autumn silver birches with artist Renee Walden

autumn silver birches

16 November 2023

Painting an autumn landscape in watercolour

I couldn't let the year finish without an autumn scene :-) So here are some very pretty silver birches we spotted on a hike the other day. They just glow against the darker mountain behind!

While the main focus of this scene is the beautiful trees, there is also the pretty stream with little cascades over the rocks. Altogether, these create a super pretty autumn landscape.

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