Winter Woods

It is always so exciting to discover an oil painting by my mother that I have never seen before.  And was thrilled today to get these images from my cousin Kate Campbell.   As a true Art Historian, she documented the painting in great detail, for which I am very grateful.

My mother had a lifelong love of trees, drawing them in all seasons.  Here, a winter scene, with the sun trying to break through the cloudy sky, and a fox by the path.  She lived in Maine from the late 70's until 1995, so this would have been done during that time.

She apparently entered this in a show after she and Norm moved to Port Clyde, Maine.

And wrote the title, in pencil, right on the stretcher strip.

She often used a palette knife or the back end of the brush to add texture and lines to a painting.

Her signature, in the corner by the little fox, viewing the scene.

Ever thrifty, my mother used simple home made frames, mostly made by my stepfather, Norm Tate.  In this photo, Kate has documented that the frame has warped over time.