tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89270673439600924472024-03-14T06:28:30.010-04:00Diana Johnson Fine ArtDiana Johnson's paintings of land and sea - painting Maine's colorful peaceful places.Diana Johnson's bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698992315871207328noreply@blogger.comBlogger199125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927067343960092447.post-32835205340897915862022-06-12T17:18:00.000-04:002022-06-12T17:18:51.639-04:00Pastel Show and Blog Change<p> It has been over 8 months since I posted anything. I am going to delete the automatic email feature. If and when I post again you will not receive the post in your in box. The server that I use is a problem. Friends of mine have been hacked and there are too many ads so I am deleting it. I am not aware of a safe server.</p><p>I have one painting in the pastel show at the Coastal Maine Botanical Garden through July 15th. The gardens are so beautiful!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5a6ecTu24peqENbG66rPSeO5L5e6Wf1hlR--0zrp6GJVEFmt6nm3dS_xyrXfDwEyrE5lEQOaYJX-w4nn5dM4Furl1lOiJoXQL_9CSy4bOmS79wVXq95Vf-V6SFUPkhwgcghDyrHub3sUcgkreOwpfZ01cJfdhJi8WQw-mrLAtF2KwHLJTDN73ZkzPiQ/s320/Dancing%20in%20the%20Sun.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="284" data-original-width="320" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5a6ecTu24peqENbG66rPSeO5L5e6Wf1hlR--0zrp6GJVEFmt6nm3dS_xyrXfDwEyrE5lEQOaYJX-w4nn5dM4Furl1lOiJoXQL_9CSy4bOmS79wVXq95Vf-V6SFUPkhwgcghDyrHub3sUcgkreOwpfZ01cJfdhJi8WQw-mrLAtF2KwHLJTDN73ZkzPiQ/s1600/Dancing%20in%20the%20Sun.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Diana Johnson's bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698992315871207328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927067343960092447.post-74215616822817593322021-09-20T12:17:00.000-04:002021-09-20T12:17:53.288-04:00Full Moon Paintings<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> Full Moon Paintings</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzMl59UYiSC3pOCsvONZY_GHGfBkLyoM-0Lji6f_kObNdXbuVpDXQVEUBiUZ5vuChGM8lyWZTsHb1TMwQ7CQ0_z54u4wOSoq-gKFqA7HvTJYbotu15YXRkQ0Yx-76YN_MuM6923vqAaw12/s714/FullMoon.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="714" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzMl59UYiSC3pOCsvONZY_GHGfBkLyoM-0Lji6f_kObNdXbuVpDXQVEUBiUZ5vuChGM8lyWZTsHb1TMwQ7CQ0_z54u4wOSoq-gKFqA7HvTJYbotu15YXRkQ0Yx-76YN_MuM6923vqAaw12/w320-h253/FullMoon.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Full Moon and Stars Watercolor Diana Johnson</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">With the Harvest Moon being today, September 20, 2021, I am putting together some of my "Moon" paintings. I would play Neil Young's <u>Harvest Moon</u> song to accompany this post if I could.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">A while ago I spent some time in a playful mood with my watercolor paints. After a base of deep blue paint, I then splattered opaque, light-colored paint to make "stars". Too fun!</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieaSLjXD0bbVm3LgMDU828oyTdHxpp2qzkK9T3hE_dWRIouBkOpROAx4Hb1GXPLhUkj7t2w0K1S7MI1RAr2r-8NXxC5KFhWEf4fcoLzhPeyMCihe7Mc3r_9E-_IvCSBnMRmSNTluHcBD0R/s571/MoonAtSunset.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="559" data-original-width="571" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieaSLjXD0bbVm3LgMDU828oyTdHxpp2qzkK9T3hE_dWRIouBkOpROAx4Hb1GXPLhUkj7t2w0K1S7MI1RAr2r-8NXxC5KFhWEf4fcoLzhPeyMCihe7Mc3r_9E-_IvCSBnMRmSNTluHcBD0R/w400-h391/MoonAtSunset.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moon at Sunset oil Diana Johnson</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Next I will share with you about one time my husband and I took the Sunset Cruise on Casco Bay. It had been reported that on a certain night there would be a full moon visible at sunset so we decided to see it by boat. The ferry took us all around the islands. Opposite from the sun we could see the moon rise over the water. Then on the way back to Portland the sun started to set. Off to the side was an island with one white house on it. The sunset's illumination made it look golden. So cool!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFWtgzJW0VybXuhkCrRime-BqnYn6WG1SVCafc9sdLfg5_6mCt6VL49VJiSXKh5UzjwJZVBam9hFH4bDRwdJAv7IRz8vtwtpflY0Uak0M1C0FYkfn4QWn6yBOTWFqIBUrSBh55vYf0vccd/s570/MoonThroughTheBranches.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="372" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFWtgzJW0VybXuhkCrRime-BqnYn6WG1SVCafc9sdLfg5_6mCt6VL49VJiSXKh5UzjwJZVBam9hFH4bDRwdJAv7IRz8vtwtpflY0Uak0M1C0FYkfn4QWn6yBOTWFqIBUrSBh55vYf0vccd/w261-h400/MoonThroughTheBranches.jpg" width="261" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Through the Trees Pastel Diana Johnson</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Lastly I will tell you about my painting called, "Through the Trees". It is in my <a href="http://etsy.com/shop/DianaJohnsonFineArt" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a>. On one of my evening walks I felt like I was being followed by the moon. Every time that I looked up the moon had seemingly shifted due to my perspective. Finally, I saw what looked like delicate filagree surrounding the moon as I looked through the tree branches.