White Amaryllis in Snow

White Amaryllis in Snow

set in my snowy yard in Shapleigh, Maine on December 29, 2013,
sketched on January 1, 2014
10" x 8", Winsor & Newton watercolors on 140 lb.
Strathmore Series 500 hot press archival watercolor paper also online at the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge HERE

unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping

Birch Trunk...

Birch Trunk Packed in the Snow

in the woods by my stream in Shapleigh, Maine on December 27, 2013,
sketched on December 31, 2013
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton watercolors on 140 lb. Strathmore hot press archival watercolor paper
unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping

My Apple Tree...

My Apple Tree
Wearing Winter as the Sun Sets

in Shapleigh, Maine on December 27, 2013, sketched on December 30, 2013
9" x 6", Winsor & Newton watercolors on 140 lb.
Strathmore Series 400 hot press archival watercolor paper
unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping

Office/Garage in Winter

Office/Garage in Winter

after a fresh blanket of snow in Shapleigh, Maine on December 28, 2013,
sketched on December 29, 2013
9" x 6", Winsor & Newton watercolors on 140 lb. Strathmore Series 400
cold press archival watercolor paper
unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping

Snow on...

Snow on American Beech Leaves

in the woods by my brook in Shapleigh, Maine on December 27, 2013,
sketched on December 28, 2013
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton watercolors on 140 lb.
Strathmore hot press archival watercolor paper  
unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping

Mother and Son

Mother and Son

Daughter-in-Law Megan and Grandson Teague on Holiday in Salzburg Austria,
from a photo by son Brett on December 24, 2013, sketched on December 26, 2013
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton watercolors on 140 lb. Strathmore hot press archival watercolor paper

Brothers

Brothers

Grandson Finn and Grandson Teague fooling around on holiday in Austria
on December 25, 2013, sketched in Shapleigh from
a photo by son Brett on December 25, 2013
6" x 4", Winsor & Newton watercolors on 140 lb.
Strathmore cold press archival watercolor paper

White Pine Needles Iced

White Pine Needles Iced
(Pinus strobus)

after the sun came out from an ice storm in Shapleigh, Maine
on December 24, 2013, sketched on December 24, 2013
9" x 6", Winsor & Newton watercolors on 140 lb.
Strathmore Series 400 cold press archival watercolor paper
unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping

Kings of the Mountain...

Kings of the Mountain
Grandson Finn and Grandson Teague

at Steinplatte, Austria HERE from a reference photo by son Brett
on December 22, 2013, sketched on December 23, 2013
9" x 6", Winsor & Newton watercolors on 140 lb.
Strathmore Series 400 cold press archival watercolor paper
This painting is included and on display in the
Away From Home Challenge by Keiko Tanabe at Daily Paintworks HERE

Grandson Finn Catching Big Air

Grandson Finn Catching Big Air

at Steinplatte, Austria HERE from a reference photo by son Brett on December 22, 2013,
sketched on December 22, 2013
9" x 6", Winsor & Newton watercolors
on 140 lb. Strathmore Series 400 cold press archival watercolor paper

Amaryllis Green Bud in Snow

Amaryllis Green Bud in Snow

in my yard in Shapleigh, Maine on December 21, 2013,
sketched on December 22, 2013
9" x 7", Winsor & Newton watercolors on 140 lb.
Strathmore 400 Series cold press archival watercolor paper
unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping

Upon Awakening

Upon Awakening

the view when I first opened my eyes at home in Shapleigh, Maine
on December 20, 2013, sketched on December 20, 2013
9" x 6", Winsor & Newton watercolors on 300 lb.
Arches Canson cold press cotton archival watercolor paper
unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping

Beech Leaves on a Snowy Day

Beech Leaves on a Snowy Day

in the woods by my home in Shapleigh, Maine on December 16, 2013,
sketched on December 19, 2013
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton watercolors on 140 lb.
Strathmore 500 Series hot press archival watercolor paper
unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping

The South Side of Home

The South Side of Home

in winter's snow in Shapleigh, Maine on December 16, 2013, sketched on December 19, 2013
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton watercolors on 140 lb.
Strathmore 500 Series hot press archival watercolor paper 

unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping

Home Tucked in Snow

Home Tucked in Snow

My home on Fort Ridge in Shapleigh, Maine on December 16, 2013, sketched on December 18, 2013
9" x 6", Winsor & Newton watercolors on 140 lb.
Strathmore 500 Series hot press archival watercolor paper

unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping

Beech Leaves Over Snow

Beech Leaves Over Snow

in my woods in Shapleigh, Maine on December 16, 2013, sketched on December 17, 2013
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton watercolors on 140 lb. Strathmore 500 Series hot press archival watercolor paper

unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping

 

Rock Wall Blanketed in Snow

Rock Wall Blanketed in Snow

behind my home in Shapleigh, Maine on December 15, 2013, sketched on December 15, 2013
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton watercolors on 140 lb. Strathmore hot press archival watercolor paper

unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping

The Snow Covered Bend...

