Friday, December 30, 2016

Reaching to Space in Winter

Reaching to Space in Winter
an amaryllis on the home deck railing  in Shapleigh, Maine
on December 23, 2016, sketched on December 28, 2016
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper
framed, $100 + $5.50 sales tax + $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Thursday, December 29, 2016

White Winter Blooms

White Winter Blooms
a flowering Amaryllis set out
on the deck railing in Shapleigh, Maine
on December 20, 2016, sketched on December 28, 2016
10" x 7", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors and
white gouache, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink
on 140 lb. Arches fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, $130.00 + $7.15 sales tax + $12.85 shipping = $150.00

Tuesday, December 27, 2016

One Pair in the Snow

One Pair in the Snow
behind our home in Shapleigh, Maine
on December 20, 2016, sketched on December 27, 2016
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
#3 graphite on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico cold press
fine grain 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper
framed, $100 + $5.50 sales tax + $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Monday, December 26, 2016

Evergreen Snow

Evergreen Snow
by Cabot Plains Road in Cabot, Vermont
on December 24, 2016, sketched on December 26, 2016
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors,
Golden Professional Acrylic titanium white and Uniball
waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press fine grain 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper

Private Collection

Two Ruths

 
Two Ruths
grandmother Ruth Kaldor and
granddaughter Ruth Keister in Cabot, Vermont
on December 25, 2016, sketched on December 26, 2016
8" x 7", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors,
and #3 graphite on 140 lb. Fluid 100 cold press
100% cotton acid free watercolor paper
NFS

Saturday, December 24, 2016

Tree Traditions

Tree Traditions
on the tree in a living room in Cabot, Vermont
on December 24, 2016, sketched on December 24, 2016
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on
, on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press fine grain 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper
framed, $100 + $5.50 sales tax + $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Thursday, December 22, 2016

Home in Winter's Sunset


Home in Winter's Sunset
with real snow at our home in Shapleigh, Maine
on December 14, 2016, sketched on December 22, 2016
10" x 7" (w x l), Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors,
and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb.
Arches rough 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, $130.00 + $7.15 sales tax + $12.85 shipping = $150.00

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The Hallmark of Snow
by Bruce McMillan

It always falls
in Hallmark
Christmas movies,
predictably,
every time
at the appropriate moment,
big fluffy flakes,
softly drift down,
all around and onto
the romantic couple
accompanied by
soft twinkling music
as they discover
their obvious,
to everyone but them,
romance
amidst ever present
never melting
Hallmark snow flakes
that are always falling,
yet never piling up,
ever,
and so there's
no need to plow,
no need to shovel;
it's the hallmark
of Hallmark
movie land snow.


text and art © 2016 Bruce McMillan

Saturday, December 17, 2016

Snow in the Fields

Snow in the Fields
at sunset in the fields behind our home in the Town Park
in Shapleigh, Maine on December 14, 2016,
sketched on December 16, 2016
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press fine grain 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper
framed, $100 + $5.50 sales tax + $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Monday, December 12, 2016

Portrait of Ruthie

Portrait of Ruthie
at the MFA in Boston, Massachusetts
on December 8, 2016, sketched on December 12, 2016
6" x 4", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors on 140 lb.
Fabriano Artistico cold press fine grain 100% cotton
extra white watercolor paper
NFS

Sunday, December 11, 2016

My Gal Ruth

My Gal Ruth

at the MFA in Boston, Massachusetts
on December 8, 2016, sketched on December 11, 2016
7" x 5" (w x h), Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper
framed, $100 + $5.50 sales tax + $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Saturday, December 10, 2016

She Reads about Him...


She Reads about Him 
as He Studies Her
From a portrait painting of James Abbott McNeill Whistler
by William Merritt Chase at the MFA in Boston,
Whistler looks down at Ruth Kaldor, who is reading about
this Chase painting, at the MFA in Boston, Massachusetts
on December 8, 2016, sketched on December 10, 2016
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
#3 graphite on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico cold press
fine grain 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper
framed, $100 + $5.50 sales tax + $9.50 shipping = $115.00


 
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
William Merritt Chase (American, 1849-1916)
(Williamson, Indiana and New York)
Oil on canvas, 36" x 74" (w x h), 1885
Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
The painting HERE

