Brown is Beautiful

April is here and the white stuff is starting to get annoying. A couple of posts ago I was lamenting brown. Now I embrace it! Thank you to all for your public and private comments. And to John for reminding me that its time for another post. Sorry to report that you will have to look at one more winter scene in the post to follow and then if need be I will post paintings from Spring 08...or there may be a rebellion of sorts.

First Snow--Painting #2

Sometimes a place inspires you to paint with more expression than others. There is a library of memories that play in your head. You are there with the feel of the season and time and place. The brush marks symbolize the arch of branches that form a familiar canopy of trees in summer. Such is the love of This Place. Each of the elements are parts of a bigger whole. If I were a singer, instead of a painter, I would have sang this ever so sweetly...

Bail Out

Sunny Day. Temp reached 50 degrees. After changing locations 3 times, the painters were back to the Bruce Vento standard, but things were going badly...wind, ice, and a scene that was primarily raw umber + white on steroids. Instructor Richard had to put up with some whining and dispensed advice and color notes on how to persevere. The result was surprisingly pleasing and a good lesson on gravel roads. Will never see them again the same way.

What will we do next week without having bits of snow and ice glare for frosting? The world will truly be brown with a capital B. What would Wyeth do?

First Snow--Painting #1

The angle of the sun is changing and the days temperatures are starting to promise the warmth of Spring. Time to publish the snow paintings before it's too late. I have a series of paintings from the first snow at the Mantorville farmstead. H-m-m-m-m. Let's call this one--Painting #1.