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

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 

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

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 

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 Schubert 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Backfields Sunset Light

Backfields Sunset Light

in Shapleigh, Maine on November 29, 2013, sketched on November 29, 2013
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton watercolors on 140 lb.
unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping

Thanksgiving Chickadee

Thanksgiving Chickadee

 at Rick and Pat Kay-Schiess' bird feeder in Shapleigh, Maine
on November 28, 2013, sketched on November 28, 2013
9" x 6", Winsor & Newton watercolors on 140 lb.
series 400 Strathmore cold press archival watercolor paper

Private Collection

Mountain Ash Tree...

Mountain Ash Tree Trunk at Dusk

in my yard in Shapleigh, Maine
on November 27, 2013, sketched on November 27, 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

Bell Buoy off Ogunquit

Bell Buoy off Ogunquit

at sunset seen from Laudholm Beach in Wells, Maine
on November 16, 2013, sketched on November 26, 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

Cloud as a Cowboy Hat

Cloud as a Cowboy Hat

from the Daily Paintworks November 24th Challenge photo, 
sketched on November 25, 2013 using only a #20 Winsor & Newton brush,
I like big brushes. 9" x 6", Winsor & Newton watercolors on 140 lb.
Strathmore cold press series 400 archival watercolor paper
unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping
See it online at the Daily Paintworks Challenge HERE

The Daily Paintworks Challenge Photo

is from a painter friend, Carol Marine, who now lives in Oregon,
likely where she took this photo. But it reminded me of my visit
in Texas where I took her oil painting workshop, and where she used to live.
I'd also stayed with Carol and her family for a brief visit so
I couldn't resist having a little fun with Texas.

First Dusting of Snow

First Dusting of Snow

on the back fields behind my home on Fort Ridge in Shapleigh, Maine
on November 24, 2013, sketched on November 24, 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

Sunset Wave

Sunset Wave

at Laudholm Beach in Wells, Maine on November 16, 2013, sketched on November 23, 2013
9" x 6", Winsor & Newton watercolors on 300 lb. Arches cold press cotton watercolor paper 

unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping

A Gull Walked By

A Gull Walked By

a Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) strolling on Laudholm Beach in Wells, Maine
on November 16, 2013, sketched on November 22, 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
Sold

This gull now resides in Montreal, Canada at the residence of artist Martine Paquet (matches the wall color nicely). It was an artist-to-artist trade. In return...

....Deaux Poires / Two Pears, Martine Paquet, watercolor on Saunders Waterford Series 140 lb watercolor paper, 7" x 6", online at her art blog HERE, now resides at my home.

Still Curious Gull - Oil

Still Curious Gull

an American Herring Gull (Larus argentatus smithsonianus)
at Laudholm Beach in Wells, Maine, on November 16, 2013,
sketched on November 21, 2013
6" x 6", Winsor & Newton oils a Raymar linen panel

unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping

Curious Gull

Curious Gull

an American Herring Gull (Larus argentatus smithsonianus)
at Laudholm Beach in Wells, Maine, on November 16, 2013,
sketched on November 20, 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

Runway Acceleration

Runway Acceleration

of a Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
on the low tide sand at Laudholm Beach in Wells, Maine
on November 16, 2013, sketched on November 18, 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

Liftoff

Liftoff

of an American Herring Gull (Larus argentatus smithsonianus)
in over the shallows of Laudholm Beach in Wells, Maine
on November 16, 2013, sketched on November 18, 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

 

On Contemplating Sand

On Contemplating Sand

A Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
on Laudholm Beach in Wells, Maine on November 16, 2013,
sketched on November 17, 2013
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton watercolors on 140 lb.
Strathmore hot press 500 Series archival watercolor paper

unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping 

Herring Gull Feeding

Herring Gull Feeding

in the surf at Laudholm Beach in Wells, Maine on November 16, 2013,
sketched on November 16, 2013
9" x 6", Winsor & Newton watercolors on 140 lb.
Strathmore cold press 400 Series archival watercolor paper

unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping

If a Junco Could Frown

If a Junco Could Frown

a Slate-colored Junco (Junco hyemalis) in my yard
in Shapleigh, Maine on November 15, 2013, sketched on November 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

