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Often when I am at dog shows I will take photographs and sometimes make quick sketches of dogs in the show ring or in the grooming area.

With the number of dog shows I was at last year I have close to 40 sketches I would like to work up and complete as paintings.

Between those and the horse sketches, I have a lot of work ahead of me.

Thank you to new collector Mrs. Pat Dunsire of Peterborough, Ontario on her commission of this 9" x 12" pastel portrait of her dog.

Silence

Silence is an original 12-1/2" x 18-1/2” framed watercolour available for $295.00.

Most of the waterfowl has left for the winter and the lakes are quiet and still. There is a chill in the air, and winter will soon cover everything in a layer of ice and snow.

Today I will be at KAGS to help with the take in and hanging of the Executive Show "Once More From the Top".

Fluttering Wings

Fluttering Wings is an original 7" x 10-1/2” framed watercolour.

This is the second in series of paintings I am working on depicting children playing (see Go Fly a Kite posted on 10 November 2010).

Congratulations to new collector Mr. William Green of Lakefield, Ontario on his selection of this painting.

Balance Beam 1 and 2

These are the first two in a series of original 15" x 20” framed Prisma pencil paintings I am doing on balance beam routines.













Balance Beam 1

In the early years of balance beam competition the beam surface was plain polished wood which was much more slippery than the suede or leather covered beams that have been in use since the 1980’s.

Prior to the 1970’s beam routines were based more in dance movements and poses than in tumbling routines.

Most of the routines performed at the higher levels were composed with combinations of walkovers, rolls, handstands, poses and leaps.

Aerials were unheard of, considering the most difficult skill performed was a back handspring.


Balance Beam 2

Congratulations to returning collector Champions Gymnastics of Peterborough, Ontario on their purchase of these two paintings.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and enjoy the artwork. I hope you will return often.

Emil Varga Workshop - Orchids, Irises and Chrysanthemums

Today the Buckhorn Tuesday Painters have Emil VARGA returning this time to do a workshop with us on painting flowers.

He brought in a drawing of an Iris and another of a Bird of Paradise with the flowers masked out. Emil demonstrated various ways of doing backgrounds behind the flowers and how to create interest.

Irises

The rest of the morning we worked on our own paintings, either putting in a background, finishing something we had started or starting something new.

I completed two abstract floral; the first one reminds me of my blue Irises and the second resembles some of my Orchids. Both are original 7" x 10” framed watercolours.

Orchids

Thank you to Ling and Olsen Choi of Bethany, Ontario on their selection of both paintings to add to their art collection.

After lunch Emil brought out a partially finished painting of tulips which had the background already completed and showed us how he built up layers of colour to shape the flowers and how he worked from one flower to the other.

It was a very productive, interesting and enjoyable class. My last painting of the day reminds me of Chrysanthemums.

Chrysanthemums

This is an original 6-3/4" x 10” framed watercolour available for $165.00.

Captured

Captured is an original 3" x 5” framed watercolour.

This is another painting of an autumn Maple leaf caught among weeds (for Trapped see my posting on 19 April 11), this time in Goldenrod.

Congratulations to returning collector Mr. James Douglas of Cedar Hill, Missouri USA on adding this painting to his collection.

Autumn Leaves

This original 9" x 13-1/2” framed watercolour is the result of being out riding last year after hunting season had closed.

It was in the late afternoon and as we entered into the bottom field we surprised a buck that had just come out from the maple bush.

He stood a few moments watching us, not quite sure what kind of animal we were, but when the dog caught up to us he quickly disappeared back into the trees.

Thank you to returning collector Mme. Cecile Desrochers of Ste-Ramon, Quebec on her purchase of this painting.

The Dragon

Every so often I still work with carving pictures in leather and painting or staining them.

The Dragon is an 18" x 18” carved leather painting.

Congratulations to returning collector Mrs. Debbie Hoey of Lakefield, Ontario on her selection of this picture.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and look at the artwork.

