Sugar House at Kirchner's Woods- 16 x 20 Oil on cradled Birch by Candy Barr

16 x 20 inches Oil on cradled birch

Finding great subjects for upcoming show based on Stowe Land Trust sites.

It was raining both days I set up.  The thunder scared me off the first day, so I returned 2 days later with a continuing drizzler.  Same light!

5 minute walk through the woods

Vermont Woods - #92311

6 x 6 inches Oil  on Birch Ply

$99 + S/H

Wells River Vermont in amazing autumn color

Chowing down at my friend Joanne's backyard while we were painting

Moss Glen Falls, Granville VT- #71511

Each 11 x 14 inches Oil on canvas board

These are two separate paintings.

$325. free ship in US (painting on left)

A producer at Chronicle WCVB TV, the half hour New England magazine show that airs on the ABC television affiliate in Boston contacted me to film my class here this week!

He's working on a show, using waterfalls as the connecting theme,
including a number of different elements along the way.( Let's hear it for plein air daily painters!)
I went the day before filming to have one nearly completed,
and a start for another, similar to show the progression.

This was stage before they filmed, with the water yet to be painted in. It's always easier to add the lightest color last and have some of the darks a bit drier so the color lays down.

A gorgeous day in Granville Vermont at the Moss Glen Falls along Rt 100. They are hoping to have it ready to show by September. I'll pass on the date when they let me know!

This local was hot from haying, and came here to cool off the day before the filming!

Vernal Pool with Log- #52511

14 x 14 inches Oil on Cradled Birch

Detail

Earlier version below and start

originally posted July 1, 2009

Bear at the Bobbin Mill Falls

24 x 24 inches Oil on canvas



Detail



This was done on location with the small exception of siting the bears. But we certainly do have a bear habitat here in the Mad River Valley. In fact there have been bear citings in my yard as I am nestled next to woods on a mountain. I've stopped feeding the birds because it seems indistinguishable to bears! My neighbor up the hill had one sitting chomping away at her feeder, and it decimated the flower garden upon her departure.

Country Woods

4 x 4 x 2 inches Oil on wood



Painted lattice frame

This was done on a 2 x 6 that was primed and painted on location.

I love the late afternoon light with the sun coming through the trees backlit.

$175 + S/H

Pine Tree

8 x 10 inches Oil on canvas

$99. +S/H



Demo for my plein air class on Wednesday. Trying to capture some intimacy with the woods here in Vermont!

Vernal Pool Log

14 x 14 x 1.5 inches Oil on birch




It was lightly raining, but the canopy of trees
seemed to keep it pretty dry.



I sometimes use 2 Masterson palettes
for larger paintings, when I'm using
larger brushes. Blues and greens in one,
and reds and yellows in the other.



I didn't do any touch ups or
make changes in the studio.
This was it.
It's kind of exhilarating
working in the woods with
the sounds of birds, wind
through the trees and the
sounds of rain in the pools.
Even though you are
alone, yet relating to your
surroundings, there is a lot of
company in nature!

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.

Moffroids Pond

6" x 6" Oil on masonite


Another day of the Vermont Arts Festival
with the Art in the Garden.

Upstream

5" x 7" Oil SOLD

River Study

11" x 14" Oil
This was an older river study using a fisherman
from photo inserted into my painting. Thought I'd put my moving water
pictures together.
I've always wanted to incorporate figures more in settings of nature
(think Luncheon on the Grass!) I'm always pushing my limits of knowledge
when painting and approaches in general to my studio work.

Here's a source I have found interesting as well.

Has anyone ever read Richard Diebenkorn's notes to himself on beginning a painting?

1. Attempt what is not certain. Certainty may or may not come later. It may then be a valuable delusion.
2. The pretty, initial position which falls short of completeness is not to be valued, except as a stimulus for further moves.
3. Do search. But in order to find other than what is searched for.
4. Use and respond to the initial fresh qualities but consider them absolutely expendable.
5. Do not discover a subject of any kind.
6. Somehow do not be bored but if you must, use it in action. Use its destructive potential.
7. Mistakes cannot be erased but they move you from your present position.
8. Keep thinking about Polyanna.
9. Tolerate chaos.
10. Be careful only in a perverse way.

Double Waterfall

10" x 10" Oil

$375. + S/H