$100
Saturday, April 11, 2026
Ocean Edging Earth
$100
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
1776 Then 2026 Now
$400
Sketch for the Art
Pencil on paper, 5" x 3" (w x h), 03/29/2026
After this quick sketch, I flipped the image for the final art, wanting the action to move from left to right, like we read across a page, left to right. I also realized that the crown stuck in the snow was static, no movement. and it looked like it could be a tree stump. So, I moved it to mid-air to give the painting movement.
This plus "Embracing Red, White and Blue" seen HERE have been juried into the Kennebunk, Maine Brick Store Museum Exhibition, "From Many, One: Results of Revolution", celebrating 250 years as a country, on exhibit May-August, 2026.
From the 1773 Boston Tea Party then, leading to dumping the King in 1776 to reclaiming democracy today in 2026, the USA is still throwing the King overboard with the largest demonstration, No King, in the history of the USA. Using an apple, as American as apple pie, personifies the people of then and the people of now, in the simplicity of a "Snow Life" (think winter plein air still life) in red, white and blue, with the yellow king's crown thrown off, 1776 and 2026 are recreated in a patriotic way.
Monday, March 23, 2026
Ladies Night with Pizza by Alex
Ladies Night with Pizza by Alex
painted March 14, 2026, 14" x 11" (w x h), using Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and Winsor & Newton watercolors, all 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.NFS gifted to Pizza by Alex's Steph Mantis, daughter of Alex and owner of Pizza by Alex to display in her iconic pizza shop.
A mini art show to the end of April 2026
at Pizza by Alex in Biddeford, Maine,
my painting, Snowlife Forelle Pears Chat,
is on the right, online on this website HERE.
The evening event with talks by artists,
including me, was sponsored by
The Heart of Biddeford /
The Art of Biddeford.
This sign at Alex's lists the prices
when I ate pizza here while in
Kennebunk High School.
at Pizza by Alex in Biddeford, Maine,
my painting, Snowlife Forelle Pears Chat,
is on the right, online on this website HERE.
The evening event with talks by artists,
including me, was sponsored by
The Heart of Biddeford /
The Art of Biddeford.
when I ate pizza here while in
Kennebunk High School.
Friday, March 20, 2026
Embracing Red, White and Blue
on a snowbank with shadows and an apple heading it up, as a snow life, painted February 2026, 14" x 11" (w x h), using Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and Winsor & Newton watercolors, all selected for light fastness and permanence on 140 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$800
This watercolor on display at the Brick Store Museum, 117 Main Street, Kennebunk, ME 04043, May 16, to August 23, 2026, www.brickstoremuseum.org, Hours: Tuesday - Friday: 10 am - 5 pm, Saturday: 10 am - 4 pm, Sunday: 12 pm - 4 pm
To Celebrate USA's 250th
"From Many, One: Visions of American Patriotism at 250"
to spark reflection and dialogue about belonging, identity, and the meaning of patriotism in our nation still defining itself.
My comment:
I embrace our country, from its abundant natural grandeur to the diversity of our citizens to our thoughtful Constitution. Seeing red white in blue in nature as I paint another "Snow Life" (think winter plein air still life), snow shadows on drifting snow with a simple apple led me to see beyond what we think we see. The nuances of our ever-evolving nation are up to each and every one of us to embrace what we have with the same hope as a new immigrant, to always try to sustain and improve our country for the good of all. And to contemplate what we see differently, accentuating the positive, whether we are an artist or not.
Monday, March 16, 2026
Cory's Medal Assured Delivery
Cory Thiesse throwing in the winning 2026 Winter Olympic Medal game in Cortina, versus Italy, painted March 2026, 10" x 8" (w x h), using Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and Winsor & Newton watercolors, all 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.
NFS - Gifted to Cory Thiesse
NFS - Gifted to Cory Thiesse
At the 2026 Cortina Milan Olympic Games Mixed Double Team, Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin, curling in the first medal game, beating Italy 9-8, assuring them, at the least, of their Olympic Silver Medal. This painting is gifted to Cory Thiesse, continuing my tradition of gifting a watercolor to curling medal winners as I did with Gold Medal winners Team Shuster in 2018. Cory and Korey were masterful with their curling.
