Wonder along with me as I wander through the woods
My Art Gallery
First watercolorHemlock Bridge Road watercolorsHemlock Bridge Road watercolor pencilswatercolor pencilswatercolorswatercolorswatercolorsAlbany Mountain on a rainy day, watercolorsPollinator garden, watercolorsHolt Pond quaking bog, watercolorsSummit of Puzzle Mountain, acrylicsapproaching Boulder, Colorado, acrylicsFrenchman’s Hole, Newry, acrylicsCarsley Brook, Highland Research Forest, acrylicsView of Shell Pond and White Mountains from Blueberry Mountain, Stow, Maine, watercolorPink Lady’s Slippers, watercolorSunrise, Lubec, Maine, acrylicsFour-spotted Skimmer Dragonfly, watercolorGolden, Colorado, watercolorSummit of Pleasant Mountain, Maine, watercolor (gifted to Pat for his 30th birthday)Hemlock Bridge from Old Course, Saco River, Fryeburg, Maine, first gouache paintingHammonasset State Park from Harbor View, Clinton, Connecticut, gouacheCedar Island from Harbor View, Clinton, Connecticut, gouacheFall Reflection, gouacheWinter along Heald Pond Road, Lovell, Maine, gouacheChristmas in July, gouacheSunlit portion of spider web on Hamlock Covered Bridge, gouacheGreat Blue Heron, gouacheHemlock Covered Bridge, interior, gouacheBob Dunning Memorial Bridge, Pondicherry Park, gouacheBob Dunning Bridge, SNOW! gouacheBeaver at Albany Mtn beaver pond, gouacheDenning Black Bear, gouacheField beyond our yard, gouachePainted Turtle, literally! GouacheMy attempts to emulate Van Gogh; heron rookery in gouacheBandit the porcupine, gouacheMoose in beaver pond, gouache
Hayes Homestead, East Berlin, Nova Scotia, gouache
Sunlight reflection on pollen in vernal pool, gouacheValues and Abstractions in classPhotograph of Oven Caves, Nova ScotiaValues sketches after cropping photoOven Caves, gouacheBlack and White filter to look at valuesOven Caves, abstract, gouacheBlack and White filterPainting trees in ten minutes, gouachePainting trees in ten minutes, gouacheHairy Coo near Forter Castle, Scotland, gouacheValues sketch in classTake one of sketch, gouacheTake one, values Take two, gouacheTake two, values, not so good. Roots and boulders on Bald Pate Mountain, Bridgton, Maine, gouache on mat
Rumford Whitecap, Rumford, Maine, watercolor
Bickford Falls, Blueberry Mountain, Evans Notch, Maine, watercolor
Hemlock Bridge Road, Fryeburg, Maine, watercolor
Scottish Highlands, watercolor
Falling shack on pond, gouacheFalling shack on pond, take 2, gouacheSucker Brook, Wilson Wing Moose Pond Bog, Lovell, Maine, gouacheBald Pate Mountain, South Bridgton, Maine, gouachePileated Woodpecker in our woods, gouacheEastern Pondhawk, gouacheNarramissic Farm, South Bridgton, gouacheProvince Brook, South Chatham, NH, gouacheChippie making winter appearance, Lovell, Maine, gouache and acrylicClubmosses, colored pencilsQuaking Bog, Holt Pond, gouacheAutumn Birch Trees, gouacheBrook beside Hurricane Mountain Road, North Conway, NH, gouacheMount Katahdin, Maine, gouachewatercolor penswatercolor pencilsForter CastleScotlandGouache paintsForter Castle, Glen Isla, Scotland, gouache on Hot Press PaperEastern Bluebird, gouacheFawn at Holt Pond Reserve, gouacheAutumn display at Stone House, Stow, Maine, gouacheWhite-tailed Deer licking its chops out the back door, gouacheRed Fox, gouacheRed Fox, watercolorRed Fox, another take with watercolorAutumn bouquet, watercolorGobble, Gobble, gouacheLesson 1, Step by Step lessons with Grahame Booth’s book: Anyone Can Paint Watercolour LandscapesLesson 2, Anyone Can Paint Watercolour LandscapesLesson 3, Anyone Can Paint Watercolour Landscapes (on Hot Press so didn’t