OSWOA - Wild Country

On this painting I was using flat brushes and pouring paint onto the paper and spreading around with the brushes to create trees.

A flat wash of French ultramarine blue was poured onto the paper and rolled around and left to dry.

The next colour to be poured the paper was new gamboge into the bottom of the painting. Followed by a mixture of raw sienna and Antwerp blue, which was rolled around on the paper and then with the flat brush tree shapes were made as well as a few grass shapes in the lower right hand corner.













Finally a mixture of French ultramarine blue and alizarin crimson was poured onto the paper and made into more tree shapes. As the paint was drying and using the slanted end of the handle of the flat brush "dead" trees were lifted out from the paint by scraping.

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 available for $30.00 and sold unframed.

ACEO - Lighthouse 1 and 2

Lighthouses are always an interesting sight on a beach. I was experimenting with the difference between how a lighthouse would look during the day and night.














Lighthouse 2

The ACEO shown here are all original watercolour paintings using Artist quality Winsor & Newton paint on either 140lb. or 300lb. Arches 100% rag, acid free watercolour paper. They are priced at $20.00 each and sold unframed.














Lighthouse 1

If you would like more information about ACEO please go to my post on 11 March 2010.

Buckhorn Artists' Group - KTTC Paintings

If you would like to see more of the turtle paintings for the Kawartha Turtle Trauma Centre by members of the Buckhorn Artists' Group. I have posted them to the Group's blog page.

Here's Looking at You

This 8" x 10" acrylic painting (see yesterday's posting) is pretty much finished. I may add a little more detail to the turtle after I leave it overnight and look at it with fresh eyes tomorrow.

The painting is being donated to "The Art of the Turtle" Auction. This is a fundraiser for the Kawartha Turtle Trauma Centre and will be held on 14 May 10, at the Peterborough Public Library Auditorium, 345 Aylmer Street North, Peterborough, Ont.















All these pieces works will be sold by silent auction. The event takes place from 7-10pm, with extended viewing beginning at 6pm. The silent auction will be ongoing followed by the live auction at 9pm. SOLD

Thank you for looking at my artwork.

Here's Looking at You - A Work in Progress

Today I spent the afternoon over at Heather's house and we worked on our turtle paintings for "The Art of the Turtle". Artists were given an 8" x 10" canvas to create a painting featuring a turtle.

All paintings will be auctioned to raise money for the Kawartha Turtle Trauma Centre.















My first piece didn't come out quite the way I wanted, although it will become landscape painting and will post it at a later date.

So I had to start over on a new canvas and try a different way to create the turtle with a different background which seemed to work better at placing the turtle in a pond.

This is my painting about half way finished. It is still very rough, but should work out better than my original painting.

Spring Arrival

My daffodils are in full bloom in my garden, while above them hovering on jewelled wings the hummingbirds have returned. They are a delight to watch as they flit back and forth from the hanging feeders to the flower beds.


















Congratulations to new collectors Glen and Mary MacDonald of Orillia, Ontario on their purchase of this original 8 x 10” framed watercolour. SOLD

Happy Faces

This is a painting that is currently being exhibited at my solo show at the the Showplace Performance Centre.

I have always liked pansies. They are such a cheerful flower that comes in a wide variety of colours and seem almost to smile at you.


















This is a 10 x 14” framed, watercolour $325.00.