Nightmares - A Work in Progress

This is another painting where if you look closely you can see faces and various creatures within the painting.

It is much like Trapped Souls (see posting on 07 January 11).

I will have to work out what forms I wish to capitalize on and what needs to be added into the painting.

I will post this painting once it has been completed.

Windblown Leaves - A Work in Progress

The movement in this painting reminds me of the wind blowing leaves around on a blustery autumn afternoon.

I need to add some individual leaves in order to complete this paining which I will do at a later date and post the finished piece.

I started a number of mixed media paintings last year (see Free Flow posted on 29 July 10 and my postings on 06-08 January 11 for Bonfire, Trapped Souls and A Flock of Birds respectively).

A Flock of Birds - A Work in Progress

The way this painting has changed from what looked like a very bad hair day into a flock of different types of birds flying.

I will still have a lot more work to do on the various kinds of birds; the central one being a crow flying. I need to add pink to the flamingo and more definition to the head of the heron and then decide on how to define the bird of paradise and add a lot more details to its tail.

I will post this painting once I have completed all the birds.

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

Trapped Souls - A Work in Progress

It always amazes me at what you can find in an abstract painting when you come back to work on it after not seeing it for a while.

Originally I thought this looked like the Genie from Aladdin's lamp, but when I started to look at the painting I could see faces scattered throughout the painting, looking as though they were trapped within a cloud mass.

I have added a few more faces and will work on this later when I decide how I want to complete the painting.

Bonfire - A Work in Progress

I started a number of mixed media paintings last year (see Free Flow posted on 29 July 10).

I added more acrylic paint into the fire and have to decide whether I will paint in the background or leave it white.

I will post this painting once it is completed.

Portraits - Christine

Today we had the lead tip from the Hastings and Prince Edward Regimental Pipe Band as our model, Sergeant Christine Sydney (yes, she is my daughter).

Christine brought her drum and wore the Band uniform. She did two 15 minutes poses standing with her drum as though she was playing.

Then after a short break, she sat for the long pose with her drum and harness on the floor beside her and held her drumsticks in her hands.

This one I am keeping for myself.

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 January.

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