OSWOA - Autumn Birches 2

This is a painting I started while at the Bobcaygeon Festival of Fine Arts in July.

To cover many of the "texture" lines that were put on the main birch tree, I ended up adding another wash of French ultramarine blue down the centre of the tree and covered some of the marks with the dark patterning on the tree.

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.

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

ACEO - Calm Lake 1

Lately there hasn't been a lot of colour in the sky at sunset; unlike during the summer when the skies lit up with brilliant yellows, oranges and reds. Now there are mostly the soft pastel shades of greys, muted blues and pale peach.

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 300lb. Arches 100% rag, acid free watercolour paper. It is priced at $20.00 and sold unframed.

Sunset Silhouette

Most of the cottages on the lakes were closed over the Labour Day weekend and will sit silent and empty until spring arrives next year and the cottagers return once again.

There are a few that return each weekend and will continue to be here enjoying a more quiet and peaceful time on the lake until next month when they close their cottages for the season on Thanksgiving weekend.

This is one of those cottages on Upper Chemong Lake that can be seen from Highway 507 (also called Buckhorn Road or County Road 23).

This is an original framed 3-3/4" x 6-1/4" watercolour available for $85.00.

In the Forest I

I am slowly starting to get everything ready for my show up in Algonquin Park.

I finished this drawing earlier today. If I have the time I may develop this sketch into a painting in either watercolour or acrylic, otherwise it will have to wait until I have the opportunity to show there again.

This original 4-1/2" x 6-1/4" pen and ink sketch when framed will be available for $125.00.

Mid Afternoon Snack

This was part of a much larger arrangement of still life items that was set up this morning for the Buckhorn Tuesday Painting Group.

I chose to work on this section because I liked the way the dark blue cup was reflected off the white pitcher holding the bouquet of mixed flowers.

I also liked the way the light created the shadow patterns on the folds of the material.

This original 7" x 9" framed watercolour is available for $195.00.

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

Ted D. Bear

Every so often I will set up one of my daughter's old stuffed animals and do a small painting of it.

In this case I did one of her many teddy bears. I wanted to keep it fairly simple without a lot of clutter.

This framed 4-1/4" x 4-1/4" original watercolour is available for $95.00.

Fallen Birches

This is a painting I had started a while ago from sketches and photographs that I had taken the last time I visited my aunt's cottage on Lac-Sergent, Quebec.

It is fairly close to Lac-Blanc where I spent many hours as a child catching tadpoles and minnows; exploring the area with its many abandoned charcoal huts on the edge of the lake.

The trees around this small, shallow lake had grown a lot since I was there as a child, but the peace and quiet only disturbed by the sound of the bull frogs still remained.

This original 10-1/2" x 15" framed watercolour is available for 235.00.

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