The snow and cold continue here in the upper Midwest. The snow is deeper, the temperatures low and the light brief. Winter weather drags along for most of us, time and work slowed to a crawl. Winter means indoor work for most artists including me, but the snowy landscape continues to beckon. Accordingly, I've been working from a studio window to collect a series of images of the creek and woods at the back of the property.
This is a 5x7 watercolor of the creek, unnamed but called Druid Hill Creek by many in the neighborhood. The creek has a course of only about five or six city blocks, but it's fed by a spring and flows year round. In the case of this small sketch I was most interested in how the morning light filters through the bare trees along the water.
The second one was done after a substantial snowfall. It shows essentially the same scene, now buried under six inches or so. Outdoor temperatures had fallen by around twenty degrees by the time I did this one, essentially at the same time of day. The sky is overcast and the creek has disappeared under the snow.
These two small sketches may lead in several different directions. I've begun a sketchbook dedicated to the creek and plan to sketch and paint a series involving it, given that the waterway is my constant companion. And it's likely I'll use these sketches as material for a few oil paintings.
Meantime the studio is warm, the work engaging, and spring is just a month or so away.
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