Plein air watercolor painting of a pine tree near a meadow garden.

Plein air watercolor painting   7 inches x 9.5 inches

Another plein air watercolor landscape painting from the Ann Arbor Garden series I have been working on. I’ve visited this particular garden 3 times now and each time a find a completely different, intriguing view. The wild flowers made and interesting highlight against the dark depth of the forest behind. The flowers are fading fast in Michigan, but I hope to visit the gardens a few more times to do some  pastel garden paintings …

This artwork was created with:
Paper: Saunders Waterford Watercolor Paper
Medium: DaVinci Watercolors

Pastel painting 12 inches x 12 inches SOLD

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We’ve been having a lot of “weather” this holiday season and it reminded me of the huge snow storm we got last New Year’s. We had about 12 inches of snow dumped on us in one day. I went for a walk with my dog and shot photos everywhere, then went back into the warm studio and painted. This pastel landscape was inspired by my own front yard. Snow scenes give me a chance to play with “icy” blue, a color that doesn’t usually appear in my warm color palette.