OSWOA - Haven 1

This is a little painting I started with the Outdoor Painters' Group a couple of weeks ago.

The place we were at overlooked the Otonabee River, which in that part doesn't have any of the faster moving water you will find south of Lock 26 in Lakefield. In that section you will often find kayakers there running the white water.













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 Windsor & Newton paint on 300lb. Arches 100% rag, acid free watercolour paper. It is priced at $50.00 and sold unframed. SOLD

ACEO - Rushing Water 1-2

There are many places in the Kawarthas where you can find rushing water and both large and small waterfalls.

Burleigh Falls is probably one of the better known waterfalls and is found in the Buckhorn area.

There are also series of rapids and small falls on Northey's and Eels River.

Rushing Water 1

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

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



Rushing Water 2

Buckhorn Artists' Group Blog - Barbara McGregor

I have posted the biography of another member of the Buckhorn Artists' Group, Barbara McGregor to the blog as well as an example of her artwork.

Morning

This little gem is an original 3" x 4” framed painting created using a limited palette of three colours: cadmium red, French ultramarine blue and burnt sienna.

Cadmium red was washed into the sky and water.

While the paper was still wet a pale mixture of French ultramarine blue and burnt sienna was used to paint in clouds.

The cloud mixture was darkened as the paper dried and the islands and tree silhouettes were then painted when the paper was almost completely dry.

I would like to thank new collector Mrs. D. Neudorf of Welland, Ontario on her purchase of this painting.

Forest Fire

For this painting I soaked the paper in water then poured Antwerp blue, raw sienna and alizarin crimson onto the paper. I rolled the paint around, sprinkled salt into the wet paint and then set it aside to dry.

The salt had created some interesting effects and had pushed a lot of the colour away from the center of the paper.

Using a mixture of the three colours I painted in trees.

Forest Fire is an original 9" x 12” framed watercolour available for $165.00.

Incoming Waves

Incoming Waves is an original 5-3/4" x 5-3/4” watercolour and is available for $45.00 matted and shrink wrapped.

I had started this painting earlier in the year (see posting on 05 March 11).

I added a few palm trees on the closer island and made another island on the left side of the painting and put some palm trees on it as well.

The waves needed some darks added to create a little more contrast and make the white froth on the waves stand out.

Thank you for coming to look at my artwork.

Amethyst

This morning I was at KAGS for the Life Drawing class where our model was Jeremy. If you would like to see my work from the class you can go to my Life Drawing Portfolio.

Often when I don't have the time to work on a large painting I will do a couple of smaller pieces that I may have started while I was experimenting with the colours on my palette.

I had applied a flat wash of a pale mix of French ultramarine blue and alizarin crimson and set it aside to dry.

Using the same two colours but more to the blue tones I painted in the background trees and their reflections into the water.

White the paint was still wet I dropped in a little pure burnt sienna and made a tree to add a little interest.

As the paper dried I lifted out a birch tree and rocks with a palette knife. Using a damp brush I lifted out a few movement lines in the water.

Amethyst is an original 2" x 4” framed watercolour and is available for $65.00.