House on the Hill II - A Work in Progress

Today was another hot sunny day 82F (28C) with the humidity making it feel like 90F (32C) but there was a nice breeze blowing which is making the weather bearable.

Ron and I went out in the side by side down the front field where he has been clearing some of the overgrown pathways that lead to the pond and to the trails that go through the 60 acres (24 hectares) of forest at the south end of the property.

As usual I took my sketch book with me so I could draw while I was waiting. I did this sketch of my house on the top of the hill.

I will post this drawing at a later date once the foreground has been completed.

Thank you for looking at my artwork.

ACEO - Fence Posts 2

Today I wanted to finish this painting that I had started a couple of years ago (see posts on 17 July and 21 October 2016). 

I started by using various greens made of Antwerp blue, French ultramarine blue, raw sienna and new gamboge to paint in the background trees and bushes.

Next I started on the fence posts; using various shades of grey made of various mixes of French ultramarine blue and burnt sienna to put in the various cracks, knots and crevices in the weathered wood.

With burnt sienna I ran the barbed wire between the fence posts.

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.

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

Dusk 8 and 10 - Two Works in Progress

Today as I was waiting for a couple of my friends to come over and pick me up so we can go to Curry's and buy some art supplies, I took out these two little paintings that I had started earlier this year (see post on 09 March 2017).

On the first one I indicated the far shoreline across the lake.

For now I will leave the foreground alone, as I am not quite sure if I want to put land and trees there or rocks.

On the second one which has a lot more sky, I put land on the horizon line.

Then I indicated a small island closer to the foreground.

Dusk 8

Now that my friends have arrived I will put both of these paintings away for now and I will post them again at a later date once they have been completed.



















Dusk 10

Poster for the Crazy Cow Class at The Point

I just had the poster made for the class I am teaching at The Point - the Young's Point Diner and Pizzeria, at 403 South Beach Rd., Lakefield, Ontario on 23 August 2017.

If you are interested in taking this class, please contact Janice Costa at The Point.

Path Through the Woods I

Today is the first time in a while that the weather has been nice so we could go out on the side by side without the rain.

Ron has been using the rocks he picks out of the back fields for filling in the trail through the sugar bush.

The mosquitoes swarm you when you are in the forest and some of them seem to be the size of jumbo jets.

I did this sketch of the trail which is about three quarters of the way down the trail.

Needless to say, we didn't spend a lot of time in there, but we did put three loads of rock on the trail trying to make the path easier to traverse; and I did a nice little sketch.

Tied Up 4 - A Work in Progrress

I thought I would do a little more work on this piece that I had started earlier this year (see post on 19 April 2012) before I had to leave for my physiotherapy appointment.

Since this is going to be a painting of  the Caribbean I decided to use Antwerp blue for the sky.

I wet the top part of the paper first and brushed in my sky being careful to leave some areas of the paper untouched for the clouds.

Before I could mix the water colour it was time for me to go and I had to stop painting.

I will post this piece at a later date once the ocean has been painted.

Sand Bucket 1 - A Work in Progress

Today I wanted to put some paint on this little drawing that I did quite a while ago (see post on 21 Jun 2013).

First I needed to fix a few of the lines on the bucket and then I moved the horizon line a little higher up in the painting.

Using cerulean blue I put in the sky and the under paint for the lake.

Next I made a mix of raw sienna with a small amount of burnt sienna and brushed in the sand being careful to leave an area of white paper between the sand and the water.

With a mix of Antwerp blue and cerulean blue I put in the waves on the lake surface almost to the beach.















Into this section where the waves roll over the sand and onto the shore I first put down the water colour and then added lines of raw sienna and burnt sienna to indicate the churning sand.

With pure burnt sienna I put in the "wet" areas of the sand between the water and the dry shore, still being careful to leave the white paper as the foam.

Lastly, I put in the distant shores on the horizon line with a mix of the blues and raw sienna.

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