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Winter Windows, No. 2, Mohonk Preserve

Posted on January 10, 2021 by Nell

Bare winter trees in front of distant mountain and sky

Winter Windows, No. 2, Mohonk Preserve.

Watercolors on paper.

From photo references and memory.

Posted in PaintingsTagged Hudson Valley, landscape, watercolors

Winter Windows, No. 1, Mohonk Preserve

Posted on January 8, 2021January 10, 2021 by Nell

Bare winter trees in front of distant landscape view with purple mountain

 

Winter Windows, No. 1, Mohonk Preserve.

Watercolors on paper.

From photo references and memory.

Posted in PaintingsTagged Hudson Valley, landscape, watercolors

Christmas Greeting Cards, 2020

Posted on December 14, 2020January 10, 2021 by Nell

Fir tree blanketed with snow and red cardinal sitting on branch

Line of fir trees blanketed in snow on snowy hilltop

Line of fir trees blanketed in snow on snowy hill with bright yellow star

Bonsai fir tree blanketed with snow

Christmas Greeting Cards, 2020.

Watercolors on paper.

Gifts for family members.

 

Posted in PaintingsTagged from imagination, landscape, watercolors

Favorites from Spring-Summer 2020

Posted on October 19, 2020January 10, 2021 by Nell
Cove with bright blue water framed by rocky cliffs with grasses growing from them

Cove at Point Lobos, Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, version 1

View of English farmland with tor in distance and gorse and grasses in foreground

View of Haytor from the Dartmoor Way, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, England

Longhorn bull being followed cowgirl on horse in front of barn with red roof

“This Here is Tex,” George Ranch Historical Park

Pencil drawing of waterfall with trees in foreground

After Ansel Adams, “Bridalveil Fall”

Pencil drawing of sculptural-looking dead tree roots

After Ansel Adams, “Sequoia Roots”

Sunset behind mountains with sky reflected in river and grass in foreground

Glow #1 (from “Glow” triptych)

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Taos Valley Troubador

Posted on October 14, 2020December 4, 2020 by Nell

Watercolor painting of cowboy holding guitar looking towards mountains at dusk

“Taos Valley Troubador.”

Watercolors and pen on paper.

Gift for Mashuq Mushtaq Deen.

 

Posted in PaintingsTagged American Southwest, figure, from imagination, landscape, pen, watercolors

Sol Duc River, Olympic National Park

Posted on June 22, 2020October 20, 2020 by Nell

River with rocks, trees, moss, and yellow autumn leaves

Sol Duc River, Olympic National Park.

Watercolor on paper.

Painted from original photo reference.

Posted in PaintingsTagged landscape, Pacific Northwest, watercolors

Glow #1, #2, and #3 (triptych)

Posted on June 17, 2020October 20, 2020 by Nell

Sunset behind mountains with sky reflected in river and grass in foreground

Sunset with stars reflected in lake or pond, with silhouetted trees in background

Moonlit ocean with shadowy dunes in foreground

Glow #1, #2, and #3 (triptych).

Watercolor on paper.

Abstract landscapes painted without a reference.

Posted in PaintingsTagged from imagination, landscape, watercolors

This Here is Tex

Posted on June 13, 2020December 4, 2020 by Nell

Longhorn bull being followed cowgirl on horse in front of barn with red roof

“This Here is Tex.” George Ranch Historical Park outside Houston, TX.

Watercolor and pen on paper.

Painted from original photo reference.

Gift for Megan Cohen.

Posted in PaintingsTagged animals, figure, landscape, pen, watercolors

Reclining on Harstine Island, South Puget Sound

Posted on June 11, 2020October 20, 2020 by Nell

Closeup of feet wearing hiking shoes resting on large driftwood log, with bay and trees in background
Reclining on Harstine Island, South Puget Sound, Washington.

Watercolor on paper.

Painted from original photo reference.

Posted in PaintingsTagged landscape, Pacific Northwest, watercolors

Footpath gate on the Dartmoor Way, Ashburton, Devon, England

Posted on June 4, 2020October 20, 2020 by Nell

Wooden gate in stone wall with shadowy trees beyond

Footpath gate on the Dartmoor Way, Ashburton, Devon, England.

Watercolor on paper.

Painted from original photo reference.

Posted in PaintingsTagged Britain, landscape, watercolors

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