Summertime!

Is there anything as nice as a day in June? The hot temperatures of a few weeks ago broke a couple of days ago and we are enjoying an absolutely perfect week. Thanks to the wonderful dragonflies, the mosquitos have diminished and our first meals on the deck have been so lovely. And the pontoon is in, so summer on Big Blake Lake is officially here!

One of my favorite photographers is Jan Swart and her photos of birch trees on the North Shore never fail to inspire me to paint these amazing trees . . . one more time! This week’s painting, Spring Woods, 9” x 12” on 300 lb. cold press watercolor paper, features the wonderful range of colors of a woodland in Spring.  

Coming out of the Gardens!

It’s been a long time since I’ve posted on this blog and much has happened! The past month has been filled with digging in the dirt, cleaning up gardens, and planting flowers along with a couple of small patches of flax. Yes, flax! I’m hoping for a moment of those lovely blue flowers in our back yard! It’s also been a time of healing – the effects of my fall in March resulted in a concussion that I’m still recovering from. While I’m back to painting – which is a great relief for me – I’m having peripheral vision issues in my left eye, so Paul still won’t let me drive. The docs feel that I’m on the right road to a full recovery – it just takes a bit of time.

This week’s painting, Woodland Stream, 9” x 13” on 300 lb. cold press watercolor paper, celebrates the light of an early Spring shining in a wooded glade.