Spring Creek at Talleyrand Park

I painted this view of Spring Creek downstream from the bridge and falls at Talleyrand Park in Bellefonte while demonstrating my pastel painting at the Bellefonte Arts & Crafts Fair. The reflections of the streamside willows in Spring Creek always attract my eye, especially when the sky is so blue and the sun is on its way down, throwing warm light onto the weeping fronds overhanging the water. I took the reference photo on a Sunday evening, while enjoying doo-wop by RamaLama in the park's Gazebo. It was a picture perfect ending to a summer weekend, singing along to the oldies in our lawn chairs with Mom and Dad.