Harris Hill Ski Jump

(C) 2015 Dale DiMauro

The Harris Hill Ski Jumping Tournament in Brattleboro, Vermont this year will be on February 14 & 15, 2015. I feel quite honored that the town I live in hosts this event, and I live close enough to able to walk to it. In fact, I volunteer as a hill marker, one of the people on the side of the hill who helps judge their landing distances. This is quite an experience, seeing people whizzing over your head through the air in colorful body suits. The sound of cowbells rung by spectators is not an everyday occurrence either.

This watercolor is of the Harris Hill Ski jump base area. I worked on it this past December, just before the snow started to collect. I often walk up into the woods this away and particularly like the angle of the sun and its subsequent shadows in November on sunny days.

This watercolor is done on a 18' x 24" Arches watercolor block using 140 lb paper. The entry sign beyond the outbuilding provides a map of and gateway into the woodland trails.