Lorette Ponds

Nestled at the base of Lorette Mountains are Lorette Ponds. It is spring time, in the early morning, and the pond is still in shade. The distant mountain caps catch the morning sun. The snow is mostly gone now, and there are deep rich colours emerging in the shadows. The pond is cleared of ice except along the edges. It is a beautiful, mysterious morning. This is a larger painting worked from the smaller plein air sketch below.