"William Merritt Chase, on his way to Spain in 1885 by way of London, decided to introduce himself to James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), whose works he had long admired. Whistler urged him to stay longer so they could paint portraits of one another. In depicting Whistler, Chase captured Whistler's theatrical persona, a character that Whistler cultivated. Although Chase likely intended to honor his new friend, Whistler was not amused. He called Chase's painting a 'monstrous lampoon.' He broke off their friendship and apparently never finished his portrait of Chase. He complained about Chase for the rest of his life." Source: MFA Boston, TheMET, NY

Friday, December 9, 2016

From Under the Expressway

From Under the Expressway
in congested traffic entering Boston, Massachusetts
on December 8, 2016, sketched on December 9, 2016
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors
on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100%
cotton extra white watercolor paper
framed, $100 + $5.50 sales tax + $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Artists in Art Group


Artist Bruce K. in Art Group
drawing in Kennebunkport, Maine
sketched on December 7, 2016
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors,
and #3 graphite on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper
framed, $100 + $5.50 sales tax + $9.50 shipping = $115.00


Artists Ruth K. and
Diane B. in Art Group
drawing in Kennebunkport, Maine
sketched on December 7, 2016
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors,
and #3 graphite on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper
framed, $100 + $5.50 sales tax + $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Clouds Over First Snow on Ski Trails

Clouds Over
First Snow on Ski Trails

at Cannon Mountain Ski Area in Franconia
Notch State Park, Franconia, New Hampshire
on December 6, 2016, sketched on December 6, 2016
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper
framed, $100 + $5.50 sales tax + $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Monday, December 5, 2016

Three Sheep Graze

Three Sheep Graze
on the Stórhöfði peninsula at the south point of
Heimaey Island , Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland
on August 8, 2016, sketched on December 5, 2016
10" x 7", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Arches
rough 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, $130.00 + $7.15 sales tax + $12.85 shipping = $150.00
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Three Sheep Grazing
by Bruce McMillan

In the sun
grows the sheen;
as the breeze
blows the wool. 

On this place
flows its fleece,
as they look
down to graze.

All text and art © 2016 Bruce McMillan

Sunday, December 4, 2016

Sand Dunes on Black Lava

Sand Dunes on Black Lava
on the Snæfellsnes Peninsula in Búðir, Iceland
on August 19, 2016, sketched on December 4, 2016
10" x 7", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Arches
rough 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, $130.00 + $7.15 sales tax + $12.85 shipping = $150.00

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Sand Dunes and Black Lava
by Bruce McMillan

 
Caution,
smooth beach sand is so inviting.
Caution,
sand under toes is alluring.
Caution,
solid black lava is waiting.
Caution,
lava is prickly spiked, not smooth.
Caution,
toss caution to the wind. Daring?


All text and art © 2016 Bruce McMillan

Saturday, December 3, 2016

Art Crowd

Art Crowd
in the Open House halls of
The Button Factory Artists Studios,
web site HERE, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
on December 1, 2016, sketched on December 2, 2016
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper
framed, $100 + $5.50 sales tax + $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Thursday, December 1, 2016

Beech Woods Pond Road

Beech Woods Pond Road
on Fort Ridge in Shapleigh, Maine
on November x, 2016, sketched on November x, 2016
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper
online at my art blog HERE where you may leave a comment
framed, $100 + $5.50 sales tax + $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

One Turtle Dove

One Turtle Dove
an eastern mourning dove (Zenaida macroura carolinensis)
perched on a tree in the yard at Ruth Kaldor's in Cabot, Vermont
on November 24, 2016, sketched on November 30, 2016
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper
framed, $100 + $5.50 sales tax + $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Monday, November 28, 2016

Five November Apples...

Five November Apples
Still Hanging
on a wild apple tree alongside a road in Cabot, Vermont
on November 25, 2016, sketched on November 29, 2016
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
#3 graphite on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press fine grain 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper
framed, $100 + $5.50 sales tax + $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Friday, November 25, 2016

Through a Beech Woods

Through a Beech Woods
Ruth Kaldor walking up a hill through an
American beech (Fagus grandifolia) woods off the
ponds walk behind our home in Shapleigh, Maine
on November 13, 2016, sketched on November 25, 2016
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press fine grain 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper
framed, $100 + $5.50 sales tax + $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Woods Leaves Thanks


