WATERCOLOR & Pastel PAINTINGS
Plein-air Chronicles of my Travels
Watercolor is both the simplest and most complicated of all painting forms. It allows the fresh spontaneity of a quick sketch or study, but also can be the greatest challenge in attempting to control something which by nature wants to flow out of control. It was my first love and continues to be the most technically demanding art form as I continue to explore the limits and capabilities of the medium.
Pastel with its quick, colorful directness, is a favorite way to quickly capture a sense of place, light falling on a branch, shadows stretching across a meadow. Easy to carry and fast to build, pastels rich layers record the melody of color and light as the landscape emerges!
Alyssa on a plein-air painting excursion in Tuscany 2022.
The Ireland and Tuscany Sketchbooks
High above Shannon, Ireland from the air
Rossbergh Strand, Kerry
View of Rossbergh Strand from Kells, Kerry
Skellig Michael View from Valentia Island, Kerry
Portmagee fishing access, Kerry
Color Palette in the Sunshine
Color palette in the grey
View from Bray Head Path - Valentia Island, Kerry
My cottage by the sea, Valentia Island, Kerry
White caps on Derrynane Beach, Kerry
Geokaun Mountain & Cliffs - Valentia Island, Kerry
Wyeth's House on Rothko's land - backside of Valentia Island, Kerry
Ballinskellig Castle, Kerry
Inch Beach, Dingle
Vineyard Views - San Gimignano, Tuscany
Winding paths - Montapulciano, Tuscany
Beyond the Abbey - Buonconvento, Tuscany
Hill Town Vista - Montapulciano, Tuscany
Across the way - Buonconvento, Tuscany
Roof tops - San Gimignano, Tuscany
Archway - Montepulciano, Tuscany
View through the Gate - San Gimignano, Tuscany
New Work
Walk in the Woods, Monhegan Island, ME - Pastel - 9”x12”
Blue Sky Day, Valentia Island, Ireland - Pastel - 9”x12”
Long Shadows, October Sun, Vermont - Pastel - 9”x12”
Cathedral Woods, Monhegan Island, ME - pastel - 9"x12"
Clouds Caress, Mt Mansfield Vermont - 16x20" - pastel
Fog and Mist, Beara Peninsula Ireland - 12x15" - pastel
Moonlight in Vermont - pastel - 9"x12"
Grazing in Golden Light, Cornwall UK - 9x12" - pastel
Off the Beaten Path, Beara Peninsula, Ireland - 12x15" - pastel
Ardgroom Bay, Beara Peninsula Ireland - 12x15" - pastel
Field of Gold - pastel - 9"x12"
Sunset at John's River Access, Lake Memphremagog, VT - pastel - 10"x18"
Cool Shadows - pastel - 9"x10"
Summer Hike - pastel - 9"x12"
Summer Walk - pastel - 9"x12"
Peaceful Moment at End of Day - Lake Memphremagog, VT - pastel - 16"x20"
Gull Cove - Monhegan Island, ME - pastel - 9"x12"
Summer Surf, Monhegan Island, Maine - 12x15" - pastel
Shoreline Stroll, Willoughby Lake VT - watercolor - 12"x16"
Gathering Gulls, Monhegan Island Maine - 11x15" - watercolor
Color Wind, and Light - Autumn in Vermont - watercolor - 12"x18"
Frozen Beauty: Birch and Snow, Vermont - 6x8" - watercolor
Old Farmhouse at Butterworts Farm, VT - 14"x20"
Big Waves: July Storms Lake Memphremagog, Vermont - watercolor - 17"x22"
Buonconvento, Tuscany - Watercolor on blue paper - 12' x 12"
Chama River View, Abiquiu NM - 9x12" - watercolor
February Sun: John Dunn Bridge, Taos, NM - watercolor - 12x16"
Into the Light: Antibes, France - watercolor on paper - 12" x 12"
Bison Sleeping: Yellowstone National Park - watercolor on aquaboard - 12" x16"
July Sky: Lake Memphremagog, Vermont - watercolor - 10"x 14"
Sap Season, Vermont - 16x20" - watercolor
Willoughby View, Vermont - 9x12" - watercolor
Hidden Door, Bermuda - 9x12" - watercolor
Down by the Riverside - 12x18" - watercolor
River Flows North - watercolor - 10"x 14"
Grazing at Ghost Ranch: Abiquiu, NM - pieced watercolor collage - 12" x 16"
Storm Offshore: Lands End, Cornwall - watercolor on paper - 8" x 16"
Storm Rolling In: Arroyo Seco, New Mexico - pieced watercolor collage - 12' x 16"
Emerging Light: Memphremagog, Vermont - watercolor - 17"x 22"
View from Kayenta: Zion National Park - watercolor on paper - 13" x 19"
Mont Saint Victoire: Aix-en-Provence, France - Watercolor - 6" round
On the Cow Path: Les Tapies, France - watercolor on cream paper - 10" x 13"
In the Deer Park: Windsor Greak Park, England - watercolor - 6" round
September Sky: Lake Memphremagog, Vermont - watercolor - 9"x 12"
Morning on the Colorado River: Moab, UT - Watercolor on aquaboard - 12" x 16"
Riding the Breeze: Channel Islands, CA - watercolor on paper - 13" x19"
Above as Below: Sunset Ventura, CA - pieced watercolor collage - 20" x 25"
August Golden Light - Monhegan Island, ME - pastel - 9"x12"
The Buoy Tree at Dead Man's Cove - Monhegan Island, ME - pastel - 9"x12"
Sky Alight, Abiquiu NM - 9x12" - pastel
Reflections: Cerro Pedernal, Abiquiu NM - 9x12" - pastel
Cottonwood and Chama, Abiquiu NM - 9x12" - pastel
Red Cliffs: Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu NM - 9x12" - pastel
Drying the Sheets, Monhegan Island, Maine - 12x15" - pastel
Wind and Weather, Vermont - 16x20" - pastel
Kynance Cove, Lizard Peninsula Cornwall - pastel - 9"x12"
View From Land's End, Cornwall - pastel - 9"x12"
St Finian's Bay, Kerry Ireland - 16x20" - pastel
Mullion Cove, Cornwall - pastel - 9"x12"