like the one I took for today's post.
- Harvest Fruits (apples, pears, figs, pomegranates, etc.)
- Root Veggies/Pumpkins/Gourds/Indian Corn
- Sunflowers/Dried Flowers
- Leaves/Acorns
- Barns/Covered Bridges
- Quilts--For texture and color as a still life background!
- Books/Antiques
- Fall Color Abstract
- Candy/Treats
- “Spooky”—skulls, ravens, black cats….
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