Ella May Mason watercolor

Thanks to Rhonda in Mississippi for emailing me these pictures of a 1948 Ella May Mason work, hanging in her home:

This is an interesting landscape probably done when Mason was in her middle or late twenties (if I’m recalling her age at death two years ago correctly). The painting isn’t overly thrilling, but parts of it surprise me: The layering appearance in the foliage, the texture and color in the clouds and the use of color. The strong red in the middle of the painting is a somewhat subtle but effective focal point.

I don’t know what to make of the “bubble” peeking out from behind the trees on the right side. This may be damage on the 59 year old canvas or something I just can’t discern in the photograph.