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">So remember to look up and enjoy the moon!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>Diana Johnson's bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698992315871207328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927067343960092447.post-3832666655020278022021-08-23T12:30:00.000-04:002021-08-23T12:30:16.419-04:00Mill Creek Marsh Paintings<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Mill Creek Marsh Paintings</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisXfZzKpAPFx4U0ZNHRx0qB7Jvr5RUiY3u_X-EM5NyEf5jRWpxMoKFLbmLdrm09VraEt-mRJGpdWLzgzDVFBH3uFYoOKxB8Om-K8gQSZPR-UI1PwOhVlaGBwlSfaB23jbOLLY1PVOGygG7/s570/SopoSunrise.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="570" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisXfZzKpAPFx4U0ZNHRx0qB7Jvr5RUiY3u_X-EM5NyEf5jRWpxMoKFLbmLdrm09VraEt-mRJGpdWLzgzDVFBH3uFYoOKxB8Om-K8gQSZPR-UI1PwOhVlaGBwlSfaB23jbOLLY1PVOGygG7/s320/SopoSunrise.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">"SOPO Sunrise" oil Diana Johnson</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I used to do outdoor art shows. Since we had to set-up at the crack of dawn I looked forward to a proper sunrise. My last show, six years ago, was at South Portland's Mill Creek Park. I got there extra early so that I could walk over to Mill Creek marsh and watch the sunrise and take some photos. My first painting from that experience was a small oil called "SOPO Sunrise".</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF6AfCsj0QjC5G_7Ky6NmXvJbAUarfr2ACgLVs1wqTiexJE9CZy-u5rgCdzNWTr5o4ef7kQSWxw0Ijmm3NblW_dpcSYG9nN-M2dP1mzHhKOu5JGhs_boFOH3PH_Csn2MywhxotJZHODJP3/s600/JustBeforeSunrise.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="505" data-original-width="600" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF6AfCsj0QjC5G_7Ky6NmXvJbAUarfr2ACgLVs1wqTiexJE9CZy-u5rgCdzNWTr5o4ef7kQSWxw0Ijmm3NblW_dpcSYG9nN-M2dP1mzHhKOu5JGhs_boFOH3PH_Csn2MywhxotJZHODJP3/w400-h336/JustBeforeSunrise.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">"Just Before Sunrise" pastel Diana Johnson</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">A few years later, while looking back at the photos, I decided to do another impression of that morning. This time it ended up being a pastel called "Just Before Sunrise".</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This view point, from the marsh looking towards Portland, is so easy to get to. Just park at the Mill Creek Hannaford and it is right there! This is a great place to start a walk on South Portland's <a href="http://southportlandlandtrust.org/greenbelt-walkway" target="_blank">Greenbelt Walkway</a>. Just follow the path and you end up at Bug Light Park. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPvNfiA0gbSmqWgOOa7OwPQk7pxKMiTlE-mG1Khp3xfaDkSOsjRXqz_Tcm1B3bfsYO-pw9MYb3F99qf-eIxg2FGECGKOP_MUKFsweCA9u7hcOtW_TqfGtqjdn3pU5IzlJvrhjh3R7KIyRa/s600/SummerMarsh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="600" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPvNfiA0gbSmqWgOOa7OwPQk7pxKMiTlE-mG1Khp3xfaDkSOsjRXqz_Tcm1B3bfsYO-pw9MYb3F99qf-eIxg2FGECGKOP_MUKFsweCA9u7hcOtW_TqfGtqjdn3pU5IzlJvrhjh3R7KIyRa/w320-h319/SummerMarsh.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">"Summer Marsh" pastel Diana Johnson</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br />Taking that walk one afternoon, I took some more photos of the marsh. This time it was mid-day on a warm summer day. You would never know it was the same place that I got the sunrise reference photos from. Change the time of day and you get an entirely different effect. "Summer Marsh" was the mid-day painting. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This brings to mind <a href="http://claude-monet.com/haystacks.jsp" target="_blank">Monet's Haystack Series</a> in which he painted the same scene repeatedly at different times of the day as well as in different seasons.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I also can't help thinking of the song, "What a difference a day makes...24 little hours..."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Enjoy your day!