I attempted to portray the early morning fog again in this painting............but looks like I may have created a book cover for an upcoming Stephen King novel!!.....Maybe I should post this on his facebook page!?
This kayaker was taking advantage of the nice weather and calm water to take a little paddle. The light was reflecting beautifully off the aluminum hull.....
The sun finally did come out for over a week even though it has been foggy in the mornings...I managed to catch some scenes down at the marina in Poulsbo last week....I was at Checkers for my opening reception.....By the way, the show is still up for the rest of January....The sun reflecting off the white hulls of the boats caught my eye.
I added a color to my palette for this painting, hoping to achieve that inner glow to the light just appearing on a foggy morning. The color was a "modern" Thalo Blue...I think it helped..
I've since moved on from the snow scenes......But I have a couple more to post. .....I loved painting the snow and did my best to take full advantage of it......Actually, they are talking about more snow on Sunday...=/....
I didn't intend to go so long between posts but I was having trouble photographing my paintings. I still haven't gotten around to making a good light box for taking pictures.....maybe I should make that my New Years resolution!.....
This is a view out my window right by my computer where I work and paint on snow-bound days......I was sitting on the couch one evening as the second wave of the big storm was coming in....It had caught many travelers off guard and as the light dimmed I could see the lights of the cars plowing through the falling snow just trying to get home............I was grateful to be in my cozy house with the wood fire burning and the tea pot steaming....
Second in the Alder series. I'm still fascinated by the colors and textures within the bark of these alder trees. The snow and the reflection of the light seems to bring an inner glow to living things waiting for spring to unlock the celebration of growth that comes with the change of seasons and the order of creation. I will continue the struggle of trying to capture this drama on canvas with one more painting in this series.
I wanted to break up the posts between my Alder series so I am adding this painting of an alley in Bremerton where we were working last week. The snow is beginning to melt , leaving interesting reflections in the slush and puddles.
I stayed up late last night working on this Alder tree study, a subject I have been wanting to explore for a long time....The snow on the ground creating contrast and simplifying forms made them irresistible.
