24x36 acrylic
This jewel toned forest painting is during twilight. The early winter night has the moon out. The bend of the Birch trees are formed from the harsh wind and snow. The magical forest here has gold leaf and illuminated paint sprinkled in. You can only see these glowy illuminated paints briefly by standing at a 60 degree angle to the work. Very mysterious paint!
When I was eight, our school went to a field trip to Strawbery Banke. I fell in love with it then, the gardens, the crowded turn of the century houses. It was such a beautiful escape. Now I live close by and I paint such an amazing part of Portsmouth.Strawbery Banke is the oldest neighborhood in New Hampshire to be settled by Europeans, and the earliest neighborhood remaining in the present-day city of Portsmouth. It features more than 37 restored buildings built between the 17th and 19th centuries in the Colonial, Georgian and Federal style architectures. The darkest colored house is the oldest house in the group. I have a group of historical areas that I am painting, or known as historical paintings. Look out for more!
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