Self Portrait

Watercolour and India Ink.

Back Way

Watercolor and India Ink on paper.

Millbrook Pond, July

Watercolour with India ink and brush, India ink and nib.

Yellow Field in Early Winter

January Field....Blue Shadows

7 x 7.75 inches. Acrylic collage on Arches paper, with brushed acrylic added in the last stage.

Scrub Hill

Watercolour, India Ink, and opaque white ink on heavy watercolour paper, 11 x 15 inches.

North Hills, January

Collage on paper, with acrylic brushed in at the end, and pen and ink added at the end.

Tree Line, Back Acres

Acrylic on Arches, 8.25 x 6.5 inches.

January Melt, Lost Dog Hill

....on the sunny side of Lost Dog Hill.....almost all the snow disappears not too long after the first storm of the winter.

Studio Geranium

Edge

Heading into the forest....I was surprised that the sky turned warm so early in the afternoon.

Forest Path

I have avoided walking towards the forest recently, but went that way yesterday. The paths seemed always varied....I'd stop every few minutes and look both in front and behind me....there was a lot of variety in the elevations, and more structure than you might think.

Machine Shed in Sunlight

Little Stand, Early January

...the painting from yesterday. These little stands of trees, saved by farmers for whatever reason, always catch my attention.

In these recent collages...there is a conscious interest in keeping the final acrylic brush work to a minimum.

Night, Lost Dog Hill.....January 1

....the first painting of 2012.....Lost Dog Hill....just as evening turns into night.

Wendy's Hill, New Year's Eve Day

Little View...Christmas Day

There is a set path that is often repeated, over many days, seasons, and years. At one bend in the road, I look over a deeply forested valley, up towards the highest hill in the area.....the view is quite obscured by brush and overhang....and this little segment often peeks through.

Near the Tree Farm

Collage with a bit of acrylic paint at the end......the fresh feel of winter.

Evening, After the Storm

It was bitter cold as I was drawing the diagram.....ink froze in the pen, so I best change to pencil on the really cold days.

Start, First Storm

Collage on heavy Arches print paper, with acrylic brushed in at the end stages.

....The beginning of the first storm of the season. Large wet snow flakes stalled the pen as I was drawing the little diagram shown here....there was time only for a few lines, but the collage painting was made soon after, so memory served well.