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This particular morning in Cades Cove I
was behind a line of cars crawling down
the one lane blacktop. Brake lights were
all on, maybe off for a couple seconds,
then on again.
The morning mist was thick and the air
was thin. I remember wishing I had a
warmer jacket as I strolled away from
the line of cars hoping to find a
vantage point that just might get it all
in. It rarely happens - where everything
comes together and I hear music in the
background as I take a photo! This day
was no different, but the sun was eager
to shine its light on the landscape, and
that is what caught my attention.
Everyone else was there to see the fall
color or an illusive bear, but I was
after the light. I took this photo, and
smiled inside when I reviewed it on my
camera screen.
As you can see, it was the "mood" that I
was interested in when starting this
painting. I arranged and re arranged
some barns and a cabin, and decided to
make it feel like I felt that morning,
walking on my own through this
picturesque countryside - nothing was
planned. There was no "center piece."
Just the randomness of nature and the
addition of a family farm which I would
see in a few minutes around the corner.
Then out of my imagination and longing,
stroll a herd of deer into the pasture
from a thicket on the left. Oh, did you
hear that? It sounds like turkeys in the
woods over there. Maybe they will come
out too. There is something about these
dawn moments that stirs the soul and
helps us anticipate excitement and
adventure in our life. With
Morning at Cades Cove, I want to
invite you to your new day. It is
bursting with color and sound, and light
- so go ahead and enter it with
anticipation.
~ Mark Keathley
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