32) American Mountain Ash Leaves

American Mountain Ash
Leaves

(Sorbus americana) in my yard on a sunny day

on May 18, 2013, sketched on May 19, 2013

6"x 4" unframed, 7.375" x 5.375" 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.

33) Sumac Leaves II

Sumac Leaves II 

(Rhus typhina)

where the Eastern Phoebes often perch in my yard on

June 10, 2013, sketched on June 11, 2013

Note: This is one of the latest watercolor sketches I made during my year-long daily journey. Compare it, the same subject, to number 31, Sumac Leaves II painted when I began my journey.

6"x 4" unframed, 7.375" x 5.375" 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.

34) The President's Hand Speaks

The President's
Hand Speaks

at Strawbery Banke in Portsmouth, New Hampshire

on September 7, 2012, sketched on January 20, 2013

Trivia: The only two US Presidents to visit Strawbery Banke during their presidency are George Washington and Barack Obama; I got to shake the hand of one of them at Strawbery Banke; guess which one.

6"x 4" unframed, 7.375" x 5.375" 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.

35) The President Pauses

 

The President Pauses

while departing the inaugural ceremonies to look out at the sea of people while others pass by on January 21, 2013, sketched on January 22, 2013 from a TV capture at the end of the inauguration.

Note: While leaving the platform, letting the crowd that had joined him for his inauguration file past, the President paused, "I want to take a look one more time," he told those surrounding him, to no one in particular, "I'm not going to see this again."

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.

36) A Pink Lady Slipper in the Woods

 

A Pink Lady Slipper 

(Cypripedium acaule) 

in the Woods

nearby a blooming blueberry bush at the second pond
on May 27, 2013, sketched on May 28, 2013

6"x 4" unframed, 7.375" x 5.375" 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.

37) Amaryllis Bud Unfolding

Amaryllis Bud Unfolding

in my living room window on January 31, 2013,

sketched on January 31, 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.

38) One's Time in the Sun

One's Time in the Sun

apple blossoms in my yard on May 16, 2013,

sketched on May 16, 2013

6"x 4" unframed, 7.375" x 5.375" 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.

39) Hanging Around Upside Down

Hanging Around Upside Down

A Northern Parula Warbler (Setophaga americana)
feeding on insects and/or nectar in apple blossoms on May 13, 2013,

sketched on May 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.

40) Gull Waving

Gull Waving

at Laudholm Beach in Wells, Maine
on May 4, 2013, sketched on May 5, 2013

6"x 4" unframed, 7.375" x 5.375" 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.

41) Obedient Plant with Asters

Obedient Plant  

(Physostegia virginiana)

with Asters (Aster sp.)

in my raised bed perennial garden on September 13, 2012,
sketched on September 14, 2012

6"x 4" unframed, 7.375" x 5.375" 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.

42) Amaryllis Petal

Amaryllis Petal

blooming in my living room on January 31, 2013,

sketched on February 14, 2013

6"x 4" unframed, 7.375" x 5.375" 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 Iceland Row

 The Iceland Row

43) Farmer Tractor Driving

44) The Menningarnótt Wedding Party

45) Three Daughters Posing

There are only three watercolor sketches from Iceland included in this exhibition though I've painted many more. I bring frames with me when traveling to Iceland and enjoy giving framed watercolors of our adventures to my dear Icelandic friends and hosts as a thank you for their friendship and hospitality. -Bruce

 

43) Farmer Tractor Driving

Farmer Tractor Driving

in view of Snæfellsjökull along the south coast of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula, Iceland
on August 16, 2012, sketched on September 6, 2012

Trivia: Snæfellsjökull is the glacial-covered volcano in Iceland where Jules Verne's characters began their adventure in Journey to the Center of the Earth.

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

NFS

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.

44) The Menningarnótt Wedding Party

The Menningarnótt
Wedding Party

at Fríkirkjan í Reykjavík (The Free Church of Reykjavik)
by the Tjörnin pond in the center of town on August 18, 2012, sketched on August 19, 2012

6"x 4" unframed, 7.375" x 5.375" 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.

45) Three Daughters Posing

Three Daughters Posing

in Reykjavík, Iceland for their mother's photo on the Lief Eriksson statue in front of Hallgrímskirkja during the Menningarnótt cultural celebration on August 18, 2012, sketched on August 20, 2012

Trivia: The huge statue of Lief Eriksson is by Alexander Stirling Calder, the second of three generations of noted Calder sculptors from Philadelphia. It was a gift from the United States in honor of the 1930 Alþingi Millennial Festival, commemorating the 1000th anniversary of Iceland's parliament at Þingvellir in 930 AD.

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.

