Splash Walking Where Skiers Skied
cross country in the fields beside my home in Shapleigh, Maine on January 28, 2014, sketched on January 29, 2014
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton watercolors, #3 graphite, on 140 lb.
Strathmore Series 500 hot press archival watercolor paper
unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping
online at the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge HEREalso online at the Daily Paintworks Snow Challenge HERE
"Your challenge this week is to paint snow."
I love looking down at the blue sky caught in snow's shadows, defining the white of snow. I also love splashing through snow in my vintage forty-year-old Red Ball boots, purchased then for my days as a Maine island caretaker and fishing my few lobster traps. Like the local fishermen, I wrapped my socked feet with newspapers for insulation.
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Red Balls in Snow
by Bruce McMillan
by Bruce McMillan
© 2014 Bruce McMillan, may not be used without permission
My feet swinging,
splashing in snow,
wearing my Red Ball boots;
crystals flying,
out on the go,
wearing my Red Ball boots;
shadows catching
sky blue, below,
wearing my Red Ball boots;
sunny hiking,
thinking long ago,
wearing my Red Ball boots.
splashing in snow,
wearing my Red Ball boots;
crystals flying,
out on the go,
wearing my Red Ball boots;
shadows catching
sky blue, below,
wearing my Red Ball boots;
sunny hiking,
thinking long ago,
wearing my Red Ball boots.
2 comments:
Wonderful watercolor! I like this impression of walking in your steps, of feeling this so white and clean snow under my feet, of hearing the little crisp sounds of my walk. This WC reminded me of beautiful walks around my home in Quebec City (near the Montmorency Falls)when I was young.
Love this, the poem and looking through your blog. Simple but so sophisticated. I see Lois Dodd, John Marin influences.
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