Woods Leaves Thanks
with leaves on snow in Shapleigh, Maine
on November 23, 2016, sketched on November 24, 2016
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, on
140 lb. Fabriano Artistico cold press fine grain
100% cotton extra white watercolor paper
framed, $100 + $5.50 sales tax + $9.50 shipping = $115.00

First Snow on the Rock Wall


First Snow on the Rock Wall
of one of our raised bed gardens in Shapleigh, Maine
on November 21, 2016, sketched on November 22, 2016
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors
on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico cold press fine grain
100% cotton extra white watercolor paper
framed, $100 + $5.50 sales tax + $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Three Buoys Late Afternoon


Three Buoys Late Afternoon
off Kittery, Maine seen across the Piscataqua River
from Ceres Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
on November 12, 2016, sketched on November 14, 2016
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper
framed, $100 + $5.50 sales tax + $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Monday, November 14, 2016

Fast Moving Water

Fast Moving Water
Looking down from the walking bridge over
the headwaters of the Pemigewasset River at
Lafayette Campground in Franconia Notch, New Hampshire
on November 7, 2016, sketched on November 14, 2016
10" x 7", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Arches
cold press rough100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, $130.00 + $7.15 sales tax + $12.85 shipping = $150.00

Saturday, November 12, 2016

A Cloud Descends...


A Cloud Descends
on the US
on Tuesday November 8, 2016 in Cabot, Vermont
as seen on November 6, 2016, sketched on November 12, 2016
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper
framed, $100 + $5.50 sales tax + $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Friday, November 11, 2016

Martine Comfortable Nude Studies

Martine Comfortable
Nude Study 2
at the drawing group in Cape Porpoise, Maine
sketched on location November 9, 2016
10" x 7", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Arches
cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, $110 + $6.05 sales tax + $13.95 shipping = $130.00



Martine Comfortable
Nude Study 3
at the drawing group in Cape Porpoise, Maine
sketched on location November 9, 2016
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper
framed, $100 + $5.50 sales tax + $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Thursday, November 10, 2016

Martine Comfortable Nude Study 1


Martine Comfortable
Nude Study 1
at the drawing group in Cape Porpoise, Maine
sketched on location November 9, 2016
14" x 10", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Prismacolor Premier archival ink on 140 lb. Arches
cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, $130.00 + $7.15 sales tax + $12.85 shipping = $150.00

Tuesday, November 8, 2016

After Katzieff's Nude...


After Katzieff's Nude
in Light
 Julius D. Katzieff (1892-1957)
Oil on canvas, 1935, WPA Collection #FA9286,
986.001.074 in Montpelier, Vermont
seen on November 5, 2016, sketched on November 8, 2016
5" x 7", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press fine grain 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper
framed, $100 + $5.50 sales tax + $9.50 shipping = $115.00



Nude in Light
Julius D. Katzieff (1892-1957)
Oil on canvas, life size figure, 1935
WPA Collection #FA9286, 986.001.074

Born in Lithuania, Julius Katzieff was active in Boston and Rockport, MA as a painter and etcher. He attended the Boston Museum School of Fine Arts and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
Art at the:
T.W. Wood Gallery
46 Barre St.
Montpelier, VT
www.twwoodgallery.org
 

The T.W. Wood Gallery is the repository for Vermont's portion of the Federal WPA (Work Progress Administration) collection. The Federal Art Project of the 1930s employed over 5,300 artists. About the WPA HERE.
 

Mount Lincoln's First Snow

Mount Lincoln's First Snow
(5,108 feet) seen from Lafayette Park in Franconia Notch, New Hampshire
on November 7, 2016, sketched on November 8, 2016
10" x 7", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, #3 graphite
and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Arches 
cold press rough 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, $130.00 + $7.15 sales tax + $12.85 shipping = $150.00

Sunday, November 6, 2016

Sunny Apple Tree...