Korey's Medal Assured
Korey Dropkin sweeping hard in their winning 2026 Winter Olympic Medal game in Cortina, versus Italy, painted March 2026, 8" x 10" (w x h), using Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and Winsor & Newton watercolors, all selected for light fastness and permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lbs. Fabriano Artistico rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper.
NFS - gifted to Korey
NFS - gifted to Korey
At the 2026 Cortina Milan Olympic Games Mixed Double Team, Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin, curling in the first medal game, beating Italy 9-8, assuring them, at the least, of their Olympic Silver Medal. This painting is gifted to Korey Dropkin, continuing my tradition of gifting a watercolor to curling medal winners as I did with Gold Medal winners Team Shuster in 2018. Cory and Korey were masterful with their curling.
Monday, March 9, 2026
Portland Biennial Opening Art Chat
$300
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
Tabitha's Bronze Heartbreak
$400
Tara Brushes Hard
$125
Sweeping Olympic Yellow Team USA
Sweeping
Olympic Yellow Team USA
Team USA Women at the 2026 Winter Olympics Bronze Medal Game painted February 2026, 5" x 7" (w x h), using Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and Winsor & Newton watercolors, all selected for light fastness and permanence on 140 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.Olympic Yellow Team USA
$150
Tabitha's Final Curling Release
2026 Olympic Curling Release
Team USA Skip Tabitha Peterson at the 2026 Winter Olympics Bronze Medal Game painted February 2026, 6" x 4" (w x h), using Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and Winsor & Newton watercolors, all selected for light fastness and permanence with Uniball archival ink on 140 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$125
Tara and Taylor Bronze's Best Effort
$400
Sweeping Yellow
into the rings around red at the 2026 Winter Olympics, 7" x 5" (w x h), using Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and Winsor & Newton watercolors, all selected for light fastness and permanence on 140 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$150
Shapes of the Curling Sweep
$150
2026 Olympic Curling Sunset
Olympic Curling Sunset
the 2026 Winter Olympics sweep into sunset until they rise in 2030 at the French Alps, 5" x 7" (w x h), using Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and Winsor & Newton watercolors, all selected for light fastness and permanence with Uniball archival ink on 140 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.$150
Friday, February 20, 2026
Sweeping Red to Curl
Team USA Men at the 2026 Winter Olympics painted February 17, 2026, 10" x 8" (w x h), using Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and Winsor & Newton watercolors, all selected for light fastness and permanence on 140 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$300
Note: Curling shoes have their own soul. One sole is a gripper while the other sole is a slider.
Thursday, February 19, 2026
Taylor and Tara Sweeping In
to the button and to the 2026 Olympic curling medal rounds, on Feb 19, 2026, painted on Feb 19, 2026, 10" x 8" (w x h), using Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and Winsor & Newton watercolors, all selected for light fastness and permanence on 140 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$300
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Curling To the Button
Team USA Women at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina, Italy painted February 18, 2026, 10" x 8" (w x h), using Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and Winsor & Newton watercolors, all selected for light fastness and permanence on 140 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$300
Monday, February 16, 2026
Taylor and Tara Sweeping to a Win
Sweeping to a Win
$300
Saturday, February 14, 2026
Cory Thiesse Curling
Silver Medalist Cory Thiesse Curling
NFS - Gifted to Cory Thiesse's parents who saw this winning game in person
Silver Medalist Cory Thiesse Curling Framed
Having won a Silver Medal in Mixed Doubles Cory went on to play in the Women's event. The Women's team made the medal round, and though they didn't win a medal, there was history made. Cory curled all games in mixed doubles plus medal games, curled all Women's games plus medal games, becoming the curler who curled more ends in one Olympics, men's or women's, a historic achievement in the history the Winter Olympic Games.
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Korey Dropkin Sweeping...
to an Olympic Medal
Korey Dropkin, 2026 Team USA Olympic Mixed Doubles sweeping to an Olympic medal, painted on Feb 9, 2026, 10" x 8" (w x h), using Schmincke Horadam and Winsor & Newton watercolors selected for light fastness and permanence on 140 lbs. Arches cold pressed 100% cotton watercolor paper, framed.$300
Saturday, February 7, 2026
Tree Trunks Shadowed on a Snow Field...
