Late Day Reverie, Narada Lake

This is the fourth painting I've done of Narada Lake, which is part of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore near Glen Arbor, Michigan. This is a studio painting based on two plein air paintings I did there along with lots of photos I took there for reference. Each painting I've done has explored different times of day and different lighting conditions. Each time I paint it I feel I know the place more intimately...it's such a peaceful serene place. I hope you feel it too. This is also the largest of the four paintings I've done of this place, at 16x20. 

This piece was included in the American Impressionist Society's 23rd Annual National Juried Exhibition which was held at Mary Williams Fine Arts in Boulder Colorado in 2022. 

It was included in the 2023 Nebraska Biennial Juried Exhibition at Gallery 1516 in Omaha, Nebraska, in late 2023.