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My New Website Is Live!

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BEND IN THE RIVER

 

Just to the west of us, the river takes a bend to the south and continues for some time before swinging westward again. Rowers ply the waters daily both upstream and down and once a year there is a rowing competition which is enjoyed by all. Since this area is part of my daily walk, I am often on the  look out for views that I think might make an interesting painting - this is one of them. I especially like the tree that hangs over the water. Here on a clear evening, reflections are cast in an appreciative way and this along with the quiet mood was the impetus for this work. Size is 11 x 7.5 in (28 x 19 cm), watercolor on arches paper.

DEEP SNOW I

 

A number of years ago, I did a large watercolor titled 'Mid-Winter Treeline' and was pleased with the result. This painting came from the same idea as that one, namely an open field of snow, a simple sky with a darker band of trees across the middle. This is a motif that I have used a few times, usually in my landscapes. Keeping most of the elements of the painting basically restricted to flat areas of tone, I built up many washes of color for the sky and snow until I attained the correct depth of subtle purple and blue that I felt worked best with the composition. The trees were added last and also needed a few washes until they were dark enough. A shaded area in the foreground helped relieve the severe horizontals and a few added grasses added a bit of detail to the deep snow. With this painting, I didn't feel the need to paint in all the details of the scene. Rather I let the flow of watercolor pigments form the trees and shadows etc. Size is 7.5 x 11 in (19 x 28 cm), watercolor on Arches paper.

ACROSS THE FIELDS

 

Yet another older painting. This study was done around the same time as 'PathTo The Lake' shown in the last post but while that one was a summer painting, this one is earlier in the year - perhaps late spring. Grass is well established in the fields around and a small creek draws the eye into the distance. I'm not sure if there was water there all year, probably not but for now, it helps create a little more depth in the expanse of the field that leads to some distant woods. Passing storm clouds are clearing from the sky as the afternoon descends into evening. This is probably not the best photo I have of this painting so I'll try and upload a better one soon. Size is 7 x 5 in (18 x 13 cm), oil on canvas board.

PATH TO THE LAKE

 

I started this smaller work when we still lived in the old house. This view at the bottom of the hill looking east was one we would see during our usual evening walk down to the lake. There we would watch the return of hundreds of geese as they came in to roost for the night - along with a few ducks. Lately I found this small work again and decided that it still needed a little work. So after an hour or so gently modifying some of the tones and adding a bit more color to the sky, I declared it finished. This is an oil on canvas, 7 x 7 in (18 x 18 cm).

DEEP SNOW STUDY

 

It took me more than a week to finish this painting - not because I was working on it for so long but that I had to set it aside for awhile each session as I tried to capture the tones of the scene. The sky was kept simple so as to keep your eye to the strip of winter trees and hills just behind. I liked how they contrasted with the much lighter almost pure white snow. I may develop this study into a series of winter paintings especially now that it started to get cold in the mornings around here - winter must be just around the corner!

EVENING SKY STUDY

 

Another sky painting! This view is one of looking out of the window across a dark and somewhat distant landscape. A thin strip of water can be seen. I kept the lower part of the painting without many details intentionally as I wanted the focus to be on the sky. This small and necessarily quick study doesn't have the finish of my larger painting but then, I was trying to capture what I saw in front of me before the effects of the light and cloud shapes disappeared. This one is an 8 x 10 in (20 x 26 cm), oil on board.