Shadowed on a Snow Field
beside Shadowed Plowed Snow
View from my driveway on Feb 1, painted on Feb 7, 2026, 10" x 8" (w x h), using Schmincke Horadam and Winsor & Newton watercolors selected for light fastness and permanence on 140 lbs. Arches cold pressed 100% cotton watercolor paper, framed.$300
Uplifted Seaweed in a Curl of Surf
in a Curl of Surf
$250
Saturday, January 31, 2026
The Tree of Leaf
$300
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Argentinean Snow Life Flagged
Snow Life Flagged
$400
The Argentinean Flag
Blue and white bands with a yellow face Sun of May with thirty-two rays, alternating straight and wavy. Sun of May refers to the Independence "May Revolution" of 1810.
Monday, January 26, 2026
The Art of Snowstorms Visual Essay
The Art of Snowstorms Visual Essay
1
Figure in Snow
Peter Doig (1959- ), British
Oil and wood collage on board, 12" x 13" (w x h), 1997
Christie's 2013 auction sold $145,875 / 145,875 GBP
Source: Wiki, editedFigure in Snow
Peter Doig (1959- ), British
Oil and wood collage on board, 12" x 13" (w x h), 1997
Christie's 2013 auction sold $145,875 / 145,875 GBP
Peter Doig (1959- ) is a British painter who has lived and worked between England, Scotland, Trinidad, Canada, the USA and Germany. He settled in Trinidad with his family between 2002 and 2021, when he moved back to London. Best known for his uncanny landscapes, Doig's work takes in a range of subjects inspired by his personal experiences, from snowscapes and ski scenes reminiscent of childhood memories from Canada, to beach and jungle scenes from Trinidad. In 2007, his painting White Canoe (1990-91) sold at Sotheby's for $11.3 million, then an auction record for a living European artist. Phillips auctioned Peter Doig's 1991 canvas, Rosedale, depicting a Toronto snowfall, sold for $28.8 million, an auction record for the artist at the time.
2
The Blizzard
Joseph Farquharson, R.A. (1846-1935), Scottish
Oil on canvas, 19" x 24" (w x h), circa 1910
Bonhams Edinburgh art auction
sold for $47,300 USD / 35,250 GBP
Private Collection
Source: Wiki, editedJoseph Farquharson, R.A. (1846-1935), Scottish
Oil on canvas, 19" x 24" (w x h), circa 1910
Bonhams Edinburgh art auction
sold for $47,300 USD / 35,250 GBP
Private Collection
Joseph Farquharson, R.A. (Royal Academy of Arts) (1846-1935), was a Scottish painter, is most famous for his snowy winter landscapes, often featuring sheep and often depicting dawn or dusk. When Joseph reached the age of 12, His father, Francis, bought his son his first paints and only a year later he exhibited his first painting at the Royal Scottish Academy. He combined a long and prolific career as a painter with his inherited role as a Scottish laird (a minor lord), painting in both oils and water colors. He was elected Associate of the Royal Academy in 1900, Royal Academician in 1915 and Senior Royal Academician in 1922. In addition to exhibiting over 200 works at the Royal Academy he showed 73 at the Royal Society of Arts and 181 at the Fine Art Society. He also exhibited at the Royal College of Art and the Tate Gallery. His painting The Shortening Winter's Day is Near a Close is well known, reproduced on popular Hallmark Christmas cards for over 30 years. See it HERE.
3
Blizzard Cushing (Maine)
Lois Dodd (1927- ), American
Oil on Masonite, 16" x 10" (w x h), 2021
Alexandre Gallery, NY
Source: Wiki, The Brooklyn Rail, editedLois Dodd (1927- ), American
Oil on Masonite, 16" x 10" (w x h), 2021
Alexandre Gallery, NY
Blizzard Cushing is a winter view from the Lois Dodd's studio in Maine. It hung next to the gallery's windows, and its specks of snow mirrored those outside catching the day's fading gray. Dodd's painting's flurries are made of thinned dabs of purplish-gray oil, not white, disappearing into a dark sky and reappearing against branches and gleaming snow banks. As part of the wave of New York modernists to explore the coast of Maine just after the end of the second World War, Dodd began spending her summers in the Mid-Coast region surrounding Penobscot Bay. Dodd said, "I would find it, see it, and say 'that's exciting' but I don't want to set things up." It is in her finding and framing of the everyday that something quietly original and deeply felt permeates the work. By painting her immediate circumstances, Dodd rejected the sources that others of her generation took as a given. At 98-years-old, Lois Dodd continues to paint.
