Wednesday, January 31, 2018

The Eleven Group

The Eleven Group 
of Meyer lemons on an ice-crusted,
snow covered, granite rock behind my home
in Shapleigh, Maine, on Jan 27 painted on Jan 30, 2018
12" x 9" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and
Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and
permanence, and 33 graphite on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico cold
press fine grain 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper
framed, $200 + $11.00 sales tax + $15.00 shipping = $226.00

Monday, January 29, 2018

Cone Pairs Needle Profusion

Cone Pairs Needle Profusion
on a spruce tree from Cady's Falls Nursery (HERE)
in Morrisville, Vermont planted last summer, now
poking through the snow cover in my yard at Shapleigh,
Maine on Jan 27, painted on Jan 29, 2018
7" x 5" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and
Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and
permanence, 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



Growing to the winter sky...

Sunday, January 28, 2018

Rock Wall January Thaw

Rock Wall January Thaw
the unmarked cemetery behind my home at Shapleigh, Maine
painted plein air on Jan 27, 2018
11" x 4" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam,
and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness
and permanence on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico cold press
fine grain 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper
framed, $120 + $6.60 sales tax + $10.40 shipping = $137.00



Ready to Paint

Rock Walls Thaw

Rock Walls Thaw
behind my home in Shapleigh , Maine
painted plein air on Jan 27, 2018
7" x 5" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and
Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and
permanence, 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



This is the plein air set-up in above freezing temperatures that exposed the rock walls in the fields. This set-up is in the middle of the unmarked graves cemetery bordering my home. 

Friday, January 26, 2018

Red Bartlett as Red Comet

Red Bartlett as Red Comet
on ice-crusted snow of my imaginary sky in my yard
at Shapleigh, Maine on Jan 24 painted on Jan 27, 2018
7" x 5" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam,
and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness
and permanence 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

Setting Sunlight Catches Treetops

Setting Sunlight
Catches Treetops
behind my home in Shapleigh, Maine
painted plein cold air and plain warm air on Jan 25, 2018
12" x 9" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and
Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and
permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano
Artistico cold press fine grain 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper
framed, $200 + $11.00 sales tax + $15.00 shipping = $226.00


Plein-Cold-Air
I may have started out plein-air but...

 
...it was plein-cold-air, freezing cold,
and when the brushes freeze to the tray...
 

...and ice ices up, even on the paper,
a watercolor painting has to be

completed in plain-warm-air inside.

Thursday, January 25, 2018

Bartlett and Minneola Share Shapes

Bartlett and Minneola
Share Shapes
a sunny day with a Bartlett pear and a Minneola Tangelo
on the ice-covered snow in my yard at Shapleigh, Maine
on Jan 24, painted on Jan 25, 2018
7" x 5" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and
Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and
permanence, 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

Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Pear Stuck There

Pear Stuck There
in the snow in my yard at Shapleigh, Maine
painted on Jan 24, 2018
7" x 5" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and
Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and
permanence, 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, January 23, 2018

Where That Branch Was

Where That Branch Was
an apple tree in my yard at Shapleigh, Maine
on Jan 17, painted on Jan 23, 2018
10" x 7" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and
Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and
permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Arches
cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, $120 + $6.60 sales tax + $10.40 shipping = $137.00

Meyers Lemons on a Snow Hill

Meyers Lemons
on a Snow Hill
of freshly fallen snow behind my home in Shapleigh, Maine
Jan 18, painted on Jan 22, 2018
7" x 5" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and
Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and
permanence, 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

Saturday, January 20, 2018

Snowshoeing on a Beaver Marsh

Snowshoeing on a Beaver Marsh
Basset hound Molly and Rick Kaye-Schiess on a marsh
behind the Kaye-Schiess home in Shapleigh, Maine
on Jan 20, painted on Jan 21, 2018
10" x 7" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and
Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and
permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Arches
cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper

NFS

Model Form in January

Model Form in January
Rachel Eastman at our Art Group in Kennebunkport, Maine
painted on Jan 19, 2018
7" x 5" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and
Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and
permanence, 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, January 19, 2018

County Road Plowed

County Road Plowed
my land and woods on the left and up the hill,
in Shapleigh, Maine, on Jan 18, painted on Jan 19, 2018
7" x 5" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and
Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and
permanence, 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, January 18, 2018

A Moment with Meyer and...

