In this painting, the pine that stands sentinel along the path is straight and tall. Its lower branches undulate toward the light and it seems to point my way forward. I love the strata in the background, a low cloud bank creeping upward, blue, then pink, then blue again. A mist rises in front of a dark band of pines, silhouetted against the brightening sky.

Walk This Way, 9×6″ pastel on gessoed mat board by Marie Marfia.

Walk This Way, detail, 9×6″ pastel on gessoed mat board by Marie Marfia.

Walk This Way, detail, 9×6″ pastel on gessoed mat board by Marie Marfia.

Walk This Way, detail, 9×6″ pastel on gessoed mat board by Marie Marfia.

This is number 5 in my 30 Landscapes in 30 Days series.

This painting is sold.

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