</span></p>Diana Johnson's bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698992315871207328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927067343960092447.post-73514703214930270012021-08-16T11:35:00.000-04:002021-08-16T11:35:34.302-04:00Painting Neighborhood Scenes<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Painting Neighborhood Scenes</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="576" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcoFk_wYyUndfgYhNn5ZgWL6QM6MMDL8nGPfzmoNhZDSoYpWpYp7JZLDxpFMkgdaxxVJkg4Tn0lXz25dSLZz-DJXIS8grF_2adSz50z5R-UNIgf5TT6p0TGiA__xlNCeK8zjYPyGmmt6DV/s320/squash.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo of squash from my neighbor's garden.</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcoFk_wYyUndfgYhNn5ZgWL6QM6MMDL8nGPfzmoNhZDSoYpWpYp7JZLDxpFMkgdaxxVJkg4Tn0lXz25dSLZz-DJXIS8grF_2adSz50z5R-UNIgf5TT6p0TGiA__xlNCeK8zjYPyGmmt6DV/s576/squash.jpg" imageanchor="1"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">One of my neighbors has a big garden. He sets up a cooler filled with free veggies once and a while during the summer. This week's bounty was squash. The cooler happens to be in the shade of a stand of birch trees. Being a fan of birches I decided to paint them.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv7fJGLRb1tS4WjHLpmZjZN0BjRG1EEC2bGcnFa7PsnM-ExDRouEVUmjrQrdo0Cv7of7u7vOZLhuK1V87QQpr3HV2pZm2iQ1jNmUSEcO_JdCsNZNMKtiSwPRf_L52RcLCd45CuUyh7FJBT/s570/DancingWithTheSun.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="507" data-original-width="570" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv7fJGLRb1tS4WjHLpmZjZN0BjRG1EEC2bGcnFa7PsnM-ExDRouEVUmjrQrdo0Cv7of7u7vOZLhuK1V87QQpr3HV2pZm2iQ1jNmUSEcO_JdCsNZNMKtiSwPRf_L52RcLCd45CuUyh7FJBT/w400-h356/DancingWithTheSun.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Dancing with the Sun" pastel 14" x 14" Diana Johnson</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I stayed close to home this week which go me to thinking about how often I find inspiration for paintings right in my own neighborhood. I am only showing two today but, believe me, there are lots more. Across from the garden there is a home with some beautiful trees. Seeing the trees silhouetted against a stormy sky was too good to pass up. This pastel painting is in my <a href="http://www.Etsy.com/shop/DianaJohnsonFineArt" target="_blank">Etsy Shop</a>.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQjvQGWC2wf6BN6GkQIisYU_uKndwT5WPfBMX1J9pYio3TDJMCFHn_rGbBTUhE1P29e3v0_sTatCJcMf4agKeTNW-lUaC9Gm6trHge4uxPkw0qQIpGrVOlkxx5cVp1k5VI5xs8aD9mza5e/s792/LightThroughTheClouds.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="570" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQjvQGWC2wf6BN6GkQIisYU_uKndwT5WPfBMX1J9pYio3TDJMCFHn_rGbBTUhE1P29e3v0_sTatCJcMf4agKeTNW-lUaC9Gm6trHge4uxPkw0qQIpGrVOlkxx5cVp1k5VI5xs8aD9mza5e/w288-h400/LightThroughTheClouds.jpg" width="288" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Light Through the Clouds" pastel</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Last year during the pandemic shut-down I took a walk each day in my neighborhood. From March 16, 2020 to May 8, 2020 I documented each of those 54 days by taking a photo and writing a Haiku about something I noticed while walking. My goal was to calm my anxious mind by giving it something to do. Here is one example:</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWPh6ZD0i8YUvXwmy1T3zgItxBDoHDiQ8EQ5OZp8qWVn9_1cUShpmwu0bAS1vL0LIh24zvqOAyC9jnU3tOW4MpMdj35sFB_DH9Ru4ES-bo41dHGmDFSi_ygdjRoBcGZTzf5b6GUCd_lIe/s540/March+23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="375" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWPh6ZD0i8YUvXwmy1T3zgItxBDoHDiQ8EQ5OZp8qWVn9_1cUShpmwu0bAS1vL0LIh24zvqOAyC9jnU3tOW4MpMdj35sFB_DH9Ru4ES-bo41dHGmDFSi_ygdjRoBcGZTzf5b6GUCd_lIe/w278-h400/March+23.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">By the beginning of May the air was warmer and flowers were blooming and I felt a sense of calm. I didn't feel the need to continue my project. May 8th was my last Pic/Haiku. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I will leave this post with a quote by Henry David Thoreau:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">"Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Diana Johnson's bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698992315871207328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927067343960092447.post-73056887152682925042021-08-09T16:57:00.000-04:002021-08-09T16:57:14.497-04:00Freeport Harbor and Town Park<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><st1:placename w:st="on"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16.0pt;">Freeport</span></st1:placename><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16.0pt;"> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Harbor</st1:placetype> and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">Town</st1:placetype> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Park</st1:placetype></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16.0pt;"><st1:place w:st="on"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBmnRRukMFc1gsvDyrbsx7Fjfkdw4P1q4UrUtuWTQyBCOKgb67S_zPEXOuujskrX0A17YF6pDi42xFs3o-yhlcQkh_8_8vkmK8Z_twjYBPXWvYK9Cdi_RQjpjfyp6zZtue9h-Zq1bH6POL/s1821/winslow1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1303" data-original-width="1821" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBmnRRukMFc1gsvDyrbsx7Fjfkdw4P1q4UrUtuWTQyBCOKgb67S_zPEXOuujskrX0A17YF6pDi42xFs3o-yhlcQkh_8_8vkmK8Z_twjYBPXWvYK9Cdi_RQjpjfyp6zZtue9h-Zq1bH6POL/s320/winslow1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking across the Harraseeket River to the harbor.