Blue Hill in April

The emergence of Springtime color in April changes the frigid whites, golds, browns, and grays of the Winter-scape that is its own beauty. When Springtime bursts forth in freshness, it brings a stark contrast to the coastal Maine landscape.

This past mid-April was typically cool and wet with fresh green shades in variety; formed buds in whites, yellows, and reds; and the pinks of slowly forming buds getting ready to burst forth in full flower by mid-May.

The town of Blue Hill, Maine gets its name from its iconic 943-foot mountain, "Blue Hill." The Penobscot Nation aptly named it "small, misty mountain," Awanadjo. This was certainly so one Sunday afternoon this past April. As the early Springtime showers lifted, the air was cool and damp, the scent of moist soil lingered in the air, and pink buds were becoming more evident. I captured this particular moment in my watercolor painting titled "Blue Hill in April."

I'm pleased that this piece has been selected for the New England Water Color Society's Associate Members Show running Sept. 5 through Nov. 5 at the NEWS Gallery located at the Plymouth Center for the Arts, 16 North St., Plymouth, Massachusetts.

"Blue Hill in April" Watercolor by Douglas Beck, 21.75 X 14.50. Holbein Watercolor. Indigo Watercolor Paper.