Landscapes | Mary Blake Watercolors etc.

This is one of my most recent landscapes. It’s a result of wildfires and a pandemic. You can see the affect of the fires on these trees, three years later. Because of the pandemic, we were looking for new places to walk. And, because of the pandemic, I had lots and lots of spare time – enough to paint every single tree and every single branch of every single tree.

Dark, leafless, tall skinny trees, misty sky — Annadel Trees 1 – Watercolor

Gallery

Dark trees against firy background — Flame Trees – Erased Watercolor – NFS

Sunset at Sea Ranch — Sea Ranch Sunset – Reduction Woodcut

Tall skinny trees with hills in background — Annadel Trees 2 – Watercolor

Mile Rock Lighthouse – Watercolor – Sold

Sacramento Wildlife Refuge – Watercolor – Sold

Palm Tree Coca Cola sign — Coca Cola Sign in Tahiti – Watercolor – Sold

Cows Venice — Cows in Venice? – Watercolor – Sold

Ripples reflecting sky and fall trees — Sand Pond Ripples – Watercolor

Charred Trees, new growth at their feet, misty sky — After the Fire (Mt Vision) – Watercolor – Sold

Trees and Fog in Monterey — Presidio Forest – Watercolor – sold

Sail Boats — Leaving Monterey – Watercolor – Sold

Skopelos steps — Skopelos Steps (Greece) – Watercolor

Ravens Hwy 1 — Ravens on Hwy 1 – Watercolor

Paintings of Water

I’ll never be a good swimmer, I tend to flounder more than swim. But looking at water, being near it, always calms me. The first time I was happy with a painting I did of water, I thought “Now I know how to paint water!” That was an incredibly naïve thought. Water is never the same from one place or moment to the next. EVERY water painting is a new challenge.

Duck Butts (Wigeons) – Watercolor – Sold

In Control 1 (Brown Pelican) – Watercolor – Sold

I Will Follow You (Mallards) – Watercolor – Sold

Three Brown Pelicans — In Control 2 (Brown Pelicans) – Watercolor

Eared Grebes — Pt Lobos Grebes 2 – Watercolor