Watercolor Painting of a Rural Scene With Farm and Fence

This painting was inspired by a photo of a road and farm.

It was a fun Sunday afternoon project. I was experimenting with some flat brushes and trying to see what effect I can get with them.  The sky and early stages of the green fields were done with a 5/8 flat.

I used a little senna in the sky near the horizon which I normally do not do but it was a suggestion I saw in a how to paint book so I tried it and I liked how it warms up the picture a little and gives a break between all the greens and the blue of the sky.

The buildings and trees were almost done like a sketch.

The fence was the most difficult part. I did not allow for it in the sketch but after the green grass was dry I used black watercolor and sketched it in. Of course the color beneath showed through so I kept going over it and alternately lifted out the green color and put back in the dark of the fence. I finished by lifting out some highlights in the fence and called it done.

My resource material had huge areas of green I am not happy with that much green even though it is one of my "go to" colors in most paintings. I may return to the painting and add some soil colors in the fields.

Rural Scene With Road Watercolor

All said I am very pleased with the project since it was only an afternoon's entertainment.  I will toss it into a little frame and it can be a gift or a small offering at an art show or something.


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Watercolor of a Swan On Peaceful Water

This is a nice picture of a swan swimming on a lake of peaceful water. I am happy with all the color in the water and the sense of peace the picture has about it.

This painting started out as an illustration for an art lesson I was giving and I was enjoying it so much that after the lesson was done I continued to work on it for my own pleasure and to push my limits a little. To see the art lesson worksheet click here.

The water was my real focus. I wanted it to be smooth colorful and have some gentle ripples on it. I put in the color in a blotty wash. It didn't look too good so after it dried I came back and used clear water and worked it over in little areas at a time so it was smoother. After it dried then I used a liner brush and tissue to lift out some of the colors in horizontal streaks so it looked like ripples.

The swan was very minimally done since it is just the white of the paper; this is a little like using negative space in the picture to create an image. I had difficulty controlling the shadows on the white feathers and had to use tissue often to lift out the darker values.

It is a nice picture and I am preparing to frame it. There are some art shows coming up and I am sure that I will be selling this one.

Swan In Peaceful Water

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Painting Outdoors At Wild Lake MD

It was a nice day so my daughter and I walked down to Wild Lake to do a little out of doors painting.

It is always a challenge to find your inspiration at a beautiful place because there is so much to choose from. We walked for a while and looked at many different scenes and discussed how we might paint this or that.  It was refreshing to have her perspective since she is taking graphic design at college. We finally settled on a scene of a dock with a roof as viewed from across the lake.

We were working in watercolor which is nice and portable for painting out of doors. The important thing in any painting is to sketch and compose the picture carefully because no amount of skill can make up for a bad composition.

The scene had a lot of nice colors and shapes and I am always on the look-out for a variety of textures. The background had green trees which gave texture but was balanced with buildings that were smooth and a warm tan color. The sky was clear but a flat blue sky is boring so I just swished some blue around and left some white for clouds. I did the background washes first and built up layers of color and value. The trees took a lot of time to build up texture but without detail because I wanted the dock with the red roof would stand out. The water was surprisingly easy and minimalist by just sweeping the liner brush back and forth with the right colors. To do the dock structure was more of a drawing exercise than painting.

The fun of painting out of doors in a park is the people who come and ask to see your work. They are always friendly and supportive. 

Watercolor Painting of Dock at Wild Lake MD

I am happy with the picture and the memories of spending the afternoon painting our of doors with my daughter.

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Watercolor Painting of Boat At Dock At Tanger Sound Md

Here is a watercolor painting I did while at a guest house at Tanger Sound MD, it is a part of the Chesapeake Bay. I painted it plein air, that is a painting done on site outdoors, usually in one session. It was painted in the afternoon while standing in the shade of a tree which was very welcome since it was a very hot day.

INSPIRATION
It was such a powerful scene with the boats in the drydocks above and the ones in the water ready to go out on adventures. The one I chose to portray had a classic look of a loved boat that got to go out often on the bay. I always thought boats were a symbol of adventure and freedom and this one just seemed to say it belonged on the open waves and I could come.