work so well)Lesson 4, Anyone Can Paint Watercolour LandscapesLesson 5, Anyone Can Paint Watercolour LandscapesLesson 6, Final lesson–Anyone Can Paint Watercolour LandscapesStumped beside Saco River, Conway, New Hampshire, gouacheApproaching Kezar Pond, Fryeburg, Maine, watercolorBarred Owl, gouacheStairway to heaven, gouacheRobin, watercolor lesson from Birds, and Bees, and BlossomsClinton Harbor, gouacheDragonfly in flight, GouacheDragonfly on rock, gouacheGreat Blue Heron 1, gouacheGreat Blue Heron 2, gouacheNorthern Cardinal, gouacheEllie Mae, gouacheCommon Loon, gouacheFrankie, gouacheMorning mist after rain on snow, gouacheWhite Pine Cone, gouacheRed Squirrel dining on pinecone seeds, gouacheEastern Bluebird, gouacheFemale Northern Cardinal, gouacheNature’s Stained Glass Window, gouacheSunrise or Sunset? watercolorsTip-up in Pondicherry Park, gouacheLeaf Pile Tapestry, gouacheCloud lesson with Jessie Lozanki: gouacheSecond attempt, gouacheThird try, gouacheTrying to paint like Winslow Homer, gouacheOne more try, gouacheLesson 2: rocks, gouacheSecond try, gouacheTrying to copy Carol Nelson, gouacheFollowing instructions on YouTube, gouacheFoss Mountain, Eaton, NH, gouacheLesson 3, snow, gouacheRepeat of a previous painting, playing with snow, watercolorsSnow lesson, on trees, gouacheTree lesson, gouacheOld Snag, gouacheWater lesson, gouacheTrying to copy an artist’s style, gouacheAnother attempt, gouacheLast art class with Jessie: create your own pollinator gardenFrom concept to values sketchSketching flowers From values sketch to colorsMaybe a final draft?Vernal Pool (VP) Series: ice melting on pool, gouacheVP series: Male Wood Frog floating/waiting, gouacheVP series: Wood Frog amplexus, gouacheSpotted Salamander, gouacheVP series: Spotted Salamander Egg Mass, gouacheVP series: Tadpoles! gouacheBullfrog on boardwalk, Holt Pond, gouacheBullfrog, gouacheFrog-ersation, gouacheVP Series: Fairy Shrimp, gouache and colored pencilsBullfrog, GouacheBullfrog framedJunco, GouacheJunco framedAmerican Robin, gouacheSharp-shinned Hawk, gouacheMale Red-winged Blackbird, gouacheCommon Loon, gouacheDragonfly Naiad sketches, pencilDarner Naiad, gouacheStream Cruiser Naiad, gouacheEmerald Naiad, gouacheSpiketail Naiad, gouacheClubtail Naiad, gouacheSkimmer Naiad, gouacheFloral collage, gouacheSpring Azure on Bluets, gouacheSpring Azure on Bluet, gouachePickerel Frog in puddle, gouacheSpring in Brownfield Bog, gouachePink Lady’s Slippers on canvas, gouacheDandelion, first greeting card, gouacheNewly emerged Darner, gouachePickerel Frog greeting card, gouacheLichens on fence post, gouacheMale Ruby-throated Hummingbird, gouacheMale Ruby-throated Hummingbird claiming territory, gouachePainted Turtle on trunk in water, gouacheNewly emerged dragonfly at Holt Pond, gouacheDog-Day Cicada mature and larval forms, gouacheHeron Rookery, gouacheTree Frog, gouacheScarlet Tanager on Mount Cutler, gouacheBullfrog during heat wave, gouacheAcorn Study, gouacheAmbush Bug, gouacheMale Ambush Bug, gouacheHummingbird attempt; shouldn’t have added back wing; headed to trash, gouacheBarred OwlAurora Borealis, two takes, gouacheSmaller version, Aurora Borealis in Maine, gouacheLarger framed version of Aurora BorealisOrbweaver Web, gouacheConnie’s sunset over Panther Pond, gouacheIrish Coast, watercolorIrish Coast Take Two, watercolorAmerican Goldfinch, watercolor and gouacheAmerican Goldfinch Take Two, watercolor and gouachePink Lady’s Slippers, watercolor and gouacheBasking Painted Turtle, gouacheRaindrops on Big Tooth Aspen leaf, gouache and watercolor