Three new paintings and three photos taken today:
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| White Dogwood at Dusk |
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| Forsythia at Twilight (detail) |
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| Red Cabbage |
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| Profuse Bluebells (photo) |
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| Mustard Yellow |
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| Horses in Field with Mustard |
nasturtiums
oil painting
Monday, April 22, 2013
Endless Inspiration
Monday, April 15, 2013
Suddenly Spring
A couple of weeks after the unexpected March snowfall that wrapped the countryside
in a cold, white blanket, the colors of Spring have now exploded,
seeming extra vibrant and defiant of the recent bleak hues of winter.
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| Beginning of a second painting of forsythia |
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| Woodland path with a carpet of periwinkle Virginia Bluebells, Daffodils and Narcissi |
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| Star Magnolia blossom |
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| Woodpecker on a blossoming cherry tree |
Monday, March 25, 2013
Walkin' in a Winter, I mean Spring, Wonderland!
March 25 in Virginia
Looks as though there's still a chance to squeeze in a snow landscape painting!
The following are morning photos:
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| Witch Hazel blossoms still clinging to branches under the snow |
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| Snow-laden hyacinth |
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| Daffodils wondering what happened |
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| Foresight to Gather Ye Daffodils While Ye May... nod to Robert Herrick in caption :) |
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Afternoon Colors: the Front
The following photos were all taken within 45 minutes, as a storm front rolled in and out:
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Witch Hazel Branch Drawing
Detail of a witch hazel branch drawing, in progress. The leaves are dry and brown, curled up or frozen in frail gestures, crumbling at a touch.
I find myself drawing very gently, as if the pencil tip pressure might shatter the leaves.
The Ribbed Sky
“...the bones of cirrus clouds stand out like ribs against the sky - an angel is stretching...”
“Aren't the clouds beautiful? They look like big balls of cotton... I could just lie here all day, and watch them drift by... If you use your imagination, you can see lots of things in the cloud formations... What do you think you see, Linus?"
"Well, those clouds up there look like the map of the British Honduras on the Caribbean... That cloud up there looks a little like the profile of Thomas Eakins, the famous painter and sculptor... And that group of clouds over there gives me the impression of the stoning of Stephen... I can see the apostle Paul standing there to one side..."
"Uh huh... That's very good... What do you see in the clouds, Charlie Brown?"
"Well, I was going to say I saw a ducky and a horsie, but I changed my mind!”
"Well, those clouds up there look like the map of the British Honduras on the Caribbean... That cloud up there looks a little like the profile of Thomas Eakins, the famous painter and sculptor... And that group of clouds over there gives me the impression of the stoning of Stephen... I can see the apostle Paul standing there to one side..."
"Uh huh... That's very good... What do you see in the clouds, Charlie Brown?"
"Well, I was going to say I saw a ducky and a horsie, but I changed my mind!”
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