Icelandic Horses Summer Busy

Icelandic Horses
Summer Busy

along Fáskrúðsfjörður Bay on July 15, 2024, painted on July 19, 2024, 5" 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 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$150

Stóri Dímon in the Markarfljót

Stóri Dímon in the Markarfljót

flowing river basin on the south coast of Iceland painted July 11, 2024, 14" x 11" (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 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$500.

Stóri Dímon from another angle in the misty rain July 13, 2024

Stóri Dímon Grounded at Ground Level

Stóri Dímon
Grounded at Ground Level

on the south coast of Iceland seen from Syðsta Mörk painted plein air on July 6, 2024, 10" x 8" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and permanence, and Prismacolor waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$300

The Iconic Stóri Dímon, a small isolated mountain, also has a delicious Icelandic soft blue cheese named after it and the wooden container features an outline of Stóri Dímon.

Photo of Bruce by Ólafur "Óli" Ólafsson  photographing at 11:30 pm July 6, 2024 on the south coast of Iceland at Syðsta Mörk with iconic Stóri Dímon on the left, and where the painting above was painted plein air earlier in the day.

Down to the Opera House

Down to the Opera House

seen as rising sunlight shined at 23 School Street in Stonington, Maine, painted plein air on June 20, 2024, 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 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$400

 

My Plein Air Setup

Down School Street No School

Down School Street No School

seen as rising sunlight shined at 23 School Street in Stonington, Maine, painted plein air on June 20, 2024, 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 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$150

 

My Plein Air Setup

Opera House Green Fits

Opera House Green Fits

seen from Greenhead in Stonington, Maine, painted plein air on June 19, 2024, 9" x 12" (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 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$400

My Plein Air Setup

Lobsterboats Below Violets House

Lobsterboats Below Violets House

seen from Greenhead in Stonington, Maine, painted plein air on June 20, 2024, 14" x 11" (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 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$600

Lobsterboats Ready to Rest

Lobsterboats Ready to Rest

seen as sunlight faded to night from Greenhead in Stonington, Maine, painted plein air on June 18, 2024, 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 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$400

 

My Plein Air Setup

Lobsterboat See from Home Scene

Lobsterboat See from Home Scene

seen from Greenhead in Stonington, Maine, painted plein air on June 19, 2024, 5" 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 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$150

Before Sand Beach

Before Sand Beach

seen from the turnout view point before Sand Beach in Stonington, Maine, where John Marin painted about a hundred years ago, and as sign notes this, painted plein air on June 20, 2024, 14" x 11" (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 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$500

Knotwood Dancing by Marks Light

Knotwood Dancing by Marks Light

seen from the turnout view point before Sand Beach in Stonington, Maine, where John Marin painted about a hundred years ago, and as sign notes this, painted plein air on June 20, 2024, 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 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$400

John Marin Sign at the Turnout - Mark Island in the Background

"John Marin, 1870-1953, one of the nation's preeminent artists, painted some of his finest works in Stonington. Abstract as they are, one can clearly see in the painting that the artist spent profitable hours at the Sand Beach roadside turnout, looking at the very special scenery including Mark Island. His painting of Mark's Island is one of the treasures of the Portland Museum of Art.

Marin rented at Sand Beach and in Stonington before he moved on downeast to Addison.

At the entrance to the waterway known as the Thoroughfare, stands Mark Island Light. First lit on New Year's Day of 1858, this is the welcoming beacon at Deer Isle's front door. In 1998 Island Heritage Trust took title to Mark Island as a wildlife preserve and the U.S. Coast Guard agreed to maintain the light itself."

Deer Isle Series: Mark Island Lighthouse
John Marin (1870–1953) American
Watercolor on paper, 22" x 17" (w x h), 1928
Portland (Maine) Museum of Art
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John Marin, Jr.

Our art group repeatedly rented the house where John Marin stayed at Sand Beach for two weeks in the fall and painted there.

 

Mark the Island off Sand Beach

Mark the Island off Sand Beach

seen from Sand Beach's Woods in Stonington, Maine, painted plein air on June 20, 2024, 14" x 11" (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 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$500

My Plein Air Setup

Sand Bar off Sand Beach

Sand Bar off Sand Beach

seen from Sand Beach's Woods in Stonington, Maine, painted plein air on June 20, 2024, 10" x 8" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and permanence on 140 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$300

My Plein Air Setup

Lobstertraps Yellow Buoyed by Blue

Lobstertraps Yellow Buoyed by Blue

seen from the Bookstore dock facing Greenhead in Stonington, Maine, painted plein air on June 21, 2024, 10" x 8" (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 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$300

My Plein Air Setup

Lobstertraps Docked No Buoys

Lobstertraps Docked No Buoys

seen from the Bookstore dock facing Greenhead in Stonington, Maine, painted plein air on June 21, 2024, 10" x 8" (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 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$300

