"My favorite painting from the current inventory at Maine Art Hill is Autumn Orange," says artist Janis Sanders. "Winter, spring, summer, or fall. I love Maine! I especially love Acadia National Park."
This scene at Eagle Lake in Acadia speaks to Sanders in reality and translation as a painting.
"At once, there is a sense of intense serenity and drama in each. The jagged shore rocks contrast immediately with the peaceful waters, holding, cradling soft reflections of the far mountains," shares Sanders. Â "The splashes of autumn red and orange add contrast, contradiction, and counterpoint. It's like hot pepper on sunny eggs."
This particular painting evolved to encapsulate a vast outdoor space in a small area.
"It offers great visual depth with an array and panoply of colors and textures," says Sanders. "It holds an uplifting lightness and brightness,"