Leaves

This original, 5-3/4" x 9” framed watercolour is available for $125.00.

Looking up into the tree tops there are only a few stragglers that are hanging on tightly against the Autumn winds.

The leaves are starting to change and it won't be long before the deciduous trees are mere skeletons with all their Summer and Autumn finery lying on the ground for the Winter season. They await the coming of Spring to once again don their leaves.

Today I have to take in my paintings for the Driven to Abstraction show at the Kawartha Artists' Gallery and Studio.

Evening Stroll

This is an original, framed 7" x 11” watercolour, available for $185.00

Far from the hustle and bustle of work, without a care or worry. Spending a week long vacation away from it all, taking the time to relax and enjoy the sun and sea.

What better way to enjoy an evening when on vacation than taking an after supper stroll through one of the streets in a resort town.

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

Buckhorn Artists' Group Blog - Show Updates

I have updated the Buckhorn Artists' Group blog with a listing of shows some of the various artists in the Group are exhibiting their work in during the month of September.

If you get a chance come out and visit them at one or all of the shows.

Confirmed Shows for 2010 - September

This is a listing of confirmed shows that I will be exhibiting my artwork at this year. I will update the list as more shows are added.

Lang Pioneer Village and Museum, Keene, Ontario
05 Aug - 21 Oct MacKelvie Gallery

Kawartha Artists’ Gallery and Studio, Peterborough, Ont.
05-23 Sep Driven to Abstraction
Opening Reception 05 Sep 10 from 1-4pm.
24 Oct – 11 Nov Outdoor Painters Show
Opening Reception 24 Oct 10 from 1-4pm.
05-22 Dec & 04-13 Jan 11 Christmas Show
Opening Reception 05 Dec 10 from 1-4pm.

The Lindsay Inn, Lindsay, Ont.
18 Nov Canvas Confidential Art Sale

The Lindsay Gallery, Lindsay, Ont.
23 Nov - 18 Dec Christmas Show
Opening Reception 25 Nov from 7-8:30pm.

I look forward to seeing you at some of these shows.

Another 30 Day Painting Challenge

A new month begins with 30 days in it and it is time again for the 30 Day Painting Challenge, which means finishing a painting a day for the next 30 days.

Here is the first of my daily paintings.

Peaceful Time is an original 5" x 7” framed watercolour available for $85.00.

I will continue to post the painting I finish each day during the course of the month. I hope you will return often to see the postings.

Winter Fantasy - A Work in Progress

The sky is complete; and the snow shadows have been indicated.

More layers of colour have been added to the mane and tail.

The first layer of wash has been applied to the body of the horse. More details were added to the eyes and the ears.














I will post this painting at a later date as more work is completed on the horse.

Thank you for looking at my artwork.

Towering Pine - A Work in Progress

The sky and foreground were washed in with a mixture of Antwerp blue and French ultramarine blue.

Raw sienna was added to the blue mixture and used to paint in the background trees while the paper was still damp to keep the edges fairly soft.

Growies were painted around the base of the pine tree trunk with burnt sienna, raw sienna, and a mixture of French ultramarine blue and raw sienna. Then the trunk was under painted with a mixture of burnt sienna and a touch of French ultramarine blue.

A darker mixture of French ultramarine blue and raw sienna was used to paint in some of the pine needles.

As I complete more of this painting I will post it to the blog.