Sunset Lake 1

As I was coming home from Lindsay, I could see the bottom end of Chemong Lake and I stopped on the shoulder of the road to do this little drawing of the lake with the islands.














It is something that perhaps I will develop into a full colour painting at a later time either in acrylic or watercolour.

Buckhorn Artists' Group Blog - Pat Harvey McCourt

I have posted the biography of another member of the Buckhorn Artists' Group, Pat Harvey McCourt to the blog as well as some samples of her artwork.

Playing in the Waves

It is not going to be one of the warmest days for close to the end of April with the morning starting off at 21F (-6.1) and the high of a balmy 49F (9.4C) but, at least it is supposed to be sunny most of the day.

After doing the barn chores and having breakfast I decided I would like to work on this sketch of Christine playing in the waves with a stick that I had started many years ago.

At that time I did a watercolour painting of her called "Christine on the Beach" (see post on 17 April 2011) from one of the other sketches.

I started working on Christine, beginning with her hair and gradually working my way down, next by putting in the facial features.

From there I put the clothes on her upper body.

This was followed by putting the details on her right arm.

Next, I wanted to get the lower part of her dress completed, showing all the folds created by the strong wind that was blowing that day.














Lastly, I drew in her legs and feet as well as the stick she was using in the water.

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

Bright Reflections

The morning started off foggy and fairly warm, with temperature at 41F (5C) but by the afternoon the sun came out and the temperature rose once again to 62F (16.7C). All in all, a very pleasant day.

I decided that I would like to finish this painting that I had started a number of years ago and I just needed to put some ripples into the water in the foreground.























I started by putting the water rippling against the base of the rocks in the foreground using a mix of Titanium white, ultramarine blue and a touch of burnt sienna to grey it slightly.

Lastly, I added a few reflections of the sky colour into the water using white and cobalt blue in a few areas in the foreground.

This original 10" x 14" acrylic painting when framed will be available for $235.00.

OSWOA - Sewing Machine

I know it is supposed to be spring but when the day starts off at 22F (-5.6C) with blowing snow and the wind making it feel like 10F (-12.2C) and our high for the day is 32F (0C) and the continuing wind and snow making it feel like 20F (-6.7C). I certainly don't feel like working in my garden.

Today at KAGS our theme for the Still Life class was Sewing, Embroidery and Needlework.

Fortunately for me the old Singer sewing machine was one of the pieces in the display and I was able to get more details on a painting I had started a couple of years ago (see posts on 19 January 2012 and 24 July 2013) and I will finally be able to get it completed.

I also did a number of sketches of other parts of the display and I will post those at a later date.

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 $80.00 and sold unframed.

ACEO - Reflections 7

Today I wanted to finish this painting that I had started a couple of years ago (see post on 25 July 2013).

For this painting, I had always wanted to put a duck in the water and today I drew in a female Mallard Duck (Anas platyrhynchos).

Next, I washed in a base colour of raw sienna and as it was drying I added a slightly darker colour mix of raw sienna and burnt sienna into some areas to give the body some shape.

While the duck was drying I put the reflections into the water with burnt sienna and a small amount of French ultramarine blue.















I added more blue to darken the reflection colour and painted in the eye, the nostril, the shadow between the upper and lower part of the bill, the top of the crown and the eye-stripe.

Next, I added more raw sienna to the colour and put in the mid tone markings and lastly, after adding more raw sienna I put in the lightest markings.

Using cadmium red and cadmium yellow, I painted in the bill and this was followed by adding the highlights with aureolin.

I used a tiny dot of cadmium yellow for the highlight in the eye.















At the shoreline, I indicated some reeds using various mixtures of Antwerp blue, French ultramarine blue and new gamboge. Using the lighter marking colour, I put some shadows into the water at the base of the reeds.

This was followed with a few closer more detailed reeds on the left side 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 140lb. Arches 100% rag, acid free watercolour paper. It is priced at $20.00 and sold unframed.

Skeletons I

It is a cool, 29F (-1.7C) cloudy and overcast and we are supposed to get more rain today, but at least it isn't as windy.

However, as the day progressed and the temperature rose and hovered around the freezing mark, it brought us an interesting mix during the day of rain, hail, snow and then more rain, more snow, more hail and then a mix of rain and snow. But the sun did finally come out and we had perhaps less than 10 minutes of sunshine.

I pulled out this drawing that I did a couple of years ago (see post on 02 September 2013)and thought it needed something more to make it a little more "spooky".

I played around with the drawing for a little while and settled on a full moon in the background.

This little 2-3/4" x 3-1/4" original pen and ink drawing is available matted and shrink wrapped for $20.00.