Emil Varga Workshop - Orchids, Irises and Chrysanthemums

Today the Buckhorn Tuesday Painters have Emil VARGA returning this time to do a workshop with us on painting flowers.

He brought in a drawing of an Iris and another of a Bird of Paradise with the flowers masked out. Emil demonstrated various ways of doing backgrounds behind the flowers and how to create interest.

Irises

The rest of the morning we worked on our own paintings, either putting in a background, finishing something we had started or starting something new.

I completed two abstract floral; the first one reminds me of my blue Irises and the second resembles some of my Orchids. Both are original 7" x 10” framed watercolours.

Orchids

Thank you to Ling and Olsen Choi of Bethany, Ontario on their selection of both paintings to add to their art collection.

After lunch Emil brought out a partially finished painting of tulips which had the background already completed and showed us how he built up layers of colour to shape the flowers and how he worked from one flower to the other.

It was a very productive, interesting and enjoyable class. My last painting of the day reminds me of Chrysanthemums.

Chrysanthemums

This is an original 6-3/4" x 10” framed watercolour available for $165.00.

Captured

Captured is an original 3" x 5” framed watercolour.

This is another painting of an autumn Maple leaf caught among weeds (for Trapped see my posting on 19 April 11), this time in Goldenrod.

Congratulations to returning collector Mr. James Douglas of Cedar Hill, Missouri USA on adding this painting to his collection.

Autumn Leaves

This original 9" x 13-1/2” framed watercolour is the result of being out riding last year after hunting season had closed.

It was in the late afternoon and as we entered into the bottom field we surprised a buck that had just come out from the maple bush.

He stood a few moments watching us, not quite sure what kind of animal we were, but when the dog caught up to us he quickly disappeared back into the trees.

Thank you to returning collector Mme. Cecile Desrochers of Ste-Ramon, Quebec on her purchase of this painting.

The Dragon

Every so often I still work with carving pictures in leather and painting or staining them.

The Dragon is an 18" x 18” carved leather painting.

Congratulations to returning collector Mrs. Debbie Hoey of Lakefield, Ontario on her selection of this picture.

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

Quarter Horse - Boomer's Ace

This is a painting I started on earlier this month using conte pencil on a 9" x 12" pastel paper block.

Congratulations to returning collector Mrs. Louise Stewart of Sydney, Nova Scotia on her purchase of this painting.

OSWOA - Solitary Tree 1-2

Late autumn, winter and early spring are the best times to study trees. This is when they are little more than sketetons and you can clearly see the structure which is hidden beneath the leaves during the late spring, summer and early autumn.

The first tree is an old maple in late autumn when all the leaves to the ground.


Solitary Tree 1

The second is of a young maple with some of the leaves clinging valiantly to the branches.

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

Solitary Tree 2

ACEO - Against the Clouds 1-3

Today I wanted to do something a little different with my paintings than I normally do.

Instead of washing in a sky and clouds, I decided that I would put in the cloud shapes and build up layers of them.


Against the Clouds 1

Once the clouds were dry I painted the sky in behind them.

With the harder more solid edges on the clouds it seems to have almost a Group of Seven feel about it.

To complete the paintings I added trees into the foreground to have them stand out from the background clouds and sky. I kind of like the way it looks.


Against the Clouds 2

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

The ACEO shown here are all original watercolour paintings using Artist quality Winsor & Newton paint on 300lb. Arches 100% rag, acid free watercolour paper. They are priced at $20.00 each and sold unframed.

Against the Clouds 3