Gathering Storm - A Work in Progress

With living on top of a hill I am fortunate to be able to enjoy the many changing skies.

With this painting I have captured the approaching storm clouds. I just have to decide if I will have the storm coming across the lake or land.














I will post this once I have made my decision; now have to go and help set up the "On the Small Side" Art Show and Sale at the Sasquatch Art Centre, in Keene.

Evening Percheron

This is a small 2" x 3-3/4" watercolour painting I started at the All About Horses Show last year.











I am working on a number of small pieces that I have partially finished as I slowly start to get things ready for the Miniature Show at the Sasquatch Art Centre in Keene.

I will be framing this one later today and it will be available for $65.00.

Autumn Shadows - A Work in Progress

I liked the effect that I had gotten yesterday with the three primary colours of cobalt blue, permanent rose and aureolin that I decided to try another painting using them again today.

This time I wanted to see the kind of results I would get with an autumn scene as opposed to using my regular primary colours.












I still need to finish a few rocks in this piece as well, but the colours seem to allow the illusion of more depth into the painting.

I will post this painting once I have finished it at a later date.

Mountain Range - A Work in Progress

This is my first attempt at painting mountains.

I have added a new colour into my palette, permanent rose. When used with cobalt blue and aureolin, I find that these colours seem to be cleaner and add more "light" into the painting.












I will post this painting once I have finished the rocks and added a little more detail into the water.

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

Buckhorn Artists' Group Blog - Among Friends Show

If you go to the Buckhorn Artists' Group blog you can see the daily results of the about what happened during the Among Friends Art Show and Sale.

OSWOA - Landscape

Today is the final day of the Art Show at St. Matthew's Church in Buckhorn and it was once again a warm and sunny day.

Although the crowds were smaller today than they had been on the previous two days, we still had a good turnout.

I worked on various small pieces today which I will post at a later date once I feel they are completed.

Along the Road

Another four original paintings have sold from Bonny Windover and Susan Sydney, as well as a number of smaller items from Joanne Connell Northey and Diane Collins.













Peaceful Day 1 SOLD

I would like to thank Miss Ariana Bailey of Uxbridge, Ontario on her purchase of Quiet 4 (see yesterday's posting) and Mrs. Marilyn Bailey of Toronto, Ontario on her purchase of Wary (see posting on 12 May 2010).













New Season

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 either 140lb. or 300lb. Arches 100% rag, acid free watercolour paper. They are priced at $40.00 each and sold unframed.

ACEO - Quiet 3-4

Today I am back at the Among Friends Art Show and Sale and working on a number of ACEO as demonstration pieces. It helps to pass the time and they are easy to leave when you have to speak with people about your work.

Helen Sheppard sold an original painting, and a number of smaller items from JoAnne Connell Northey, Lorraine Ryan and Diane Collins sold as well.

On  each of these pieces I dropped alizarin crimson, French ultramarine blue and raw sienna into the background of the painting and let it dry.

Then I painted into the area where I would place the rocks using a mixture of French ultramarine blue and burnt sienna.

Using a palette knife I created the rock shapes and let them dry.

Quiet 3

The trees were painted  using French ultramarine blue and raw sienna.

A darker mix of the same colours was used for the tree reflections.

The ACEO shown here are all original watercolour paintings using Artist quality Winsor & Newton paint on 140lb. Arches 100% rag, acid free watercolour paper. They are priced at $20.00 each and sold unframed.

Quiet 4 SOLD

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