PREPARATION
The sketching in took a long time because of the variety of shapes in the background and the odd perspective afforded by the pier side. I had to draw and redraw a few parts to get it right. I have learned to be careful to take my time with the sketch it is possibly one of the most important steps.

BEGINNING STEPS
I started painting with washes for the sky and the trees in the background using a large round brush. The water was laid in with a flat brush to get the edges of the ripples.

TECHNIQUE
There is a lot of drawing technique in this picture, its kind of my style, I used small brushes and a liner brush to sketch with watercolor the boats, pier posts, and other details of the picture.

I work all over the place going from one part like the background to the foreground to the focus object. This way I can add balance and detail and keep an eye on values. I had a hard time keeping the foreground more brilliant than the distant background and still having details.

Watercolor has a possibility to give blends of secondary colors and shapes that you may not expect but if you are careful you can have some beautiful effects that way.

Watercolor of Boat at Tanger Sound Chesapeake Bay MD

My photography of the painting is a little off and the greens seem to be brighter than in the actual picture.

It made a pleasant afternoon of painting and is a beautiful souvenir of a nice holiday on the Chesapeake Bay.

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Seascape Painting in Watercolor. Cliffs Over The Sea

This is a painting I did in watercolor of an ocean scene with some cliffs on the right side. It was painted on cold press 140 lb paper, but it was not quality and that gave problems with technique, and it buckled a little bit. That is why there are white spots in the sky since it wouldn't lay flat on the scanner.

Watercolor painting of ocean with cliffs.

I started with the biggest brush I had for watercolor and really sopped the sky and sea in. The cliffs and rocks were done with a medium brush. After the sky dried I went back over it with deeper blues and I did the same on the sea. As the cliffs dried I added more deeper and darker colors. Using a liner brush I worked in more details to the sea and cliffs. The last was white on top of the waves for the foam.

It is an OK painting considering I painted it in only two hours.

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Watercolor Sketch Blue Hills River In Autumn

This is a little landscape sketch of a river that I did on a practice paper.  It is about 9x11 inches. It is not impressionist or pointillist but representational with a style that leans toward the impressionist approach.   I tried to take my time to sketch it in knowing the foundation sketch is the most important but I had trouble making sense out of the resource material. I stopped when I did because I was afraid that I might overwork the project, but it would have been easy to do more.

Watercolor sketch of Blue Mountain River in Autumn

This was a fun project and I learned a few things doing it.  I was working a lot with dots, dabs and small strokes.  I experimented a little with a flat brush but find the rounds are hard for me to get away from.  I would like to develop more ability to cover the entire paper and leave only selected areas white, but it is a sketch and that is the nature of a sketch- quick and light.

I hope you enjoy looking at it.

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Watercolor of Fishing Village

This is a simple study of a fishing village on the north east, It is done in water color on a sheet of practice paper.

I have been looking at the photograph for a while thinking I should do a drawing or something. I have been doing a lot of drawings and felt I needed to do a little watercolor before I got too rusty. It would not be my first choice for a watercolor project but it is good to stretch your horizons and work outside of your comfort zones.

Fishing Village in the North. Watercolor by Adron. 

Watercolor can continue to surprise you throughout your lifetime. It has a lot of different moods and voices.

I do a lot of drawing and feel my painting is more of an extension of my drawing. I think I have a hard time getting away from the concept of a picture being made up of lines and having more shape, and color.

I enjoyed painting this and hope you enjoy viewing it.

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Watercolor Of A Villa By The Lake

This is a watercolor I worked on for some time. I think I got bored with it for a while but came back to it and finished it nicely.

It was inspired by a photo of a villa on some lake.  I started by giving it some light washes. I made a mistake and did the background mountains too dark, I wanted to give them less value so the focus would be more on the foreground. However, I kept working it over and lifted out some of the background using a wash and tissue to absorb some of the color and it also muted some of the detail.

Watercolor of Villa by The Lake

I used a small brush and a liner brush for most of the top work that was done over the wash. I know it is not the way most people paint but I enjoy it and like the results. It is a variation of pointillism. I use the liner brush heavily in the lake foreground to give the water a gentle ripple effect.

