Edward Buonvecchio

Oil on stretched canvas, 11"x14".
It was really cold this day but trudging in my snowshoes on the snow covered Rangely Lake last winter kept me toasty...for a while. This spot is where snowmobiles enter and exit the lake, so the air was alive with buzzing snowmobiles and the snow crisscrossed with tracks. I was struck with this scene because it seemed like summer was frozen in the cold but winter had melted to life.

This is my thirteenth painting in the 30 in 30 painting challenge. 12"hx8.5"w. It was an amazing, clear, crisp day today at twelve degrees, with a few mishaps. I drove to a site in a quarry lot near my house and set up my easel to paint large granite slabs next to an old crane. I stepped away for a minute and when I returned my easel had toppled over due to wind catching the umbrella. My pallet of paint was embedded with snow. I was like spreading crunchy peanut butter on soft bread. I couldn't paint anyway because I had forgotten my Gamsol. So I packed up and returned home and found a great composition right outback.

Oil on panel, 11'X 7". It was 19 degrees today and cloudy. I used a pallet knife and brushes for laying down paint. I really like painting "en plein air" in the winter and am mostly pretty comfortable (hand warmers really help) and I've got plenty of warm gear from my winter backpacking days. My feet start getting cold after standing on snow so I sometimes use a pad to stand on.

Oil on Panel, 9"x 12". This is my eighth painting for Leslie Saeta's 30 in 30 Challenge. Again today I got my gear together thinking I would paint on the coast but I found myself on Maranacook Lake, on the ice, with fishermen and snowmobiles. It was 20 degrees and a sunny day.

Oil on panel, 6"x9", This is a quick sketch and my 7th painting in the 30 in 30 challenge. I plan on making this a larger painting in the studio. I missed January 8th. I got out today in the afternoon sun after a light snowfall this morning. it was 20 degrees but I was quite comfortable painting from the road above a tributary into Cobbosseecontee Lake about a mile from our house. This is a great place to Iive with the Ocean an hour away and forests and lakes all around.

9x12, oil on arches watercolor paper
It was a cold evening on the Cobbosseecontee past the time when most snow mobiles were resting for the night after having their fun for the day!

9 x 14.75 x 2, Oil on Boxed Panel
Here is a winter perspective of the Maine State House not many have seen! I visited this site 3 times at the same time each day for an hour or two each time. I made sure to wait for the sun to be in the same position each time!