The Art of  Peter Mathios

Artist's Description:  This is a private, local pond that is seasonal, so it dries up during the summer months.  However, it is near the Willamette River and attracts good numbers of ducks when it holds water.  This painting depicts a fairly typical morning.  The flight is usually pretty fast and furious around first light and slows as it gets later.

One thing that I noticed with this piece is that when it is in darker light, the landscape looks like it is earlier in the morning.  If the painting is in brighter lighting it looks later in the morning.  So, if you look at it in natural light as the sun comes up, it gives the viewer the feeling of actually being there and witnessing the sunrise.