Water paint has a gentle way of holding light that no other medium can copy. When wet paint touches a fresh sheet of paper, it bleeds across the surface in soft, quiet waves. That fluid nature makes water media perfect for painting rural New England. It captures shifting weather, morning mountain mist, and sudden afternoon rainstorms with ease.
Our gallery features original paintings and fine art prints created by Brenda Myrick and her mother, Barbara Lane. Together, these works showcase quiet countryside moments across Addison County and the Champlain Valley.
If you want to find authentic Vermont watercolor paintings for sale, our collection offers a direct connection to historic farmsteads, mountain views, and peaceful country roads.
This collection started around a busy family kitchen table. Barbara Lane began painting in her thirties, clearing space every afternoon to set out her water jars, brushes, and paper. She spent decades driving back roads across local towns, sketching old dairy barns and open fields. Many of those wooden structures have since fallen down, but her artwork keeps their memory alive.
Growing up around that daily creative work shaped Brenda Myrick's life. After studying studio art at the University of Vermont, Brenda brought a strong grasp of color and balance into her own career.
Brenda works in several mediums today, but her early practice with water paint stays visible in how she handles light and movement. Displaying Barbara's historic barn scenes alongside Brenda's bold nature studies brings two generations of local art together in one place.
Water media requires quick action and a steady hand. Once wet paint hits paper, the artist works alongside the natural drying process. That spontaneous rhythm creates soft skies, deep green hills, and quiet water reflections.
Our artwork focuses on everyday rural scenes:
Old red barns set against cool gray autumn skies.
Quiet dirt roads winding past summer cornfields and birch trees.
Wooden covered bridges and calm forest trails.
Open pastures framed by distant blue mountain ridges.
Each painting preserves a small slice of local history, giving art lovers a simple way to bring country peacefulness into their homes.
Paper Art is an easy artistic project to create with just a few supplies. Water paint gives a soft glow in any room. The thin layers of paint allow the light to pass through and reflect from the white paper below.
The best places to show these pieces are in a setting of soft, indirect room light. Use thick mat and protective glass to frame art so that dust will not get on the paper. Smaller paintings will fit in perfectly for cozy reading corners or hallways, while larger landscapes can be great focal points over a couch or dining table.
1. Why is cotton paper best for watercolor art?
Cotton paper is acid free. Will not yellow or grow brittle with time as inexpensive wood pulp paper will, thus preserving the brightness of paint colors for decades.
2. Why does paper crinkle when wet?
When water is absorbed by paper fibers, the fibers swell. Artists use wooden boards to spread their paper out when they are painting to leave it flat and smooth to be framed.
3. What is the main difference between watercolor and gouache?
Watercolor is transparent and light passes through the paint to the white paper. Gouache is thick and chalky which produces flat, solid colored layers.
4. Can old watercolor paintings be cleaned?
Yes. An old age spot or stain can be removed by the professional art restorers with mild and gentle art restoration methods without damaging the paint layers.
5. Why do paper paintings need a mat inside the frame?
A cardboard mat is used to provide a small air gap between the paper and the frame glass. This is to stop moisture accumulating on the surface of the glass and to prevent mould.
Whether you love classic New England barns or quiet mountain valleys, our gallery offers art made with real care. Explore our current selection of Vermont watercolor paintings for sale today to find a piece that brings warmth and quiet beauty into your home.
Brenda Myrick, Bristol, Vermont
Contact me at brendamyrickart@gmail.com
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