Rusty Stuff 1 - A Work in Progress

Today for the still life class at KAGS I brought in a number of rusty bits and pieces that have been in the barn since before we bought the place almost 40 years ago.













I chose to do one of the smaller pieces from the collection that was on one of the window sills by the stairs going up into the loft.

I will post this piece at a later date once it has been completed.

In a Tin Can 1 - A Work in Progress

Last week in the still life class at the Kawartha Artists' Gallery & Studio our theme was tools.

I worked on a larger piece in the first part of the class (see post on 16 October 2014) and after the break I started this this little piece based on a tin can holding a couple of long spiral spikes.

I added a ruler, a pencil and I will probably add a few more things.

I will post this piece at a later date after I have finished adding all the different tools and things into the can.

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

Chisels and Mallets - A Work in Progress

Today at KAGS the theme for the still life class was Tools and there was a wide variety of tools to choose from; some modern and many were older.

The display was divided into three sections, on the one side there was a collection of old railroad spikes, a wide variety of different types of nails, hammers, rusted pliers and wire cutters.

The center section featured tools on a small step ladder which had a collection of files, manual drills, a tin can containing nails and screw drivers.

The final section which I chose had an old plainer, different types of chisels, a wooden mallet, a hammer, more railroad spikes, a carpenters' pencil and tape measure.

I will post this painting again as more work on it is completed.

Getting Hammered - A Work in Progress

Today with the Still Life class at KAGS one of our members brought in a collection of old tools, many of them more than 100 years old.

We were spoiled for choice and I took a lot of reference photographs and did a number of quick sketches before I decided to concentrate on the grouping of hammers.

I will probably do a series of paintings of these old tools from my sketches and my photographs. I will post this painting at a later date once more of it has been completed.