Lotus Pond Oil Painting

Lotus Pond, Wickford, Rhode Island painting

Hamilton Harbor Lotus Pond in Wickford, Rhode Island Peaceful serenity at the Lotus Pond Tucked behind the evergreens sheltering the pond from Scenic 1A, the serenity of this beautiful garden makes it easy to ignore the traffic passing by.  There is a quiet darkness to the pond waters, shadowed by the glorious leaves capturing the […]

Oil Painting of Fall Trees at Belleville Pond, North Kingstown

Plein air oil painting of Belleville Pond, North Kingstown, RI

Ryan Park Landscape Painting The start of fall in New England.  Not sure if it is the drought or cool evenings, but the leaves have started to turn.  Saturday we hiked with our pups at the Grill Preserve in Bradford, RI.  Gorgeous but the dogs were not in a pause to let mom paint kind […]

Rome Point, North Kingstown, R.I.

Oil painting of Rome Point estuary, North Kingstown, Rhode Island

Rome Point landscape oil painting Today was my day of indecisiveness… My husband and I took our dogs to Rome Point for a walk and I brought my painting backpack.  When we got there, I wandered around for TWO HOURS trying to decide what to paint!!!  I did a little value sketch of the marshes […]

Kayaking in Mill Cove, Wickford, Rhode Island

Kayaks on the beach, Mill Cove, Wickford, Rhode Island

Plein air watercolor painting on the beach With one child at college and another out mountain biking, it was just my husband and I on a beautiful Sunday.  We both really had the kayaking bug and I wanted to try someplace new but not too far.  We decided to get lunch in Wickford and paddle […]

Painting at the Lotus Pond, Wickford, R.I.

Plein Air Watercolor of Lotus Flowers

Plein air painting the Lotus Garden The lotus pond in North Kingstown is an artist’s dream.  Huge blossoms and elegant, vivid green leaves backlit by the sun entice nature lover and artist alike.  We used to pass by the pond regularly on our way to Wickford Shipyard Marina.  And I always asked my husband to […]