"Points of View" show at Cape Cod Art Center

"Road to Town" watercolor on paper 14.5" x 18.5" matted & framed A few months ago, I signed up to participate in a collaborative project at the Cape Cod Art center in Barnstable, Massachusetts. I posted a few of my warm-up sketches in the "Cloud Technique" entry here on my blog (3/9/2025). The artist guidelines for the exhibition were clear: "Select a photograph to interpret. Do NOT copy exactly." Because I've always enjoyed painting winter scenes, I chose this stunning photo, created by Stuart Cooperrider , as a reference. As I worked on (and discarded) multiple early versions of the painting, it gradually became clear that my watercolor rendition of the photographer's sweeping panorama could be enhanced by a living presence. A pair of horses in the foreground seemed to be a good solution...