Owl's Head Reflections
20 x 16 pastel on board
This is one of my first house and water scenes from Maine, painted in September. We were in Owl's Head on a very foggy Sunday morning in early July and I loved the buildings next to a small pond. I've changed them quite a bit to fit into a vertical format. I think they almost have a fairy tale quality to them! The painting wasn't working until I let the fir in the center go off the picture plane. Then I was pleased!
This area is very close to the town where Sarah Orne Jewett wrote Country of the Pointed Firs,
one of my all time favorite books. I thought about this a lot and the quiet beauty of her story as I was painting the trees in this and other paintings from Maine.
You may have cut off the pointed fir, but the pastel is quite nice, especially the handling of the pond. I love they way you did the reflections and the reflecting lily pads.
ReplyDeleteThank you Bob. I appreciate it!
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