Above Stonington

Above Stonington

at the public dock in Stonington, Maine, painted plein air on June 21, 2024, 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 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$150

Harbor Tide Streams Out

Harbor Tide Streams Out

at the public dock in Stonington, Maine, painted plein air on June 21, 2024, 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 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$150

My Plein Air Setup

Tide Out Dock Docked

Tide Out Dock Docked

at the public dock in Stonington, Maine, painted plein air on June 21, 2024, 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 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$150

Strawberry Island Peak High

Strawberry Island Peak High

at Strawberry Island, Kennebunk, Maine, part of the Kennebunk Land Trust, painted plein air on June 16, 2024, 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 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$150

My Plein Air Setup

Strawberry Island Rocks

Strawberry Island Rocks

at Strawberry Island, Kennebunk, Maine, part of the Kennebunk Land Trust, painted plein air on June 16, 2024, 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 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$150

Strawberry Island Rocks by the See

Strawberry Island Rocks
by the See

at Strawberry Island, Kennebunk, Maine, part of the Kennebunk Land Trust, painted plein air on June 16, 2024, 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 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$150

Strawberry Island Way Away

Strawberry Island
Way Away

at Strawberry Island, Kennebunk, Maine, part of the Kennebunk Land Trust, painted plein air on June 16, 2024, 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 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$150

My Plein Air Setup

Strawberry Island to Night

Strawberry Island to Night

at Strawberry Island, Kennebunk, Maine, part of the Kennebunk Land Trust, painted plein air on June 16, 2024, 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 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$150

Strawberry Island Low Tide Out There

Strawberry Island
Low Tide Out There

at Strawberry Island, Kennebunk, Maine, part of the Kennebunk Land Trust, painted plein air on June 16, 2024, 8" x 10" (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 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$300

Picnic Rock Kennebunk River Bends

Picnic Rock
Kennebunk River Bends

at Picnic Rock on the Kennebunk River, Kennebunk, Maine, part of the Kennebunk Land Trust, painted plein air on June 15, 2024, 8" x 10" (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 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$300

Picnic Rock Kennebunk River Tide Incoming

Picnic Rock
Kennebunk River
Tide Incoming

at Picnic Rock on the Kennebunk River, Kennebunk, Maine, part of the Kennebunk Land Trust, painted plein air on June 15, 2024, 8" x 10" (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 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$300

My Plein Air Setup

Picnic Rock Kennebunk River...

Picnic Rock Kennebunk River
Introspection Reflection

at Picnic Rock on the Kennebunk River, Kennebunk, Maine, part of the Kennebunk Land Trust, painted plein air on June 15, 2024, 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 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$150

Goldenrod Peak on a Gambol Peek

Goldenrod Peak on a Gambol Peek

at Maine Audubon's Gilsland Preserve, Falmouth, Maine, 2023, painted June 23/24, 2024, 12" x 11" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and permanence, on 140 lbs. Arches rough 100% cotton watercolor paper, framed.
$500

Spring Blossoms

Spring Blossoms

At the Maine Coast Botanical Gardens, Boothbay Harbor, Maine June 8, painted June 14, 2024, 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 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$150

Rhododendron Waterfall

Rhododendron Waterfall

At the Maine Coast Botanical Gardens, Boothbay Harbor, Maine June 8, painted June 12/13, 2024 10" x 8" (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 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$300

Poppies See You

Poppies See You

At the Maine Coast Botanical Gardens, Boothbay Harbor, Maine June 8, painted June 12, 2024, 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 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$150

Globes of Onions Ornamental

Globes of Onions Ornamental

an Allium Ornamental Onion mix in the Amaryllidaceae Family, which includes the Amaryllis, at the Maine Coast Botanical Gardens, Boothbay Harbor, Maine painted plein air on June 8, 2024, 14" x 11" (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 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$500

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Painting Progression Sequence

1
My plein air setup in the sun surrounded by scattered showers.

2
I use permanent ink, not erasable pencil, to lightly and loosely sketch my drawing.

3
Painting, light to dark colors, I paint a layer of yellow using my two-inch flat brush, which will underlay various blues, creating greens.

4
Oh, oh, slight rain shower... good time for a break.

5
Cobalt green over yellow, produces warm greens, leaving bits of yellow to provide some pop.

6
Some Prussian Blue brings on a deeper cool green and some Payne's Gray Bluish adds deep green shadows, while some Cobalt Violet Deep, which is a light purple, begins the purple globes, and the deeper Quinacridone purple adds the beginning of the deep purple shadows, and some light touches of yellow, blue, and Davey's Gray to add texture to the white globes.
 

7
Do I feel a raindrop? Nope. Phew. I continue brushing with clear water and lifting using a Viva Signature paper towel to bring out the flower stems. 

8
With brush in hand I listen to my inner voice, warning me not to overwork the painting, saying, "Stop!" Fortunately, I listened. Time to photograph the final image at high resolution.