Yolo Bypass Marsh

Early on Wednesday, before it was too hot, our plein air group went to the Yolo Bypass. We have visited and painted here many times and it changes quite drastically with the seasons. It is a flyway and many birds find it during migrations. Several painters in the group are birders and never complain about this venue. To me it is a marsh and without the birds, I find difficulty in choosing something. In this painting there are different colors to the reeds growing. A breeze swept the waters out and I included that to pull things together. The water is very shallow in the foreground seeming to be more mud than clear water. Everyone found something they liked and there were some very nice paintings.