Fort Dummer State Park

(C) 2017 Dale DiMauro

Fort Dummer State Park is a great place to take a hike. Particularly, after it is closed for the season. Once labor day passes the hiker is free of any sort of fees. I have walked, hiked, run and cross-country skied on at least the park roads.

There is a secret little quarry with a little pond at the foot of these cascading rocks. The growth over the rock formation is real appealing to me. In the early fall I could not resist attempting to paint that rock face.

This watercolor started out rough but I think it progressed nicely. The surface of the pond is so still and murky yet it provides pristine reflections. I do like the opposite shoreline with it's warm pine needle color. To suggest depth to the foliage over the rocks I built up various washes of blues. 

I believe this picture is like no other watercolor I have painted. To me it is a pure landscape scene with no structures or people in it. These can be the hardest subjects to tackle without overdoing it. It is easy for it to become a cheesy picture or to lose the center of focus.