I think I used a lot of greens. In the future, I might use a separate pallet just for the greens.

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Watercolor Painting of Sea Wave Crashing

This is a little study I did in watercolor to practice the technique. The wave crashing over the rock was my point of interest. It is always a popular subject. The sea is so powerful and restless one only wishes to capture it but never succeeds.

Water Color painting of Sea Wave Crashing.

The wave was done with a small brush and a very thin wash of ultramarine blue, cerulean blue and alizarin crimson. I dabbed and scribbled the pale colors over and did a little layering. The trick is to think ahead and plan what the water is going to do in the future stage of the picture so you have the little halo around the crashing wave.

I used a medium sized brush for the waves in the foreground. I was a little unhappy with the brightness of the blue water in the foreground. I didn't want to muddy the colors too much with greens and grays but wonder if it wouldn't have given a nice contrast.

I wish the sky was a little darker but it turned out OK.

In retrospect, I should have made the rocks darker but they were getting muddy.

I am happy with the composition the space between the rocks lead one to the wave crashing.
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Wind Nymph And The Life Preserver, Watercolor

Wind Nymph and the Life Preserver is a watercolor fantasy I painted last week, (12/20-12/25). It is of a Nymph, a mythical creature. It is completely different from anything else I do.

Wind Nymph and the Life Preserver, 11x15 Watercolor by Adron. 

I composed it to create interest and questions by the viewer.
     * Who is she?
     * Is it an illustration from a little known ancient myth?
     * Is it about death?
     * Is the life preserver from someone who perished or was it all that is left of a doomed ship?
     * Is it a shroud she is holding, is it to cover the dead?
     * Is she looking away from the life preserver in remorse, willful denial, or sorrow?
     * Why the dark sky?
I hope this picture engages the imagination of the audience.

I did this watercolor over a few days. The norm is to do large areas of wash laying down broad sweeps of lighter colors and building up details in darker colors. I only halfway followed the standard practice. I used a nervous dabbing brush stroke over and over to build up the sky, sometimes allowing the color to blend together and sometimes letting it dry before adding the next hue. I do not believe in using black paint but this time I made an exception and dabbed it in for drama in the sky immediately overhead; hopefully it gives closeness to the near sky and a sense of distance far away by the horizon.

The sea was dabbed in short horizontal strokes allowing layers to dry before adding a deeper hue. I had problems with the sea being two dimensional so I used clear water at the horizon and a paper towel to lift out some of the hue. The foam was added with acrylic to make it opaque.

I might have done more with the nymph but I wanted her lines clean and the uncluttered areas to be a contrast to the style of the other areas of my painting. I was afraid that I was overworking the project so I left her a little underdone.

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Wild Lake MD Oil Painting Sanctuary Benches

This is a painting I did of the two benches at Wild Lake MD. This is a very peaceful place and I often see people sitting there admiring the view of the lake. This is the end of the lake that is a bird sanctuary, so I titled the painting Sanctuary Benches.

Oil Painting of  Sanctuary Benches Wild Lake Md

I started it on location one Saturday afternoon and after about three hours the light was changing too much, so I finished it at home. I spent another eight or ten hours on it. I did a lot with a pointillist approach, but not all of the painting is done that way. The background was "scrubbed in" thin and with minimum oil in the blend. I did several layers for the foreground one to get the values right and one to define the details. I might have overworked the project a little.

I was a little worried about the composition since there were lines like the vertical ones caused by the trees and the horizontal ones of the lake that would be considered bad form and poor structure. I think the path helps bring the picture together some since it leads in to the forward edge of the lake and the eye comes to the portrait of the benches which is the point of focus. I would have moved the benches to the point often called the "Golden Mean," but that would be contriving too much of the composition and taking away from the truth of the scene. My wife is always telling me my paintings must be honest, I tell her it is art and is all about interpretation and that if you wanted honest get a camera.

I sometimes feel like a parent who fusses with their child's hair before sending them off to school. I am very proud of this little painting.

