August Painting Challenge - 15

Fresh off the easel! This is painting #15 of my August painting challenge. The location is at the end of Old Town Landing Road in Yarmouth. I spent an afternoon there more than a week ago. I am just getting around to posting the painting. My goal is to finish at least 20 paintings in August. Some will be painted on location and others in my studio. All will be oil on panel and measure 4”x6”.

Quote for this post….by Annie Dillard - Born in 1945

“Spend the afternoon. You can’t take it with you.”

August Painting Challenge - 14

Fresh off the easel! This is painting #14 of my August painting challenge. The location is Parsons Beach Marsh in Kennebunk. I was there earlier this month and it was a very windy afternoon. My goal is to finish at least 20 paintings in August. Some will be painted on location and others in my studio. All will be oil on panel and measure 4”x6”.

Poem for this post….by A.A. Milne 1882 - 1956

No one can tell me,
Nobody knows,
Where the wind comes from,
Where the wind goes.

August Painting Challenge - 13

Fresh off the easel! This is painting #13 of my August painting challenge. The location is Freeport. This farm is one of my all time favorite scenes to paint. My goal is to finish at least 20 paintings in August. Some will be painted on location and others in my studio. All will be oil on panel and measure 4”x6”.

This farm reminds me of the book called, Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn The Connected Farm Buildings of New England by Thomas C. Hubka.

August Painting Challenge - 12

Fresh off the easel! This is painting #12 of my August painting challenge. The location is Scarborough Marsh. A group of trees seemed to reach over the water. I painted here with friends on Wednesday. My goal is to finish at least 20 paintings in August. Some will be painted on location and others in my studio. All will be oil on panel and measure 4”x6”.

Quote for this post….by Alice Walker - Born in 1944

“In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they’re still beautiful.”

August Painting Challenge - 11

Fresh off the easel! This is painting #11 of my August painting challenge. The location is Route 123 in Harpswell. This road has so many beautiful views. I look forward to seeing this meadow when I drive on Route 123. My goal is to finish at least 20 paintings in August. Some will be painted on location and others in my studio. All will be oil on panel and measure 4”x6”.

Quote for this post….by Aristotle 384 -322 B.C.

“In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.”

August Painting Challenge - 10

Fresh off the easel! This is painting #10 of my August painting challenge. The location is Maquoit Bay in Brunswick. This is away from the shore but you can see the water in the estuary. My goal is to finish at least 20 paintings in August. Some will be painted on location and others in my studio. All will be oil on panel and measure 4”x6”.

Quote for this post….by Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803 – 1882

“The succession of native plants in the pastures and roadsides, which makes the silent clock by which time tells the summer hours, will make even the divisions of the day sensible to a keen observer.”

August Painting Challenge - 9

Fresh off the easel! This is painting #9 of my August painting challenge. The location is Maquoit Bay in Brunswick. Along with Goldenrod plants there were some Queen Anne’s Lace near the cove. My goal is to finish at least 20 paintings in August. Some will be painted on location and others in my studio. All will be oil on panel and measure 4”x6”.

Quote for this post….from The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers

“Wild carrot [Queen Anne’s Lace] is considered a troublesome weed. It was the ancestor of the garden carrot, and its long, first-year taproot can be cooked and eaten.”