A Moment with
Meyer and Eureka Lemons
on the fresh fallen snow behind my home in Shapleigh, Maine
on Jan 18, painted on Jan 18, 2018
7" x 5" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and
Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and
permanence, 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, January 17, 2018

Winter's Low Tide Dinghies

Winter's Low Tide Dinghies
on a rainy winter day at the dock
at Cape Porpoise Harbor in Kennebunkport, Maine
on Jan 12, painted on Jan 17, 2018
10" x 7" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and
Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and
permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Arches
cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, $120 + $6.60 sales tax + $10.40 shipping = $137.00

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Meyer Lemons in an Ice Bowl


Meyer Lemons in an Ice Bowl
on ice-crusted snow behind my home in Shapleigh, Maine
on Jan 14, painted on Jan 16, 2018
10" x 7" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and
Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and
permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Arches
cold press rough 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, $120 + $6.60 sales tax + $10.40 shipping = $137.00

Monday, January 15, 2018

A Flotilla of Winter Dinghies

A Flotilla of Winter Dinghies
on a rainy winter day at the dock
at Cape Porpoise Harbor in Kennebunkport, Maine
painted plein air on Jan 12, 2018
10" x 7" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and
Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and
permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Arches
cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, $120 + $6.60 sales tax + $10.40 shipping = $137.00


Cape Porpoise Dinghies Four
study at Cape Porpoise Harbor in Kennebunkport, Maine
painted plein air on Jan 12, 2018
10" x 7" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and
Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and
permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Arches
cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, including tax and shipping $175.00

Sunday, January 14, 2018

Ocean Marsh Winter Thaw


Ocean Marsh Winter Thaw
in misty winter foggy rain along
Ocean Drive in Kennebunkport, Maine
painted plein air on Jan 12, 2018
7" x 5" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and
Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and
permanence, 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

 

Today's working easel was my car's trunk,
though the thaw doesn't make it feel like Iceland.
 

Saturday, January 13, 2018

January Thaw Rainy Surf

January Thaw Rainy Surf
with rocks and surf in misty winter foggy rain along
Ocean Drive in Kennebunkport, Maine
painted plein air on Jan 12, 2018
7" x 5" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and
Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and
permanence, 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


 Using a permanent concrete easel
in the misty winter rain by the sea is handy.

Friday, January 12, 2018

Lemons on a Snow Drift Cliff

Lemons on a Snow Drift Cliff
in the sun on the edge of the snow in Shapleigh, Maine
on Jan 9, painted on Jan 12, 2018
10" x 7" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and
Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and
permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Arches
cold press fine grain100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, $120 + $6.60 sales tax + $10.40 shipping = $137.00
 
Campy Lemons Camp Fire
photo and haiku by Bruce McMillan
© 2018 Bruce McMillan
 

Three lemons setting
on cool snow, basking by warm
fire of the sun.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Notable Art of Lemons

1
Lemons
Mary Fedden, OBE (1915-2012) British
Oil, 16" x 13" (w x h), 1977
Private Collection
About Mary Fedden on Wiki HERE
See more of her art at The Portland (UK) Gallery HERE,
ArtUK HERE and Wiki HERE
2
Cadmium (One Lemon)
Euan Uglow (1932 - 2000) British
Oil, 2003
About Euan Uglow on Wiki HERE
3
Still Life with Lemons
Milton Avery (1885 - 1965), American
1945
About Milton Avery on Wiki HERE
4
Orange and Lemon Playing Games II
Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (1912-2004) British
Screen print on paper, 16" x 11.5" (w x h), 1999
Tate, London
About the artist Wilhelmina Barns-Graham on Wiki HERE
5
Lemons in a Bowl
Helene Schjerfbeck, (1862 - 1946) Finnish
Oil on canvas, 23.5" x 13.5" (w x h),
Begun in 1934 but not completed until 1944
Sotheby's Auction Dec 2015, London,
Sold for $725,781, USD (533,000 GBP)
Private Collection
About Helene Schjerfbeck on Wiki HERE
About this painting on Sotheby's HERE
6
Still Life with Lemons on a Plate
Vincent van Gogh, (1853 - 1890) French
Oil on canvas, 16" x 8.5" (w x h), 1887
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
7
Branch of Lemons
Claude Monet (1840 - 1926) French
Oil on canvas, 1883
8
Take One Lemon
Margaret Harrison (1940 -) British
Lithograph on paper, 22.5" x 31" (w x h), 1971
Tate, London
About Margaret Harrison on Wiki HERE

