OSWOA - Prairie Storm 1

Today I thought I would complete this painting that I had started last year (see post on 17 July 2012).

Using various mixtures of burnt sienna and raw sienna I added the stalks and leaves of the grain crop into the field.

While the foreground was drying I lightly pulled out the lightning in the sky with an exacto knife.














With a mixture of burnt sienna and raw sienna and using a flat bristle brush, I dry brushed distant wheat stalks into the background below the horizon line.

With burnt sienna I put the head on some of the closer wheat stalks. I highlighted some of the kernels of wheat with various mixtures of lemon yellow, new gamboge, cadmium yellow and raw sienna.

On others I used a base of burnt sienna and raw sienna and highlighted them with the different yellows.














Lastly, I scraped a little more of the lightning bolt into the sky.

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 painting using Artist quality Windsor & Newton paint on 140 lb. Arches 100% rag, acid free watercolour paper. It is priced at $40.00 and sold unframed.

Lightning

With the storms we have had earlier this month along with the one we had today, I thought I would like to do a painting of lightning.

This is an original 3" x 4” framed watercolour painting.

I masked out the lightning and then painted the stormy sky, and treetops. Once the paint was dry I removed the masking and added a very pale wash of raw sienna.

Congratulations to Mr. Tim Rowat of Omemee, Ontario on adding this painting to his art collection.

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