Mark the Island off Sand Beach

Mark the Island off Sand Beach

seen from Sand Beach's Woods in Stonington, Maine, painted plein air on June 20, 2024, 14" x 11" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and permanence, and graphite on 140 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$800

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Sand Bar off Sand Beach

Sand Bar off Sand Beach

seen from Sand Beach's Woods in Stonington, Maine, painted plein air on June 20, 2024, 10" x 8" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and permanence on 140 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$300

My Plein Air Setup

Lobstertraps Yellow Buoyed by Blue

Lobstertraps Yellow Buoyed by Blue

seen from the Bookstore dock facing Greenhead in Stonington, Maine, painted plein air on June 21, 2024, 10" x 8" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$300

My Plein Air Setup

Lobstertraps Docked No Buoys

Lobstertraps Docked No Buoys

seen from the Bookstore dock facing Greenhead in Stonington, Maine, painted plein air on June 21, 2024, 10" x 8" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$300

Above Stonington

Above Stonington

at the public dock in Stonington, Maine, painted plein air on June 21, 2024, 7" x 5" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$150

Harbor Tide Streams Out

Harbor Tide Streams Out

at the public dock in Stonington, Maine, painted plein air on June 21, 2024, 7" x 5" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$150

My Plein Air Setup

Tide Out Dock Docked

Tide Out Dock Docked

at the public dock in Stonington, Maine, painted plein air on June 21, 2024, 7" x 5" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$150

Strawberry Island Peak High

Strawberry Island Peak High

at Strawberry Island, Kennebunk, Maine, part of the Kennebunk Land Trust, painted plein air on June 16, 2024, 7" x 5" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$150

My Plein Air Setup

Strawberry Island Rocks

Strawberry Island Rocks

at Strawberry Island, Kennebunk, Maine, part of the Kennebunk Land Trust, painted plein air on June 16, 2024, 7" x 5" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$150

Strawberry Island Rocks by the See

Strawberry Island Rocks
by the See

at Strawberry Island, Kennebunk, Maine, part of the Kennebunk Land Trust, painted plein air on June 16, 2024, 7" x 5" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$200

Strawberry Island Way Away

Strawberry Island
Way Away

at Strawberry Island, Kennebunk, Maine, part of the Kennebunk Land Trust, painted plein air on June 16, 2024, 7" x 5" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$150

My Plein Air Setup

Strawberry Island to Night

Strawberry Island to Night

at Strawberry Island, Kennebunk, Maine, part of the Kennebunk Land Trust, painted plein air on June 16, 2024, 7" x 5" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$150

Strawberry Island Low Tide Out There

Strawberry Island
Low Tide Out There

at Strawberry Island, Kennebunk, Maine, part of the Kennebunk Land Trust, painted plein air on June 16, 2024, 8" x 10" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$300

Picnic Rock Kennebunk River Bends

Picnic Rock
Kennebunk River Bends

at Picnic Rock on the Kennebunk River, Kennebunk, Maine, part of the Kennebunk Land Trust, painted plein air on June 15, 2024, 8" x 10" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$300

Picnic Rock Kennebunk River Tide Incoming

Picnic Rock
Kennebunk River
Tide Incoming

at Picnic Rock on the Kennebunk River, Kennebunk, Maine, part of the Kennebunk Land Trust, painted plein air on June 15, 2024, 8" x 10" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$500

My Plein Air Setup

Picnic Rock Kennebunk River...

Picnic Rock Kennebunk River
Introspection Reflection

at Picnic Rock on the Kennebunk River, Kennebunk, Maine, part of the Kennebunk Land Trust, painted plein air on June 15, 2024, 7" x 5" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$150

Goldenrod Peak from a Gamboling Peek

Goldenrod Peak 
from a Gamboling Peek

at Maine Audubon's Gilsland Preserve, Falmouth, Maine, August 19, 2023, painted June 23/24, 2024, 14" x 11" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and permanence, on 140 lbs. Arches rough 100% cotton watercolor paper, framed.
$950

Spring Blossoms

Spring Blossoms

At the Maine Coast Botanical Gardens, Boothbay Harbor, Maine June 8, painted June 14, 2024, 7" x 5" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$150

Rhododendron Waterfall

Rhododendron Waterfall

At the Maine Coast Botanical Gardens, Boothbay Harbor, Maine June 8, painted June 12/13, 2024 10" x 8" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$300

