Moonrise over the lake. by Dennis Spicer

Beautiful serene painting. subtle colours. envy you the chance to see this in real life.

I love the loose brushwork in this painting, it's just a great image!

A lucky sighting...I think always, on seeing the moon rise, of Sir Philip Sydney's poem......'With how sad steps, O moon, thou climbs't the skies. How silently, and with how wan a face......' This painting expresses it perfectly, the chasteness and purity of moonlight.

A sketch of just a few minutes, I would imagine - you capture what you saw with great immediacy.