This painting was inspired by an early November morning walk through 'my' woods near my house. Warmed by the walk, I dashed home and grabbed my pleinair gear and got back over to the scene to capture the beautiful subtle colors and the morning mist. I quickly grew completely chilled to the bone, but captured enough in a plein air sketch to keep the memory alive and allow me to paint this from a photo reference and the memory of the magic and the chill.