Above the Mill Pond

Above the Mill Pond

Mixed Media - Acrylic and Oil

12" x 16"

This painting began on a Sunday afternoon drive.  I did some on location Pen and Ink sketches and then explored the area as much as time allowed.  The small watercolor sketch below was done in studio and just a quick experiment to see how I might capture different aspects of the area in one painting.

Below is the first pass at the subject with Acrylic paint.  I enjoyed the exercise of altering the perspective of the subject.  I also wanted to simply suggest the background bank of the mill pond rather than painting it directly.  Although this "draft" of the subject did capture some of what I was trying to achieve, it wasn't complete in my mind.  I set the painting aside and moved onto other subjects - which is something I do either consciously while I let things simmer in the background of my mind.  The more I paint and observe, the more I have to draw on for the next subject.

 

Robert Kahler Landscape Paintings for Sale!

Tired of hearing about the election?  Looking for a unique gift for the holidays?  Escape into Art!

I have one watercolor and two charcoal drawings for sale at River Arts Gallery in Damariscotta, ME.  Two of the three are pictured below.  These are sold without frames which allows a lower price for the holidays!

If you are interested in any additional paintings on my facebook page or blog  or if you would like to potentially commission a painting please email me at robert.kahler65@gmail.com

I work in oil, watercolor, charcoal, gouache, acrylic and pencil and I have paintings ranging in size from 4" x 6" to 2' X 3'

Rainy Day at the Basin

Watercolor and Gouache

12" x 18"

$125.00

The Falls, Little River Topsham/Lisbon

Charcoal on Paper

12" x 18"

$100.00

If you'd like to learn more about the locations or my creative process, please explore my blog

https://robertkahlerlandscapepaintings.blogspot.com

Enjoy and be well.

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Eastport Shades of the Past

Shades of the Past

Gouache on card stock

I've been experimenting with small painted sketches, working out different ideas for subjects including utilizing differently cropped perspectives which keeps the subject focused yet implies a lot of distance outside of the view.

This scene was taken from an on location watercolor I completed a few summers ago in Eastport, ME.  I was struck by the play of shadows on the sunlight face of an abandoned factory just off main street.

As a student of history, I could just imagine the harbor filled with three and four masted schooners in its heyday and I decided to alter the pattern of the shadows on the factory to represent that history.

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