27) Flying by the Far Side of Parson's Beach

Flying by the Far Side 

of Parson's Beach

a Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) on 
November 10, 2012, sketched on November 13, 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.

28) The Model Robin

The Model Robin 

seen from my kitchen window

on April 6, 2013, sketched on April 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.

29) Wild Turkey Walk in the Snow

Wild Turkey Walk in the Snow

in my yard on December 21, 2009, sketched
on November 21, 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.

30) Looking for a Bite to Eat

Looking for a Bite to Eat 

in my yard, a White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis),

on April 26, 2013, sketched on April 27, 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.

There are thirty paintings hanging on display downstairs 

and thirty on display upstairs in the display cabinet 

and on the circulation desk.

Upstairs Library Display

Upstairs in the library is a display case holding half of the watercolor paintings on exhibit.

Included are my beginner's watercolor tools.

Background: When I visited my grandsons in Switzerland we had a plein air painting morning using the watercolor kits I'd brought them, the same kits in display case. I got intrigued with the watercolor medium; it's so handy to sketch with watercolors and so I took up watercolor sketching, no lessons, I plunged forth because it was and continues to be fun, learning more every day and researching various techniques.

        In the top of the display case you can see the same subject sketched when I began my journey (31) and more recently (33).

31

33

31) Sumac Leaves I

31) Sumac Leaves I 

(Rhus typhina)

in my yard by the driveway, on June 13, 2012,
sketched on June 14, 2012

Note: This is one of the first watercolor sketches I made during my year-long daily journey. Compare it, the same subject, to number 33, Sumac Leaves II painted recently.

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.

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.