4
Snow Storm
Anton Mauve (1838-1888), Dutch
Oil on canvas, 12" x 8" (w x h), 1880
Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Oberlin OH
Source: Wiki and Allen Memorial Art Museum notes, editedAnton Mauve (1838-1888), Dutch
Oil on canvas, 12" x 8" (w x h), 1880
Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Oberlin OH
Anton Mauve (1838-1888), a Dutch realist painter, was one of the leading painters of the Hague School, a Dutch group known for its interest in recording the natural effects of light and atmosphere. The painters of the Hague school used relatively somber colors, hence also called the Gray School. Mauve was married to van Gogh's cousin on his mother's side. Mauve was a major influence on van Gogh, who revered him. He is mentioned, directly or indirectly, in 152 of van Gogh's surviving letters. Mauve particularly excelled in rendering the profound silence and desolation of winter and often painted directly from nature plein air to capture the nuances of his favorite season. It seems likely that this Oberlin picture was painted on the spot, considering its modest size, swift brushwork, and the fact that the painted design extends beyond the edges of the original canvas stretcher. The modest winter scene set with an almost monochromatic palette is suffused with a silvery light. Van Gogh dedicated one of his most iconic paintings to Mauve's memory after hearing of his sudden death.
5
Winter Landscape
Pekka Halonen (1865-1933), Finnish
Oil painting, 31" x 39" (w x h), 1922
Tuusula Art Museum, within
EMMA - Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Espoo, Finland,
the largest museum in Finland
Source: Wiki, editedWinter Landscape
Pekka Halonen (1865-1933), Finnish
Oil painting, 31" x 39" (w x h), 1922
Tuusula Art Museum, within
EMMA - Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Espoo, Finland,
the largest museum in Finland
Pekka Halonen (1865-1933), known for capturing the quiet grandeur of Finland's nature, paintings often convey a sense of intimacy with the natural world. Here he uses cool blues, whites, and gentle greys, with some warm ochre or brown to evoke the stillness and cold of a Finnish winter. In 1890 he went to Paris where he first studied at the Academie Julian and later under Paul Gauguin. In 1895, Pekka Halonen married a young music student, Maija Makinen. They had eight children, four sons and four daughters. That same year Halonen settled down in a house with a studio, Halosenniemi, on Lake Tuusula in Tuusula, Finland. It was designed by Pekka and his brother. The landscape nearby was an important source of inspiration for his art. On the shores of the lake an artists' community flourished, helping to develop a sense of Finnish national identity. In 1900, he created two works for the Finnish Pavilion at the Exposition Universelle in Paris. Halosenniemi is now a museum that includes original furnishings and Pekka Halonen's own art. Halonen stated that he never painted for anyone but himself. He felt that "Art should not jar the nerves like sandpaper; it should produce a feeling of peace."
6
Snow-covered Fir Frees on a
Shimmering Winter Day
Bror Lindh (1877-1941), Swedish
Oil on canvas, 119" x 95", circa 1910-1929
Source: Wiki, editedShimmering Winter Day
Bror Lindh (1877-1941), Swedish
Oil on canvas, 119" x 95", circa 1910-1929
Bror Johan Lindh, born Bror Jansson (1877-1941) Bror Lindh (1877-1941) was a Swedish painter, graphic artist and cartoonist, who specialized in winter landscapes. He was part of the Jansson family, whose members had worked as painters since the 1700s. His father, the artist Carl Jansson (1844-1914), added Lindh to their name during a trip to Stockholm in 1863. In 1899 Bror attended the Swedish Artists' Association painting school, but was more interested in student life. He moved to Varmland, swore a vow of chastity and poverty, and maintained contact with a nearby artists' colony. He developed his signature style, featuring muted colors. But in the 1920s he withdrew from social life and lived in isolation. In his final years, he was a virtual hermit, at an old farmhouse. His works may be seen at the Moderna Museet, the Goteborgs Konstmuseum, and the Varmlands Museum.
