Swamp Reflections 7 by Colleen Baxter

Swamp Reflections Series: When you enter into a swamp-like area and gaze down into the shallow water, you see an abstract of reflections. Reflections of the moss and grasses growing on or over the water’s edge. Reflections of branches, twigs and leaves floating on top or submerged just beneath the water’s surface. Reflections of the sky and clouds from above floating along on top of the water. You will see patterns of the reflections or reflections of the shadows from the objects in the water, always moving and constantly changing…they never stay the same. I’ve tried to capture on my canvases not only a steamy, swamp-like atmosphere but a moment in time when the Reflections stand still to create the most amazing abstract patterns of shapes and colors.