by C.Kidder on October 29, 2012
I’m happy that I got out this past weekend to do some painting ! The sky was filled with dramatic clouds … the marsh grasses golden. Leaves on the distant horizon were jewel toned. But that was before the storm. I imagine most of the leaves have blown away by now. When things calm down […]
by C.Kidder on October 21, 2012
“When you paint, try to put down exactly what you see. Whatever else you have to offer will come out anyway.” ~ Winslow Homer I finished this 16 x20 oil painting today. It’s been a memory in my mind for weeks! There was a day when as I was leaving the beach, I looked up […]
by C.Kidder on August 14, 2011
“How does one become a butterfly,…You must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar.” ~Trina Paulus My studio has been a safe and comfortable cocoon for me this summer. A place where I can spend hours getting lost in my landscapes…dreaming… drawing…putting colors on canvas and […]
by C.Kidder on May 14, 2011
“EVERY FLOWER AND EVERY TREE AND EVERY ROOT ARE ANNUAL PROPHETS SENT TO AFFIRM THE FUTURE AND CHEER THE WAY.” ~Henry Ward Beecher There have been alot of gray and green days this May… but even when the sun isn’t shining the light of plush pink flowering trees lifts my spirits. I’ve actually decided that the […]
by C.Kidder on May 3, 2011
“KEEP YOUR LOVE OF NATURE, FOR THAT IS THE TRUE WAY TO UNDERSTAND ART BETTER.” ~VINCENT VAN GOGH