This was painted using a photo taken on a painting trip last September, looking south from the bridge where the Icefields Parkway crosses the North Saskatchewan River. It shows the early fall colours at this elevation – they were a little further along when we reached our eventual destination, LakeO’Hara, in YohoNational Park.
I’m heading into the Rockies again in a couple of weeks, this time to Mt.Assiniboine, a British ColumbiaProvincialPark, accessible only by helicopter from Kananaskis Country in Alberta. (Well, you can also go in on foot, but we won’t be doing that!) I’m hoping to do some plein air painting, but will take lots of pictures in case that proves difficult – the clothing suggested for this expedition includes an unsettling amount of rain and snow gear!
Charlene is a graduate of the University of Alberta (BSc) and the University of Colorado (MBA), now retired from a career in the Canadian Public Service.
During the ten years her husband was with Emirates Airline, Charlene travelled extensively, served as Administrator of the Dubai Arts Centre, and wrote about painting, archaeology and future studies for the Khaleej Times and the Gulf News.
She has written 1150 Words by Charlene Brown since 2009.
