Still Messing with the Menhirs

"Golden Mountains", water color, appr. letter format

"Columns", ink drawing, approx. letter format

Stone circles, menhirs and other rock formations which were put deliberately into a place have something haunting, something mysterious. So many have been placed somewhere else; but what if the stone doesn't matter, but the place does? If man in a few thousand years cannot read our sign posts and put them somewhere else, we know it doesn't make sense. But maybe this is what we do.

"You wanted it like this", water colors, approx. letter format

"Erratic Boulders", water colors,
double letter format

Last summer, I painted this water color. It is about the contrast between brillant hues and subdued large areas. But somehow, my choice of colors has become a lot brighter. I had the feeling that the colors demanded me to use them like this, hence the title.

New Paint Box

On the left, there is a new paint box with fresh white palettes. The one on the right side is history; I bought it as a student of Fine Arts, early in the seventies. The palettes had rusty patches which I repaired with white acrylic paint, so they are really used and don't support my work as I need it. Yet, they will contain alternative hues and widen the spectrum.

 

My latest watercolor painting: "Measuring the Dolmen", approx. double letter format.

 And now I'm going back to my working table, while this is my view:

 

It is snowing again incessantly. The forecast is 4" of snow and, during the coming week, temperatures going down 9 below freezing point at night.

New Fabric in my shop

A watercolor painting showing an architectural scene in bright colors with golden stairs going up and down. The format is 1x1 squares, so you can cut in measure without a ruler. Available here