Lake Reflections I

Today I was going to paint with the Lakefield Creative Arts Guild but with the weather being so nice, sunny and warm 62F (16.7), I decided to work outside in the garden.

Later in the day after I had finished the section of my garden I wanted to clear, I thought that I would mat and shrink wrap a number of the pen and ink drawings I had completed last year.

I pulled out the mats I would like for the various drawings and found that there were a couple that needed a little more work before they were finished.















This was one of them and it needed a little more land put into the background (see posts on 12 June and 30 November 2014).

By the time they were finished I didn't have time to cut mats; but when this original 7" x 9-1/2” pen and ink drawing is matted and shrink wrapped it will be available for $50.00.

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

OSWOA - Evening Sky 5

I recently pulled out 25 paintings that I had started and they needed perhaps an hour or less of work to complete.

I chose this one that I had started earlier this year (see posts on 20 January and 27 March 2015) and wanted to finish.

It needed another tree on the closest island and rather than put in a full tree I added a tree stump and a few more growies.

More work needed to be done on the trunks as well as adding a few more dead branches onto the trees.

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 painting using Artist quality Winsor & Newton paint on 140lb. Arches 100% rag, acid free watercolour paper. It is priced at $40.00 and sold unframed.

ACEO - Misty Forest 2

It is a cold day with the temperature at 30F (-1.1C) and the wind chill making it feel like 21F (-6.1C) which made it a good day to stay inside and just play with various colours in my palette.

I started by wetting the paper thoroughly with water and just dropping the different blues into various places on the paper and adding one of the reds to the right side on top of some of the blue colour in that area.















I tilted the paper slightly to have the paint run upward into the area at the top that had less paint.

Once the paint dried, it looked like tree covered hills in the fog.

With a pencil, I lightly indicated a few of the larger tress that would stand out through the mist.














Using a mixture of French ultramarine blue and raw sienna I started by painting in the larger trees in the foreground on the right side of the forest.

Adding water to the paint to lighten the colour slightly, I put in the trees on the left side of the painting. This was followed by lightening the paint colour with more water and putting the distant trees in the centre of the painting.














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

Twin Birches 1

It is nice to have a warm 43F (6.1C) morning for a change and to make things even better I was greeted to a thunderstorm earlier this morning as well. Even though the storm didn't last very long it was still nice to watch and enjoy.

Down by the Snelgrove Brook in the last bottom field before forest starts there is a pair of large, twin birch trees.

About four years ago there had been a slightly smaller birch but the beavers came along and cut that one down to build their lodge.

I thought I would do a quick sketch of the trees with the brook and far shore behind them.

This drawing with spring colours would be nice, or perhaps in the future I could easily do them as a four seasons series.

Caribbean Shore 1

We are under a freezing rain warning for later this morning and with the temperature at 27F (-2.2C) and the wind chill making it feel like 20F (-6.7C) it gives me a feeling of déjà vu back to 2013 when I was without power for almost five days due to the freezing rain storm that we had about this time of the year.

So rather than dwell on the upcoming storm I thought I would do a drawing of a nice warm place like a beach in the Caribbean, with the surf rolling up onto the shore and a soft breeze making the palm fronds gently sway.














This little black and white drawing brings back warm memories of the white sand beaches. I can hardly wait to head south to the Caribbean islands again.

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

Emerging Art Show

Today I dropped off my paintings for the upcoming Emerging Art Show at KAGS which will open tomorrow afternoon and the opening reception will be held on Saturday 11 April from 1-4p.m.











If you have a chance, please come out and meet the artists on at the opening reception or just to enjoy the exhibit before if closes on 30 April 2015.

Run in Shed I

It is 24F (-4.4C) and overcast and we are to get more snow flurries today. I think it is supposed to be spring, but winter just doesn't want to leave.

I pulled out this sketch that I did a couple of years ago (see post on 18 June 2013) when I went out for a drive in the countryside.

Beginning with the closest building I put in the barn board and straightened the fascia boards. Next I added some overgrown grasses and weeds at the base of the shed.















Then I moved to the next building and began working on the well weathered, wooden roof. Some of the boards had warped and twisted showing their age.

From there I started on the solid side wall with its entry door for the times when the animals are shut into the shed during bad weather. Then the back wall and interior sidewall.

Lastly I added a fence line in for the pasture and some long grass and growies around the second shed.