Hippocampus

Today I was sorting through an old box of my Mom's stories and photographs that she had collected and kept for many years.

In this box I came across one of my early watercolour paintings that I did with my first set of Grumbacher watercolours. I would have been 10 years old at the time.

I remember doing the painting and thought it was either thrown away or lost when I moved.

Now I realize I must have given it to her as I know it was one of her favourites.

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

Silent Morning - A Work in Progress

I have a busy day ahead of me with a lot of errands to do, but I still wanted to do a little painting.

We had a lovely sunrise this morning and I thought it would be nice to capture the colours and then decide that what to put into the painting.

First I used alizarin crimson and washed in the sky colour leaving an area of white paper for where the sunlight was breaking through the clouds. This area was also left lighter in the water at the bottom of the painting.













The clouds were a mixture of French ultramarine blue and burnt sienna and swept them into the sky. This colour slightly darker was then brush into the water and the painting was set aside to dry.

I am not sure whether to put a couple of early morning fishermen into the painting, a pair of loons, or perhaps a heron.

Once I make my choice I will post this painting again.

Koi 1 and 2 - Two Works in Progress

Today I printed out a copy of Koi Pond (see post on 21 May 2014) and worked on sketches of Koi on tracing paper to fit this smaller version.

This will take a lot less time and at a later date can be enlarged to fit the canvas which is 27-1/2" x 35-1/2".

I did about a dozen rough outline sketches of koi in various positions.

Koi 2

I picked two of the sketches and transferred them onto small pieces of watercolour paper and I will experiment with the various colours, colour patterns and scale textures.

I will also have to do some research on the twenty plus types of koi and the various colour patterns associated with each variety so they can be more realistic.

Koi 1

I will post each of these paintings at a later date when they have been completed.

Ships - Two Works in Progress

These are two more sketches I did a couple of years ago when Ron and I went to Kingston, Ontario to see the tall ships.

The ships came into port all day on the Friday and were tied up at the dock on Saturday and Sunday for tourists to take pictures and in some cases they could go aboard them.

Sailing the seas in the olden days would not have been a pleasure cruise.


Sail Away I

It was amazing to see how low the interiors of the older vessels were and without windows below the deck they were little more than dark holes with the living conditions being minimal at best.

No wonder many of the crew in that time period were impressed.

Into the Fog I

Thank you for coming to look at my artwork and I hope you will return often.

Buckhorn Artists' Group Blog - Show Updates

I have updated the Buckhorn Artists' Group blog with a listing of shows some of the various artists in the Group are exhibiting their work in during the month of July.

If you get a chance come out and visit them at one or all of the shows.

Last Day of the Summer Sizzle Show at KAGS

I am sitting at the Summer Sizzle Show at KAGS which ends today. The Gallery will then shut down for the next three weeks for renovations.










Hopefully during the next three weeks I will have more time to go with the Outdoor Painters' Group and paint on location.

Cows 6-8 - Three Works in Progress

Yesterday we were fortunate that we had the thunderstorms in the afternoon and afterward the day turned bright and sunny with a nice breeze even with the temperatures hovering around 84F (29C) and the humidity making it feel like 102F (39C) so last night Ron and I had a wonderful time in Peterborough at Del Crary Park for the Canada Day celebration.















Cow 6

We were entertained by Motor City Music, a nine piece Motown Tribute Band that played many of the most popular dance hits of the Motown era and did them extremely well. Needless to say we were up and dancing most of the night and afterward enjoyed the fireworks display sponsored by the area's Rotary Clubs.














Cow 7

Today I wanted to post these sketches from the weekend when I took in my paintings to Art on Kent for the Annual All Members' Show which will open on 05 July 2014 from 1-3pm.

While I was sitting the Gallery I worked on the drawings for another three cow paintings before taking my paintings home from the Exchange show with Gallery in the Attic.















Cow 8

I will post each painting at a later date as more work on them is completed.

Thank you for looking at my artwork.