Self Portrait in the Back Fields

Self Portrait
in the Back Fields

While sitting on the bench,
taking a break picking blueberries
and shooting a self timed photo
in the evening of July 16, 2013,
sketched on July 17, 2013

Watercolor on 140 lb. acid free Strathmore paper,

6"x 4" unframed

NFS

Watercolor Sketches Exhibition

Watercolor Sketches Exhibition
selections from my daily sketching over the past year

June 27 to September 2, 2013
at the Springvale Public Library, 443 Main Street, Springvale, Maine
Library hours: Monday - Wednesday 9:30-7:00 pm,
Thursday 9:30-5:00 pm and Saturday 9:00-2:00 pm

Purchasing Paintings:

All watercolors (except 62, Library Blocks, a gift to the library) are for sale. The solid teak frames are included and may be hung or stand on a surface. The price is $100 plus $5.00 sales tax. For paintings sold during the exhibition I'll be donating half of all sales to the library's children's room. You may purchase online by emailing me at bruce@brucemcmillan.com or at the library's circulation desk, payment in check or cash at the library or check by mail to me, the painting marked sold upon receipt of the check. Once you've paid for your selection a silver star will be placed on the painting's title tag to indicate it's sold. However, paintings can not be picked up until after the exhibition closes on Labor Day, September 2nd. If you can not pick yours up, include $10.00 for shipping and I'll ship it to you.

No paintings are signed yet. All sold paintings will be signed on their back at the conclusion of the exhibition. Like Georgia O'Keeffe, I sign on the back to avoid the visual distraction of a signature.

62) Library Blocks

(Gift to the Library)
at the Springvale Public Library
on June 20, 2013, sketched on June 27, 2013

Watercolor on 140 lb. acid free Strathmore paper,
6"x 4" unframed, 8.375" x 6.375" framed, gifted framed

NFS

Hanging on the Walls of the Community Room

1) Space under Yellow Tulips

Space under Yellow Tulips

with the blue sky seen on my porch on March 30, 2013, 

sketched on April 2, 2013

Watercolor on 140 lb. acid free Strathmore paper, 

6"x 4" unframed, 8.375" x 6.375" framed, sold framed 

$100 plus $5 sales tax plus $10 shipping (if necessary)

Half of all sales will be donated by me to the Children's Room at the Springvale Public Library for sales made between June 27 and September 2, 2013.

2) Eastern Phoebe Chicks at Two Days Old

Eastern Phoebe Chicks 

(Sayornis phoebe) 

at Two Days Old

in the nest by my door May 28, 2013, sketched on June 1, 2013

Watercolor on 140 lb. acid free Strathmore paper, 

6"x 4" unframed, 8.375" x 6.375" framed, sold framed 

$100 plus $5 sales tax plus $10 shipping (if necessary)

Half of all sales will be donated by me to the Children's Room at the Springvale Public Library for sales made between June 27 and September 2, 2013.

3) Obedient Plant

Obedient Plant 

(Physostegia virginiana) in my raised bed perennial garden 

on September 13, 2012, sketched on September 14, 2012

Watercolor on 140 lb. acid free Strathmore paper,
6"x 4" unframed, 8.375" x 6.375" framed, sold framed

$100 plus $5 sales tax plus $10 shipping (if necessary)

Half of all sales will be donated by me to the Children's Room at the Springvale Public Library for sales made between June 27 and September 2, 2013.

4) Late Light Line Bars on the Back Field

Late Light Line Bars 

on the Back Field 

on the ponds behind my home on December 12, 2012, 

sketched on December 13, 2012

Watercolor on 140 lb. acid free Strathmore paper,
6"x 4" unframed, 8.375" x 6.375" framed, sold framed

$100 plus $5 sales tax plus $10 shipping (if necessary)

Half of all sales will be donated by me to the Children's Room at the Springvale Public Library for sales made between June 27 and September 2, 2013.

5) The Lone Bench in Winter

The Lone Bench in Winter

in the back field on March 24, 2013, 

sketched on March 25, 2013

Watercolor on 140 lb. acid free Strathmore paper,
6"x 4" unframed, 8.375" x 6.375" framed, sold framed

$100 plus $5 sales tax plus $10 shipping (if necessary)

Half of all sales will be donated by me to the Children's Room at the Springvale Public Library for sales made between June 27 and September 2, 2013.

6) Pine Stand in the Marsh

Pine Stand in the Marsh

by the Little River 

at the Rachel Carson Wildlife Sanctuary 

on November 10, 2012, sketched on November 13, 2012

Watercolor on 140 lb. acid free Strathmore paper,
6"x 4" unframed, 8.375" x 6.375" framed, sold framed

$100 plus $5 sales tax plus $10 shipping (if necessary)

Half of all sales will be donated by me to the Children's Room at the Springvale Public Library for sales made between June 27 and September 2, 2013.