Sunny Apple Tree
in Spruce Shadows
by the barn at Calderwood Farm at Crockett's Cove
on Vinalhaven Island in Vinalhaven, Maine
on October 19, 2016, sketched on November 6, 2016
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press fine grain 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper
framed, $100 + $5.50 sales tax + $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Friday, November 4, 2016

High Sky off Carvers Harbor

High Sky off Carvers Harbor
from Vinalhaven Island looking out
at Penobscot Bay from Vinalhaven, Maine
on October 20, 2016, sketched on November 4, 2016
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press fine grain 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper
framed, $100 + $5.50 sales tax + $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Thursday, November 3, 2016

Oh, Buoy


Oh, Buoy
off the dock at Calderwood Farm on Vinalhaven Island, Maine
on October 19, 2016, sketched on November 2, 2016
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press fine grain 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper
framed, $100 + $5.50 sales tax + $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Vinalhaven Coast Scene

Vinalhaven Coast Scene
as viewed from the ferry
departing the island of Vinalhaven, Maine
on October 10, 2016, sketched on October 29, 2016
12" x 9", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper
framed, $130 + $7.15 sales tax + $22.85 shipping/handling = $150.00

Vinalhaven Coast


Vinalhaven Coast
seen from the ferry Departing the island of Vinalhaven, Maine
on October 10, 2016, sketched on October 29, 2016
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors on
140 lb. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough
100% cotton extra white watercolor paper
framed, $100 + $5.50 sales tax + $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Sunday, October 30, 2016

Driving West on Iceland's South Coast


Driving West
on Iceland's South Coast
on August 6, 2016, sketched on October 29, 2016
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors on 140 lb.
Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100%
cotton extra white watercolor paper
framed, $100 + $5.50 sales tax + $9.50 shipping = $115.00


Monday, October 24, 2016

Fox Islands Thoroughfare

Fox Islands Thoroughfare
view from Browns Head Light on Vinalhaven Island
to North Haven Island on an overcast day,
sketched plein air on October 18, 2016
9" x 12", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper
framed, $130 + $7.15 sales tax + $22.85 shipping/handling = $150.00


photo by Ruth Kaldor

That Vinalhaven Yellow House

That Vinalhaven Yellow House  
at the head of Carvers Harbor in Vinalhaven, Maine
sketched plein air on October 20, 2016
5" x 7", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper
framed, $100 + $5.50 sales tax + $9.50 shipping = $115.00

02
I'm painting on the dock while looking west at that
striking Vinalhaven yellow house.
photo by Ruth Kaldor

03
Looking west from where I painted,
this is the opposite side of the last three paintings below,
here the motel they painted from is left of the yellow house.

04
The view looking north up Carver's Harbor.
Not the small satellite dish on the right side of the house.

05
Painting Maine:
The Borrowed Views of Connie Hayes

by Connie Hayes and Carl Little (Author),
Borrowed Views Press, 2004
Cover Art:
Dish Vinalhaven
Connie Hayes
2001, 36" x 36" painted from
the dock in front of the house looking north
Note the 2001 era satellite dish in front of the house.
Book online at amazon HERE (New $250)
Connie Hayes at Dowling Walsh Gallery HERE
"Connie Hayes, a painter born in Gardiner, Maine, living in Rockland, Maine, received her M.F.A. from Tyler School of Art at Temple University in Philadelphia, and Rome; her B.F.A. from the Maine College of Art in Portland; and her B.A. from the University of Maine. She received a fellowship to attend the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in 1989. She taught at the Maine College of Art for 10 years, including serving as their interim Dean of Faculty. In 2003 she was awarded an honorary doctorate in fine arts from the Maine College of Art."
  
The view looking east from the motel
06
Yellow House
Timothy Horn, Fairfax CA
Oil on canvas, 14" x 11", 2012
Artist's Blog HERE
"I spent two days on Vinalhaven painting and taking pictures. I was thrilled to see this view from the deck of my hotel room after I checked in. Could not have been more convenient. A couple staying two doors down in the same hotel, who had ridden their Harley's all the way from Oregon, ended up buying it." -Sept 2012

The view looking east
07
Yellow House, Vinalhaven
Greta Van Campen, Tenant's Harbor, Maine
Acrylic on panel, 32" x 32", 2015
Greta Van Campen, from Thomaston, Maine, is from a family of artists and studied visual art at Bowdoin College. She lives in Tenants Harbor, Maine.
Artist's web site HERE
Artist's current show on view October 2016
is at the Dowling Walsh Gallery HERE
Her parent's art web site HERE

The view looking east
08
The Yellow House, Carvers Harbor
Mary Byrom, North Berwick, Maine
Watercolor, 11.5" x 6", 2012
Looking east from the town dock's parking lot.
"I painted this scene from the front seat of my car in a Nor'easter. The rain was blowing sideways. It was like having buckets of water thrown at you. The yellow looked cheerful in all the gray that filled the sky and water."
Artist's web site HERE
Artist's Facebook page HERE