Processing Before the Canvas

Mt Abe from Addison Vermont

At it again, I’m back to the easel soon with a changed attitude. A few weeks ago I had a cataract removal procedure done on one eye. Light changes, becomes brighter when cataracts are removed. Think filter gone.

No kidding, I grab my underwear out of the drawer, and thought they must have been mingled with something left in the washer (shared laundry room). I look, no, they are really mine. What a nice color.

What about my artwork? How will mixing colors work? 

I don’t know if my paintings will change beyond seeing clearer colors. 

At the Dead Creek visitor center lane, there is an area where you can see the mountains clear of trees in the foreground. I drove too far into those trees for the view I wanted. I have other pictures with the mountain view. The road image, I think it is meant to be a painting. 

Addison Route 17 
 

Seeing Beyond the Haze

Haze July 2025
Looking east from Rt 7
towards the Green Mountains

The summer haze plus smoke from the wildfires in Canada limits the visibility here in New England. In the photo above, traveling the roads, the farthest are the Green Mountains’ Presidential range about 15 miles away. As the crow flies, maybe 3-4 miles (guessing). 

Prayers for Canada

A blue haze in the distance is normal for hot summer days. Thinking about doing such a landscape painting reminds me of the English landscape artist, J.M.W. Turner. 

The foreground adds a color variety the horizon lacks. What may feel too blah can be beautiful if the composition is done just right. 

Whatever you look at or paint,

Enjoy the last days of July 2025.