7
Snow Scene (Likely New Hampshire)
Alexander Robertson James (1890-1946), American
Oil on panel, 18" x 22" (w x h), circa 1920-1946
Farnsworth Museum, Rockland, ME
Sources: Various including Keene State College, editedAlexander Robertson James (1890-1946), American
Oil on panel, 18" x 22" (w x h), circa 1920-1946
Farnsworth Museum, Rockland, ME
Alexander Robertson James was born in Cambridge MA (1890) and died in Dublin, NH (1946). He was the son of William James, the Harvard philosophy professor, and nephew of Henry James, the novelist. His father hoped he'd attend Harvard but due to a learning disability, dyslexia, unknown at the time, he failed the entrance exam. He studied art with Abbott Thayer in Dublin, NH, and Frank Benson at the Museum School of The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, MA. James spent time in California, New York, and Washington, DC where he taught at the Corcoran School of Art, before moving to Dublin in 1920. His early career was spent as a successful portrait artist where he won the respect and friendship of John Singer Sargent. In 1931, he gave up taking on commissioned portraits altogether and retreated to a farmhouse in nearby Richmond, NH where he painted local farmers and friends as character studies. He later moved home to Dublin. On the day of his funeral, everything stopped in the village of Dublin, no work was performed, all stores were closed. The church was filled to capacity to honor their extraordinary artist, friend and citizen. Read a slightly more extended biography of this fascinating artist at Monadnock Art HERE.
8
After a Snowstorm (Montreal)
Mabel Lockerby (1882-1976), Canadian
Oil on panel, 9" x 12" (w x h), circa 1935
Sources: Wiki and Turkish Magazine Soylenti Dergi, editedAfter a Snowstorm (Montreal)
Mabel Lockerby (1882-1976), Canadian
Oil on panel, 9" x 12" (w x h), circa 1935
Mabel Lockerby (1882-1976), a member of the Canadian Beaver Hall group, painting style is characterized by rich colors, visible brushstrokes and strong sense of design. She primarily painted portraits, still lifes and landscapes with figures. The painters of Group of Seven were only men and offered landscapes of Canada's country. Contrary to this, the painters in the Beaver Hall group, half men and half women, presented modern colors and landscapes of northern culture. In an age when women artists were excluded from the professional art world, this group became the first Canadian art movement to be at the forefront of women. The National Gallery of Canada has four of her pieces in their collection. Her work is also in the collections at the Art Gallery of Ontario and the Art Gallery of Hamilton.
Lemon Orange Lime Snow Life Study 1
Lemon Orange Lime
Snow Life Study 1
painted January 16, 2025, 10" x 8" (w x h), using Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and Winsor & Newton watercolors, all selected for light fastness and permanence and wax resist on 140 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.$300
Saturday, January 24, 2026
Lemon Orange Lime Snow Life Study 2
Snow Life Study 2
painted January 16, 2025, 10" x 8" (w x h), using Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and Winsor & Newton watercolors, all selected for light fastness and permanence and wax resist on 140 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.$300
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Irish Flagged Citrus
$400
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Strange but True Facts
The Irish flag
has three vertical color stripes,
green, white, and orange, left to right,
while The Ivory Coast flag has the same three
vertical color stripes, green, white,
and orange, but right to left.
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by Bruce McMillan
Sunning on a snow high hill,
lime green and orange orange,
though quiet, chatting away,
gee,
Lime asks "Ever wonder why
we have an Irish accent?
"Nope. Talking up here you 'sleigh'
me."
"But really, why?" "No idea.
Let's simply enjoy the view
up here and flag that cliché,
see?
All text and photos and art copyright 2026 Bruce McMillan
Sunday, January 18, 2026
D'Anjou Pear Pair There...
Snow Life Study 2
$700
Friday, January 16, 2026
Green D'Anjou Pear Pair There...
Snow Life Study 1
on snow by my home in Shapleigh, Maine, painted January 12, 2026, 14" x 11" (w x h), using Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and Winsor & Newton watercolors, all 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.$700
Forelle Pear Pair Snow Sunning...
Snow Sunning Under Blue Sky
$400
Sunday, January 11, 2026
A Touching Conversation
$400
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