7) Spring Point Ledge Light

Spring Point Ledge Light

with a class field trip picnic in South Portland, Maine 

on June 19, 2013, sketched on June 21, 2013

Watercolor on 140 lb. acid free Strathmore paper,
6"x 4" unframed, 8.375" x 6.375" framed, sold framed

$100 plus $5 sales tax plus $10 shipping (if necessary)

Half of all sales will be donated by me to the Children's Room at the Springvale Public Library for sales made between June 27 and September 2, 2013.

8) Gull Glide

Gull Glide

over Parsons Beach on April 17, 2013, sketched on April 20, 2013

Watercolor on 140 lb. acid free Strathmore paper,
6"x 4" unframed, 8.375" x 6.375" framed, sold framed
Donated to the Springvale (Maine) Public Library's Brews for Books Auction,
October 4, 2013, it sold for $55

9) The Little River behind Parson's Beach at Dusk

The Little River
behind Parson's Beach
at Dusk

in Wells, Maine looking toward Kennebunk, Maine
on April 5, 2013, sketched on April 7, 2013

Watercolor on 140 lb. acid free Strathmore paper,
6"x 4" unframed, 8.375" x 6.375" framed, sold framed

$100 plus $5 sales tax plus $10 shipping (if necessary)
SOLD

Half of all sales will be donated by me to the Children's Room at the Springvale Public Library for sales made between June 27 and September 2, 2013.

10) The Bench by the Pond

The Bench by the Pond

at the second pond on my ponds walk 

on April 29, 2013, sketched on May 2, 2013

Watercolor on 140 lb. acid free Strathmore paper,
6"x 4" unframed, 8.375" x 6.375" framed, sold framed

$100 plus $5 sales tax plus $10 shipping (if necessary)

Half of all sales will be donated by me to the Children's Room at the Springvale Public Library for sales made between June 27 and September 2, 2013.

11) A Couple Passing By

A Couple Passing By

in Prescott Park in Portsmouth, New Hampshire 

seen in the view looking over the Piscataqua River to Maine 

on May 25, 2013, sketched on May 26, 2013

Watercolor on 140 lb. acid free Strathmore paper,
6"x 4" unframed, 8.375" x 6.375" framed, sold framed

$100 plus $5 sales tax plus $10 shipping (if necessary)

Half of all sales will be donated by me to the Children's Room at the Springvale Public Library for sales made between June 27 and September 2, 2013.

12) The Casco Bay Aucocisco III Ferry

The Casco Bay 

Aucocisco III Ferry

speeding by on Casco Bay as seen from the Maquoit II ferry

on June 26, 2012, sketched on June 27, 2012

Watercolor on 140 lb. acid free Strathmore paper,

6"x 4" unframed, 8.375" x 6.375" framed, sold framed

$100 plus $5 sales tax plus $10 shipping (if necessary)

Half of all sales will be donated by me to the Children's Room at the Springvale Public Library for sales made between June 27 and September 2, 2013.

13) Dinghies at the Dock

Dinghies at the Dock

in Kennebunkport by the bait shack on October 1, 2012,
sketched on October 2, 2012

Watercolor on 140 lb. acid free Strathmore paper,
6"x 4" unframed, 8.375" x 6.375" framed, sold framed

$100 plus $5 sales tax plus $10 shipping (if necessary)

Half of all sales will be donated by me to the Children's Room at the Springvale Public Library for sales made between June 27 and September 2, 2013.

14) A Clammer on the Flats

A Clammer on the Flats

along Route 103 in York, Maine on December 9, 2012, 

sketched on December 11, 2012

Watercolor on 140 lb. acid free Strathmore paper,
6"x 4" unframed, 8.375" x 6.375" framed, sold framed

$100 plus $5 sales tax plus $10 shipping (if necessary)

Half of all sales will be donated by me to the Children's Room at the Springvale Public Library for sales made between June 27 and September 2, 2013.

15) Snow aboard Dinghies

Snow aboard Dinghies

at the dock in Cape Porpoise, Harbor, Maine 

on February 25, 2013, sketched on March 7, 2013

Watercolor on 140 lb. acid free Strathmore paper,
6"x 4" unframed, 8.375" x 6.375" framed, sold framed

$100 plus $5 sales tax plus $10 shipping (if necessary)

Half of all sales will be donated by me to the Children's Room at the Springvale Public Library for sales made between June 27 and September 2, 2013.

16) 8:25 at 49 Market Street

8:25 at 49 Market Street

in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on March 9, 2013,

sketched on March 10, 2013

Watercolor on 140 lb. acid free Strathmore paper,
6"x 4" unframed, 8.375" x 6.375" framed, sold framed

$100 plus $5 sales tax plus $10 shipping (if necessary)

Half of all sales will be donated by me to the Children's Room at the Springvale Public Library for sales made between June 27 and September 2, 2013.

