Cloud Sky Painting Frame:Dark ash its narrow leaflets fanned wide

its narrow leaflets fanned wide and lit from behind until they glow translucent lime

their leaves flecked with highlights against the cool darkness of the deeper wood

Across the lake

churning into a frothing surge over dark

Cloud Sky Painting Frame:Dark ash its narrow leaflets fanned wideSnow capped peaks rise like islands through a sea of billowing white cloud, their jagged ridges catching a soft, diffused light. Banks of cumulus swell and curl around the summits, parting just enough to reveal the steep rock and snow beneath. Above it all stretches a vivid, clear blue sky, lending the scene a sense of altitude and weightless calm. The composition feels almost dreamlike, suspending the viewer high above the world among the highest