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><st1:placetype w:st="on"><br /></st1:placetype></st1:place></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16.0pt;">One of my
favorite places to paint is <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Freeport</st1:place></st1:city>'s
Winslow Park. Along with wooded trails and coastal views there is a straight
shot down <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Staples Point Rd</st1:address></st1:street>
to get a view of Freeport Harbor. One day I traveled light with just paper and
colored pencils. Looking across the <st1:placename w:st="on">Harrraseeket</st1:placename>
<st1:placetype w:st="on">River</st1:placetype> at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Freeport</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Harbor</st1:placetype></st1:place>
I sketched with the colored pencils. When back in my studio I covered over the
pencil sketch with acrylic paint.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkRSSPDV_ZtVYdHZ_FGMlHKQlRr2cU0tcbMFJdvHkxLXI2UerOwVcq7A0N3pYkjlcw73YIYoUi9rv2j0BihmvZR_V_XXSZOrNoKHVQWT2KyUe0hxktImXT2LFnfQxyP8ODcE8R7GzL4tvd/s2048/winslow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1406" data-original-width="2048" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkRSSPDV_ZtVYdHZ_FGMlHKQlRr2cU0tcbMFJdvHkxLXI2UerOwVcq7A0N3pYkjlcw73YIYoUi9rv2j0BihmvZR_V_XXSZOrNoKHVQWT2KyUe0hxktImXT2LFnfQxyP8ODcE8R7GzL4tvd/s320/winslow.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Colored pencil sketch covered over with acrylics</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16.0pt;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16.0pt;">On another
day I set up my easel and painted with oils. This painting is in my <a href="http://www.Etsy.com/shop/DianaJohnsonFineArt" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a>. In this painting I wanted to include the top of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Casco</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Castle</st1:placetype></st1:place>
at the tree line. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp66QvWCeWnu1I9kJ6SC27Hdd6Tr-8nNZQcwdQIffrYe643h7mciy9v_hOMcHzCfTu5ltWECcHojtcIqvRIS43ZwY1tiixYreSmamhRTX_UYBPBbGWyR-4t5RNHBj3Eh_j_GKOKT4vfgSy/s570/CascoCatleaboveTheTrees.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="442" data-original-width="570" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp66QvWCeWnu1I9kJ6SC27Hdd6Tr-8nNZQcwdQIffrYe643h7mciy9v_hOMcHzCfTu5ltWECcHojtcIqvRIS43ZwY1tiixYreSmamhRTX_UYBPBbGWyR-4t5RNHBj3Eh_j_GKOKT4vfgSy/w400-h310/CascoCatleaboveTheTrees.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of Casco Castle from Winslow Park</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16.0pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16.0pt;">Built in 1903, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Casco</st1:placename>
<st1:placetype w:st="on">Castle</st1:placetype></st1:place> was a hotel,
amusement park, and zoo! It burned down but the tower remains. There is some
information about the castle on the Freeport Historical Society's <a href="http://www.freeporthistoricalsociety.org" target="_blank">web page</a>. If
you are looking for a nice hike after shopping in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Freeport</st1:place></st1:city> then head over to Winslow Park!<o:p></o:p></span></p>Diana Johnson's bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698992315871207328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927067343960092447.post-89254235776220180882021-08-02T12:55:00.000-04:002021-08-02T12:55:57.723-04:00Gilsland Farm - Rain and Wind<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhckUijSnySBN0T0GkxdaI8gwMb5IMVNhRF6JRycgJc70qDNhW956fMFh0uf8lk-goQJV48GixwApzPHKft7tzilCNAFUpkVRTdw4_hIRfZEoi_RHmJ9tcua_apy_CNUt1C6WINJ3Wti01E/s600/audubon3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="600" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhckUijSnySBN0T0GkxdaI8gwMb5IMVNhRF6JRycgJc70qDNhW956fMFh0uf8lk-goQJV48GixwApzPHKft7tzilCNAFUpkVRTdw4_hIRfZEoi_RHmJ9tcua_apy_CNUt1C6WINJ3Wti01E/s320/audubon3.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gilsland Farm Meadow</td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; text-align: left;">Gilsland
