Autumn Trees 1 and 2 - Two Works in Progress

These are two sketches I did from the porch in my cabin while I was at the Knoepfli Inn in Magnetawan earlier this month.

With the first one there were a couple of white birch trees beside a large maple tree. With the morning sunlit filtering through the bright maple leaves which created a strong contrast against the birches and cast lovely blue grey shadows across the white bark.

Autumn Trees 1

The second one was of maple and oak trees and their brilliant multi coloured leaves standing out against the rough grey bark and the greens of pine tree branches behind them.

The sunlight provided a warm golden glow of colour to the multitude of fallen leaves on the ground.

I will post both of these once paint has been applied to the sketches.

Autumn Trees 2

Cedar Fence Posts - A Work in Progress

This is a sketch that I started in the second of four drawing workshops with Gail Hawkins. I did a little more work on it today before we had to leave to go to Toronto.

I thought I would show the details of the work on the post.

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

Today we took Ron's parents out to Niagara Falls for the day and visited the floral clock and the botanical gardens as well as seeing the Falls.

We passed by the ship wreck at Jordan Station on the way there and I know I will have to do a painting of it at some point in the future.

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

Knoepfli Inn - A Work in Progress

Today I did a little more work on this painting of the Knoepfli Inn that I had started while in Magnetawan earlier this month (see posting on 03 October 2013).

Using burnt sienna I washed in the base colour of the tile roof on the Inn.

Adding a little French ultramarine blue to the burnt sienna wash the roadway was indicated.














Then using various mixtures of Antwerp blue and raw sienna the sunlit and shadowed grass on the lawn was painted.

Some of the dried and dead grass around the base of the foreground tree was painted using raw sienna and burnt sienna.

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

Pottery I - A Work in Progress

Today was a very long and busy day at the Kawartha Artists' Gallery which I opened at 8:30am for the Still Life Group.

We set up a pottery display for the class which had some very interesting pieces and I particularly liked the way the woven cloth folded and created interesting patterns and shadows.

After lunch I painted with the Outdoor Painters' Group and continued to work on the drawing which is almost completed. I will post this painting at a later date once more work on it has been completed.














Then I waited until the current show had been taken down and it was time to take in the paintings for the upcoming show "Motion in Stillness".

Finally at 7:00pm I locked up the Gallery and headed home. Tomorrow shall be another busy day with more take in and then hanging the show.

On Golden Pond - A Work in Progress

Today I put in some of the under painting in for this piece (see postings on 30 October 2011 and 08 October 2013).

The sky was painted using a wash of cobalt blue deep leaving some lighter areas just above the distant hills. A darker wash of the same blue was used to paint the water leaving a few lighter areas. As the water area was drying a little burnt sienna was brushed below where the distant hills will be and below the middle ground.

Using light red and raw sienna to create a warm glow of colour for the distant hills, which for the most part will be covered up behind the dark greens of the pines and cedars in the middle ground.

Raw sienna was put into the middle ground and then a pale wash of burnt sienna was put over top of that while it was still wet for the middle ground.

I will post this painting at a later date once I put in the dark greens and remove the masking fluid.

Quilt of Hope

This is the completed Quilt of Hope and it is currently hanging in the Kawartha Artists' Gallery and Studio.














Later this week it will be taken to the Peterborough Regional Health Centre where will be permanently displayed in the Mental Health Unit.

Flying Feet - A Work in Progress

We are back to seasonal temperatures for October with a bright and sunny day. The horses are enjoying the sun and racing about in the paddock, bucking and kicking as though in defiance of the approaching cold weather.














I did this quick sketch of Chi as she raced around the paddock.

This original 6" x 6-1/2" graphite pencil sketch will be available once it is matted and shrink wrapped for $40.00.