Summer Pines

Summer is just around the corner, and though some folk hold out til the full moon of June to plant their gardens - Nature's is in full tilt. Trees that were bare a few weeks ago have filled out with leaf and blossom and gardens are a riot of color delight!
As I sat out in the back field, I painted a stand of pines that have been there as long as I can remember...

It is a quiet painting - nothing flashy or even all that colorful - unless you are a fan of greens, but the scene spoke to me in it's quiet strength...  so I am painting again.

Winter Railroad Tracks

I've just finished another watercolor. This is not my usual subject matter, still I found the snow-covered railroad tracks, the way they curved gently through the trees, and the depth created by the misty winter air, most compelling. There is a quietness to the scene that really appeals to me.

With six new winter scenes added to my gallery I am eager to find a new subject - preferably something with some glorious color!

Still Painting :)

Though not exactly a  painting a day (I skipped a couple days...) I am still happily painting winter scenes. The light has been muted and diffused this last week and I am tending toward quiet vignettes. Today's is more detailed than the past few posts... though heaven knows not as detailed as actual nature!

Winter Watercolor

It was a typical winter day in Maine today; sometimes sunny sometimes overcast. I drove around looking for a scene to paint... something simple-not too complicated, since I haven't been painting for a few months because of my arm injury and resultant Brachial Plexis and "Frozen Shoulder".
It was a world of white out there today with 12 inches of fresh snow piled on top of the 18 or more already on the ground. The contours around the countryside vistas are all soft and peaceful... in many places the snow has fallen so thick it has totally buried the stream-beds!
I wandered out to Skyline farm in North Yarmouth and found an ideal composition for today's mood.
So here it is, my first watercolor of 2011 :)