Thunderheads - A Work in Progress

With all the rain and thunderstorms we have been having I thought I would like to do more thunderclouds.

Using a grey of French ultramarine blue and burnt sienna I brushed in the lower clouds.

Adding a little more burnt sienna to the grey mix I painted a layer of darker clouds behind the grey ones.

Using pure French ultramarine blue I brushed the sky into the background behind the clouds.

I will probably add some tree tops into the foreground and I will post this painting once it is completed.

Cloud Layers - A Work in Progress

Last month I did three paintings (Against the Clouds 1-3 see post on 20 April 2011) which had a Group of Seven feel about it.

Today I wanted to do something similar.

Using cobalt blue I started the bottom layer of thunderheads with horizontal strokes. Then I painted in the upper edge of the next layer of clouds. Nest a third layer was painted softening the colour downward.

I added Antwerp blue to the cobalt blue and painted in the sky behind the clouds leaving the final edge of the highest layer of clouds.

Once the clouds were dry I painted raw sienna into some of the clouds to give a little warmth to the picture.

I will probably add trees into the foreground to have them stand out from the background clouds like I did with the ACEO.

I will post this painting when is completed.

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.

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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.

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