Winter Road

Watercolour with some pastel pencils used at the end.

This was painted from a photograph taken on my drive into town for groceries. This is on the way back home.

Sumac

Sumac painted with pastel pencils and watercolour from my deck.

Filtered Light

I’ve been experimenting lately with adding pastel pencils to my watercolour paintings.

This piece was painted from a photo taken on my early morning walk. I added pastel to the darker tree trunks for added texture and to the foliage.

At the Corner

I pass by this corner almost everyday but hadn’t thought to paint it til now.

House on the Hill

Watercolour from photos taken on my morning walk.

Through the Clouds

Lots of grey days lately but I was fortunate to be by the water when the sun broke through.

One Deer, Two Birds

I had 3 deer that visited every couple of days for awhile. One deer by herself and a doe and fawn together.

For a while my bird feeders were being emptied by by chipmunks. I stopped filling them. I bought a squirrel baffle and started filling the feeders again. Blue jays spend a lot of time at 2 of the feeders but occasionally the smaller birds get a chance .

A View On My Walk

Trees

I’m back to painting trees. Today one maple beside my driveway has quite a few branches of red leaves. These were painted before we had any frost warnings so they’re still all green.

Sometimes I Sit and Watch the Fox and…

The local fox visits quite frequently. Sometimes the crows tell me he’s there and sometimes I’m lucky and I’m looking out the window when he comes by.

My camera is usually nearby and I have many photographs to paint from.

He frequently drinks out of the bird bath which is on the ground because the raccoons broke the stand.

I occasionally see him when I’m out on my early morning walk.

Sometimes he sits and watches me.