Taughgannock Creek Bridge, Route 89, Ithaca, NY 2

My quest for a looser style continues. I am in search of  simple composition, texture, dark vs. light, larger brush strokes while maintaining the calm quiet emotion I like to portray.Why? I don't know. All I do know is that the Art Muse is pushing me in a new direction.

Portage Bridge, Letchworth State Park, NY 2

Today, I was much more successful at a loose style. I used the drawing for this bridge that I did a few weeks ago and played with my oils as if they were watercolors.

Suspension Bridge, Ithaca, NY

This is a walking bridge near Cornell University. Last week, my husband ran in the Boston Marathon and my daughters, father, brother and niece were in  Boston to cheer him on. Some paintings paint themselves. This one had a struggle being born.

A Bridge in Ithaca

 I took the picture of this bridge while visiting family in Ithaca. My sister-in-law drove me on a wonderful photo trip of bridges. Unfortunately, I didn't write down the name of it and I can't find it online. I added spring green in anticipation. It is still snowing in Western New York.

Exchange Street Bridge, Lockport, Ny

This vertical lift bridge spans the Erie Canal in Lockport, NY. It was built in 1915. I imagined it in early morning fog.

Taughgannock Creek Bridge, Route 89, Ithaca, NY

This stone arch bridge was built in 1926. It spans Taughgannock Creek just before it joins Cayuga Lake in Central New York in the Finger Lakes. We drive over it on Route 89 every time we go to Ithaca.

Portage Bridge, Letchworth State Park, NY

The iron and steel trestle bridge was built in 1875. At 820 feet long and 250 feet high it spans the Genesee River above the upper falls. When my husband and daughter and I hiked the distance of the park, we walked out to the center of the trestle! It was scary and I've climbed  many mountains!

Railroad Bridge, Buffalo, NY 2

This beautiful bridge can be seen from the I-190 in Buffalo. It spans both the water and the road. Even though it is a very large bridge, it seems delicate to me. I imagined it in a golden sunrise and added some movement with the car.

Stone Arch Walking Bridge, Seven Springs

When my aunt lived at Seven Springs, she called it her Golden Pond. I imagined this bridge at dawn and instead the pond wanted to be silvery. I took the liberty of enlarging the pond to make it more atmospheric.

Main Street Bridge, Penn Yan

This beautiful stone arch bridge was built in 1880.  I imagined it just before sunset.

Pont du Rennes Pedestrian Bridge, Rochester, NY

This bridge is in the quaint Brown's Race District in Rochester, NY. You can view the High Falls from it. I worked hard to imagine what this bridge would look like at night.

Two Bridges, Penn Yan

I just loved this building. I painted it the color that it is, a wonderful greeny-gray.

Railroad Bridge, Rochester High Falls

This is a view from the Pont du Rennes Pedestrian Bridge. I was lucky that a train was passing over!

Ford Street Bridge, Rochester, NY

I love the way this historic bridge looks at twilight.

Main Street, Rochester, NY

This beautiful bridge in downtown Rochester is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

I-90 Buffalo

I wanted to express the beauty of a sight we take for granted.

Zephyr Barn

I painted the sky while I was listening to my son's song Zephyr.

Barn and Chicken

Every other day, I run by this barn. I added one of my chickens for atmosphere.

Winter Landscape

I am enjoying blending various shades of white.

Three Boats Part 2

I worked this painting differently today. I painted all of the darks with a combination of ultramarine and black. Then I painted all of the lights. I painted burnt sienna over the darkest landscape areas. Viridian and zinc yellow and white in various combinations over the landscape.