Quiet Sunset Over Wolfeboro

Quiet Sunset Over Wolfeboro

in April before the tourists arrive in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire
on April 28, 2015, sketched on April 30, 2015
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $9.50 shipping = $115.00

High Point Selfie Pause

High Point Selfie Pause

at a high point along the woods walk behind my home in Shapleigh, Maine
on April 25, 2015, sketched on April 29, 2015
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
NFS

First Pond Ice Out

First Pond Ice Out

looking west during a ponds walk in Shapleigh, Maine
on April 25, 2015, sketched on April 28, 2015
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Fluffy Up a Tree

Fluffy Up a Tree

A North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) climbing
a red maple tree in the back fields behind my home in Shapleigh, Maine
on April 25, 2015, sketched on April 27, 2015
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Twirling Selfie

Twirling Selfie

from a photo taken with my camera held up, dangling, and
twirling from the wrist strap while the self timer took photos
by the road along the first pond on my woods walk
behind my home in Shapleigh, Maine on April 25, 2015, sketched on April 26, 2015
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
NFS

Ranunculus One

Ranunculus One

a potted White Persian Ranunculus (Ranunculus asiaticus)
set out in my yard Shapleigh, Maine on April 24, 2015,
sketched on April 25, 2015
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors,
#3 graphite, wax resist, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink
on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Sunset Light from My Window

Sunset Light from My Window

looking southeast across Fort Ridge in Shapleigh, Maine
on April 23, 2015, sketched on April 24, 2015
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Model Meghan

Model Meghan

at the Wednesday night drawing group in Kennebunkport, Maine
on April 22, 2015, sketched on April 22, 2015
12" x 9", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, sold framed, $170 plus $9.35 sales tax plus $15.65 S&H = $195.00

Oh, Deer

Oh, Deer

a northern white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus borealis), 
in my yard in Shapleigh, Maine on April 21, 2015, sketched on April 22, 2015
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, sold framed, $170 plus $9.35 sales tax plus $15.65 S&H = $195.00

The Uncurling Unfurling

The Uncurling Unfurling

of a Trumpet Lily (Lilium longiflorum) set out on my blueberry bush
in Shapleigh, Maine on April 18, 2015, sketched on April 21, 2015
10" x 8", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. 500 Series Premium
Strathmore 100% cotton acid free archival watercolor paper
framed, sold framed, $170 plus $9.35 sales tax plus $15.65 S&H = $195.00

White Persian Ranunculus

White Persian Ranunculus

Potted (Ranunculus asiaticus) held up outside in my yard in Shapleigh, Maine
on April 18, 2015, sketched on April 20, 2015
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, #3 graphite on 140 lb.
Fabriano Artistico cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Returning Robin Above

Returning Robin Above

An American robin (Turdus migratorius) on
a maple tree behind my home in Shapleigh, Maine
on April 71, 2015, sketched on April 19, 2015
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Ready for Greens

Ready for Greens

The fields to woods walk behind my home in Shapleigh, Maine
after the snow melts and before the spring growth
on April 17, 2015, sketched on April 18, 2015
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Icing Out

Icing Out

at the first pond on the walk behind my home in Shapleigh, Maine
on April 16, 2015, sketched on April 17, 2015
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Trumpets Spring Forth

Trumpets Spring Forth

Trumpet Lilies (Lilium longiflorum) set out on my deck
in Shapleigh, Maine on April 12, 2015, sketched on April 7, 2015
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors,
#3 graphite, on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Tulips Departing

Tulips Departing

potted tulips set out on my deck railing in Shapleigh, Maine
on April 12, 2015, sketched on April 13, 2015
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors,
#3 graphite, on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper

framed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Stream Snow Melt

Stream Snow Melt

my stream in Shapleigh, Maine
on April 12, 2015, sketched on April 13, 2015
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors,
on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico  cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Snow Goes

Snow Goes

in the back fields behind my home in Shapleigh, Maine
on April 11, 2015, sketched on April 12, 2015
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper

framed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Just Under a Tulip

Just Under a Tulip

set out on my deck railing in Shapleigh, Maine
on April 11, 2015, sketched on April 11, 2015
6" x 4", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, 
on 140 lb. Strathmore cold press acid free watercolor paper

framed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $9.50 shipping = $115.00

New Stargazers

New Stargazers

Two Stargazer Lilies (Lilium orientalis) set out

on my deck railing in Shapleigh, Maine

on April 9, 2015, sketched on April 10, 2015

12" x 9", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors,

and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb.

