The Little Boathouse

Beneath a sweeping canopy of turquoise leaves, a humble boathouse rests among canoes and kayaks waiting for their next journey onto the lake. Painted on location in oil pastel on birch panel, this scene transforms a quiet, practical corner into a vivid interplay of emerald green, violet, coral, and brilliant blue. Sunlight catches the shack’s pale siding while deep shadows gather beneath the trees. The lake lies just beyond the greenery to the right, giving the clearing a sense of anticipation, as though an afternoon on the water is about to begin.