Farm - Rain and Wind</span></div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16.0pt;">The rain
was predicted to start at 5:00 p.m. Figuring there was plenty of time to paint I
headed over to Maine Audubon's Gilsland farm at 2:00 p.m. with my paint out
buddies. Wandering through the meadows, I saw a clump of goldenrod that looked
like a nice subject for a sketch. Before I had a chance to pull out my
materials it started to rain. Heading back to the car we got quite wet. After
waiting in the car for a while the rain turned to just showers so we decided to
try again. I went back to my clump of goldenrod to do a quick sketch before the
rain started again. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIDcjI06QgI3FWmJoTGhyphenhyphenejWDt3USjcHXmLW8CveB1Fo2Tu-y_dMZhXk-JGrV4acuBkeVoy-hwLFjWVJL7zANCKZKvx8LPxnnaNBDyJNv6ke33O3o_9bhoh1fQ2vw_TaseyhwdC50L2ju3/s490/audubon2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="341" data-original-width="490" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIDcjI06QgI3FWmJoTGhyphenhyphenejWDt3USjcHXmLW8CveB1Fo2Tu-y_dMZhXk-JGrV4acuBkeVoy-hwLFjWVJL7zANCKZKvx8LPxnnaNBDyJNv6ke33O3o_9bhoh1fQ2vw_TaseyhwdC50L2ju3/s320/audubon2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sketch 5" x 7" watercolor and pen</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16.0pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt;">A few weeks ago we went to another meadow at Gilsland Farm
to sketch. Rain was imminent but we finished sketching before it started.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifUcP32fcuD_ASpVi15LEmhC1DtQzatX9lGkrjvXNz1tyCEG53UGJwYSAiuxMqoVoiB2tTEdldbtT1-Da_QkK3-5R5L9R43VFirAFpFLzpKdASdYFdFVY9Za7u1p_ANJMozC55q9aoixYu/s491/Audubon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="344" data-original-width="491" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifUcP32fcuD_ASpVi15LEmhC1DtQzatX9lGkrjvXNz1tyCEG53UGJwYSAiuxMqoVoiB2tTEdldbtT1-Da_QkK3-5R5L9R43VFirAFpFLzpKdASdYFdFVY9Za7u1p_ANJMozC55q9aoixYu/s320/Audubon.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sketch 5" x 7" watercolor and pen</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt;"> Quite
a while ago I was in yet another meadow at Gilsland Farm and the dominant
weather element was the wind. This time I had the full set-up with easel and
oil paint. The painting from that day is in my <a href="http://Etsy.com/shop/DianaJohnsonFineArt" target="_blank">Etsy Shop</a>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF1oFxuCLCFQr4NyzTCWuqn80f5N6nDhI-IJYdFxBk7Sl6Z2UYfrqnxKtrgFhV_4p6ZklDujeDYqdUz-dvCCiDEMp0K4ENPgMzKZYwdEe6Ffh3OUMV6WhlIyfarKromNMNhu1Sbyy1pDQe/s570/WindyDayAtAudubon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="452" data-original-width="570" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF1oFxuCLCFQr4NyzTCWuqn80f5N6nDhI-IJYdFxBk7Sl6Z2UYfrqnxKtrgFhV_4p6ZklDujeDYqdUz-dvCCiDEMp0K4ENPgMzKZYwdEe6Ffh3OUMV6WhlIyfarKromNMNhu1Sbyy1pDQe/w400-h318/WindyDayAtAudubon.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Windy Day" oil on canvas 8" x 10"</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt;">The charm of painting on location is the unpredictable nature of the
experience. Visit the Maine Audubon <a href="http://maineaudubon.org" target="_blank">website</a> to check out</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt;">information about this beautiful place.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16.0pt;"> </span></p><p></p>Diana Johnson's bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698992315871207328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927067343960092447.post-50694968829105424682021-07-26T12:06:00.000-04:002021-07-26T12:06:24.861-04:00Scarborough Marsh in August<p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB2Emr0oLWcHeBcopu9P3iBpOMJjZyJxTFzFcem5CzZmtNZTJD7kIb_jsDbO_v4Bdu2yViQr98k20EVpKCOHZfkSLif9sOiL1-gyDMiT3t6qjkaD_1CMxAxe3PdeDIYsyGxyj9cencgQ0L/s603/Johnson_D_GoldenrodByTheMarsh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="603" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB2Emr0oLWcHeBcopu9P3iBpOMJjZyJxTFzFcem5CzZmtNZTJD7kIb_jsDbO_v4Bdu2yViQr98k20EVpKCOHZfkSLif9sOiL1-gyDMiT3t6qjkaD_1CMxAxe3PdeDIYsyGxyj9cencgQ0L/w398-h400/Johnson_D_GoldenrodByTheMarsh.jpg" width="398" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">"Goldenrod by the Marsh" pastel 14"x14"</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><st1:place w:st="on"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;"><b>Scarborough</b></span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;"><b> Marsh in August</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 16pt;">Sometimes a particular
landscape grabs you and won't let go. This happened to me in </span><st1:place style="font-family: arial; font-size: 16pt;" w:st="on">Scarborough</st1:place><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 16pt;">
