Monday, July 1, 2013

Springtime in Door County



One of the great things about painting a landmark like the Range Light in Baileys Harbor instead of taking a photo is obvious.  When we were in Door County in May, the Range light was being renovated.  It was moved off its original foundation because it was so close to the road that snow plows had a difficult time working around it.  The scafolding was still in place on the sunny day that I decided to go out and paint, so I just left the scafolding out of my painting!





We celebrated Mother's Day while in Door County, by having dinner at one of our favorite restaurants, Donny's Glidden Lodge.  The setting at Whitefish Bay is one of my favorites.  I love the beach that stretches to the north of the Lodge.  I enjoyed it so much, I decided to go back the next week and paint the beach.  It was a cool day, but the sun was bright and it wasn't too windy, even by the water. I was so shocked that the leaves hadn't started to bloom in Door County and this was May 15th, but I enjoy painting birch trees without lots of leaves, so it was "mission accomplished"  Both of my spring plein air paintings are part of my "Quiet Side Exhibit" currently showing at the Cornerstone Pub in Baileys Harbor.