Fort Ridge Fall

Fort Ridge Fall

and the back fields behind my home in Shapleigh, Maine
on November 14, 2013, sketched on November 14, 2013
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton watercolors on 140 lb.
Strathmore hot press 500 series Premium archival watercolor paper

unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping

 

Two Caught the Sun's Gold

Two Caught the Sun's Gold

Beech tree leaves still holding on in November in sunset light by the back field
behind my home in Shapleigh, Maine on November 13, 2013,
sketched on November 13, 2013
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton watercolors on 140 lb.
Strathmore hot press 500 series archival watercolor paper

unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping

Window Shopping Night

Window Shopping Night

on Congress Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on November 11, 2013,
sketched on November 12, 2013, 7" x 5", Winsor & Newton watercolors on 140 lb.
Strathmore cold press acid free 400 series watercolor paper

unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping 

Light Down the Street

Light Down the Street

in Strawbery Banke, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
on November 11, 2013, sketched on November 11, 2013
6" x 4", Winsor & Newton watercolors on 140 lb. Strathmore cold press acid free watercolor paper

unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping

A Walk through...

A Walk through the Departing Colors

on the ponds walk behind my home in Shapleigh, Maine
on October 18, 2013, sketched on November 10, 2013
6" x 4", Winsor & Newton watercolors on 140 lb. Strathmore cold press acid free watercolor paper

unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping

 

A Last Splash of Autumn

A Last Splash of Autumn

a Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)in the back fields
behind my home on Fort Ridge in Shapleigh, Maine

on October 18, 2013, sketched on November 10, 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

 

Rosa Rugosa Leaves Leaving

Rosa Rugosa Leaves Leaving

in my yard in Shapleigh, Maine on November 8, 2013, sketched on November 8, 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

Autumn Comes to the Second Pond

Autumn Comes
to the Second Pond

in Shapleigh, Maine on October 18, 2013,
sketched on November 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

Cider Break...

Cider Break at
Breaking New Grounds

in Market Square after plein air painting in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
on November 5, 2013, sketched on November 6, 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

Sunset Leaves Congress Street

Sunset Leaves Congress Street

in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on November 5, 2013, sketched on November 5, 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

Autumn Aspen Leaves

Autumn Aspen Leaves

popping in my yard in Shapleigh, Maine
on October 17, 2013, sketched on November 4, 2013
9" x 6", Winsor & Newton watercolors on 140 lb.
Strathmore cold press archival watercolor paper

unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping

Autumn Sumac as Chilli Peppers

Autumn Sumac as Chilli Peppers

in my yard in Shapleigh, Maine on October 17, 2013, sketched on November 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

Boats, Still, Afloat

Boats, Still, Afloat

7" x 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

The Daily Paintworks H2O Challenge
photo and text by Kaethe Bealer, November 2, 2013

"Water, it covers 70% of the Earth's surface and we can't live without it. I happen to live on it and don't paint it very often. So here is my contribution for this week. Paint water. Feel free to use any or all of this photo, or something of your own. Keep in mind that reflections shift in value only slightly because of the diffusion of light. When you paint reflections in water remember as a general rule, darks are lighter and lights are darker."
See all of the Challenge submissions HERE

Five Leaves Under the Footbridge

Five Leaves Under the Footbridge

on a rainy day floating with the tide at Perkins Cove in Ogunquit, Maine
on October 31, 2013, sketched on November 2, 2013
6" x 4", Winsor & Newton watercolors on 140 lb. Strathmore cold press watercolor paper

unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping

Plein Air Painters in the Rain

Plein Air Painters in the Rain

Mary Byrom (HERE) and Bobbi Heath (HERE) at Perkins Cove in Ogunquit, Maine on October 31, 2013, sketched on November 1, 2013
I dashed off the beginning a watercolor sketch, holding a Masonite board over my paper to block the rain. All was going great, nice and loose, but alas, then the rain really started pouring. The rain won so I did this afterwards.

9" x 6", Winsor & Newton watercolors on 140 lb.
Strathmore cold press Windpower watercolor paper

unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping

The Lobster Fleet

The Lobster Fleet in Perkins Cove

on a rainy day seen from the footbridge in Ogunquit, Maine
on October 31, 2013, sketched on November 1, 2013
9" x 6", Winsor & Newton watercolors on 140 lb.
Strathmore cold press Windpower watercolor paper

unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping