Landscapes | Andy Evansen

• What Lies Ahead

  Watercolor, Paper, 15 x 22. We spent one day on the Faroe Islands after my Norway trip, and even though the weather was rainy and windy, I just had to go for a walk down this road to enjoy the waterfall-filled landscape…

• Drop Tine

  Watercolor, Paper, 9 x 12

• First To Glimpse The Morning

  Watercolor, Paper, 11 x 15

• Uphill Climb

  Watercolor, Paper, 11 x 15

• Playa de Cabo de Gata

  Watercolor, Paper, 11 x 15. This old boatyard on the southern coast of Spain was full of interesting compositions, and the dramatic light of the day enhanced all the wonderful shapes.

• Windrush Horses

  Watercolor, Paper, 11 x 15

• Let There Be Light

  Watercolor, Paper, 11 x 15. When the days start getting shorter in late October, it can be comforting to see a bright moon rise as the sun goes down.

• Enjoying the Rain

  Watercolor, Paper, 11 x 15

• Wind Blown Grass

  Watercolor, Paper, 11 x 15. I love trying to capture a feeling of movement in a painting, watching these grasses blow in a warm wind was mesmerizing.

• Perseverance

  Watercolor, Paper, 11 x 15. January typically is all about persevering, and these small shrubs reaching up from the heavy snow, for what little sun there is, are emblematic.

• Tapering Flurries

  Watercolor, Paper, 11 x 15. The sun trying to break through the snow-producing cloud cover over Vermilliion

• Hay Stacked

  Watercolor, Paper, 9 x 12. The warm light hitting these hay bales belied how cold this morning was. I love the color of hay bales

• Twin Towers

  Watercolor, Paper, 11 x 15. I've loved willow trees since childhood, when we lived next door to my grandparents who had a huge willow tree in their back yard. Many summer evenings found us hiding under its canopy with l…

• Cattails Behind Vermillion

  Watercolor, Paper, 11 x 15. There is a wonderful marsh to the north of Vermillion with great bird watching and several interesting painting views. Extremely peaceful. This was a fun challenge, painting 'around' all thos…

• The Front

  Watercolor, Paper, 11 x 15. This approaching dark bank of clouds, leaving just a sliver of the sunny day that preceded it, told of a forthcoming change in the seasons. Winter would be upon us soon.

• Snow Covered Pine

  Watercolor, Paper, 11 x 15. Only three real snowfalls this past winter, sadly. After one overnight storm, I rushed out to gather references of the heavy snow and I'm glad I did as it only lasted a couple days.

• Weighed Down

  Watercolor, Paper, 11 x 15. I can't think of many things more beautiful than pine trees covered in heavy snow. It was a fun challenge, painting around all the snow on the branches and getting the feeling of bending pine…

• A Cold Night Ahead

  Watercolor, Paper, 11 x 15. The warm color of the sky belied bitter temps as the sun dropped

• Thanksgiving Day

  Watercolor, Paper, 11 x 15. Always thankful to come home to this view

• Cut Bank

  Watercolor, Paper, 11 x 15. From a glorious October day in south eastern Minnesota painting with friends

• November 1st

  Watercolor, Paper, 11 x 15. I'm always amazed how quickly people are ready to discard a holiday in order to get ready for the next.... the Christmas decorations that appear immediately after Halloween drive me crazy. I…

• Stay a While Longer

  Watercolor, Paper, 11 x 15. The way the dark brown horse was wistfully watching the white one walk away, just as the sunset was getting good, gave me the title.

• Beasts of Burden

  Watercolor, Paper, 15 x 22. While teaching in Mexico our host works in a 'siesta' each day to escape the hottest part of the day. While taking a short hike I came upon these animals who were striving for any amount of s…

• After a Summer Rain

  Watercolor, Paper, 11 x 15. The pink sky after a rain storm really accentuated the richness of the green fields.

• Winter Trees

  Watercolor, Paper, 12 x 16. Trees are wonderful subjects in winter when you can really get a sense of their structure, and their shadows on the snow are so fun to paint.

• Misty Mountain

  Watercolor, Paper, 11 x 15. Love the challenge of painting scenes like this, with so many soft edges that I barely have time to come up for air until it's done.

• Riding November Winds

  Watercolor, Paper, 11 x 15. The stark gray of November holds a beauty all its own, before winter arrives and covers the landscape in white.

