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| (C) 2014 Dale DiMauro |
I love the late afternoon shadows after a fresh snowstorm where the snow is wrapped around everything. You can feel the temperature in the ground shadows and the various blue pigments yet warmth in the sunny areas. I painted this on a 12" x 16" Arches block I got at Michaels. It is a coldpress paper which offers some texture which you can feel in the foreground where the snow is piled up. If I am not mistaken, I only used four pigments in this painting - cobalt, ultramarine blue, raw umber and payne's gray.The treeline really made the house come forward. A fun painting to work on.
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| (C) 2014 Dale DiMauro |
Here in Vermont, right after a snowstorm I love to take photos with my digital camera of the afternoon light on the fresh snow and in the shadows. My current exhibit has many snow scenes of local buildings not far from where I live. I paint many of these on 140 lb arches watercolor blocks in various sizes from 9 "x 12" up to full sheets (22" x 30"). I love to start by painting in the sky with many washes first. I keep the pigment lighter as I get closer to the horizon. Next I start as in this painting, by putting a light wash over the building and darken the window and eves. I work on developing the snow with two or three blue pigments which provide temperature, texture and shadows to the ground. The trees and vegetation masses I work on at various stages until I establish some depth in part to help make the focal point, in this the building, pop out. It is wonderful to see the progression, and as I go to bed, I imagine what the next step will be, whether mixing a rich dark or focusing on some light in the house.
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| (C) 2014 Dale DiMauro |
Dale DiMauro of Brattleboro, Vermont is exhibiting recent watercolor paintings from October 8th-31st in the Crowell Gallery at the Moore Free Library, 23 West Street, Newfane VT. The library hours are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday 1:00-5:00, Thursday 2:00-7:00, and Saturday 10:00-1:00.
The opening reception on Saturday, October 11th from 10:00 a.m. to noon, during the Newfane Heritage Festival was a success. There is still time to come out and see the paintings. Remember they will all disappear on Halloween.