Quarter Horse - Boomer's Ace

This is a painting I started on earlier this month using conte pencil on a 9" x 12" pastel paper block.

Congratulations to returning collector Mrs. Louise Stewart of Sydney, Nova Scotia on her purchase of this painting.

OSWOA - Solitary Tree 1-2

Late autumn, winter and early spring are the best times to study trees. This is when they are little more than sketetons and you can clearly see the structure which is hidden beneath the leaves during the late spring, summer and early autumn.

The first tree is an old maple in late autumn when all the leaves to the ground.


Solitary Tree 1

The second is of a young maple with some of the leaves clinging valiantly to the branches.

If you would like more information about OSWOA please go to my post on 12 March 2010.

The OSWOA shown here are all original watercolour paintings using Artist quality Winsor & Newton paint on 300lb. Arches 100% rag, acid free watercolour paper. They are priced at $40.00 each and sold unframed.

Solitary Tree 2

ACEO - Against the Clouds 1-3

Today I wanted to do something a little different with my paintings than I normally do.

Instead of washing in a sky and clouds, I decided that I would put in the cloud shapes and build up layers of them.


Against the Clouds 1

Once the clouds were dry I painted the sky in behind them.

With the harder more solid edges on the clouds it seems to have almost a Group of Seven feel about it.

To complete the paintings I added trees into the foreground to have them stand out from the background clouds and sky. I kind of like the way it looks.


Against the Clouds 2

If you would like more information about ACEO please go to my post on 11 March 2010.

The ACEO shown here are all original watercolour paintings using Artist quality Winsor & Newton paint on 300lb. Arches 100% rag, acid free watercolour paper. They are priced at $20.00 each and sold unframed.

Against the Clouds 3

Trapped

Trapped is an original 3" x 5” framed watercolour.

This is the first in a series of autumn Maple leaves captured by weeds before they finally make their way to their final resting place on the ground.

I found this leaf trapped in among a section of Scotch Thistles along the fence line.

Congratulations to new collector Mrs. Diane Lingenfelter of Scarborough, Ontario on her purchase of this painting

Thank you for taking the time to look at my artwork and I hope you will return often.

Morning Snowfall

Morning Snowfall is an original 10" x 13” framed watercolour.

I thought this painting to be fitting since it snowed yesterday and we are having more snow flurries again today with the temperature being 26F (-3C) and a strong wind to make things even more pleasant.

This painting was made using a limited palette of French ultramarine blue, burnt sienna, raw sienna and Antwerp blue. Salt was thrown into the painting to create "snowflakes".

Congratulations to new collector Ms. Tracy Loffhagen of London, Ontario on her selection of this painting to add to her collection.

Christine on the Beach

Christine on the Beach is an original 14-1/2" x 22” framed watercolour.

It doesn't matter what time of the year it is, but when children get near water whether it is a puddle in the driveway or a lake they find a way to play in it.

In this instance it was my daughter playing with a stick in the water. We were going out later for supper and she knew she couldn't get her dress wet. So being able to be ankle deep in the water and splashing with a stick was the best she could do.

Congratulations to new collectors Mr. & Mrs. Donegan of Nepean, Ontario on their selection of this painting.

Winter Evening

Today is a grey, rainy day with the temperature hovering around the freezing mark there is the possibility of snow mixed with the rain.

What better to do than a monochromatic painting using only Payne's grey and white?









Winter Evening is the last of the 4-1/2" x 8” original, framed acrylic paintings available for $65.00. SOLD

Winter Glow

It was bright and sunny this morning but with the temperature being 20F (-6C) I decided a snow scene would be a fitting painting for the day.

I wanted to also paint something bright to give the illusion of a moonlit night with the moon hidden behind the clouds.

Congratulations to V. Wilkes of Lakefield, Ontario on the addition of Winter Glow to his art collection.

Thank you for coming to look at my artwork.

Early Morning

Today is another bright and sunny day even though the temperature in the morning remains cool.