last August.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 16pt;">I was driving around the Pine
Point area looking for some good marsh scenes to photograph. I spotted one</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 16pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 16pt;">and knew I had found what I wanted.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIJeSBLLHQiwCA3-8m0b4rUdQe7-EqcmdewLvr6ExHv0Kr7P33-5kWsqvbTqnQ8FljiMCIGpA2IKzHoyhv6j4nZlmwr2qoPDt8tmILFGAbUcFQlTiCpsiJZXrITw32zobW-07paq1wc3rt/s570/Goldenrod+by+the+Marsh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIJeSBLLHQiwCA3-8m0b4rUdQe7-EqcmdewLvr6ExHv0Kr7P33-5kWsqvbTqnQ8FljiMCIGpA2IKzHoyhv6j4nZlmwr2qoPDt8tmILFGAbUcFQlTiCpsiJZXrITw32zobW-07paq1wc3rt/s320/Goldenrod+by+the+Marsh.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Goldenrod by the Marsh" acrylic 9"x12"</td></tr></tbody></table></span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This painting journey started
with an acrylic painting. It is on canvas and measures 9" x 12".<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLqi614HomWx5T-mLCDtN5jp2rH8d9brbzwwOYH-6Lfi3ceR2L6Y3tz48b4JlRLgArV5NQaNAKt-S4_RxSZYBqUw2vB_vkPQUuqnU73nWRh6Cw29Mv8WfdOmff68acIXSWqbgzsYylP155/s570/Meandering+Marsh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="416" data-original-width="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLqi614HomWx5T-mLCDtN5jp2rH8d9brbzwwOYH-6Lfi3ceR2L6Y3tz48b4JlRLgArV5NQaNAKt-S4_RxSZYBqUw2vB_vkPQUuqnU73nWRh6Cw29Mv8WfdOmff68acIXSWqbgzsYylP155/s320/Meandering+Marsh.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Meandering Marsh" pastel 6.5" x 10"</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 16pt;">After the acrylic one was
done I still wanted to explore the scene so I switched to pastels. This
rendition got much more colorful. It is pastel on sanded paper. I put it in my
<a href="http://www.Etsy.com/shop/DianaJohnsonFineArt" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Then I decided to see what
would happen if I switched the format. The first two were rectangular so I went
for the square. The result is a 14" x 14" pastel. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I enjoyed painting all three renditions. It is
fun to see what happens and how each time my impression changes. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I entered the 14"x14"
pastel into the <a href="https://ppscc.org/2021-for-pastels-only-gallery/" target="_blank">2021 For Pastels Only On Cape Cod show.</a> I was
so excited to have my painting selected for the show and to receive two awards.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Dawn Emerson, in her juror
remarks, said the following about my painting:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 16pt;">" This painting appealed
to me for its exquisite soft edges and feeling of spacious peacefulness. There
is minimal description, yet the composition allows us to move into this scene
effortlessly. The viewer is transported to this space, and floats down the
river with their eyes toward the horizon. Lovely."</span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I was impressed with what
Dawn Emerson said about the entire exhibit in her juror's statement. She
said that, <i>"This exhibit reassures me that humanity will survive and
thrive as long as artists remind us of the beauty around us we are blessed with
each day".</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>Diana Johnson's bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698992315871207328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927067343960092447.post-48336197222335546062021-05-04T15:51:00.000-04:002021-05-04T15:51:03.248-04:00Rocks, Rocks, and more Rocks<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAHPQ399dYSfJ5ExDXFy1lDBpPM8sU_P0ZtW51TBCf6ajKU-agj_TRyugqCYONO0JwjDujFofek1BFTubesOwlrh5lMaJdJ23I6Tfhx22IBaIG8OB-zN7q3YcsnVxFtVgSlIHOi0Tw97Z4/s575/DeightfulDay_DianaJohnson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="575" data-original-width="570" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAHPQ399dYSfJ5ExDXFy1lDBpPM8sU_P0ZtW51TBCf6ajKU-agj_TRyugqCYONO0JwjDujFofek1BFTubesOwlrh5lMaJdJ23I6Tfhx22IBaIG8OB-zN7q3YcsnVxFtVgSlIHOi0Tw97Z4/s320/DeightfulDay_DianaJohnson.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Rocks, rocks, and more
rocks... <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">A while ago I painted a
series of "rock" paintings. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Three of them are in a fundraising auction this week, May 3 - 7, 2021.
Funds are being raised to support the mission of </span><a href="https://www.partnersforworldhealth.org/" style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>Partners for World Health</b></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;">.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Painting # 1 is called,
