Colours - A Work in Progress

This small piece was created by dropping the three primaries on a piece of glass, then placing a piece of wet watercolour paper over it and using a brayer to press the colour onto the paper.

The paper was lifted from the glass and set aside to dry slightly until the shine leaves the paper.

While waiting for the paper to dry new gamboge, alizarin crimson and cobalt blue were mixed together for a dark. The first layer of pine trees were brushed into the background.

I will post this painting once it is finished.

Shades of Pink - A Work in Progress

Today is one of those days where I just cannot get motivated to complete one of the many paintings I have started. But I do like to try and work on something every day.

I decided I would use Antwerp Blue and alizarin crimson and at least get a background painted which I can complete at a later date when I know what would go well with the colours.

I will definitely post this later once I decide what it needs.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and enjoy the artwork. I hope you will return often.

Over the Dam - A Work in Progress

This is one of the dams on the Otonabee River in Peterborough.

What caught my interest was the contrast between the dark water and the white of the water spilling through the dam and the foam floating on the water.












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

Sunlight - A Work in Progress

This is a small piece that I have brushed the under painting in and have to decide in which direction I want to take it.

It has the feel of a golf course and the white areas on the right side could easily be turned into sand traps.

That may be the way to go with this one.

I will post it once I have it finished.

Buckhorn Artists' Group Blog - Among Friends Show

These are two small paintings I completed on Monday while at the Among Friends Art Show and Sale over the weekend.

I wanted to do a couple of scenes from one of the east coast fishing villages where you can often find boats on the dock being painted, repaired or made ready to go out on the water.


Lobster Traps is an original 3-1/2" x 4-3/4" watercolour available matted and shrink wrapped for $35.00.

The boat houses with all the lobster traps, fishing nets, boat motors, fuel drums and everything needed by the people who earn their living from the sea.

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.

Keels is an original 2-1/4" x 2-3/4” watercolour available matted and shrink wrapped for $25.00.

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

OSWOA - Sundown 2

If you would like more information about OSWOA please go to my post on 12 March 2010.

The OSWOA shown here is an original watercolour painting using Artist quality Windsor & Newton paint on 300lb. Arches 100% rag, acid free watercolour paper. It is priced at $40.00 and sold unframed.

Today is the final day of the Art Show at St. Matthew's Church in Buckhorn and it started off warm and sunny and by the afternoon we had rain and thunderstorms.

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

Attendance was down considerably from previous years, but three paintings were sold from Heather Grant and Bonnie Windover as well as smaller items from Irene Smith, JoAnne Connell Northey and Bonnie Windover.

I am looking forward to our 21st Annual Shades of Summer Art Show and Sale to be held 06-14 August 2011.

ACEO - Growies 1-3

Growies are put into paintings along the shoreline, by rocks, at the base of trees and in small areas that need something to create interest.

Using lemon yellow and aureolin in the leaves and the green mixtures helps to give the painting the impression of new spring foliage emerging after a long winter.

Growies 1

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 Windsor Newton paint on 300lb. Arches 100% rag, acid free watercolour paper. They are priced at $20.00 each and sold unframed.



Growies 2

Today is the half day at the Among Friends Art Show and Sale.

Seven paintings have sold from Heather Grant, Rebecca Bilcox and Bonny Windover as well as small items from Diane Collins and Bonny Windover.


Growies 3

I hope you will be able to come out and visit the show either today or before it closes tomorrow.

The hours for our show are:
22 May 11 - 12:00pm - 5:00pm
23 May 11 - 10:00am - 5:00pm