Heron and Ducks at Lynch Park (with Prisma filter)

Yesterday's post was a photo that I took at Lynch Park, of a heron and some ducks.  Tonight I am posting another version of the same photo, this time with a Prima filter called "Pattern".

Edited in Prisma app with  Pattern

Heron and Ducks at Lynch Park

We took a walk at Lynch Park today, which is where I saw the ducks and the heron.  The ducks are not unusual, but the heron is so I took a picture. Tonight I cropped the original photo to get this composition.  I also created a version with a Prisma filter, which I plan to post here tomorrow.

Beach in September

Here's another photo of our unexpected walk to the beach yesterday. Tonight I edited the original photo go get this composition.

Late September at the Beach

Late this afternoon, a walk around the block turned into a long walk to the beach and back.  It was overcast, threatening rain, but great walking weather.  This view was one of the rewards of our long walk. 

High Tide at Lynch Park (Video)

Yesterday I posted a photo of the entrance to the beach at Lynch Park, with waves covering rocks and sand.  I also took a little video of the same scene.

High Tide at Lynch Park

We went back to Lynch Park for a walk yesterday. It was overcast, and the closer we got to the water, the windier it was.  And where we expected to walk out onto the sand, we saw these waves, covering the rocks.  Of course I took some pictures. Tonight I edited the original to get this composition.

View of Salem and Marblehead from Lynch Park Beach

We went for a late afternoon walk at Lynch Park and the light was beautiful. The clouds were casting shadows on the beach, with strips of sunlight breaking through.  In the distance, you can see Marblehead and Salem. Tonight I cropped the original photo to get this composition.

Pleasant Street Beach

Tonight I edited this photo, taken yesterday during a late afternoon walk to a local beach.  It was overcast, almost foggy, and threatening to rain.  But it was a lovely walk.

Through the Trees (Bass River from Pleasant Street Beach)

We weren't planning on a long walk this afternoon. It was already drizzling, and it looked like rain might be on the way. But the dog wanted to go for a walk, and she made it clear that she wanted to walk to the beach. (How does she know where the beach is? I don't know, but she does.) So we walked to Pleasant Street Beach here in Beverly, MA.  I took some pictures along the way. I took this one on the tree-lined path down to the beach. If you look through the trees, you can see the river.

Staircase, Trees, and Ocean: Independence Park

Tonight I edited this photo that I took a couple of days ago during a walk at Independence Park, Beverly, MA.  This was our first post-Labor Day walk (meaning "dogs allowed in park") and it was beautiful!

Reposting: Snow in June (Above Treeline) has new home

I painted this in April of 2020, based on a photos from a trip to Colorado.  I am reposting this because I recently shipped it off to its new home in Philadelphia, and I am glad to know it arrived safely.

Four Still Life Drawings (Porter Mill Challenge Comes Home)

I drew these four still life drawings as part of the "Porter Mill Challenge" a few years ago (2016 I think).  The challenge was for Porter Mill artists to do a drawing or painting each week in April, and then we had a show of all the work that we created.  This challenge was great for me because I like to draw from  observation and I had fun with it the checkerboard patterns, as you can see.  I created the drawings to hang as a set, just like this. I recently noticed these in the my studio at Porter Mill (while I was looking for something else, of course.)  Last week, I brought them  home from the studio so I could hang them in my house.