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Winter Tree

9 x 12 inches, oil paint on wood panel                                                                copyright 2009, John A. Brecht, all rights reserved

Winter is my favorite time to paint, at least in South Carolina.  The colors are much more varied and interesting with more reds and purples coming to the front.  The temperatures can be cold but as long as I keep my core warm I don't mind it at all. The only draw back is that the days are short and I lose my light relatively early.  Cold fresh air and a runny nose, life is good.  This was painted at the Yonce farm near Springfield Church Road and SC Route 191.

The Joaquin and Karin Godoy Collection

On Old Bull Lane

 

  
9 x 12 inches, oil paint on panel                                                                        copyright 2009, John A. Brecht, all rights reserved

This was painted in mid October at Little Compton, Rhode Island.  It is at the mouth of the Sakonnet River and the Atlantic Ocean. When I began it was a windy day with dark-bottom clouds blowing through.  Not only was the light changing by the minute, the most challenging and aggravating aspect of location painting,  the wind velocity increased to the point that I could not keep my painting rig upright.  I returned the next day at about the same time to complete it.  The light was constant and the wind had diminished.  I was able to successfully build on the under-painting I completed the previous day.  Truth be told, the sky is from day 1 and the rest of the light is from day 2.  They work well together.

The Charles and Nancy Dunn Collection.

Vaucluse Pond

9 x 12 inches, oil paint on canvas panel                                                 copyright 2009, John A. Brecht, all rights reserved

Vaucluse is a former mill town not far from my home.  This is of the pond that was created when they dammed the stream that went through town.  I painted this on a hot day in August.  By this time of year I am used to the heat. 

Near Plum Branch

 

7 x 11 inches, oil paint on wood panel                                                    copyright 2009, John A. Brecht, all rights reserved

This painting is one of my favorites. It is of a portion of Clarks Hill Lake near Plum Branch, SC.    It was completed at the end of a day of painting using what colors I had left on my palette.  I had a scrap panel with me and some pigments I didn't want to waste.  It happened quickly.