The Snow Covered Bend
in the Apple Branch Smiles

on the apple tree in my yard at Shapleigh, Maine
on December 13, 2013, sketched on December 15, 2013
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton watercolors on 140 lb Lanaquarelle
hot press acid free mould made watercolor paper made in France

unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping

Sunset Below Freezing

Sunset Below Freezing

as seen from my house walkway over Fort Ridge
in Shapleigh, Maine on December 13, 2013,
sketched on December 14, 2013
9" x 6", Winsor & Newton watercolors on 300 lb.
Arches cold pressed 100% cotton watercolor paper

unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping

Atop Fort Ridge

Atop Fort Ridge

in the snow dusted back fields in Shapleigh, Maine
on December 11, 2013, sketched on December 12, 2013
7" x 5.5", Winsor & Newton watercolors on
Fabriano Artistico 300 lb. soft press watercolor paper

unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping 

Winter Comes to the First Pond

Winter Comes to the First Pond

on the ponds walk behind my home in Shapleigh, Maine
on December 11, 2013, sketched on December 12, 2013
7" x 5.5", Winsor & Newton watercolors on
Fabriano Artistico 300 lb. soft press watercolor paper  

unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping

Adorned in Zorn

Adorned in Zorn
This weeks Daily Paintworks Zorn Palette Challenge
is to use only the limited palette of noted Swedish painter
Anders Zorn (1860-1920) who is known not only for his fine
paintings, but also for his extensive use of a limited palette of
four colors, Titanium White, Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Red,
and Ivory Black. Painted from a past photo shoot in
Shapleigh, it was sketched on December 9, 2013.
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton watercolors on 140 lb.
Strathmore hot press archival watercolor paper

unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping

 Zorn's use of the limited palette is seen here in...

Nude

Anders Zorn

Watercolor, circa 1920 

Beech Leaves Dripping Icicles

Beech Leaves Dripping Icicles
in my back field in Shapleigh, Maine on December 7, 2013,
sketched on December 8, 2013
7" x 5.5", Winsor & Newton watercolors on
Fabriano Artistico 300 lb. soft press watercolor paper 

unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping

A Lobsterman, Nancy, Judy, and Todd...

A Lobsterman, Nancy, Judy,
and Todd, the Lobsterman painter,
at the Open House

at The Button Factory art studios in Portsmouth, NH on December 6, 2013,
sketched on December 7, 2013
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton watercolors on 140 lb. Strathmore hot press archival watercolor paper
unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping

Nancy is a participant in Todd's painting workshops.
Judy Schubert is too and has a web site HERE
And Todd...

Grit

Todd Bonita

Oil on linen, 30" x 24"

See it on Todd's art blog HERE

While chatting with Todd I was amused to find that he also uses cheap "chip" brushes like these HERE.

The Band

The Band

at the Button Factory Open House preview
in Portsmouth, Maine on December 6, 2013,
sketched on December 7, 2013

7" x 5.5", Winsor & Newton watercolors on
Fabriano Artistico 300 lb. soft press watercolor paper 

unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping

House Sparrow on a Railing

House Sparrow on a Railing

(Passer domesticus) at the fishing dock on Cape Porpoise, Maine
on December 4, 2013, sketched on December 6, 2013
7" x 5.5", Winsor & Newton watercolors on
Fabriano Artistico 300 lb. soft press watercolor paper 

unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping

Unloading the Buoys

Unloading the Buoys

on the Cape Porpoise Dock in Cape Porpoise, Maine
on December 4, 2013, sketched on December 5, 2013
7" x 5.5", Winsor & Newton watercolors on
Fabriano Artistico 300 lb. soft press watercolor paper  

unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping

The Last Rose Hip

The Last Rose Hip

(Rosa rugosa) in the rock garden in my yard in Shapleigh, Maine
on December 2, 2013, sketched on December 3, 2013
7" x 5.5", Winsor & Newton watercolors on
Fabriano Artistico 300 lb. soft press watercolor paper  

unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping

December Stream...

December Stream in My Woods

on a foggy rainy day in Shapleigh, Maine
on December 2, 2013, sketched on December 2, 2013
7" x 5.5", Winsor & Newton watercolors on
Fabriano Artistico 300 lb. soft press watercolor paper
unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping

Snow Dusts My Yard...

