http://www.barbarabusenbark.com/Paintings Barbara A. Busenbark Fine Artist in Watercolor and Oil Paint • Peterborough, N.H. Home • Gallery • About the Artist • Order Prints • Schedule • Contact • Pricelist en-US Sat, 19 May 2012 17:15:09 -0400 Sat, 19 May 2012 17:15:09 -0400 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss ZenPhoto RSS Generator "Riding Through Kansas", 16" x 20", watercolor - In my travels across the country, I pulled off the Interstate onto Highway 99 in Hinerville, Kansas. I was draw to an old schoolhouse. I pulled over and got out of my truck and started taking pictures, I will paint the schoolhouse soon enough but this bicycle leaning against a shed off to the side was a perfect picture. I had to paint it. ]]> New Paintings Sat, 31 Mar 2012 12:53:22 -0400 Just one of those things that really caught my eye when wandering around downtown Peterborough, N.H. It is the side wall of an antique shop called Bowerbird and Friends. The haphazard arrangement of pots and miscellaneous items coupled with the bottles in the windows were a must paint for me. 18" x 36", oil on canvas.]]> New Paintings Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:32:27 -0500 There was just something about that singular tree standing beneath the huge tower of rock, throw in the beautiful blue sky and the rocks being red, and there you have it, a scene I couldn't resist painting. 18" x 24", oil on panel ]]> New Paintings Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:49:17 -0500 Sometimes when I go out to paint, I have an idea in my head of what I want to find to paint. Such was the case when I traveled to Rocky Mountain National Park in October. I asked for ideas at the visitor center and the suggestion was an area of beautiful fall foliage. I took note but I was really more interested in the mountains themselves. Driving up into the peaks was amazing but there didn't seem to be a good place to paint. The wind also discouraged me from setting up my gear. It was when I'd crossed the Continental Divide and began descending that I saw the perfect place to paint. It was getting late so I was only able to start my painting but I was able to finish from photographs once back in my studio. "16" x 20" - Sold]]> New Paintings Sun, 13 Nov 2011 15:59:12 -0500 On a trip to Colorado I spent time at the Denver Botanical Gardens painting. It was a great spot with a lot of color and texture. I hope to return someday earlier in the summer. 11" x 14"]]> New Paintings Sun, 13 Nov 2011 15:59:11 -0500 My first full day in Colorado I went to Red Rock Park in Morrison. The natural amphitheater there is very well known and many famous people have played there. Additionally there were wonderful rock formations that were in various shades of red depending how the light was hitting them. I liked this view because of the color of the rock formations with some in light, some in shade and some in the distance. Throw in the valley down below and it was an easy choice for what I wanted to paint.]]> New Paintings Tue, 18 Oct 2011 11:24:32 -0400 I don't know why, but the fishermen's dinghys all lined up along a dock has a real appeal to me. Maybe it's the different colors and shapes, maybe it's that they are working boats or just that they are part of that profession that has such a mystique about. Whatever it is I just can't resist the little boats. 12" x 24", oil on panel]]> New Paintings Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:07:56 -0400 ]]> New Paintings Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:06:15 -0400 This year's "Paint Out" with the Sharon Art Center was in Peterborough. It was a treat to be able to set up downtown and go to work on some favorite scenes. This one is very familiar to those of us who live here. The Unitarian Church on Main Street is beautiful, but I had to paint it from the vantage point of walking into "Little Roy's". That's the way most of us have viewed it most often. 11" x 14", oil on canvas.]]> New Paintings Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:45:31 -0400 This is a painting from the Sharon Art Center Paint Out. It's one I've been wanting to do for quite some time. It is of Michael and Betsy Gordon's garden. He is a fabulous gardener and in fact has helped with gardens in our parks as well. The extra treat is being able to see Mount Monadnock in the background. 16" x 20", oil on canvas.]]> New Paintings Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:45:31 -0400