Warren on Drizzly Fall Day

9 x 12 inches Oil on canvas board

Painting under the protection of the gazebo in Warren on a rainy drizzly day 36 degrees in morning. You are looking at the Pitcher Inn on right and the Bradley House on left looking north on Main St. I'd call that advanced plein air painting. My cashmere socks helped somewhat, but insulated shoes would have been better. The car headlight reflections were fun but hard to figure out without my camera to refer to. Moving targets and memories!

Rain Pool

14 x 14 x 1.5 inches Oil on birch panel



This was what I thought was final but then I
wanted the water darker, so I redid it to one above.
I sacrificed some of the freshness, and reds and pinks
especially in the top left. I also broke up the
shape coming in from the right which
I didn't want as the focal point.

It was raining all morning till mid afternoon, and the
droplets were making great rings in this vernal pool.
Mosquitoes abound in Maine this time of year needless
to say. I was fascinated by the reflection, the patterns and
the low contrast with a myriad of colors in the woods.