Swampland I

This is a section of the Snelgrove Brook at the bottom end of the lower field on the farm side of the property.

You can walk to the edge of the water and go fishing for Brook Trout.












The birch trees in this painting are no longer there, as the beaver which lives in the Brook have taken them down and used them in building their dam.

Swampland I is an original 3-1/4" x 5-1/4" matted and shrink wrapped, pen and ink drawing available for $25.00.

Wash Day I

We left St. Paul, Minnesota last night and are on our way back home.

While Ron stopped to clear the load through customs at Port Huron near Sarnia, Ontario, I worked on this drawing of an old farm house with the laundry on the wash line blowing in the breeze.

While I enjoyed being away for the week in the truck and being able to spend extra time with Ron it is also nice to be back home on the farm.

Wash Day I is an original 6" x 9” pen and ink drawing which when framed will be available for $165.00.

Sail on the Horizon I

We left Winnipeg in the evening and are heading to St. Paul, Minnesota.

Ron will drive through the night and I will get some bunk time then, since there is basically very little to see at night.
 
In the morning at a rest stop I noticed on the map that there was a place called Little Canada which was just outside of St. Paul.

After Ron dropped the trailer and handed in the paperwork, we went out for lunch in Rosedale.

Afterward we went to find Little Canada. It was less than 15 minutes away and I got pictures of the city sign with the name on it.

While Ron slept until his load heading back to Canada was ready I worked on another sketch that I had started in Cuba.

I inked it in and once the ink is totally dry I will remove my pencil notations.

Sail on the Horizon I is an original 6" x 7”  pen and ink drawing which when framed will be available for $165.00.

Farm Yard I

After having breakfast we are leaving Nippigon and heading to Winnipeg where where we will drop the load and pick up another one heading into the USA either to Minnesota or Wisconsin.

On the outskirts of Winnipeg my camera died. I really cannot blame it for giving up the ghost as it had taken over 25,000 photographs at that point. After dropping the load we went out to get some lunch and then Ron bought me a new camera.













He slept in the bunk while I worked on this drawing of one of the local farms that I had sketched during the summer. I will erase the pencil lines once the ink is totally dry.

Farm Yard I is an original 6" x 9” pen and ink drawing which when framed will be available for $165.00.

Thank you for coming to look at my artwork.

Contrast I

We left North Bay early in the morning and are headed on our way to Nippigon. With being in the truck it gives and entirely different perspective of the road.

You are so far above the level of the cars you can see the traffic well ahead of you.

I have been taking a lot of pictures along the way. The colour hasn't changed much up here but we are getting a few snow flurries and rain mixed with snow.

While Ron was fueling up I inked in this sketch I had started when we were in Cuba. The only thing I have to do to finish it is to remove my notes for when I will do this one as a painting. I will do that the next time we stop.

Contrast I is an original 8-1/2" x 9-1/2” pen and ink drawing which when framed will be available for $165.00.

Caribbean Evening

It is September and the leaves are slowly starting to change and it won't be long before there will be snow on the ground.

I cannot help but think of the Caribbean and the warm weather that is fairly normal down there.

This is a scene I would often see in the evening from our balcony window. The palm trees silhouetted against the twilight, with the sea breeze causing them to sway and rustle softly.

I completed this original 10-3/4" x 13-1/2" watercolour painting today while with the Buckhorn Tuesday Painting Group. When it is framed it will be available for $345.00.

Now I am getting a couple of sketch books together to take with me tonight when I go with Ron in the truck to Winnipeg for a couple of days.

OSWOA - Little Brown Mushrooms

This is a painting I started at the Peterborough Riverview Park and Zoo, as part of the 9th Annual Worldwide Artist Paint Out, sponsored by IPAPO.

Today I finished the painting by putting the grasses around the mushrooms and decided that it didn't need to have a background added.

I think at a later time I would like to do a series of the different types of mushrooms, perhaps next year.

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

The OSWOA shown here are is an original watercolour painting using Artist quality Windsor & Newton paint on 140lb. Arches 100% rag, acid free watercolour paper. It is priced at $30.00 and sold unframed.

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