46) Three American Beech Buds Sunning

Three American Beech Buds
(Fagus grandifolia) Sunning

along the ponds walk on April 29, 2013, sketched on April 30, 2013

6"x 4" unframed, 7.375" x 5.375" 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.

47) He and She Still Together

He and She
Still Together

Two beech leaves along the ponds walk trail still hanging together on March 24, 2013, sketched on March 24, 2013

6"x 4" unframed, 7.375" x 5.375" 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.

48) Wanderers at the Old Port Festival

Wanderers at the
Old Port Festival

on cobblestoned Moulton Street, Portland, Maine
on June 9, 2013, sketched on June 13, 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.

49) Party of Two going to the Museum of Fine Art

Party of Two going to
the Museum of Fine Art

on Huntington Avenue, Boston on December 1, 2012,
sketched on December 6, 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.

50) Black-capped Chickadee

Black-capped Chickadee 

(Poecile atricapillus) seen during a ponds walk on October 22, 2012,
sketched on October 28, 2012

6"x 4" unframed, 7.375" x 5.375" 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.

51) Sanderling Feeding at the X Spot

Sanderling (Calidris alba)
Feeding at the X Spot

at Parson's Beach in Kennebunk, Maine
on January 5, 2013, sketched on January 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.

52) Two Young House Sparrows

Two Young House Sparrows
(Passer domesticus)
Perched on a Rail

fledges by the Casco Bay Ferry docks in Portland, Maine on June 9, 2013,
sketched on June 11, 2013

6"x 4" unframed, 7.375" x 5.375" 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.

53) A Quebec Beach Couple

A Quebec Beach Couple

on the beach northeast of the pier at Old Orchard Beach
on July 14, 2012, sketched on July 16, 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.

54) Three Mothers, Four Daughters

Three Mothers, Four Daughters

in the water at the beach southwest of the pier at Old Orchard Beach
on July 14, 2012, sketched on July 16, 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.

55) Winter Hiking

Winter Hiking

on the Kingman Farm Trails at UNH in Madbury, NH
on January 6, 2013, sketched on January 11, 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.

56) A Hula Ballet Dancing Street Performer

A Hula Ballet Dancing
Street Performer

in her ballet shoes performing by the Casco Bay Ferries during the
Old Port Festival on June 9, 2013, sketched on June 10, 2013

6"x 4" unframed, 7.375" x 5.375" 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.

57) An Eastern Hermit Thrush

An Eastern Hermit Thrush

(Catharus guttatus) in the fog on a rock at the overlook point seen on a ponds walk on May 21, 2013, sketched on May 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.

58) Bubbles the Gull

Bubbles the Gull

strolling on the sands of Laudholm Beach,
Wells, Maine, July 8, 2012, sketched July 13, 2012

6"x 4" unframed, 7.375" x 5.375" 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.

59) Hanging around Flight

Hanging around Flight

a Herring Gull (Larus argentatus smithsonianus)
on May 4, 2013, sketched on May 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.

60) Walking the County Road

Walking the County Road

alongside my property on the hard mud road on
March 26, 2013, sketched on March 26, 2013

6"x 4" unframed, 8.375" x 5.357" 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.

61) Books and Triangles & Dawn's Kindle

Books and Triangles

on my table on March 30, 2013, sketched on March 31, 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 

Dawn's Kindle

composition sketched on October 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)

SOLD as the companion piece to Books and Triangles

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.

62) Library Blocks - Exhibition

Watercolor Sketches Exhibition

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

 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.

The Exhibition Opening

June 27, 2013

Thank you Chip Schrader, Library Director, for enthusiastically hosting the exhibition opening event. It was great to see our librarians, Sheila Dube and Marie Plouffe, along with Pat McDougal, and Jack and Ellen McAdam, of McDougal Orchards where I photographed Apples How they Grow so long ago, Peter Goffin of Falmouth, my broker, and his wife Marsha Clark, Lynn Sudlow, retired Falmouth librarian, and her guest, Portsmouth attorney Stephanie, and my former UNH student Steve Gannaway, among others. -Bruce

Posted by retired Falmouth, Maine librarian Lynda Sudlow on the Maine Librarians On-line Bulletin Board, MELIBs, on July 2, 2013 were these kind comments: 

"The Springvale Public Library hosted an opening reception last Thursday for an exhibit by noted Maine children's book author/illustrator Bruce McMillan. No, it wasn't an exhibit of photographs, but a sizeable collection of delightful watercolors. Bruce has been exploring his creativity in other media and the result is proof that he is multi-talented . . . If you are in the area, I recommend stopping in and taking a look. Check the library's web page for details, www.springvalelibrary.org." -Lyn Sudlow