Snow returns to Brattleboro, VT

(C) 2019 Dale DiMauro

Last week southern Vermont received  a major snowstorm. Even though we had an early start to Winter back in November, we really didn't have much snow on the ground to speak of. In fact, in early January you could hike through the woods without any boots on.

Prior to this snowstorm it had been a great season for ice skating. It also had been icy, in general. In fact, I fell twice this Winter just walking. The first fall was on ice buried under snow which I am certain gave me a mild concussion.

Needless to say, I was eagerly anticipating the landscape covered in powder. I had been longing to paint some Winter scenes with drifting snow and late afternoon light. I did get out and cross-country ski, though. Not long after the snowstorm, rain moved in before the ground refroze. 

In spite of the kind of Winter we have had, I have started a full-sheet watercolor from a local scene I came upon in 2017. It is a fresh winter scene with incredible light piercing across the landscape.