Clear Lake VII

I felt like working on the drawing today that I had started a number of years ago (see posts on 09 June 2013 and 30 December 2016) while canoeing on Clear Lake.

I started by working back and forth on both sides of the drawing by putting in the distant trees and rocks at the far side of the lake.













Next I put in the pine tree trunks, branches and needles on each of the small islands and I finished all the rocks next including adding the shadows.

Lastly I added the growies and grasses on top of the rocks.

This original 6" x 8-1/4" pen and ink drawing when matted and shrink wrapped will be available for $40.00.

ACEO - Fence Posts 5

I wanted to finish a painting today so I pulled out this piece that I had started last year (see posts on 26 July and 08 December 2016).

Using various greens of French ultramarine blue, Antwerp blue, aureolin, raw sienna and cadmium yellow I put in the clump of coniferous trees in the field behind the barbed wire fence.

With a mix of French ultramarine blue and burnt sienna I put in all the grooves on the weathered fence posts.

Using Antwerp blue and aureolin I brushed in some of the moss on the posts.

I used pure burnt sienna for the barbed wire fencing.

Thank you for coming to look at my artwork.

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.

Countryside Art Group Blog - Show Updates

On the first of each month I will update the Countryside Art Group's blog with a listing of shows where the various artists in the Group are exhibiting their work.

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

Shadows I - A Work in Progress

Unbelievable, it is snowing yet again. This morning the temperature when I got up to do the barn chores was 33F (.5C) and raining, but in a few hours the temperature has dropped to 28F (-2C) and now we have rain and snow mixed.

I decided I wanted to think about summer so I pulled this drawing that started a couple of years ago (see post on 26 May 2013), but the more I looked at it the more I knew that it needed a background put in behind the rock.



















With a pencil I lightly drew in some water behind the rock and then indicated a rock on the shoreline; which was followed by adding in some small bushes and growies on top and behind the rocks.

It was at this point that I was told I would be able to go home this afternoon and I will post this drawing at a later time.

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

Grass Huts I - A Work in Progress

This was one of a number of sketches that was in one of the pads of paper Ron and Christine brought in for me the other night.

These sketches were all from when I was in Cuba a few years ago for two weeks, staying at the Tryp in Cayo CoCo and the Iberostar in Cayo Guillermo.

I started on the first grass hut by putting in the wooden uprights, followed by the cross members and then the face boards.















Next I put the palm fronds onto the roof to get most of this open air building finished.

I wanted to do more on this drawing but I was tired and had to put this sketch away before finishing the first hut.

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

Horse Sketches XIV - A Work in Progress

I finally had my surgery yesterday and hopefully I will soon be back home.

I started with a horse head first, as they are what I am most familiar with and can achieve a reasonable likeness without reference material, but it wasn't long before lunch came.

After lunch I started on a second horse head but quickly became tired and set the sketch aside. I will do more work on it later.

Clear Lake VIII - A Work in Progress

Today is Christine's birthday and I am here and cannot take her out for our Mother and Daughter supper at the restaurant of her choice. But I will do that once I am out of here and upwardly mobile.

I couldn't get into drawing but I needed to do something while I waited, so I looked through some of the sketches I had in one of the sketch books and settled on this one that I had started a number of years ago (see post on 09 June 2013).

I started with some of the pine and cedar trees but, decided to stop before I ruined the sketch.













I will post this drawing at a later date once more work on the trees is completed.

Thank goodness the surgeon got me in for surgery today; it means that I will get to leave the hospital soon and go back home.