Still Life in front of a window

LOVE this still life in front of a window by Ruth Miller, Cabbage, Melon, Window Still Life, 2013/14, Oil on canvas, 26 x 31 inches. Color, drawing, space arrangement--beautiful. 

 Two views of summer, one in Maine and one at home. Perhaps the juxtaposition will enable a clearer mindset as I complete these works.

Lampson Brook Farm looking northwest, Mt. Norwottuck in the distance.

Starting to come together. Still too many shapes. Simplify, simplify.

 View from the porch of Driftwood Inn on Bailey's Island. The day was wet and cool. Felt great to be standing next to my easel and looking into the mist. June 29, 2016

I'm back

“Maine in Fog,” oil on canvas, 1926-29Images courtesy Bowdoin College Museum of Art

...and I'll be rusty. It's been years since I've posted. Returned from a glorious 4 day painting class with Jill Pottle at Orr's Island. Today, I'm working on a painting indoors that I started plein air. How to capture a foggy scene, channel the day when I painted on site--this is on my mind. Jill talked a lot about Hopper and I'm analyzing this painting. Minimize. I like how I see in thirds, the house in distance in fog,  the boat at center in completely different value, the shrubbery on right. Somehow this sea scape makes me feel the day. I want to do that. I love how the boat is tipped to the right, how it's situated on an angle in the landscape. I want to see this painting in person.

Horses Making Plans

A bit overexposed, but true to color otherwise. I set a record--painted this picture in 2 sittings. Since the composition was so good, I didn't have to think about that part, only needed to call on my horse woman experiences to capture the animals.

Vacation's over. Got to get my paints out sooner next time.

Sunny Flowers

July 20 drawing of my garden. Working on tone before I commit to painting.