Margaret 5/12

Margaret 5/12

by | May 12, 2023 | Margaret

Here’s my challenge from a painting I did at camp a while ago. I wanted to paint the light on the windows on the old house but the trees tried to take the stage. I knocked Back  the bushes and moved the big tree to the side a bit and made it smaller. I think it’s...
Margaret 5/4

Margaret 5/4

by | May 5, 2023 | Margaret

This is a view of bass harbor before the trees fill in and block it. Happy spring ( almost)!
Margaret 4/28

Margaret 4/28

by | Apr 28, 2023 | Margaret

Here’s a drawing  after ‘ophelia’ by John Millais . It’s such a beautiful painting with a tragic story. I saw the original in London and it is haunting. I love copying the masters. It’s fun to work on 15 minutes at a time.(many 15 minutes!)
Margaret 4/21

Margaret 4/21

by | Apr 21, 2023 | Margaret

We had 1 hour of the whole week that it was nice enough to go outside and I used it to practice getting off the couch after a long winter! Of course the tide came in, wind blew and boats left but it was glorious nevertheless! 
Margaret 4/14

Margaret 4/14

by | Apr 14, 2023 | Margaret

I had to go to Home Depot to get a plant since there’s nothing but mud here. Colors were pretty bleak and muddy but I found a tube of old holland ‘violet gray’ that was a game changer for the background!
Margaret 4/7

Margaret 4/7

by | Apr 7, 2023 | Margaret

Here’s another view from my hotel in Paris. The room was so small that’s as far back I could get to take a picture! Scroll down for last week’s submission. I’m trying to get back into the group! Longer days allow me to paint after work for a bit.  I had...