Wisconsin Watercolor Way: Week of January 25, 1999
Winter is letting up. Snow has been melting. Today I was at my pond
cutting brush. Years of neglect enabled honeysuckle bushes and buckthorn
trees to grow around the pond. Honeysuckle and buckthorn are "aliens"
-- plants not native to Wisconsin. They are aggressive, shading and crowding
out what natives might grow. I'm removing them. The area I worked on is
to the right side of the pond where the little red figure is in the gap
on the ridge. I planted several white pines there last year. Now they are
freed of the overhanging honeysuckles.
Pond at Riverhill, Pastel study, $50 matted and framed (USA dollars) plus
$10 shipping and handling
I've also been thinking ahead to spring and have ordered a small greenhouse.
It will go on the road side of the stream -- where it can face the south.
I'm excited about this and am already dreaming of the plants I'll start.
It will be helpful to have a place for tools and seedlings.
In the gallery I've done a number of pastel studies and a large watercolor
using one of them. I've also readied six of my large flower prints to donate
to the Uplands Garden Club and the Prairie Enthusiasts. The garden club
is having a sale of plants and other items on May 22 in Dodgeville, Wisconsin,
and the Prairie Enthusiasts are having their annual banquet, workshops,
and silent auction March 13th. If you wish information about either group,
please email me. Check my print page to
see the prints I'm donating. I have others for sale if you are interested.