Like much of my artwork, this Huntsville painting has a story. It started with a wedding invitation. I hadn’t expected it, but I was flattered. I hadn’t seen the groom since he was a toddler, and I’d never met the bride. Though I’d never been to the area where the wedding would take place, I…
Tag: Landscapes
Winnisquam Sunrise
Today, the light is dismal. It’s grey, flat, and rainy. Even sitting next to the floor-to-ceiling window on the “sunny” side of our living room, everything looks pretty blah. To test a painting technique recommended by Peter Wileman (see review, below), I chose a photo I’d taken, earlier this summer. It’s lovely, and I may…
Late Summer Sunset (25-minute sketch)
Last night’s sunset was one of those where I look at the sky and say, “Ooh, I must capture those colors!” And then, five minutes later, the colors were even better, and then better, and so on… for the next 20 minutes. The hues were constantly changing, and I was right there, with a paintbrush…
Landscape Sketches – Two Directions
As I’ve been painting this week, I can see my sketches moving in two directions. The first is capturing the colors as a background for a later work. My current thoughts are to combine the New England landscape colors with a tropical element. I have a few ideas for this, but experimenting is ahead. This…
White Mountains Painting – Final version
Yaayyy! I’ve completed White Mountains painting. (If your monitor is like mine, the actual painting is about 30% darker than this photo appears. It’s not quite so “New England quaint” as this picture may look.) I started this painting of the New Hampshire landscape – focusing on a Whitefield, NH, hotel – in February 2010….
Imagination and Reality – Anasazi Scene
Last summer, I suddenly had a clear vision of a painting that I knew I was supposed to create for an online friend in Colorado. The vision was partly realistic and partly a fantasy mix. (Now and then, I get an idea for art that seems — from the start — to be intended for…
Lavender Sunset – 15 Mar 2011
Last evening’s sunset was another rich tapestry of colors. Mostly, I wanted to capture the delicious lavender colors in the sky, accented by pinks and yellows. More and more, I’m introducing intense colors and odd juxtapositions as I see them. Sketches – including this one – look absolutely amazing at 30 feet. Up close… the…
Juicy Winter Sunset
This is one of my few recent oil sketches. That’s partly because the skies have been either overcast or cloud-free, and not very interesting for my approach to landscapes. Also, the past few weeks have been a little somber for me. Last Friday (March 11th) was my late mother’s birthday. I’m still getting used to…
Tree Sketch – Evolution Series – Feb 2011
The wooded landscape across the street from our home is intriguing. It offers such depth, I haven’t been quite sure how to capture the trees as well as the colorful skies behind them, especially in the afternoon. In early January, I tried a quick sketch in oils. That’s it on the lower right. It was…
Sunlight in the Trees – 11 Feb 2011
Lately, I’m drawn to the wooded landscape on one side of our home. During the afternoons, the sunlight gleams through the trees. Often, it’s almost a pure white light, with just a hint of yellow. It can be so bright, I have to look away almost immediately. However, the shadows — especially on a snowy…
Snow by Streetlight
After reading Whistler’s defense of his Nocturne series*, I was inspired to paint exactly what I saw outside my living room, after dark. The sketch isn’t elegant or detailed, but it does convey the impression of the scene that night. My husband commented that it was probably the best that streetlight had ever looked. Okay,…
Evolution of a Painting – Spring is on the way
This painting began as a sketch on March 2010. It was okay… but not great. A couple of weeks ago, I decided that it wasn’t a complete waste of a canvas, but it could be improved. With a few tweaks, revising the painting, I was pleased with the results. Then, during this past weekend, I…