Watercolor Sugar Maple ...

 “Art is man’s nature; nature is God’s art.”

 ~ Philip James Bailey

 ~ English poet

 ~1816 ~ 1902

Paint brushed with autumn hues, a beautiful sugar maple tree is the star of a sun splashed October afternoon in this painterly image I captured at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania.

The sugar maple is one of America’s most-loved trees ~ and mine! In fact, more states have claimed it as their state tree than any other single species ~ for New York, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Vermont, the maple tree stands alone. One of its most prominent features is amazing fall color. As the seasons change, the leaves turn vibrant shades of yellow, burnt orange, and red.

Watercolor Bluebells ...

“Art is man’s nature; nature is God’s art.”

             ~ Philip James Bailey

                   ~ English poet

                               ~1816 ~ 1902

Beguiling bluebells bloom softly in early April as they dance in the afternoon sun near the banks of the Swabia Creek at Lock Ridge Park and Furnace Museum, Alburtis, Pennsylvania in this painterly image I captured on a beautiful spring day.

The blooming of the multitude of Lock Ridge bluebells – also called grape hyacinth – is a clarion call of spring in the Lehigh Valley, drawing many people to photograph and glimpse their beauty in the span of the few weeks they bloom.

 

Lock Ridge Park is a park built around an historic iron ore blast furnace just outside Alburtis, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley. The park preserves portions of the former Lock Ridge Iron Works, which dates back to 1868. The 59-acre park was opened in August 1976.

 

Watercolor Winter ...

“Art is man’s nature; nature is God’s art.”

     ~ Philip James Bailey

       ~ English poet

        ~1816-1902

Tinged with winter’s chill, the waters of the Monocacy Creek ramble past its snowy banks through Monocacy Park, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on a beautiful February afternoon in this painterly image, three days after the region was blanketed with 27.3 inches of snow.