Winter Trio - A Work in Progress

The days during the winter when we get the thick heavy packing snow coating the branches of the trees creates a magical winter wonderland.

But it can also be harmful to the trees if the weight becomes too much for the branches to bear and it causes them to break off.

Care is also needed when walking through the forest beneath the snow covered canopy; the wind can cause the heavy snow to come down and give you an unexpected snow shower.

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

Big Barn I

I am doing a number of drawings of some of the local barns in the area before they vanish completely.












Big Barn I is an original 3-1/4" x 8” framed pen and ink drawing available for $125.00.

Falling Down I

Many of the barns across the country are left abandoned to slowly fall apart and collapse. They are parts of our heritage that are being lost forever.











This is a pen and ink drawing that was washed over with mixtures of burnt sienna, raw sienna and French ultramarine blue.

Falling Down I is an original 4-1/4" x 9” framed mixed media painting available for $145.00.

Snow Covered Lake - A Work in Progress

During the winter many of the shallow lakes freeze over completely.

Lake Chemong during the winter is often used as a roadway for vehicle traffic from Curve Lake to Ennismore which saves about 20 minutes of travel time from the traditional roads.

The sky, background trees and snow have been completed. The foreground snow covered rocks and shore have been indicated.

I will post this painting once I have decided where I want to put some of the main pine trees onto the shore.

Thank you for coming to look at my artwork.

Daisy Doubles and Daisy Duet

Daisy Duet and Daisy Doubles are original 2" x 5” framed watercolour paintings.

Daisies are such happy flowers and come in a wide variety of colours. They are a wonderful addition to any garden.

They can often be found growing wild in fields, along the edge of roads and sometimes in gravel parking lots.


Daisy Doubles

Daisies are a very hardy flower and will thrive in just about any soil, from rich loam to very poor sandy soil where little more than weeds will thrive.

Congratulations to returning collector Mr. James Douglas of Cedar Hill, Missouri USA on his selection of both these paintings.





Daisy Duet

Spanish Beauty - A Work in Progress

This is a painting I started on the second day of the Brian Smith workshop (see posting on 10 April 11).

We did a portrait using the "Dead" palette or the "Traditional Skin" palette. The colours we used were Titanium white buff, cadmium yellow light, yellow ochre, alizarin crimson (or cadmium red) and Payne's grey.

The background of the canvas was coated with a wash of neutral grey. Once the acrylic paint dried we sketched an outline portrait of the model using charcoal or conte.

The excess charcoal was wiped off the canvas with a cloth to prevent the media from contaminating the acrylic paint being put down and greying it.

Using mixtures of Titanium white buff, cadmium yellow light, yellow ochre and alizarin crimson the under painting of the face and neck were painted.

The highlights were painted using more Titanium white buff and the shadows were darkened by adding a touch of Payne's grey to the flesh tone mixture.

The under painting on this portrait has been completed.

I will post this painting at a later date when I have completed the next stage and put the under painting in on the hair.

Moonshine

Today is the last day for the "Once More from the Top" show at the Kawartha Artists' Gallery and Studio.

I will be sitting the show this afternoon and staying to help with the final take down.

Moonshine is one of the three paintings I had in the exhibition.

It is an original 6" diameter framed watercolour and available for $180.00.