I went to paint today with the Outdoor Painters' Group at KAGS. It was too cool for them to paint outdoors yet, but the list for the places we will be going out to paint at begins on 28 April 11 at Griffin's Greenhouse, 3026 Lakefield Rd. which was a part of the GardenRoute show last year.

Early Morning is an original 4-1/2" x 8” framed acrylic available for $65.00.

Windy Day

Windy Day is another of the 4-1/2" x 8” acrylic paintings that I painted.

Yesterday when Heather and I returned from painting with the Buckhorn Tuesday Painters she gave me some snowdrops to plant in my rock garden.

Although the day is cool and windy the bonus is that the sun is shining and I will got out and plant them today

Congratulations to Mr. Peter Shewchuk of Bethany, Ontario on his purchase of this painting.

Flying Clouds

Today was a bright and sunny but, windy and cool in the morning as Heather and I went to paint with the Buckhorn Tuesday Painters.

With watching the flying clouds race past in the clear blue sky over Buckhorn Lake which you can see from the front window of St, Matthew's Church Hall this was the painting I completed, and I have another started that I will finish tomorrow.

This 4-1/2" x 8” original painting is available for $65.00.

Birches

Since I had been painting in acrylic over the weekend at the Brian Smith workshop I decided that I would continue to paint in acrylic.

Last night I looked for some small acrylic frames that I had in stock. I found six small frames there were all 4-1/2" x 8” in size. I cut mat board to fit the frames and gessoed them on both sides sanding lightly between each layer of gesso.

They went with me to the Creative Art Guild in Lakefield. Birches is the first one I completed.

I would like to thank Mrs. Beryl Harris of Young’s Point, Ontario for adding this painting to her collection.

Congratulations to new collector Ms. Diane Barcley of Peterborough, Ontario on her purchase of Coral Dawn at the Guatemala Mission Fund Raising Auction held at St. John the Baptist Anglican Church in Lakefield, Ontario on 09 April 2011.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and look at the artwork. I hope you will return often.

Brian Smith Workshop - Maria

I have had a very enjoyable weekend at KAGS with the Brian Smith workshop on "Colour for the Portrait Painter".

On Saturday the first exercise in the morning was a value study using just black, white and grey in any media. I chose to do mine in Prisma pencil on a 9" x 12" sheet of pastel paper (the completed sketch called Maria is shown here, and is available matted and shrink wrapped for $50.00).

In the afternoon the second exercise was using a monochromatic palette to complete a painting using tints, tones and shades of burnt sienna. The background of the canvas was washed with pure burnt sienna for a mid-range colour.

Brian Smith demonstrated this technique from start to finish and completed the painting in the class.

Quarter Horse - Happy Hopper

While watching a local schooling show last weekend I did a number of sketches of Quarter horses.

I have sketches on the drawing board that I really need to work on but I was not in the mood to work with watercolour today, so I worked on this one using conte pencil on a 9" x 12" block of pastel paper.

I also started a second head study which I will complete at a later date.

Congratulations to new collector Mrs. Louise Stewart of Sydney, Nova Scotia on her purchase of this painting.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and enjoy the artwork.

OSWOA - Ghost Trees 1

Often in areas on a flood plain or at the edge of a marsh you will find the skeletons of trees standing in lush grass.

These are a few of the trees I have at the edge of the Snelgrove Brook at the back of my property.

If you would like more information about OSWOA please go to my post on 12 March 2010.

The OSWOA shown here is an original watercolour paintings using Artist quality Winsor & Newton paint on 140lb. Arches 100% rag, acid free watercolour paper. It is priced at $40.00 and sold unframed.

ACEO - Boat 1

Even though the temperature was 19F (-7C) and foggy, by 11:00am the sun was out and by the afternoon the temperature made it up to 40F (4C).

It was nice to have a warmer temperature and no snow flurries for a change. It makes you want to start thinking about the things you can go out and do in the warmer weather; which is why today I did a boat with its sails furled waiting for the warmer weather to go skimming across the lake.

