My very first posting on painting was titled "Turning a Photo into a Painting." (To find it, see "Paintings" under "Topics" in right hand margin.) When painting, I prefer to work from life but--especially with landscapes--that can prove discombobulating. I mean, the light shifts, the bugs come out, it starts to rain, or there's no place, really, to set up my equipment. Along a dusty road? A busy sidewalk? In fact, I find taking photos much more convenient. I can simply click (no fuss) and then figure how to render it later. I'll never forget one painting I did in France where I set up my chair, my portable easel, my palette, and got to work portraying a village scene. Everything was shrouded in a morning fog which, all too soon, turned to pure sunshine. So there I was trying to remember what the fog looked like as I worked in high sunlight.
Here, then, are several photos I took and the subsequent watercolor paintings I made back in my studio.
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| "A Bright Fourth" |
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| "The West River at Weston" |
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| "Red Barn in Shadow" |
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| "Mary's Garden" |
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| "Katherine's Rose III" |
And two from France.
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| "View Toward Fort St-André" |
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| "Rochebaudin Church and Ruins" |
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