Plein Air Painting a Snowy Stream

Painting snow and water I needed respite, from the long covid constricted winter inside our home.  With icy roads and a beautiful walking path just behind the house, I decided to walk and search for an inspiring spot to paint.  I didn’t have to walk far.  As I wandered next to a nearby stream, I […]

Narrow River Plein Air Oil Painting

Garrison House Acres Trail, Narrow River, Rhode Island

Marsh Landscape Painting at Garrison House Acres Nature Preserve In search of fresh air and a beautiful view! I have wanted to paint the marshes of the Narrow River for a while, but struggled to find a nice location outside of my kayak.  A search of Narrow River hikes on AllTrails brought me here today […]

Plein air oil painting Sprague Bridge, Narragansett, RI

Narrow River Inlet, Narragansett, RI

Narrow River Fall Landscape Painting I really wanted to paint fall colors reflecting in the water.  So I drove around town checking out a few ponds, but the leaves just weren’t really turning yet. The beautiful yellow foliage on this tree caught my eye so I decided to give the Narrows another try. The yellow […]

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 […]