Month: August 2024

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Scenes from Maine

My husband and I traveled to Maine in May for a canoeing trip on the St. John River. It was a magnificent adventure, and we were so glad that we could go! The St. John River is located in northern Maine and flows north towards Canada. The river is very isolated and beautiful, heavily forested with fir and birch trees.

watercolor painting by Martha K. Moore of a view of the St. John River in Maine
“St. John River, Maine, 2024”
15 x 11″ watercolor, double matted in a custom-made frame, ready to hang ~ $350

From the river, we had an impressive view of Mt. Katahdin, which is the highest point in the whole state of Maine. It is also the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail peaking a mile above sea level. Its summit is often obscured by clouds.

oil painting by Martha K. Moore of a view of Mt. Katahdin in Maine
“Mt. Katahdin, Maine, 2024”
14 x 11″ oil on canvas board ~ in black, wooden frame, ready to hang ~ $350

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1st Place Nature Painting

I was recently delighted to learn my watercolor painting of a waterfall in Hanging Rock State Park I had entered in the Kings Mountain nature painting contest was selected as the first place winner.

Martha K. Moore and her watercolor of Hanging Rock State Park waterfall, first place winner of Kings Mountain nature painting art show
“Hanging Rock Waterfall,” first place winner
Painting on handmade watercolor paper from the Twin Rocker Paper Company in Indiana and mounted on the mat board.  The frame is custom made.  price of painting:  $825

The jurors’ comments were:

We were intrigued by Martha’s use of watercolor to build up impasto passages of paint, as opposed to employing the medium in its typically diluted form. The painting also recalls the “fidelity to nature” reminiscent in the Pre-Raphaelite artists such as John Ruskin and John Everett Millais. Martha has really used vivid color, texture, and detail to bring this subject to life. Congratulations to Martha on her remarkable work.