Fabriano Artistico cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper

framed, sold framed, $170 plus $9.35 sales tax plus $15.65 S&H = $195.00

New Stargazers

by Bruce McMillan

 

In nine-teen-seventy-four,

that's sure a lot of numbers,

and not very long ago,

Leslie bred a new flower

out in California,

an oriental lily,

quite colorful, and because

it faced skyward, to the stars,

actually our sun, and our

sun is a star, anyway,

Leslie named it Stargazer

even though flowers can't see.

Hmm, I wonder if Leslie

looks up...or at her flowers.

poem © 2015 Bruce McMillan
not for reuse without permission

 

Five Minute Sketch Sitting

Five Minute Sketch Sitting

at the Kennebunkport, Maine Wednesday
Evening Drawing Group on April 8, 2015
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
framed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Tulips Spring Fourever

Tulips Spring Fourever

Potted tulips set out on my deck at my home in Shapleigh, Maine
on April 7, 2015, sketched on April 7, 2015
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
NFS, gifted to the buyer of three amaryllis paintings

Stream in a Leafless Wood

Stream in a Leafless Wood

the stream in my woods below my home in Shapleigh, Maine
on April 4, 2015, sketched on April 7, 2015
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Melting to a Stream

Melting to a Stream

in my woods below my home in Shapleigh, Maine
on April 4, 2015, sketched on April 5, 2015
10" x 8", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. 500 Series
Strathmore cold press 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, sold framed, $170 plus $9.35 sales tax plus $15.65 S&H = $195.00

Trumpet Lily Blooms

Trumpet Lily Blooms

a Trumpet Lily (Lilium longiflorum) set out on my deck
on April 3, 2015, sketched on April  4, 2015
12" x 9", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, sold framed, $170 plus $9.35 sales tax plus $15.65 S&H = $195.00

Trumpeting Spring
by Bruce McMillan

The frozen ground is yielding mud.
The air is blowing windy cold.
I yearn for blossoms, just a bud,
a flower, spring, that I can hold.

And so I buy a blooming plant,
one to herald the season's change,
trumpeting notes, so confidant,
white blooms among white snow, so strange.

So I embrace my spring surprise,
forced flowers pushed beyond restraint,
that I brought here, my enterprise,
to lift my spirits and to paint.

poem © 2015 Bruce McMillan
not for reuse without permission

Today and Tomorrow

Today and Tomorrow

a Trumpet Lily (Lilium longiflorum) set out on my deck
on April 3, 2015, sketched on April  3, 2015
10" x 8", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. 500 Series
Strathmore cold press 100% cotton watercolor paper

framed, sold framed, $170 plus $9.35 sales tax plus $15.65 S&H = $195.00

Today and Tomorrow
by Bruce McMillan

I celebrate the
flower of today
open to the world,

while looking forward
to a blossom yet
to come, unfurled.

poem © 2015 Bruce McMillan
not for reuse without permission

 

End of Narcissus

End of Narcissus

water-lacking Tete-a-Tete Narcissus flowers
set out in my yard on April 2, 2015, sketched on April 2, 2015
10" x 8", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, #3 graphite,
on 140 lb. 500 Series Strathmore cold press 100% cotton watercolor paper

framed, sold framed, $170 plus $9.35 sales tax plus $15.65 S&H = $195.00

 

End of Narcissus Study

water-lacking Tete-a-Tete Narcissus flowers
set out in my yard on April 2, 2015, sketched on April 2, 2015
10" x 8", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, #3 graphite,
on 140 lb. 500 Series Strathmore cold press 100% cotton watercolor paper

framed, sold framed, each $170 plus $9.35 sales tax plus $15.65 S&H = $195.00

Model Krystal's Moment

Model Krystal's Moment

at the Kennebunkport, Maine Wednesday Evening 
Drawing Group on April 1, 2015,
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper

framed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Amaryllis Blooms Base

Amaryllis Blooms Base

a red amaryllis set out on my deck
on a bright sunny day in Shapleigh, Maine
on March 31, 2015, sketched on April 1, 2015
12" x 9", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors,
#3 graphite, on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper

framed, sold framed, each $170 plus $9.35 sales tax plus $15.65 S&H = $195.00