Tripp's Pond Ice Skating

Tripp's Pond is a local body of water with a long time tradition of recreation: ice skating in winter, and swimming in summer (https://hudsonlandtrust.org/pollinator-garden-in-hudson-massachusetts/). Following a sketch of the pond from the parking lot in winter, I returned to paint it in watercolor. The ice was unsafe but the remains of hockey games could be seen in the form of a hockey bench and net on shore.

I painted the pond as I saw it, and later, using figures from a different location, I added skaters to the painting:

Next year I hope to return to see ice hockey players competing if the ice becomes safe.