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Autumn is a magical time to explore the outdoors. Crisp air and moderate temperatures lure us outside, and vibrant, changing colors in the foliage dazzle us as nature becomes a spectrum of color.

Many artists such as Jasper Cropsey have been drawn to the changing colors of the Brandywine Valley, as seen in his painting below, Autumn on the Brandywine River.

Today, let’s spend some time enjoying and observing nature as well as exercising our own creativity.

Take a stroll through a park or your neighborhood and collect fallen leaves in a variety of shapes and colors. Slow down and take your time to observe the tiny details in the veins and edges of the leaves you find.

If you’re not planning to draw your leaves right away, you can press them between pieces of paper under a heavy book or box.

Once you get home with your leaf collection, you can gather the rest of your materials.

You will need:

• Your collection of leaves
• Heavy drawing paper or watercolor paper
• An inky pen or other drawing materials such as pencils or fine-line markers
• Optional:
  • Watercolor paints, paintbrush, and cup of water
  • Colored pencils

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  Fall Foliage Photos

  Many people travel from all over to see the brilliant fall colors New England has on display. Here are some digitized photos and drawings of fall foliage. These photos and images are available through the Digital Commonwealth, which is made possible through digitization services from the Boston Public Library. Click on any of the images to view them in a larger gallery.

  Fulling Mill Brook in Autumn 2013 Copyright (c) David R. Foster. This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives License (CC BY-NC-ND). From the Harvard Forest Martha’s Vineyard Collection. Available at: https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/pc28bp645 Autumn Leaves by Olive E. Whitney [ca. 1861–1897] From the Boston Public Library Louis Prang & Company Collection. Available at: https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/k35694464 Autumn Leaves (c) 1874 From the Boston Public Library Louis Prang & Company Collection. Available at: https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/7w62f852k Beech Leaves Copyright (c) David R. Foster. This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives License (CC BY-NC-ND). From the Harvard Forest Martha’s Vineyard Collection. Available at https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/pc28bs032 Autumn Foliage Copyright (c) Thomas W. Nason. From the Boston Public Library Thomas W. Nason Prints and Drawing Collection. Available at https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/kk91gm58c House and trees in high fall color, Montague Farm Commune, ca. October 1980 Photo by Susan Kramer. Kramer-Mathews Collection, UMass Amherst Libraries. Available at http://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/muph080-f07-sl002-i012 & https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth-oai:c534gk200 Three children in front of trees in high fall color, Montague Farm commune, ca. 1980 Photo by Susan Kramer. Kramer-Mathews Collection, UMass Amherst Libraries. Available at http://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/muph080-f04-sl002-i007 & https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth-oai:c534gr219 Autumn view of trees and hills, Montague Farm commune, ca. 1975 Kramer-Mathews Collection, UMass Amherst Libraries. Available at: http://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/muph080-f01-sl001-i012 & https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth-oai:c534gj212 Man looking over fallen leaves, Tree Frog Farm commune, October 1969 Photo by Peter Simon. Peter Simon Collection, UMass Amherst Libraries. Available at http://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/muph009-s03-tff-i185 & https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth-oai:ns065b506 House and arbor in fall color, Montague Farm Commune, October 1977 Photo by Roy Finestone. Roy Finestone Collection, UMass Amherst. Available at http://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/muph005-b001-i170 & https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth-oai:ff36jt783 Autumn foliage and running stream, White Mountains, New Hampshire 1972 Copyright (c) Spencer Grant All rights reserved. From the Boston Public Library Spencer Grant Collection. Available at https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/sn00b004x Freight train and autumn foliage, Keene, New Hampshire 1976 Copyright (c) Spencer Grant All rights reserved. From the Boston Public Library Spencer Grant Collection. Available at https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/cv43p836d Mill Brook – Woods Preserve – Mill Brook – Dam between Crocker & Fisher Pond 2014 Copyright (c) David R. Foster This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives License (CC BY-NC-ND). From the Harvard Forest Martha’s Vineyard Collection. Available at https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/pc28bs848 Pond at Spring Point 2012 Copyright (c) David R. Foster This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives License (CC BY-NC-ND). From the Harvard Forest Martha’s Vineyard Collection. Available at https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/pc28bq234 Fall foliage along the river, Hamilton House, South Berwick, Maine, Courtesy of Historic New England Courtesy of Historic New England, for use in this post only. All rights reserved. Available at https://www.historicnewengland.org/explore/collections-access/gusn/200675/ & https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth-oai:nv936z511