ACEO - Garden Shed 2

Today is the first day of the Creative Hands on Festival and Lois Shaw, Jewell Allington and I were the artists displaying our art work and representing KAGS.

It is being held on the lower level of the Peterborough Square from 13-15 September 2019 from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

In between showing people how to paint pine trees in watercolour I worked on this painting that I had started a number of years ago while painting with the KAGS Outdoor Painters' Group on location (see posts on 16 May 2016, 29 May and 19 October 2017).















By the end of the day three people went home with lovely little watercolour paintings of pine trees.

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

The ACEO shown here is an original watercolour painting using Artist quality Winsor & Newton paint on 140lb. Arches 100% rag, acid free watercolour paper. It is priced at $20.00 and sold unframed.

Garden Shed 2 - A Work in Progress

Today when I returned from my physiotherapy appointment looked at my lilac bushes, which are currently in bloom and decided I would go out later this afternoon to cut a fresh bouquet for the house to bring their scent indoors.

Since I needed to take some time to rest and relax I thought I would like to work on a painting with lilacs and I pulled out this little paintings that I had started last year (see post on 26 May 2016) while with the KAGS Outdoor Painters' Group.

Using various mixtures of alizarin crimson, Antwerp blue and French ultramarine blue I added more lilacs around the shed.

While the paint was drying, I worked on the shed and erased the wheelbarrow which I will redraw in at a later time.















Next I mixed various greens of raw sienna, French ultramarine blue, Antwerp blue and new gamboge and I put in the leaves throughout the lilac bushes.

With burnt sienna and one of the greens I put in the facing boards on the shed and with a light mix of colour I put the tin roof on the shed.

Now it is time for me to have lunch before I go out to get my bouquet of lilacs.

Thank you for looking at my artwork.

Garden Shed I - A Work in Progress

I worked on this sketch that I had started a while ago (see post on 25 August 2013).

I started with the wooden barrel, by first placing the head hoop, quarter hoop, bilge hoop and the second quarter hoop.

Next I put in the barrel staves, gradually curving them to create the illusion of roundness.

I started working on the two boards leaning against the building.

I will post this drawing at a later date once I have fixed the wheelbarrow and completed the building.

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

Watering Cans I

Today I was at a paint out at the home of one of the members of the Outdoor Painters' Group.

She has beautiful gardens surrounding her home and I took many photographs of them, but what attracted me to sit down and sketch were the two watering cans on her back porch.














I liked the way they were sitting at the edge of the deck, in front of the exterior door with the screen panel.

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