I wish you could see this firsthand; the camera put some glare that muted the colors in the trees, they really are greener.

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Watercolor Seascape with Tree on Rock

Seascape with Tree on Rocks, watercolor by Adron.

This is a little sketch I did in watercolor one afternoon. It was inspired by a photo in a magazine. I do not like to copy so I took some of the themes of the picture and departed from there to do my own composition.

I did the sky, sea,  and rocks with a preliminary wash of pale color and then after that first wash dried I went back and worked it over with darker colors.  

I wish I had worked the clouds differently it was done on dry paper, I feel I should have whetted the paper and dropped the color in to let the color blend as it wanted to, but on the other hand the clouds would have been too contrasting to the style of the sea and rocks. 

I was a little worried about the values of the tree, at first it was too light. It was a little challenging to get it to have the right value.   It took several applications and dropping in two contrasting colors to darken it enough to be a focus. 

I think it turned out nice.

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Gazebo Pier at Wild Lake MD

Wild Lake Gazebo Oil Painting by Adron

Wild Lake in Columbia MD is one of my favorite places to paint. I try to get there a few times a year with my easel and some canvas to capture the peaceful setting and beauty of the lake and grounds.  At one end is a red roofed gazebo that is set up on a pier over the water. It stands out as a thoughtful and quiet place where you can sit and watch the action of the lake's waterfowl, or the setting sun across the lake.

I took several visits to paint this on location. I was frustrated because the tree was turning more redder while I was painting it. I took a lot of photos both days that I was at the lake painting and finished it in my basement studio.  I liked the results. There is a lot of action in the picture with drama between the reds and greens. It could be a very cool picture with all the reds and greens but the oranges and reds give it perfect balance

I enjoyed painting this and am very happy with the results. This painting will be a wonderful and beautiful addition to any collection of local art.

I will be putting this in a show in the next year and hope to get $150.00 for it. The size is 11x14, it is oil on canvas.

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The Double Water Fall at Hayward Creek CA.

I painted this oil painting in my studio combining photos I took of the creek years ago when I lived in California.

It is oil on 16x20 canvas. It is a realistic style. and would be a wonderful addition to any one's collection.

I hope it finds a nice home with an art lover.

The price on this is $175.00. Use the comments feature to contact me to view this painting in my studio apartment or to get a quote on shipping. Or you can find my email address in the about me page.

Watermill. Painting in oil.

This is one of my favorite paintings. It took a long time to paint. I painted it in my basement studio. It is oil on 12x24 canvas. It is a watermill beside a rock lined creek and trees with Autumn colors behind it.  It is representational.

I started with a watermill from a decades old calender and added a country scene to complete it. I am very pleased with it. I have had paintings this size and of the same complexity sell at auction for charity for $1,000.00 and more.

I hope it finds a loving home.

The price on this is $700.00. Contact me through the comments feature to arrange to see this painting at my basement studio or for a quote on shipping.

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Painting of the Carollion Tower at Lake Kittimundi Columbia MD

Here is a nice painting I did mostly on location and finished my studio. It is the Carollion Tower at the lake near Town Center in Columbia MD. It is painted in oil on a 16 x 20 canvas.  I painted it a couple of years ago and have had many positive comments on it. The style is a little impressionistic but still somewhat realistic.

The autumn colors on the hills in the background are balanced by the cool water colors of the lake. I confess I made the lake a little less "muddy" than it really was.  The structure on the left is a tower that has speakers mounted on the top and every hour they would play some inspirational song in bell ringing so I was getting my spirit refreshed as I was painting this piece. The structure on the right with a pagoda style roof is a stage of some sort where weddings can be held and banquets served. I thought the green was a hopeful symbol to include in this picture some sort of looking past the Autumn to a future green summer even if it was only a roof. I painted this over several weeks and had to come back more times than I care to remember, and the leaves on the yellow trees were falling off faster than I could paint them in.

I know first hand that many fellas have taken their sweethearts out under that tower to present them with a ring and propose marriage.

Since I painted this the tower has been torn down, so this is a special piece of history that is not likely to be seen again.

This painting is no longer available for sale.