The Raymond Marsh in Hebron is bisected by the Airline Trail. One of the most magnificent inland marshes in the region, it is now alive with birdsong, color, and critters swimming -like a variety of turtles- and the useful snakes, beaver, and muskrat.
What's caught my attention are the colors of the waterlilies that are popping up and floating across the vast and colorful waters of the marsh. There are both white and yellow varieties, and the liliy pads are a warm reddish before they shift to summer greens. I feel like I've discovered Monet's other garden! My husband, Ted, is my nature guide and here he's holding a small painted turtle, one of the region's most common varieties.
I painted the "Summer Waterlilies" oil painting last summer and it will be available at Maple & Main Fine Art Gallery at 1 Maple Street in Chester, CT as of May 17th when the "Prelude to Summer" show opens at 5PM with a reception that will last until 8PM.
I will be at the gallery on Saturday, May 25th and would be happy to tell you more about how I work in the field. Look for more of my art at http://www.barbarahageman.com/ -Barbara Hageman
