Accomac Inn and the Snow Geese

This Painting was done over several days. I first took a piece of watercolor paper and covered it in a light yellow wash. I then put my small John boat in the Susquehanna River at the Marietta Boat Club boat ramp access. I rowed upstream to an island and then drifted back and started the painting. I also took some pictures so I would have good reference materials back in the studio. I found some good pictures of the snow geese and added them to the sky. This spot is home to thousands of birds during the winter months. 

I used and airbrush to add the blue to the sky. An even thought this reproduction is dark I just loved the colors I used when doing the water.

The original is sold but reproductions are available.

The foxglove and the Bees

I started this painting last year. 

I made prints of just one stem. 

It took forever but I loved it. 

I never sold many prints and decided 

to work on the design of the painting.

After doing a lot of thumbnail drawings.

The selected design had me adding a few

more stems. Then I added little insects, the bees. 

I needed some life form in the top area and had 

considered , butterflies or hummingbirds. 

But I loved the detail of the flowers and

 did not want your eyes to be focused on 

something else. I am really happy with the outcome.