Category Archives: Seasons Along the Panhandle Trail

Wandering in the Snow

So was the trail wandering in the snow or was I? Or both of us, me following the trail’s example, though I did step off the trail plenty of times. Today the temperature hit 50 degrees, and the thermometer on my deck actually read 60 degrees for a while, though I could tell when I […]

Turn Around to See: Winter Sunset Reflections

Winter Sunset Reflections, 7” x 17”, pastel © Bernadette E. Kazmarski

I painted this scene for my August 2014 exhibit “Sun Shadow Ice & Snow: Seasons of the Panhandle Trail” during Rock the Quarry, the annual fundraiser for the Panhandle Trail. I decided to do this painting at pretty much the last minute, though I’d been visualizing it for years. The scene is one I’ve often […]

That Magical Light, This Shining Night

pastel painting of moonlight on bare trees and snowy trail

Sunset comes early and dusk and nightfall quickly follow near the winter solstice. Christmas is among the shortest days of the year, and on this particular year I headed west on the trail, hoping to capture a beautiful sunset as heavy clouds gathered, then parted, and snow squalls and flurries filled the air. The timing […]

After the Snow Squall

I round this bend frequently and it’s still a preferred route even if it takes a few more minutes to get where I’m going. I still remember when it was the remnants of a Christmas tree farm—see the snow-covered evergreens on the left—and the barn was used as a barn. After a snow squall passed […]

Sold Original Painting, This Shining Night

I had a “little” open house at my home this weekend, and one customer came to buy this painting. What a joy that someone who loves the painting, and loves to be out on the trail even in weather like this, now has the original to enjoy, and I know my painting is in good, […]

Seasons Along the Panhandle Trail, August 23 and 24, 2024

Seasons Along the Panhandle Trail Tenth Annual Exhibit SUN SHADOW ICE & SNOW seasons along the panhandle trail featured artwork “Walk in the Woods” featuring art and photography of the Panhandle Trail plus paintings & sketches from prior exhibits prints of paintings and photos Opening Friday August 23, 2024 5:00 P.M. through Saturday August 24, […]

Celebrate Summer in “The Swimming Hole”

"The Swimming Hole", pastel, 11" X 15", 2014

On a hot summer afternoon out on the trail, there is nothing more refreshing to me than wading into the deeper area of a stream and cooling off. This painting was actually visualized during one of the visits with my great nieces and nephews and I knew I’d have to paint it, but it came […]

The Woods in Spring in Black and White Film

In April 2020, just after the shutdown began, I was getting back on my feet for hiking six months after my hip replacement. My DSLR needed a repair but I couldn’t get it done right then. I pulled out my old Pentax K1000 fully manual film camera and a roll of black and white film […]

“Social Isolation,” in the Woods in the Time of Covid

pastel painting of trees in spring woods

It was a phrase of the times, but it’s kind of how I always felt when I walked in the woods, and I always enjoyed that time alone with the trees and the shadows and the sun. Turns out it was also good for our health in one more very important way—lots more open space […]

A Quiet Snowfall

“Snowfall”, pastel, 11″ x 7″ © Bernadette E. Kazmarski

We didn’t get any snow from this latest snowstorm, and I’m disappointed. I love the subtleties of color and shape with snow in the air and on the ground, and on the trail I am often all alone with the quiet of a winter day, or a quiet snowfall. About this painting The photo is […]