17) Rockin' on New Years Eve

Rockin' on New Years Eve

with the Rock My Soul gospel singers at the South Church 

in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on December 31, 2012, 

 sketched on December 31, 2012

Watercolor on 140 lb. acid free Strathmore paper,
6"x 4" unframed, 8.375" x 6.375" framed, sold framed

$100 plus $5 sales tax plus $10 shipping (if necessary)

Half of all sales will be donated by me to the Children's Room at the Springvale Public Library for sales made between June 27 and September 2, 2013.

18) Field of Greens

Field of Greens

and the woods by the back fields behind my home 

on June 14, 2013, sketched on June 23, 2013

Watercolor on 140 lb. acid free Strathmore paper,
6"x 4" unframed, 8.375" x 6.375" framed, sold framed

$100 plus $5 sales tax plus $10 shipping (if necessary)

Half of all sales will be donated by me to the Children's Room at the Springvale Public Library for sales made between June 27 and September 2, 2013.

19) The West Side of Home

The West Side of Home

the sunset side in Shapleigh, Maine on September 15, 2012, 

sketched on September 20, 2012

Watercolor on 140 lb. acid free Strathmore paper,
6"x 4" unframed, 8.375" x 6.375" framed, sold framed

$100 plus $5 sales tax plus $10 shipping (if necessary)

Half of all sales will be donated by me to the Children's Room at the Springvale Public Library for sales made between June 27 and September 2, 2013.

20) Chimney in the Peeks

Chimney in the Peeks

of my home on December 12, 2012, 

 sketched on December 13, 2012

Watercolor on 140 lb. acid free Strathmore paper,
6"x 4" unframed, 8.375" x 6.375" framed, sold framed

$100 plus $5 sales tax plus $10 shipping (if necessary)

Half of all sales will be donated by me to the Children's Room at the Springvale Public Library for sales made between June 27 and September 2, 2013.

21) Window to Snow on my Roof

Window to Snow on my Roof

on a sunny day after a snowfall, on March 20, 2013, 

sketched on March 22, 2013

Watercolor on 140 lb. acid free Strathmore paper,
6"x 4" unframed, 8.375" x 6.375" framed, sold framed

$100 plus $5 sales tax plus $10 shipping (if necessary)

Half of all sales will be donated by me to the Children's Room at the Springvale Public Library for sales made between June 27 and September 2, 2013.

22) The Driveway in Mud Season

The Driveway in Mud Season 

at my home on March 8, 2013, 

sketched on March 12, 2013

Watercolor on 140 lb. acid free Strathmore paper,
6"x 4" unframed, 8.375" x 6.375" framed, sold framed

$100 plus $5 sales tax plus $10 shipping (if necessary)

Half of all sales will be donated by me to the Children's Room at the Springvale Public Library for sales made between June 27 and September 2, 2013.

23) Three Popped Poppies

Three Popped Poppies

in one of my rock gardens on an overcast day
on June 18, 2013, sketched on June 19, 2013
Watercolor on 140 lb. acid free Strathmore paper,
Donated to the Springvale (Maine) Public Library's Brews for Books Auction,
October 4, 2013, it sold for $55

24) Her in Ice

Her in Ice 

form in the ice in my stream as an abstract 

on January 27, 2013, sketched on January 28, 2013

Watercolor on 140 lb. acid free Strathmore paper,
6"x 4" unframed, 8.375" x 6.375" framed, sold framed

$100 plus $5 sales tax plus $10 shipping (if necessary)

Half of all sales will be donated by me to the Children's Room at the Springvale Public Library for sales made between June 27 and September 2, 2013.

25) Gull over a Dock

Gull over a Dock

at Fort Popham in Popham Beach, Maine

on February 21, 2013, sketched on February 21, 2013

6"x 4" unframed, 8.375" x 6.375" framed, sold framed

$100 plus $5 sales tax plus $10 shipping (if necessary)

Half of all sales will be donated by me to the Children's Room at the Springvale Public Library for sales made between June 27 and September 2, 2013.

The Guest Book and Show Catalogue

26) Wetlands of the Little River at Dusk

Wetlands of the
Little River at Dusk 

at the Rachel Carson Preserve in Kennebunk, Maine 

on April 6, 2013, sketched on April 7, 2013

Watercolor on 140 lb. acid free Strathmore paper,
6"x 4" unframed, 8.375" x 6.375" framed, sold framed

$100 plus $5 sales tax plus $10 shipping (if necessary)

Half of all sales will be donated by me to the Children's Room at the Springvale Public Library for sales made between June 27 and September 2, 2013.