Summer Greens

(C) 2016 Dale DiMauro

We have a local pond which is great for paddling. In fact, motorized boats are prohibited. This place is called South Pond in nearby Marlboro, Vt. To get away from the heat and humidity I like to glide on the clear, clean water where it is usually ten degrees cooler than in town. 

Often there are loons out on the water when I have been there. I have even seen cormorants airing out their wings on one of the docks in the fall when the pond is much quieter.  The most dramatic wildlife sighting I have ever seen on South Pond was a deer with full antlers swim across the water with a very dramatic thrashing of water which made quite a racket. This also happened in the late fall.

Recently, I started this watercolor as I have been inspired for some time both by the overwhelming amount of green foliage one encounters up on South Pond and the presence of small watercraft such as kayaks which are so popular these days. 

Up to this point the painting basically consists of the color green. This alone makes me feel the weight and presence of the humidity in the air, which to me has dominated the summer season. I have used shadow green with various amounts of paynes' gray for both the foliage and the water.