• Earmarked

  Watercolor, Paper, 11 x 15. Loved the little red ear tag for a small bit of color on a typically neutral-color spring day in Minnesota.

• High Tailin' It

  Watercolor, Paper, 11 x 15. The flick of white tail deer as they run for cover is a common site when painting outdoors in the Midwest

• Foggy Morning in Umbria

  Watercolor, Paper, 22 x 30. My entry into the Biennial Fabriano Watercolour Prize 2022. A rare full sheet watercolor, which made the challenge of creating the delicate transition from fog into distant town even greater.

• Burn Barrel

  Watercolor, Paper, 11 x 15. There was a burn barrel in our backyard growing up, this brought back memories. It was fun trying to capture the flames as well as the rich colors of the barrel itself.

• Parting Gift

  Watercolor, Paper, 15 x 11. As summer faded into autumn, we were treated with some gorgeous sunsets over the golden fields.

• Waxing Gibbous

  Watercolor, Paper, 11 x 15. A beautiful moon on an early autumn evening... what more could you ask for?

• The Dreamer

  Watercolor, Paper, 11 x 15. I pass by a horse ranch on my daily walk, and most of the dozen or so horses are together in the pasture by the barns; but I often see this gold horse at the very edge by himself, gazing out…

• Empty Nest

  Watercolor, 11 x 15. I'd been wanting to paint this view with the huge bald eagles' nest in that tree for some time, and now as Spring turns to Summer and our son's offer on a house was accepted, I'm sad that our nest w…

• Spring

  Watercolor, Paper, 11 x 15. This scene had so much of what I associate with Spring from my childhood; flooded ditches where we would 'sail' our home made boats, melting snow, Canada geese enjoying all the new watering h…

• Home Stretch

  Watercolor, Paper, 11 x 15. After being home for over a year and painting many scenes of Vermillion, I realized I'd never painted this particular view coming back from my walks, of the south end of town.

• Cresting

  Watercolor, Paper, 11 x 15. I love the country highways in Wisconsin, which are more hilly than most people realize. The relief of the landscape here reminded me of a cresting wave rolling in, and the vehicle at the top…

• Out of Service

  Watercolor, Paper, 11 x 15. Despite the bright sunlight I wanted to keep a lot of soft edges in this painting, and I was especially pleased with the distant hills. People think of winter scenes as cold but this was full…

• Teeth of the Wind

  Watercolor, Paper, 11 x 15. I never cease to be amazed at the ability of animals to withstand our winters.

• The Quarry

  Watercolor, Paper, 14 x 21. Yet another unremarkable subject transformed by season and sunlight. Really fun, and difficult, to paint.

• October Flurries

  Watercolor, Paper, 11 x 15. A nice example of what attracts me about this time of year; beautiful neutral colors, the simplicity of the landscape and the feeling that life is about to slow down for a while again.

• Cool Beans

  Watercolor, Paper, 11 x 15. One of my favorite things about September is the morning fog, as days are still humid but evenings cool off. If I'm on my motorcycle you can feel the temperature drop about 15 degrees as you…

• Chill in the Air

  Watercolor, Paper, 11 x 15. Again, the color of the autumn bean field right before harvest drew my attention, but that gap in the clouds right where the road was disappearing over the hill added a nice focal area.

• Cold Fog in Vermillion

  Watercolor, Paper, 11 x 15. I love the late winter days when it's just warming enough to bring incredible foggy mornings. My favorite part of this painting is the steeple of St. John's church obscured and blurred by the…

• Nobody's Home

  Watercolor, Paper, 11 x 15

• Solving the World's Problems

  Watercolor, Paper, 8 x 10. These were our guides on a whitewater rafting trip down the Salmon River... great young people.

• Undisturbed

  Watercolor, Paper, 11 x 15. While teaching a workshop in England, we painted in the charming village of Stoke by Nayland one afternoon. One of the student's wives was along, and when it came time to do a demonstration I…

• Country Cemetery

  Watercolor, Paper, 9 x 12. These small cemeteries around farming communities always look so peaceful, like they'd make the perfect resting place. The blanket of snow is almost gone and a warm spring light bathes the tin…

• Industrial Landscape

  Watercolor, Paper, 14 x 19