Poppies See You

Poppies See You

At the Maine Coast Botanical Gardens, Boothbay Harbor, Maine June 8, painted June 12, 2024, 7" x 5" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$150

Globes of Onions Ornamental

Globes of Onions Ornamental

an Allium Ornamental Onion mix in the Amaryllidaceae Family, which includes the Amaryllis, at the Maine Coast Botanical Gardens, Boothbay Harbor, Maine painted plein air on June 8, 2024, 14" x 11" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$600

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Painting Progression Sequence

1
My plein air setup in the sun, but we're surrounded by scattered showers. I'm ready with my flat watercolor brushes, today using 1/2", 1" and 2" flats. Using all flats is not the norm for watercolor painters, but I get the point. Do you?

2
I usually use permanent ink, not erasable pencil, to lightly and loosely sketch my drawing. I make a bold statement. There's no niggling, pencil, erase, pencil, erase pencil.

3
Painting, light to dark colors, I paint a layer of yellow using my two-inch flat brush, which, when dry, will underlay my painting various blues over them, creating, also various, greens.

4
Oh, oh, slight rain shower... good time for a break. My huge Blunt umbrella from New Zealand more than adequately protects my painting and setup. 

5
Cobalt green (almost a turquoise) painted over dry yellow, produces warm greens, leaving bits of yellow, especially along the flowers' edges, to provide some pop.

6
Some darker Prussian Blue brings on a deeper cool green and some very dark Payne's Gray Bluish (only Schmincke Horadam, all other brands not quite the same) adds deep green shadows, while some Cobalt Violet Deep, which is a light purple, begins the purpling of the globes, and the deeper Quinacridone purple adds the beginning of the deeper purple shadows. Some light touches of yellow, blue, and Davey's Gray add texture to the white globes.
 

7
Do I feel a raindrop? Nope. Phew. I continue brushing lines of flower stems with clear water and lifting using Viva Signature paper towels (no texture for even lifting) to bring out the flower stems, the yellow/green stems appearing against the darker background. Painting some blues at the stem edges add a sharp edge to that gradual lifting.

8
With brush in hand I listen to my inner voice, warning me not to overwork the painting, saying, "Stop!" Fortunately, I listen. Time to photograph the final image at high resolution for posting this painting on my website: www.theartofbruce.blogspot.com.

Biddeford Pool Seaside Rocks Study 2

Biddeford Pool Seaside Rocks Study 2

at Biddeford Pool, Maine plein air on June 4, 2024, 14" x 11" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$500

Plein Air in Progress Pause

Plein Air Setup

Biddeford Pool Seaside Rocks Study 1

Biddeford Pool Seaside Rocks Study 1

at Biddeford Pool, Maine plein air on June 4, 2024, 7" x 5" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$150

Plein Air Setup

Threes Clouds Leafing

Threes Clouds Leafing

in the back fields behind my home in Shapleigh, Maine, June 2, 2021 painted on June 3 and 4, 2024, 16" x 12.5" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$600

Model Libby in May Studies

Model Libby in May Study 1

at our Kennebunkport, Maine Drawing Group on May 25, 2024, 7" x 5" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$300

Model Libby in May Study 2

at our Kennebunkport, Maine Drawing Group on May 25, 2024, 7" x 5" (w x h), framed
$150

Model Libby in May Study 3

at our Kennebunkport, Maine Drawing Group on May 25, 2024, 5" x 7" (w x h), framed.
$150

Model Libby in May Study 4

at our Kennebunkport, Maine Drawing Group on May 25, 2024, 7" x 5" (w x h), framed.
$150

Some Seasides Rock

Some Seasides Rock

along Marginal Way, Ogunquit, Maine painted plein air on May 24, 2024, 10" x 8" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and permanence, on 140 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$300 SOLD

The Plein Air Setup

Tide Exposed Marginal Way

Tide Exposed Marginal Way

along the margin of Marginal Way, Ogunquit, Maine, painted plein air on May 24, 2024, 7" x 5" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$150

The Plein Air Setup

 

Marginal Way Inlet Calm Sea See

Marginal Way Inlet Calm Sea See

along Marginal Way, Ogunquit, Maine on May 24, 2024, painted on May 30 and 31, 2024, 14" x 11" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$500