Oct 14, Fourteen Days, Fourteen Paintings

Roscoe was part of our family for about 20 years. He was tossed out of a moving car when he was a puppy, my husband lured him out of the woods and brought him home. He was always a gentleman, even when we introduced two collie pups to the family when he was an old man. This painting does not do him justice, but I will keep trying.

Instead of traveling this weekend I am going to spend some needed time in the studio, building a light box and organizing a space so I can begin to do still lifes. We will attempt to bike around the lake if it is not raining, and Sunday morning might be a great time to get outside with my paints!

Oct 13, Thirteen Days, Thirteen Paintings

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood. I took the dogs for a walk yesterday, and took a photo of my neighbors house on the way home. Still struggling with those fall colors and being "loose".

Twelve Paintings, Twelve Days

As beautiful as Fall is, I have such a hard time even thinking of painting all those colors....they seem to be screaming at me. So I did a tiny bit of my neighborhood.

Eleven Days, Eleven Paintings

I just had to do it over. I like some parts better, but now the poor horses look like ponies. I started loving to draw from horses.

Ten Days, Ten Paintings

We biked a figure eight around Eagle Lake and Jordan Pond. This was the final view of Eagle Lake before we left the carriage trails to lunch in Bar Harbor.

Nine Days, Nine Paintings

We took an extra long weekend and went biking in Acadia. We loved sharing the trail with horses, it brought back fond memories of our two geldings. Truthfully, my horse would have freaked out and sailed over a cliff if he saw all the bikes that were out this weekend.

This is one of those watercolors that end up a pastel..so I call it mixed media and hope to do better next time.

Oct 8, Eight Days, Eight Paintings!

This is a the view of the Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse that you see on the way to Vinalhaven.

I tried to pretend Alvaro and Charles Reid were standing behind me giving advise....I think I can hear them faintly. (Don't fiddle with the brush, warm and cool, and VALUES!) I will try to channel them this weekend when I am out doing my plein air work.