A recent, surprise snowstorm presented another opportunity to paint the frosted scene outside my window. The painting — not yet finished — is an oil painting on 9″ x 12″ canvas board. Before I say that this painting is completed, I’d like to try indicating the falling snow. However, I’m not sure that’s a good…
The wooded landscape across the street from our home is intriguing. It offers such depth, I haven’t been quite sure how to capture the trees as well as the colorful skies behind them, especially in the afternoon. In early January, I tried a quick sketch in oils. That’s it on the lower right. It was…
Lately, I’m drawn to the wooded landscape on one side of our home. During the afternoons, the sunlight gleams through the trees. Often, it’s almost a pure white light, with just a hint of yellow. It can be so bright, I have to look away almost immediately. However, the shadows — especially on a snowy…
After reading Whistler’s defense of his Nocturne series*, I was inspired to paint exactly what I saw outside my living room, after dark. The sketch isn’t elegant or detailed, but it does convey the impression of the scene that night. My husband commented that it was probably the best that streetlight had ever looked. Okay,…
Sunrises in NH can display the most amazing colors. The peaches and sherbet-pink colors from the rising sun… they’re often astonishing. This is an 8″ x 10″ oil painting of the sunrise on February 3rd. For just a few minutes, the clouds seemed to come alive with color, like a daytime aurora borealis. When I…
Yesterday during the late afternoon, a snow storm brushed us. It didn’t leave much snow, but the clouds had looked ominous as they passed overhead. As the sky began to clear, revealing a very pale pink sunset, I grabbed an 8″ x 10″ canvas board and quickly captured the colors in oil paints. The photo…