Lone Pine

This is an original 4" x 6" framed watercolour painting of one of the stately pines that can be found along Highway 507.

Earlier this morning I took a walk through the fields to look at my old pine trees that I had before the storm that came through earlier this month that did so much damage.

I lost one of them. It was snapped near the base by the force of the wind and is now lying on the ground. Later we will chop it up and use the wood next year once it has dried in the fireplace. Its partner is still standing but somehow seems lonely.

Thank you to new collector Mr. William A. Rayner of Markham, Ontario on his purchase of this painting.

I have to head off to the Executive meeting at KAGS now and give the Treasurer's report.

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

Balance Beam 4

Balance beam routines require superb balance, strength and knowing exactly where your hands or feet are going to land on a 4" (10cm) wide beam.

One slip and you are off the beam and on the floor. In the event of a fall, once you are back on your feet you have 30 seconds to remount the beam and continue, otherwise you will not be permitted to finish your routine. Falls automatically incur a deduction of 1.0.














Deductions are taken for all errors made while on the beam, on the landing of the dismount or a fall. These also include balance checks such as wobbling to maintain balance or stumbling, failure to do all the elements required in a routine, lapses in control, poor technique and execution and failure to travel the full length of the beam.

Small wonder a perfect score of 10 is rarely achieved.

Balance Beam 4 is an original 15" x 20” framed Prisma pencil drawing and is available for $195.00.

Today is the last day of the Art in the Garden Tour, in Peterborough, Ontario. It is put on by GardenRoute. I will be at Horlings Garden Centre, 3056 Lakefield Road, Lakefield, Ontario from 10am-4pm.

Looking forward to seeing some of you this week end.

Balance Beam 3

A regulation-size balance beam used in competition for elite and junior elite gymnasts measures approximately 4 feet (1.25 meters) in height, approximately 16-1/2 feet (5 meters) in length and is only 4 inches (10 centimeters) in width.

Today's beams are covered in leather or suede to help prevent slipping and they are also sprung to accommodate the stress of high-difficulty tumbling and dance skills.

A beam routine can last up to 90 seconds and must consist of acrobatic elements in different directions (forward/sideward and backward), a full turn on one foot, a connection of two dance elements, one a leap, jump, or hop with legs in 180 degree split, a series of two acrobatic skills and a dismount.

Many things are taken into consideration such as all the elements and all the errors in a routine which are noted by the judges and determine the gymnast's final mark.

Congratulations to new collectors Kawartha Gymnastics Club of Peterborough, Ontario on their selection of this painting.

Today is the first day of the Art in the Garden Tour, in Peterborough, Ontario. It is put on by GardenRoute. I will be at Horlings Garden Centre, 3056 Lakefield Road, Lakefield, Ontario from 10am-12 noon and tomorrow from 10am-4pm.

Looking forward to seeing some of you this week end.

Autumn Weeds

This is a scene I often see in the autumn down by the edge of the Snelgrove Brook which runs thrpough the back of my property..

The soft reflections of trees' changing leaves in the water are a sharp contrast to the hard dried weeds and grasses growing on the bank.

This is an original 3-3/4" x 10-3/4” framed watercolour available for $125.00.

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Work Horses in Winter

These pen and ink drawings are part of a series of draft horses working in the winter.

Eventually I will work each of them up into paintings.












Sleigh Ride

Most of these sketches are of some of the local draft horses that are not only used for working farmland, they also are exhibited at the fairs in conformation classes, in two, three and four horse hitches, in pulling competitions and in parades.












Two Horse Sleigh

Most of the sketches of black Percheron are of Billy and Ben; the greys are of Glow and Silver.

The drawings of Belgians are of either May and Mandy or Charlie and Sunny. The Clydesdale is Jimmy.












Hay Ride

The pictures shown here are all 4" x 6” original, framed pen and ink drawings and are available framed for $125.00 each.

Now I had better go to KAGS to sit the final day of the Temperatures Rising Show.












Along the Trail

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Evening Glow

I used mixtures of French ultramarine blue, burnt sienna and a touch of alizarin crimson for this painting.

This is a scene often found on the lakes in the evening once the sun has set and the moon is in hiding behind the clouds. Some of the glow is cast on the still waters creating a luminous trail.

Evening Glow is an original 5" x 7” framed watercolour and is available for $65.00.

Study in Green and Gold

This morning I was at the Life Drawing class at KAGS and our model was Julie. If you would like to see my sketches from the class please go to my Life Drawing Portfolio.

This is another painting I had started at the Golden Acrylic workshop held at KAGS (see posting on 06 May 2011).

It was the second time I had taken the workshop and I learned a lot more about the versatility of the various Golden Acrylics products, especially about their Open Acrylic line (see postings for Strawberries 04 June 2011 and Citrus on 11 May 2011).

For this we used the Golden Molding Paste as a base ground for the painting (see post for Study in Sienna 21 September 2010). I used yellow ochre and sap green for most of the painting and a touch of Titanium white for the brightest highlights.

Study in Green and Gold is an original 6-1/4" x 8-1/2” framed, acrylic available for $150.00

Thank you for taking the time to look at my artwork and I hope you will return often.