Tuesday, December 31, 2013

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

Monday, December 30, 2013

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

Sunday, December 29, 2013

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

Saturday, December 28, 2013

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

Thursday, December 26, 2013

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

Wednesday, December 25, 2013

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

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

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

Monday, December 23, 2013

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

Sunday, December 22, 2013

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

Friday, December 20, 2013

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

Thursday, December 19, 2013

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

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

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
 

Monday, December 16, 2013

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

Sunday, December 15, 2013

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

Saturday, December 14, 2013

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

Friday, December 13, 2013

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 

Thursday, December 12, 2013

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

Monday, December 9, 2013

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 

Sunday, December 8, 2013

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
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.


Friday, December 6, 2013

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

Thursday, December 5, 2013

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

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

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

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

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

Monday, December 2, 2013

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

Sunday, December 1, 2013

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