Blustery Evening—Alder Bloom

February 2020

Brian Mahieu

Blustery Evening—Alder Bloom
February 27, 2020 3:52 pm
Holmes Harbor, Whidbey Island, WA
Plein air oil on canvas
12 X 12 inches
Private collection
This is a favorite motif of mine, looking north toward Baby Island. Often the wind is out of the north making for somewhat challenging painting conditions, and that energy is reflected in the muscular paint quality and rapid execution of this pochade. I love the coral pink color of the red alder catkins at the base of the bluff.

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