Last weekend we drove to a small town in northern Wisconsin from our cottage near Lakewood. Our route took us through the Nicolette National forest which is remarkable for it’s natural beauty, and watershed. The snow pack was deep and solid north of highway 64 and despite the calendar announcing springtime, the land still remembered winter. During the drive a patch of snow and the lifting fog created by the collision of warm air and cold ground caught my attention. The next morning I painted my impression and memory of the atmospheric conditions of that day. Rich color is often the hallmark of a subtle and gray day. Reaching for that idea became the motivation for this quiet painting. Today we are receiving notice once again that a “winter storm” is heading our way. Such is April in Wisconsin!
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