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March 28, 2008
It's beginning to sound like a broken record, but it is still cold
here. The weatherman just mentioned "single digits" for tonight.
We received around five inches of snow last night. This is how
Rockwell looked this morning. Even though I'm sick of snow it is
still beautiful. Here at home the trees stayed covered all day and
looking out my window I see dark limbs each outlined in pristine white.
It is gorgeous! Having all the old brown snow covered up again is
also nice. We'll just have to keep waiting for Spring.
I've finished with the daily paintings and stories for now and am
working on the second Railroad station on the Adirondack Line. I
started sketching out a wildflower for this year, but today when we
drove past Ivy Island with the new snow it was so beautiful, I think
there will just have to be another painting of that while the scene is
still fresh in my mind.
I think I'll go get it started!
Keep thinking of spring!
lynn and Gino
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March 14,2008
It still is very cold here, but the water in Rockwell Falls is
getting a little bigger and some of the ledges are beginning to show.
I took a walk to the Bow Bridge today without a hat and thought my ears
might freeze and fall off. Winter still has a strong hold on our
area.
Last month I had decided to do a series of paintings of the D&H
Railroad stations on the Adirondack line from Greenfield to North Creek,
to possibly be ready for this spring. There are ten buildings, and
even though the canvases aren't large I can see they won't be ready
soon. So this will be a project to complete over the next couple
of years. I have one finished and have started the second.
Those structures are beautiful and interesting with lots of detail, but
time consuming to paint. Mixing up the subjects of the paintings is a
lot more fun, and I don't work well under the pressure of a deadline.
Some of the stations are gone and will need more research.
Meanwhile I'm still putting the little "daily" paintings and stories
on the site each weekday. Here
is a link.
Stay warm and hopefully spring will be here soon!
lynn and gino
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March 12, 2008
This was on the Northway across from French Mountain Monday.
The ice was only in the higher elevations around here and was making the
trees glow in the sunshine. This was the best we could do for a photo.
It was hard to get a good one at 65 MPH.
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March 4, 2008
I usually show Rockwell Falls photos but thought those of you who aren't
in the area this winter would like to see Papa's with it's snow
covering. We took this photo on Sunday after the snow had settled and
melted a little, but there is still lots of it. That is Gino
standing on the sidewalk. Finally, we're having a real
winter again.
I've started posting the weekday paintings and stories again.
Here is the link if you'd like to
see. Once I get all of our paperwork completely done, I'll get
back to one more little painting and then the series I started a couple
months ago. We took three completed canvases to have them scanned
for prints yesterday. Little by little we're getting ready for
spring, but today and tomorrow they are forecasting freezing rain.
Well, by June the weather should be better again.
Stay warm,
lynn and gino
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February 27, 2008We had around ten inches of new snow yesterday. This
was Rockwell Falls this morning. I went out for a walk in the
woods during the storm and it was absolutely beautiful. But then the
wind came up and it felt like the temperature dropped around twenty
degrees. I was really happy to get back inside. It's been a great
winter for all sorts of outdoor fun, but I think we are all looking
forward to spring. It's going to be below zero tonight.
BRRRR. Our sons are hoping all the snow will make an exciting white
water season this year.
I've been working on the little "daily" paintings all month but most
of them have taken more than a day. I have sixteen (thirteen new)
so far and hope to have a couple more this week. There will be one
each weekday on a new page on the site starting March 3rd. I'd love to
do more - lots of ideas - but need to get back to the series of
paintings.
Enjoy the snow!
lynn and Gino
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February 13, 2008This was Rockwell Falls a couple of days ago after
yet another small snowfall. It seems that we get a few inches
every other day. It's great to have a snowy winter again, but
right now it's raining and in the 20's for temperature. That is
not a good combination. We aren't leaving the house to go to the
gallery or anywhere else today. Hopefully the electricity will
stay on and we'll be warm.
I've decided to put the series paintings on hold for a month and work
on the daily paintings. I'm stockpiling them, (61/2 so far, plus 3
from before), and will put them on the site one at a time in March.
My friend Mike says that's cheating - I'm supposed to paint one a day
and put them up then. Even though that may be so, this is how it
is going to be for this year - no rushing. Half the time they take
more than one day anyway. Then I can work on the series uninterrupted
starting in March.
I did proclaim the Sacandaga painting finished last week. It will be
nice not to have that canvas sitting on the drawing table any longer.
It has been there for many months.
I'd better go and work on the little "daily" canvas that I've been at
for two days so far. Maybe I'll just have to change the "Painting a Day"
title to "Paintings and Stories".
Stay warm!
lynn
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