Snow Dusts My Yard on Fort Ridge

as seen from my bathroom window in Shapleigh, Maine
on December 1, 2013, sketched on December 1, 2013
7" x 5.5", Winsor & Newton watercolors on
Fabriano Artistico 300 lb. soft press watercolor paper 

unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping

Sunset Birch with Lichens

Sunset Birch with Lichens

in a back field beside the woods behind my home in Shapleigh, Maine
on November 29, 2013, sketched on November 30, 2013
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton watercolors on 140 lb. Strathmore hot press archival watercolor paper
unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping

Backfields Sunset Light

Backfields Sunset Light

in Shapleigh, Maine on November 29, 2013, sketched on November 29, 2013
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton watercolors on 140 lb.
unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping

Thanksgiving Chickadee

Thanksgiving Chickadee

 at Rick and Pat Kay-Schiess' bird feeder in Shapleigh, Maine
on November 28, 2013, sketched on November 28, 2013
9" x 6", Winsor & Newton watercolors on 140 lb.
series 400 Strathmore cold press archival watercolor paper

Private Collection

Mountain Ash Tree...

Mountain Ash Tree Trunk at Dusk

in my yard in Shapleigh, Maine
on November 27, 2013, sketched on November 27, 2013
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton watercolors on 140 lb.
Strathmore hot press archival watercolor paper

unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping

Bell Buoy off Ogunquit

Bell Buoy off Ogunquit

at sunset seen from Laudholm Beach in Wells, Maine
on November 16, 2013, sketched on November 26, 2013
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton watercolors on 140 lb.
Strathmore hot press archival watercolor paper
unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping

Cloud as a Cowboy Hat

Cloud as a Cowboy Hat

from the Daily Paintworks November 24th Challenge photo, 
sketched on November 25, 2013 using only a #20 Winsor & Newton brush,
I like big brushes. 9" x 6", Winsor & Newton watercolors on 140 lb.
Strathmore cold press series 400 archival watercolor paper
unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping
See it online at the Daily Paintworks Challenge HERE

The Daily Paintworks Challenge Photo

is from a painter friend, Carol Marine, who now lives in Oregon,
likely where she took this photo. But it reminded me of my visit
in Texas where I took her oil painting workshop, and where she used to live.
I'd also stayed with Carol and her family for a brief visit so
I couldn't resist having a little fun with Texas.

First Dusting of Snow

First Dusting of Snow

on the back fields behind my home on Fort Ridge in Shapleigh, Maine
on November 24, 2013, sketched on November 24, 2013
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton watercolors on 140 lb. Strathmore hot press archival watercolor paper
unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping

Sunset Wave

Sunset Wave

at Laudholm Beach in Wells, Maine on November 16, 2013, sketched on November 23, 2013
9" x 6", Winsor & Newton watercolors on 300 lb. Arches cold press cotton watercolor paper 

unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping

A Gull Walked By

A Gull Walked By

a Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) strolling on Laudholm Beach in Wells, Maine
on November 16, 2013, sketched on November 22, 2013
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton watercolors on 140 lb. Strathmore hot press archival watercolor paper

unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping
Sold

This gull now resides in Montreal, Canada at the residence of artist Martine Paquet (matches the wall color nicely). It was an artist-to-artist trade. In return...

....Deaux Poires / Two Pears, Martine Paquet, watercolor on Saunders Waterford Series 140 lb watercolor paper, 7" x 6", online at her art blog HERE, now resides at my home.

Still Curious Gull - Oil

Still Curious Gull

an American Herring Gull (Larus argentatus smithsonianus)
at Laudholm Beach in Wells, Maine, on November 16, 2013,
sketched on November 21, 2013
6" x 6", Winsor & Newton oils a Raymar linen panel

unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping

Curious Gull

Curious Gull

an American Herring Gull (Larus argentatus smithsonianus)
at Laudholm Beach in Wells, Maine, on November 16, 2013,
sketched on November 20, 2013
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton watercolors on 140 lb. Strathmore hot press archival watercolor paper

 unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping

Runway Acceleration

Runway Acceleration

of a Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
on the low tide sand at Laudholm Beach in Wells, Maine
on November 16, 2013, sketched on November 18, 2013
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton watercolors on 140 lb.
Strathmore hot press archival watercolor paper

unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping

Liftoff

Liftoff

of an American Herring Gull (Larus argentatus smithsonianus)
in over the shallows of Laudholm Beach in Wells, Maine
on November 16, 2013, sketched on November 18, 2013
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton watercolors on 140 lb.
Strathmore hot press archival watercolor paper

unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping

 

On Contemplating Sand

On Contemplating Sand

A Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
on Laudholm Beach in Wells, Maine on November 16, 2013,
sketched on November 17, 2013
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton watercolors on 140 lb.
Strathmore hot press 500 Series archival watercolor paper

unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping 

Herring Gull Feeding

Herring Gull Feeding

in the surf at Laudholm Beach in Wells, Maine on November 16, 2013,
sketched on November 16, 2013
9" x 6", Winsor & Newton watercolors on 140 lb.
Strathmore cold press 400 Series archival watercolor paper

unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping