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| ©Robin Edmundson, 'Frost Stops at the Edge of the Woods', watercolor, 11 x 16 inches. Framed to 16 x 20 inches. $395. |
Our first few fall frosts are lovely blankets of sparkle that always stop just at the edge of the woods. The fields are white with a faint undertone of greens and the woods sparkle with fall color.
At first glance in this piece, the temptation is to wonder why the trees have been cut off at the tops, but this piece isn't about the trees.
This piece is about the transition space at the at the edge of the woods, where the leaves still cling to the trees and the temperatures stay a little warmer. It's about what's happening at the feet of the trees. That's where the magic is happening.
I love the edge of the woods. We so seldom look there. We look at the trees, at the grass, at the frosty field, but we rarely look at that space where the frost ends because the warmth of the woods held it back. I love that space.