"Delightful Day" and was inspired by an early morning visit to Kettle
Cove in </span><st1:place style="font-size: 14pt;" w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">Cape</st1:placetype> <st1:placename w:st="on">Elizabeth</st1:placename></st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt;">.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">It was so peaceful and fun to watch the area
on top of the cliff become illuminated by the sun.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Just for the fun of it, I
searched the internet to see if I could come up with any interesting tidbits
about the rocks in the cove.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I came
across a blog post called, "Skipping Stones at Kettle Cove". The
author wrote about how the rocks look like petrified wood but "are really
ocean bottom rock split by stretched bands of quartz".</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Very interesting!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQ9aBALCsYNM9TKWs2CzYzFy8AylvEQkIh9-aQUnO9EdXagxtLapxrsPDoXasee_S4cO5BwuzAxN0L2sRiOr-1oAW9M6V2ff7jIIVOhBlrJKgRNU6H3bCI-xIag-I6QX9mMLCz5WbpT0x/s575/PlayfulDay_DianaJohnson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="575" data-original-width="570" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQ9aBALCsYNM9TKWs2CzYzFy8AylvEQkIh9-aQUnO9EdXagxtLapxrsPDoXasee_S4cO5BwuzAxN0L2sRiOr-1oAW9M6V2ff7jIIVOhBlrJKgRNU6H3bCI-xIag-I6QX9mMLCz5WbpT0x/s320/PlayfulDay_DianaJohnson.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Painting #</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2 is called, "Playful Day" and was
inspired by the energetic rocks near the Lobster Shack at Two Lights in </span><st1:place style="font-size: 14pt;" w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">Cape</st1:placetype> <st1:placename w:st="on">Elizabeth</st1:placename></st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt;">.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The rocks in this area were
formed 420 million years ago. That period of time is known at the Silurian
Period.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Now for a bit of geology from
<b>maine.gov</b>...</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">"The layers of sediment
that accumulated in that Silurian ocean are preserved in the rocks at Two
Lights as light gray, massive quartzite and dark gray phyllite layers. The
quartzite layers were originally sand or silt beds, and the phyllite layers
were originally clay or mud beds. As the layers accumulated one on the other,
some were deposited individually with sharp boundaries between them, and others
were deposited as mixed masses in graded beds that change gradually from the
bottom to the top of the layer."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Very interesting!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbAfuwPb1Gx7-6YLSb00oo3JEqC3v9nhN0fzva3t5gEf2wJd7druYRjxmiqQjODh7FWCjusbCi_Ikhm08yNjj7UpCzPu5fK_3WIuXhRxN0L8lagOYZ0S2oWmfwyySJbEbJS2oQQffr3BT/s570/LuminousDay_DianaJohnson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="566" data-original-width="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbAfuwPb1Gx7-6YLSb00oo3JEqC3v9nhN0fzva3t5gEf2wJd7druYRjxmiqQjODh7FWCjusbCi_Ikhm08yNjj7UpCzPu5fK_3WIuXhRxN0L8lagOYZ0S2oWmfwyySJbEbJS2oQQffr3BT/s320/LuminousDay_DianaJohnson.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Painting #3 is called,
"Luminous Day" and was inspired by the late afternoon light on the
cliff walk at Prouts Neck in </span><st1:place style="font-size: 14pt;" w:st="on">Scarborough</st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt;">. This
is the area of the coast where Winslow Homer painted. The cliff walk is a
wonderful hike and a great way to enjoy "rocks"!</span></p>
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Diana Johnson's bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698992315871207328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927067343960092447.post-71377586375927489202020-02-07T10:16:00.000-05:002020-02-07T10:16:00.547-05:00Rectangles of Love<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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If you happen to be in Yarmouth on Saturday, Feb. 8, then stop by and visit the new show at the Yarmouth Frame and Gallery on Route One. The show is called "Rectangles of Love". My paintings are displayed on this yummy teal colored wall. The reception is from 4 to 7 p.m. Hope to see you!Diana Johnson's bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698992315871207328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927067343960092447.post-22162738423684678142019-12-04T16:09:00.000-05:002019-12-04T16:09:27.419-05:00Holiday Show<div style="text-align: right;">
