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This painting I did last spring and I liked it because of its’ simple elegance. The theme of stark trees against cool sky was all I need to say. I tried to make each tree unique and to really capture the cool mountain light. By using a large round brush for the entire painting I
This painting was my demonstration for my watercolor class. I was attracted to the wonderful sky and the dark lacy pine tree against the the late evening sky. I hope you like it, I found this painting to be a reflection of the need for a calm port in the storm. “Last Light” The fading
These two images are both of the same image just trying to get a different feel. In each I am trying to capture the light and the relationship between the wall, trees and distance. A morning in March Stones stacked by giants Stand silent, backs to the west Sun baked turtle shells Absorbing the
This group of paintings is part of a series of 100 watercolors I did over the course of six months about 10 years ago; it’s called “The Creation Series.” It is my interpretation of the earliest period of Earth.
This 18×24 watercolor was painted for the Annapolis Watercolor Club several weeks ago. The lesson was planning to have a center of interest and to make the movement of the painting lead the viewer in the right direction. The clouds lead you into the break in the trees and the light on the weeds moves
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Today I am putting up a painting of mine I have titled “Black Ice”. It is a opaque watercolor with a heavy emphasis on the mystery of the pose of the woman. She seems to be sad and lost in thought. Sometimes we have to tell the story as it is and this is one of those moments.
When I started writing poems to go along with my paintings in the Rockport workshop I struck on the idea of going back through some of my paintings and writing verse to go along with them. This is an attempt to explain the mood of the painting, or a reaction to the painting now. It is not really a how I painted it poem or what I was thinking about. Just the image of the work and what it says to me. It might say something different to you.
Woke up to rainy overcast skies and so we headed to the Camden Yacht Club to paint. They are so nice to let us paint on their covered porch. Today’s lesson was another of my paint the scene quickly and try to get a feeling for the type of day. The group really did well
What a great day painting with a new collection of wonderful student. We painted at one of my favorite places the Belted Galway Farm in Camden, Maine. The lesson this morning was to focus on a very small light pattern and play it against a dark and dark middle value major piece. My demonstration is
Today our painting adventure took to Merryspring Nature Center in Camden, Maine. This park is a really complicated place to paint since it is layers of foliage and flowers and there is just too many things to be intrigued by. My demonstration was a painting of a path leading in to the woods. I wanted
Today we went to Birch Point State Park and dodged short spells of light rain. It is a wonderful place with fabulous light, and it has become one of my favorite places to paint. The light is always ephemeral and cool and the colorful rocks have perfect weather worn shapes. I have painted this scene
We went to the Curtis Island Lighthouse today and had a much calmer day than yesterday. The temperature was mid 70’s and the skies were clear. I did 2 demonstrations on in opaque watercolor and 1 transparent. I am not sure I like either one but you can judge that for yourself. I try not