Landscape Portraits by Polly McGrory

		STEICHEN STEEPLECHASE WATERCOLOR, ACRYLIC and CASEIN 9" x 12" GOLD FRAME A multi-media experiment drawing from a high-contrast black-and-white photo. Full of mystery and excitement! COLLECTION THE ARTIST

		MAIN STREET DOOR WATERCOLOR 9" x 12" FRAMED TRPLE MATTED, HAND-PAINTED FRAME One of a series of paintings of doors along Main Street in Thomaston, Maine. The entire street is flanked on both sides with historic gems of every architectural style and color imaginable. Many of rhe facades are embellished with Victorian touches or grand colonial entrances. The reference photographs were taken on a brilliant autumn morning in October when the fall colors were at their peak.

	THOMASTON TRUE COLORS WATERCOLOR 9" x12" FRAMED TRPLE MATTED, HAND-PAINTED FRAME A small cottage sits between the elegant Victorians and Federal Colonial homes along Main Street in Thomaston. The incredible colors in the October foliage are a challenge to paint accurately. Here, the brilliant warm reds of a maple in its autumn regalia are contrasted with the cool green of the cottage’s clapboards. The sun in Maine is especially dazzling at this time of year, due to Maine’s northern location.

		MONET A LA MONET OIL 18" x 24" ORNATE GOLD LEAF CARVED FRAME An ancient hand-colored postcard was the inspiration for this painting, which shows Monet in his beloved garden in France. The tongue-in-cheek title refers to the way the paint was applied — in Impressionist-style strokes and daubs, similar to the way Monet painted. COLLECTION THE ARTIST

	ON THE WAY TO THE LIGHT CASEIN and WATERCOLOR 27" x 40" BLACK WOOD FRAME This view of the winding road that leads to Chatham Light is a dramatic study in the phenomenon of "Cape light." The dazzling morning sun illuminating the white facades is captured by leaving the brilliant white of the paper and painting the sahdows around it. Liberal use of casein gives the painting a great richness of color. COLLECTION THE ARTIST	HARBOR SCENE WATERCOLOR 18" x 26" BLACK FRAME The play of light and shadow on the boats and the water lends itself brilliantly to watercolor. This painting was a class exercise in Photo Realism. COLLECTION PAM and ERNIE CONRAD, Fairfield, CT

		SOUTHERN MULBERRY MAUVE WATERCOLOR 24" x 40" BRUSHED SILVER FRAME This romantic painting was a student exercise. The composition was partly from an old photo, with contemporary and seasonal elements added to increase the drama of the setting. GALLERY SALE
	BANK STREET BEACH OIL 24" x 40" Stark winter light of February, Enhanced lighting due to the late afternoon Cape Light. This painting was featured on the cover of Summer Capers magazine, a publication of the local newspaper. COLLECTION OF THE ARTIST