Thursday, January 11, 2018

Greens on Snow Still Life

Greens on Snow Still Life
a Comice pear and a line on the snow by my home
in Shapleigh, Maine, on Jan 9, painted on Jan 11, 2018
10" x 7" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and
Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and
permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Arches
cold press fine grain100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, $120 + $6.60 sales tax + $10.40 shipping = $137.00

Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Warm Color on a Cool Slope

Warm Color on a Cool Slope
on the snow in my back yard at Shapleigh, Maine
of three lemons and one orange on Jan 9, painted on Jan 10, 2018
7" x 5" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and
Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and
permanence, 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, January 9, 2018

Sunset Light at Home

Sunset Light at Home
in Shapleigh, Maine
on January 7, painted on Jan 9, 2018
9" x 6" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and
Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and
permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano
Artistico cold press fine grain 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper
NFS

Monday, January 8, 2018

Lemon, Lemon, Lemon, Lime Chilling Out

Lemon, Lemon, Lemon, Lime
Chilling Out
on cold sunset snow behind my home in Shapleigh, Maine
photographed on Jan 7, painted on Jan 8, 2018
7" x 5" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and
Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and
permanence, 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

Sunday, January 7, 2018

Cold Wind Blowing Adrift

Cold Wind Blowing Adrift
a Forelle pear and a lemon on a snow drift at -1° F
behind my home in Shapleigh, Maine,
Jan 6, painted on Jan 7, 2018
7" x 5" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and
Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and
permanence, 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

Saturday, January 6, 2018

Cold Snow Light Afar

Cold Snow Light Afar
in the back field behind my home in Shapleigh, Maine
on Jan 3, painted on Jan 6, 2018
10" x 7" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and
Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and
permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Arches
cold press fine grain100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, $120 + $6.60 sales tax + $10.40 shipping = $137.00

Friday, January 5, 2018

Honey Crisp Opal Atop Snow

Honey Crisp Opal Atop Snow
apple slices as one apple on the snow behind my home
in Shapleigh, Maine on Jan 3, 2017, painted on Jan 5, 2018
10" x 7" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and
Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and
permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Arches
cold press fine grain100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, $120 + $6.60 sales tax + $10.40 shipping = $137.00

Thursday, January 4, 2018

Contemplative Pose Study

Contemplative Pose Study
at our Art Group in Kennebunkport, Maine on Jan 3, 2018
7" x 5" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and
Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and
permanence, 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, January 2, 2018

Chilled Lemons on a Snow Cliff

Chilled Lemons on
a Snow Cliff
on the snow behind my home in Shapleigh, Maine
on Dec 30, 2017, painted on Jan 1, 2018
10" x 7" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and
Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and
permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Arches
cold press rough 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, $120 + $6.60 sales tax + $10.40 shipping = $137.00

Winter's Long Lemony Shadow

Winter's Long Lemony Shadow
on the snow behind my home in Shapleigh, Maine
on Dec 30, 2017, painted on Jan 1, 2018
10" x 7" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and
Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and
permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Arches
cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, $120 + $6.60 sales tax + $10.40 shipping = $137.00

Monday, January 1, 2018

One Cold Bartlett Pair

One Cold Bartlett Pair
at 7 degrees Fahrenheit on the snow behind my home in Shapleigh,
Maine on December 30, painted on Dec 31, 2017
7" x 5" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and
Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and
permanence, 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