Spotted Eagle Rays - A Work in Progress

This is a scene I remember vividly while I was in Bonaire completing my testing for my Advanced Scuba Diver, Computer Nitrox Diver, Underwater Navigation Diver and Deep Diver with Humberto (Pepe) Lazcano Palomo of Adventure Divers.

It was on the last dive for my Deep Diver certification coming up from 150ft (45.7m) that we saw two spotted eagle rays gliding past the closest reef and silhouetted against the more distant reef face.














Of course since I was being tested I wasn't allowed to bring my camera with me and I missed a great opportunity to photograph the rays.

The image was so vivid that I can still close my eyes and remember it. This is the under painting for what I would like to share of seeing the Spotted Eagle Rays.

I will post this painting at a later date as more of it is completed.

Waterfall - A Work in Progress

This is a painting I started last year (see post on 28 Feb 11).

I wanted to put in the rocks on both sides of the lower section of the waterfall and drew in the places I wanted to have the rocks showing within the waterfall.

I still have to put the darker rocks behind the one wall on the right hand side and the ones on the left side.

I will post this painting at a later date once more of it has been completed.

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

Dixon Cove Wreck II - A Work in Progress

This is the under painting for the second Dixon Cove wreck (see post on 23 April 2012 for the first one).














This is the second of two wrecks grounded close together within the confines of Dixon Cove which is located between French Harbour and Coxen Hole.

Stories about the ships abound; some claim one ship, with a cargo of lumber, ran aground in a storm. The second ship came to assist, and also ended up on the reef. The lumber was off-loaded in a futile attempt to save the ship, and was collected by local residents.

I will probably never know the true story about either of these two wrecks, but perhaps the next time I go to Roatan I may find one of the older residents who does know the truth.

I will post this painting at a later date once I have it completed.

OSWOA - Maple Tree 6

This is the last of my summer maple tree paintings using the various greens mixed from the yellows and blues with a different red for the shadows. It was a good exercise in seeing what each of the different colour mixtures can give me.

Later I may do a series of autumn maples with the various reds, yellows and oranges.

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 paintings using Artist quality Windsor & Newton paint on 140lb. Arches 100% rag, acid free watercolour paper. It is priced at $30.00 and sold unframed.

ACEO - Sunset Reeds 1

This is one of the area's best fishing places and is located at the bottom end of Chemong Lake.

The only drawback is that it is also very weedy and you can lose a lot of lures there.

But then, when the muskies and bass are biting it does make it worthwhile.

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

The ACEO shown here is an original watercolour painting using Artist quality Windsor & Newton paint on 140lb. Arches 100% rag, acid free watercolour paper. It is priced at $20.00 and sold unframed.

Carousel Horse II - A Work in Progress

Although there is still no rain in sight, at least it is a little cooler today. I decided to spend some time out in the field watching the horses and worked on another sketch of a Carousel Horse.

The legs need a lot more work but the general idea is there and I will need to do more work on it until I am happy with the final drawing.














I will post it at a later date once more of it is completed.

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

Courting - A Work in Progress

With having the show at The Lindsay Gallery next year with Carol Rutherford entitled "Above and Below the Reef" I decided I had better start working on this painting which will have a pair of my favourite fish in it -seahorses.














The seahorse that is found in the Caribbean is Hippocampus reidi, commonly known as the longsnout seahorse or slender seahorse.

Over the years I have seen and taken pictures of some of the many colours in which they can be found. They range from brown almost black to completely white in colour. The most common being a wide range of yellows.














Seahorses are also masters of camouflage and unless you are carefully looking it is very easy to swim right past them.

I will post this painting at a later date once more work has been completed.