Backgrounds 56 - A Work in Progress

As usual I used the left over paint from yesterday and put it onto a canvas as the background on a canvas.














The colours I used are cadmium red, burnt sienna, titanium white and a small amount of ultramarine blue.

I will post this painting at a later date once I decide what to I wish to paint.

Hoturo - A Work in Progress

Now that the drawing for the sailboat was completed (see post on 10 December 2015) it was time to prepare the canvas.

First I washed a thin layer of raw sienna onto the canvas to give a warm colour to the background.

Using cadmium red I indicated where I would place the clouds in the sky.

Then decided where the distant horizon like would be and the approximate height of the trees.

Lastly I put in the closer shoreline leaving a blank area indicating a large rock.

I will post this painting as more work on it is completed.

Thank you for coming to look at my artwork.

Colour and Composition 6 and 7 - Two Works in Progress

I pulled out these two paintings that I had started quite a while ago (see post on 29 January 2012) and decided it was about time I did something with them.

For the first one I thought that it looked as though a road winding its way through the hills would work.















Colour and Composition 6

I lightly sketched in the road and added a fence line on the one side as though it was part of a pasture and added a few trees to the top of the hill.

On the other side I put in a few trees and I may at a later time when I start painting it add another fence or do something entirely different.















Colour and Composition 7

For the second one it seemed as though it should have a stream running through the fields.

I lightly indicated the stream and added a few of the main trees. I will have to decide if I wish to turn this piece into a pasture or a forest scene.

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

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

Hoturo - A Work in Progress

All my paintings start with a number of quick sketches of the subject and a selection is made as to which one is to be developed into a painting.

It is the same for this one of a Redline 25 sailboat built by the Canadian Company, C&C Yachts and designed by George Cuthbertson and George Cassian.

The next step is to enlarge the completed sketch to the size needed for the canvas.

Now comes the time consuming part, making sure everything is in its place.

Needless to say, it took just under twelve hours to complete; by the time the multitude of rigging lines and all the parts and pieces of the boat were place in the correct way, and shape.

I will post this outline sketch at a later date once it has been transferred onto the canvas.

Abstract Horse Head 1 - A Work in Progress

Today I injured my knee and I have my leg in a splint that goes from the top of the thigh to the ankle and I am on crutches; not what I needed at this time of the year.

I thought I would make the best of it and play with a little bit of colour; I wet some areas of the paper and left others dry.

Next I mixed various combinations of colour together and put it on the paper and in other areas I used pure colour. Some I brushed onto the paper and some I simply dropped into various areas.















Once the paper had dried completed I looked to see if there were any shapes that could be made into anything recognizable.

It didn't take long until I found a partial horse head and drew it in with pencil.

Next I started to put pen and ink on top of the pencil outlines, but I didn't get too far along with it before I decided to set it aside for now.














I will post this painting at a later date once it has been completed.

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

Evening on the Lake - A Work in Progress

I thought since I was going to be working on a sailboat painting I may as well develop some of the sketches that I did when we were on the Stoney Lake Boat Cruise earlier this year.

I decided to use the sketch of Sailboat 7 (see the post on 29 August 2015) and I worked on it until I was satisfied with the basic outline drawing.

Then I transferred the drawing onto the watercolour paper for this painting.

Next I used liquid masking fluid to protect the sailboat from the paint I would put onto the background.

I then set the painting aside to let it dry before I will sketch in the background.

I will post this painting at a later date after I have decided on the background and painted in the sky and water.

Christmas Art Show and Sale

This morning while I was out running errands in Peterborough I stopped by KAGS to drop off some matted and shrink wrapped paintings for the Christmas Art Show and Sale.

The show has a wide variety of subject matter with something for everyone, including animals, landscape, portraits, still life, buildings and floral in sizes ranging from tiny miniatures through to a couple of fairly large paintings and in almost all sizes in between.


The hanging committee did a wonderful job as the show was well laid out and beautifully presented.













A number of paintings have already been purchased an may even end up as Christmas gifts.














The show continues through to 20 December 2015 and closes for the holidays and will be open again in the New Year from 06-17 January 2016.










I hope you will take the time to come out and enjoy the show.