Brattleboro Common

                                                                                           (C) 2025 Dale DiMauro

Autumn has come quick to southern Vermont. It was so dry and mild nearly a week ago and now it is much cooler with nearly all the leaves down. With this environment it is hard to appreciate the range of colors fall can provide

This watercolor was started at the end of last winter - and then I picked it up the other day. I am curious what I can do with it. 

It seems to me if you are a practicing artist your palette and perceptions are continually evolving. So to come back to a painting you started at an earlier time can be be quite transformative as you are seeing the world in a new light. I believe that new light seeps into a painting whether conscious or not. 

I have played up the warmth of color in the foreground and the character of the tree massing in the back. All those twisting and turning tree trunks looking for a chance to shine in the spotlight.