Snug as a Bug by Marieluise Hutchinson  6×9″ Oil

(Bayview Gallery)

Today is the first day of winter. I cannot think of a more perfect painting. Isn’t this the sweetest? It makes me want to live where there is snow, a roaring fire, a very cool snowman and that beautiful dark sky. How happy is this? Marieluise has charming paintings. Each has character and life. They tell stories, and you want to just keep looking at them!

Trimming the Tree Tonight by Marieluise Hutchinson  14×18″  Oil

(Available at Bayview Gallery)

Another, perfect for the season! I love the lights in the windows. Both of these paintings are available at Bayview Gallery in Brunswick, Maine!

Read a bit about Marieluise, from her website:

Marieluise Hutchinson, a self taught artist from Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts and Cushing, Maine, paints subjects of “roads less travelled.”  The distinct seasons of New England as well as its character present an endless source of inspiration.  A deep respect and sensitivity for the commonplace is evident as she records the passage of time of vanishing homesteads, fields and farmlands of rural America.  Marieluise is a Copley Artist at the Copley Society of Boston, a Master Artist at the Cape Cod Art Association and a member of the Cape Cod Museum of Art.   She is also in the permanent collection at the Cahoon Museum of American Art and the Cape Cod Museum of Art.

Growing up during the early 1950’s-a time when our nation was strong and at peace, patriotism played a significant role in the evolution of her aesthetic expression.  This accounts for the frequent appearance of the American flag in many of her paintings.

The basis of an artist’s work, the reasons behind composition and subject matter, is often the result of their personal foundation.  The influences and preferences of a painter are brought forth in a clear context by the way they paint.  Without question the idealogy  supporting the paintings by Marieluise  are due in part to her upbringing.  From “hearty stock”, her formative years were enjoyed in a bucolic 1820’s  homestead in Hanover, Massachusetts; Marieluise chooses the countryside inasmuch as it chooses her.

Marieluise is self taught. Many of her discoveries have resulted from trial and error.  Always drawn to creative pursuits, she did not, however, begin to paint until her late twenties.  Her work has a tone of thoughtfulness, a tangible silence. It evokes the feeling of a crisp autumn evening or the chilling snap of winter. Or the solitude that follows in the wake of a New England snowfall, smoke drifting from farmhouse chimney tops – a pale veil of white drifting up into a sapphire blue night sky.  Generally, no figures appear in her paintings but a human presence is implied by lights in the windows, clothes on the line or a snowman in front of the farmhouse.

Proudly, in 2006, Marieluise had an authentic barn raising in Cushing, Maine.  It is quintessential New England, placed in a meadow with stonewalls, woods and wildlife – her dream of the simplicity and beauty of America.  (Read more here…)

All images via MarieluiseHutchinson.com, used with permission…

Images are not for reproduction, they are property of the artist.

Catch you back here tomorrow!

Winter Sunrise by Margaret McWethy  20×16″

Margaret McWethy. I love her style. Just look at that fabulous light. I can feel the sun hitting my back as I meander my way through the snow, walking in someones footprints who has forged the way ahead of me. She has such great brush strokes. Her coloring is just so wonderful. Be sure to check out her website and her paintings!!

Read a bit about Margaret, from her website:

Margaret McWethy, Impressionist painter, studied art history and biology at Swarthmore College. Since graduating she has sought teachers who base their art on training, careful observation, and understanding.  Master colorist, Henry Hensche and nationally known portrait artist Cedric Egeli, have been influential. 

Margaret, a native of Maryland, now lives and paints in Massachusetts. Since moving here, she has spent time studying the traditions and methods of some of the famous northshore painters. “They have a very different approach which I hope to integrate with what I have learned about color and light.” 

She teaches painting the Impressionist still life and landscape locally. She has won a number of awards and is a featured artist in the publications, Painting the Impressionist Landscape by Lois Griffel, Capturing Radiant Color in Oils by Susan Sarbeck, Painting the Impressionist Watercolor by Lee Boynton. She is a charter member of the New England Plein Air Painters. Her work hangs in private collections in the United States and Europe.

Interested in taking a workshop in 2016?  margaretmcwethy.com/workshops

Margaret also has a 2016 Desk Calendar available, you know it’s going to be a good one! Christmas is in ONE WEEK. Whew, time flies!

All images via MargaretMcWethy.com, used with permission…

Images are not for reproduction, they are property of the artist.

Catch you back here tomorrow!

Autumn Light by Joe Garcia  12×16″ Oil

Joe Garcia. Fred and I met him about a month ago at an art walk in Charleston. (Joe shows locally at Horton Hayes Fine Art). What a nice guy, and a very talented artist. He captured the autumn light on this marsh so perfectly. I love that golden glow that it can have. The subtle ripples in the water and those wonderful trees are my favorite parts!

Be sure to look for Joe if you are attending Southeastern Wildlife Exposition here in Charleston, SC. SEWE is a huge event that fills the city to capacity year after year. This event runs from February 12-14, 2015! Just look at the list of events!

Read a blip about Joe, from his website:

All images via JoeGarcia.com, used with permission…

Images are not for reproduction, they are property of the artist.

Catch you back here tomorrow!

Cafe by Sarah Yeoman – Watercolor

Sarah Yeoman, what wonderful work. Her watercolors are just out of this world! I love this lively Cafe painting above. It has so many cool features. I love the people, they aren’t specific, I can use my imagination. I can tell that it’s a cool place, a place that would be fun to hang out at. Look at those wonderful colors and shapes

Morning Crows by Sarah Yeoman

30×22″ Watercolor on Paper

These two crows have oodles of character, don’t they? Wonderful!

If you are interested in taking a workshop, check out the WORKSHOP or the STUDIO CLASSES pages of Sarah’s website!

Read a bit about Sarah, from her website:

Sarah Yeoman is an award-wining American watercolor artist and a signature member of the Philadelphia Water Color Society. Her mastery of reflections, unique surface layers, and unusual perspective clearly sets her apart from the crowd.

Living in Delaware in the northeastern United States, she is recognized for her command of light narrative and strength of story.  She is inspired by Winslow Homer and John Singer Sargent, and in more recent years by Tom Schaller and Alvaro Castagnet.  In the summer, Sarah follows Winslow’s footsteps in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State, hiking and paddling in remote locations where she paints and collects references.  She is equally at home in urban and lush garden settings; she lives on a private garden estate and draws on the greenhouses and gardens for inspiration, but also finds beauty in nearby Philadelphia and its rich architectural and human vibrations.  Her years as a singer/songwriter flow through her process in the melodious and lyrical qualities of her paintings.

Sarah describes her artistic process as “sculpting and pulling the form out of the paper,” much as a sculpture releases the form from the marble. Her imaginative and unusual perspective frames her work with the deepest ability to project how she sees the world, formed by shadow and light.  Her mastery of watercolor deepens the story and intimacy of her work, as the resulting texture, color shifts, and granulation reveal the warm feeling of light as well as the whispers of light air. As she minimizes detail, the abstract shapes and surface of the paper reveal her deep connection with the process.

Sarah is represented by Abanakee Studios and Gallery 3040 in New York State, Gallery One in Chadds Ford Pennsylvania, and Sharp Art Gallery in Washington State. She is also much sought after as a workshop instructor. For more information please visit her website.

All images via SarahYeoman.com, used with permission…

Images are not for reproduction, they are property of the artist.

Catch you back here tomorrow!