Tuesday, May 12, 2009



Farm in the Swale

Watercolor on archival rag paper, 5" x 7"
$125 plus $6 shipping in U.S.
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Like many of the old farmhouses in this region, this one appears to have grown in parts and pieces over time, with additions built on to the original structure as need arose. The result is a kind of "practical architecture" that has its own charm.

18 comments:

Ann Buckner said...

Marvelous watercolor. Love the textures.

Don Gray said...

Thanks Ann--much appreciated.

Katherine said...

Spring has certainly inspired you. These last watercolors are so alive. I love the light in this piece.

Pierre Raby said...

Just beautiful Don!

Anonymous said...

Wonderful, wonderful painting. Love it !

Paul Coventry-Brown said...

Hey Don,

Some lovely water colours here and a really nice feeling of light and atmosphere.

Stephen Magsig said...

Beautiful Don!

Don Gray said...

Hi Katherine--thanks a lot. We do appreciate spring after a long winter, don't we?

Don Gray said...

You're very kind, Pierre--thanks!

Don Gray said...

Thanks Paul and welcome to the blog. I appreciate your still life paintings.

Don Gray said...

Hi Stephen--thanks a lot! Congrats on the success of your NY show.

Don Gray said...

Thank you for your comment, Anonymous.

Dean Grey said...

Don!

I love, love, love everything about this one!

The composition, the detail in the hills. So much to see.

I LOVE the lime green hint of color on the underneath part of the roof. Such an awesome little detail!

You are soooo proving my "blue and brown" theory about you wrong, Don!

Looking over your more recent paintings you now are a master of greens and browns, not just blues and browns!

-Dean

Don Gray said...

Hi Dean, I appreciate your enthusiastic response. You're not going to make me self-conscious about green/brown now are you? :>{

Sheila Vaughan said...

Love the composition and tonal distribution in this one Don. You have a sense of realistic distance but at the same time I feel it could almost tip towards abstraction. Wonderful.

Don Gray said...

I really appreciate your perceptions, Sheila--good to hear from you.

Leslie Sealey said...

Wow, very nice work!

Don Gray said...

Thanks, Leslie!