There is water (and riprap) everywhere on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. The Riprap’s Edge is ink and watercolor (12” x 9”) on Arches Hot Press 140# watercolor paper.
Dorchester County, Maryland, has water coursing through the land. It seems like riprap is everywhere. Broken Riprap is ink and watercolor (12” x 9”) on Arches Hot Press 140# watercolor paper.
I love watching snowstorms. Everything is a milky shadow. Tree Line in a Snowstorm (Whiteout) is watercolor on Winsor and Newton 140# paper.
I sometimes dream of snow. A lot of it. Until then, I’ll paint snowstorms. Pines and Crape Myrtles in a Whiteout is watercolor on 140# Winsor and Newton watercolor paper.
The best views are often from bridges. These clouds were heavy, blue, and cold. Still beautiful and fleeting. Winter Clouds Over Cambridge is watercolor on 140# Winson and Newton paper.
Much of the Eastern Shore is still rural. Working farms and thick stands of old forests are intersected by highways and smaller secondary roads. Route 50 slices through a beautiful section of Talbot County, where the trees sometimes glow in the sunset. Three Maples is watercolor on Winsor and Newton 140# paper.
I’m not in love with overcast days, but I love the fog. The Hole in the Wall in the Fog is watercolor on Winsor and Newton 140# paper.
I think the most dramatic skies are often in the fall. On a warm November evening, the clouds were glowing from the setting sun. Orange Clouds Over Cedars is watercolor on 140# Winsor and Newton paper.
The light on the Eastern Shore changes with the seasons. The softer winter light is on its way. “Fall Clouds Over Cedars” is watercolor on 140# Winsor and Newton watercolor paper.
