The Great Outdoors

(C) 2017 Dale DiMauro

This is a watercolor started back in the Spring which I have been eager to get back to. It speaks to why people come to Vermont in the first place. To spend time outside away from the commercialism and electronic culture that we have become. It speaks to paying attention to the natural rhythms of life around us at a pace we can comprehend.

There is a modern Winslow Homer quality which inspired me to this subject. The relatively-still water is gently disrupted with the lapping of the water from the paddling. The brilliant blues in the water and the vivid greens on the shore are striking.

Most of all, I am captivated by the composition. Even though the photograph does not show it, the paddler is in the lower right quadrant which conveys a calming affect. You can imagine the paddler gliding through the picture with little actual physical effort.