Saturday, January 2, 2010

HAPPY NEW DECADE AND A NEW PAINTING

Overwhelmed in December as usual and now ready to get to work. Here's a painting that I started before Christmas and finished a few days ago.



9 1/2 x 6 watercolor

These are mountain hemlocks near where I live at about 3000 ft elevation where I've backpacked to and camped in the past.... a grueling trek that I don't think I have the strength for anymore, though when I look at the photos from there and look at the mountain from here, I think maybe one more time.



5x6 watercolor

After finishing the painting, I remembered this sketch done on location in 96 and found it. It has a vitality that the one I just did and spent hours on doesn't have.... don't know why though. I guess I'd better try again with this sketch as reference along with the photo I used.

2 comments:

Debbie Drechsler said...

Hi Carole! Thanks for your encouraging comments about my bird drawings.

I like both of your paintings. I like the energy of the one painted on location and I like the more careful detailed approach on the other. Each one has it's own beauty and charm.

Carole Baker said...

Thank you, Debbie, and so sorry for being so late.