The ACEO shown is an original watercolour painting using Artist quality Winsor & Newton paint on 300lb. Arches 100% rag, acid free watercolour paper. It is priced at $20.00 and sold unframed.

If you would like more information about ACEO please go to my post on 11 March 2010.

Gentle Breeze

It is April and we are still getting snow flurries. They have continued on and off since yesterday; some spring temperatures would be a pleasant change.

This is the kind of weather I would like to see. A warm gentle breeze softly rustling the shade giving leaves on a summer afternoon.

Congratulations to Mr. William Winter of London, Ontario on his selection of Gentle Breeze, an original 8" x 10" framed acrylic.

Autumn Tranquility

This is a painting I had started last autumn.

It is a scene from the top of the middle field behind the barns and is the gateway to three of the lower fields. Behind the distant treeline is the Snelgrove Brook. It is part of the Miller Creek water system and divides the back part of my property through the wetlands, which are home to a multitude of wildlife including deer, bear, wolves, beaver, an occasional moose, and is both a nesting ground for waterfowl and a rest area the during migration.

This is an original 11" x 14" framed acrylic painting selected into the collection of Fortune Palace, Prince George, B.C.

Misty Morn

At least we have sunshine today and slightly warmer temperatures but still unseasonably cold.

Today I chose to work with another "grey" combination using only Antwerp blue and burnt sienna. I feel this combination of greyed colours have a very soft effect, without any harshness.

Thank you to collector Dr. David T. Barnard PhD. of Kingston, Ontario on his purchase of this original 10-1/2" x 13-1/2” framed watercolour painting and Morning Mist (see yesterday's posting).

Thank you for coming to look at my artwork and I hope you will return often.

Morning Mist

Another grey overcast day with temperatures hovering just above freezing and they are calling for snow overnight. I decided I may as well paint something in grey tones to match the day.

Using only various mixtures of French ultramarine blue and burnt sienna for the entire painting; I am fairly pleased with the end result of a misty day where the ice on the lake is slowly thawing but the open water has yet to appear.

Morning Mist is an original 7" x 8-1/4” framed watercolour available for $180.00.

Confirmed Show for 2011 - April

This is a listing of confirmed shows that I will be exhibiting my artwork at this year. I will update the list as more shows are added.

Kawartha Artists’ Gallery, Peterborough, Ont.
KAGS
01 May - 12 May 11 Once More From The Top
Opening Reception 01 May 11 from 1-4pm.
05-23 Jun Temperatures Rising
Opening Reception 05 Jun 11 from 1-4pm.
11-29 Sep Changes
Opening Reception 11 Sep 11 from 1-4pm.
30 Oct – 16 Nov Outdoor Painters' Group Show
Opening Reception 30 Oct 11 from 1-4pm.
04-23 Dec 11 & 03-05 Jan 12 Christmas
Opening Reception 04 Dec 11 from 1-4pm.

St Matthews Church, Buckhorn, Ont
BuckhornArtistsGroup
21-23 May 23rd Annual Among Friends Art Show
06-14 Aug 21st Annual Shades of Summer Art Show

Norwood Legion Hall – Branch 300, Corner of Alma and King Street, Norwood, Ont.
01-03 Jul Norwood Annual Art Show and Sale 10-4pm.

Settler’s Village, Bobcaygeon, Ont.
SettlersVillage
15-17 Jul Bobcaygeon Fine Arts Festival

Country Morning

This is the start of the first 30 Day Challenge for 2011.

I decided to work with a limited palette of three colours burnt sienna, raw sienna and French ultramarine blue. The paper was wet and washes of pure raw sienna and burnt sienna was applied to the sky.

The fence rails were painted in once the paper had dried using various mixtures of French ultramarine blue and burnt sienna.

"Growies" were added to the bottom of the painting using mixtures of the three colours.

Burnt sienna was used to add the fence wire to complete the painting.

This original 5" x 7" framed watercolour was selected as an addition to the collection of Ms. C. Farris of Peterborough, Ontario.

I will continue to post the painting I finish each day during the course of the month. I hope you will return often to see the postings.