"Reflections, T.W. Dix Reservoir" 2011 C. Asheley Kapelewski

I often feel that a more limited color scheme in a painting results in a more dramatic effect. This was always one of my best sellers, I think others agree. I was on my way back from Barre, Vermont, and I stopped by a reservoir and walked a path to it's shore, where I saw this view. The mist from a clearing storm partially obscured distant mountains, but focused the eye on the beautiful islands in the reservoir. Only two colors, Payne's Grey and Viridian, capture the mood perfectlly. 

 

"Blue Fins of Freedom" 2020 watercolor C. Asheley Kapelewski

Getting some new dive gear helped me to get even better underwater photos with my waterproof camera. Both my husband and I love to swim, and many of Vermont's lake are very clear, with crystalline green blue water. The sight of waves from below fascinates me, as well as the rays of sun diffusing through the clear waters of Glen Lake, in Bomoseen, Vermont. My husband swimming through the water provides a nice focal subject for the light to play upon. Yes, he has on swim trunks, you just can't see them at this angle! :)