ACEO - Branches 1-3

In almost every landscape painting you will find at least one tree.

I have found the best time of the year to see what is hidden under the leaves is in the winter, when the trees are bare and there is nothing to hide the "skeleton".


Branches 1

This of course does not hold true for the evergreens with the exception of the Tamarack, which sheds its needles each year.

Looking at trees in winter gives a better understanding of the shape of each kind of tree, how they differ from one another and the differences between trees of the same type.


Branches 2

The ACEO 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 $20.00 each and sold unframed.

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

Branches 3

Fishing Place

This little gem is of one of the best fishing spots on the lake for both large and small mouth bass.

I painted this one on location while Ron was fishing. It was early morning and both the mosquitoes and the fish were biting.

It is an original, 4" x 5-1/2” framed watercolour available for $125.00.

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

Water Lily Reflections

Yesterday I started working on three paintings and was experimenting with plastic wrap and the effects that can be created.

The first one Yellow Water Lilies (see yesterday's post) was completed.

For this one I mixed in separate containers dark of French ultramarine blue and burnt sienna, alizarin crimson as a red, and a green of Antwerp blue and raw sienna.

The paper was wet thoroughly and the red was poured on in a couple of areas, then the green was poured onto the paper, and the remaining white spaces were filled with the dark mixture.

Plastic wrap was crinkled and laid over top of the wet paint and the painting was set aside to allow it to dry.

Once the paint has dried the plastic wrap was carefully removed and set aside.

Then as with yesterday's painting the pink shapes reminded me of water lilies and lily pads floating on the water.

Using pure alizarin crimson I painted the shadows onto the lily petals. Then at the bottom I added a few lines with the red as though water was covering the bottom of some of the petals and indicated a slight reflection of the flower.

Then I added some French ultramarine blue to the green mixture and painted in some of the shadows on the lily pads.

This is an original 6" x 7-3/4” framed watercolour available for $125.00

Yellow Water Lilies

An original 5-1/2" x 6” framed watercolour available for $125.00.
Today I am working on three paintings and will be experimenting with plastic wrap and the effects that can be created.

In separate containers I mixed a dark of French ultramarine blue and burnt sienna, new gamboge as a yellow, and a green of Antwerp blue and raw sienna.

The paper was wet thoroughly and the yellow was poured on in a couple of areas, then the green was poured onto the paper, and the remaining white spaces were filled with the dark mixture.

Plastic wrap was crinkled and laid over top of the wet paint and the painting was set aside to allow it to dry.

Once the paint has dried the plastic wrap was carefully removed and set aside.

The yellow shapes reminded me of the local water lilies, and the green seemed similar to the lily pads.

I added a touch of burnt sienna to the new gamboge and painted the shadows onto the lily petals. The added a touch of alizarin crimson and painted in the stamens on the inside of the flower.

Then I added some French ultramarine blue to the green mixture and painted in some of the shadows on the lily pads.

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.