Just Jack - A Work in Progress

We are having the typical rainy weather, which unfortunately seems to be normal for Hallowe'en.

Today, I came across a box of paintings that I did in the Still Life class at KAGS and I selected this one that was started a long time ago (see post on 12 December 2014).

After looking at the sketch I decided to remove the witch's hat on the Jack O' Lantern as it dragged the eye out of the drawing. I also had to change the name from "Jack in the Hat" to "Just Jack".














Next, I reworked the stem, followed by adjusting the outer edges of the pumpkin's shell and lastly, I changed the teeth on Jack's smile to make them a little more crooked.

Using new gamboge, I painted in the glowing eyes, nose and mouth.

I will post this painting at a later date once more work on it has been completed.

Thank you for looking at my artwork.

Hallowe'en - Two Works in Progress

With Hallowe'en being tomorrow it was only fitting that our theme for the still life class at KAGS should be spooky and scary things related to the day.














Hallowe'en

We two different displays. The first had many wonderful things to put into a painting including hat wearing toads, tombstones, pumpkins, masks, ghosts, spiders and webs.














Jack and Kitty

The second was a little more whimsical with cats and Jack o' lanterns wearing witch's hats and cauldrons filled with Hallowe'en treats.

I will post each of these two drawings at a later date as I have time to paint the ghostly figures.

Squash - Three Works in Progress

Yesterday at KAGS our theme for the sill life class was squash and gourds. The main painting I was working on (see yesterday's post) had to be set aside to dry so I decided to work on some sketches of a number of the other squash that were in the display.

Since pumpkins are probably one of the best known squash, I did a sketch of one of the small pumpkins that were in the display.

I liked the various Maple leaves that were scattered throughout the display and continued with having them as a base for the drawing.

After completing this one I decided to do a couple more.

Sugar Pumpkin

There was such a variety I was spoiled for choice. I finally settled on one of the ones that looked similar to a pumpkin.

Since this one was more flattened instead of round I did it in landscape rather than portrait format. That way I wouldn't have the sides of the squash at the edges of the painting and a lot of space above and below.














Carnival Squash 1

The next squash I picked because it was warty instead of smooth and it looked as though the bottom of it had been dipped in green paint.

Next I took all three paintings and put in a background of mixtures of raw sienna, new gamboge, aureolin and burnt sienna.














Crookneck Squash 1

I will post each painting at a later date as more work on them is completed.

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

Squash and Gourds - A Work in Progress

Today the theme for the Still Life class at KAGS was Squash and Gourds; as usual we had a wide variety of things from which to choose.

I did one small section that had ears of Indian corn and a variety of squash and gourds in an old wooden butter bowl. With a dried bottle gourd and a Carnival squash on a bed of fresh fallen Maple leaves.














Once I had completed the drawing I washed in a very pale base of raw sienna and added various mixes of new gamboge, raw sienna and a touch of burnt sienna into the background.

The paper was so saturated with water that it had to be set aside to dry before I could do any painting on the still life.

I will post this painting at a later date once I complete some of the squash.

Today I have gotten my dog early from the Peterborough Humane Society since she came in heat yesterday and they cannot spay her for at least a month. So I have her at home now until next month when she will be spayed and then she will be mine permanently.

Sunflowers, Squash and Onions - A Work in Progress

This is one of two paintings I started during the Still Life class at KAGS last month.

It was an interesting arrangement of a basket filled with sunflowers, together with a pumpkin, turban squash and onions.

I will post this painting at a later date once more of it has been completed.

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

Buggy 1

Today I stopped and did this little drawing of a buggy on Highway 7B (also known as the Lindsay Road) as I was on my way home.

It was in front of the Bingo Barn and surrounded with a variety of pumpkins, sheaves of corn and bales of hay.















I can see this buggy being used in a number of paintings featuring the various seasons of the year.

I would like to thank new collector Mrs. Sharon Tate of Toronto, Ontario on her purchase of Baby (see post on 21 August 2013).