Neighborhood walking path

Painting by Vicky Christensen, mixed media on 20 x 16 inch canvas panel 

My inspiration for today's painting is a walking path within a mile from my house. I exercised a little artistic license, but I assure you the real thing is quite pretty and peaceful.

Here's the underpainting:

The collaged paper added some color and texture. The finished painting was supposed to be more expressionistic but I couldn't resist my ingrained tendency to add detail. Maybe next time.