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Back to Blogging...finally! It's been more that two years since my last post.<br />
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This morning I woke up to a bit of a colorful sunrise after our first storm of the winter here in Maine.<br />
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I have delivered paintings to the Yarmouth Frame & Gallery for the Holiday Show. The reception is December 7th. from 4 to 7 p.m. on Route 1 in Yarmouth. Stop by if you are in the area. Here is a photo of my paintings that are all ready hanging and ready for the reception!<br />
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Diana Johnson's bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698992315871207328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927067343960092447.post-80461565304277390342017-07-05T11:23:00.001-04:002017-07-05T11:23:13.230-04:00"Creative Life" Column<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So excited! My writing is in the Pastel Journal's "Creative Life" column - August issue!<br />
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<br />Diana Johnson's bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698992315871207328noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927067343960092447.post-3423868682919787122017-06-21T11:24:00.003-04:002017-06-21T11:24:51.355-04:00Pastel ShowMy painting, "Glimmer of Sun", is in the PPSCC pastel show at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod in South Yarmouth, MA. The reception is June 24 at 6pm. I will miss it...too far to drive.<br />
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I've put together a series of paintings inspired by Audubon's Gilsland Farm. Here are two. The bunch are at Yarmouth Frame & Gallery. The reception is June 3 from 4-7 pm. Hope you can stop by!<br />
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<br />Diana Johnson's bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698992315871207328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927067343960092447.post-14352774146010166262017-05-26T12:22:00.001-04:002017-05-26T12:22:54.349-04:00Gallery ReceptionMy new painting, "Stonington Tidepool", is in the new show at Wiscasset Bay Gallery. The reception is Saturday May 27 from 3-5 pm. Stop by if you are in Wiscasset!<br />
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Diana Johnson's bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698992315871207328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927067343960092447.post-45417227951943259382017-02-06T11:02:00.002-05:002017-02-06T11:02:37.838-05:00New Show at Yarmouth Frame & GalleryA bunch of paintings from my recent "Marsh Memories" series will be in the new show at Yarmouth Frame & Gallery. I hope that you can stop by the reception on Feb. 11 from 4-7. Always Fun!<br />
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<br />Diana Johnson's bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698992315871207328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927067343960092447.post-61581438747125139712017-01-31T10:56:00.002-05:002017-01-31T10:56:45.119-05:00January Painting Challenge #15January Painting Challenge #15<br />
Finished!<br />
I call this one "Golden Blaze".<br />
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<br />Diana Johnson's bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698992315871207328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927067343960092447.post-9026604710720081692017-01-29T07:19:00.002-05:002017-01-29T07:19:38.760-05:00January Painting Challenge #14January Painting Challenge #14<br />
Only one left to paint!<br />
I call this one "Glistening Fog".<br />
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<br />Diana Johnson's bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698992315871207328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927067343960092447.post-79796617422811404922017-01-29T07:18:00.000-05:002017-01-29T07:18:01.990-05:00January Painting Challenge #13January Painting Challenge #13<br />
Only two left to paint!<br />
I call this one "Blue Velvet".<br />
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Only three left to paint!<br />
I call this one "Scent of Spring".<br />
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Only 4 left to paint!<br />
I call this one "Sun Spot"<br />
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<br />Diana Johnson's bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698992315871207328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927067343960092447.post-80063606523512425692017-01-20T11:06:00.001-05:002017-01-20T11:06:21.503-05:00January Painting Challenge #10January Painting Challenge #10<br />
Only five left to paint!<br />
I call this one "Spring Tide".<br />
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