Late Summer in Vermont

(C) 2014 Dale DiMauro

This is one of my first photographs taken of my paintings with a new digital camera and you can tell. There is a shadow line -- on both the bottom horizontal and the upper left vertical areas. It was a humid summer day when I took this, and the watercolor paper would not lay flat. I try to take photographs of my work outside on overcast days in reasonable weather, not too cold or too hot.  Of course, when there is too much moisture in the air, the paper does not cooperate well.

At some point, I intend to convert this 12" x 16" study into a full sheet painting (22" x 30"). I aim to improve the composition by bring a curving drive in from the right side of the picture, which would draw the eye in towards the barn, and remove the existing "ramrod" road, strengthening the focal point. Finally, I would push the road sign off center.  

What I really like about this painting is the texture of the wood, created by the variety of hues and shades.  The traditional barn red is absent from the walls but still appears in the warped tin roof. There is something very appealing about an old wooden barn.

Happy Thanksgiving!