Eternity – A Work in Progress

For this painting the paper was soaked in water and then set aside to dry until the sheen was gone. While waiting French ultramarine blue, raw sienna and alizarin crimson were mixed in individual cups.

When the paper was ready each of the colours were poured onto the paper in different areas, some overlapping, some left with just one colour.

Using a tissue, paint was lifted from the top edges of some of the clouds as though they were touched by the rising sun.

Once the paper was still slightly damp a mixture of burnt sienna with a little bit of French ultramarine blue was used to paint in a distant tree line. The bottom edges of the trees were softened with water to give the effect of mist rising around them.

When the paper was completely dry I used a razor blade to lift the sparkle off the surface of the water where the sun strikes it.

I will post this painting at a later date when I complete more of the painting.

Thank you for looking at my artwork.

Buckhorn Artists' Group Blog - The History

I have posted a brief history of the Buckhorn Artists' Group, to the blog as well as a short biography of all the current members and an example of their artwork.

Winter Song

This is an original 9" x 12” framed watercolour and is available for $210.00.

Today they are still calling for rain, but it still isn't raining; I guess if they keep saying it will rain eventually it will happen.

For this painting I used a new colour, Naples yellow. I applied a thin wash into the snow and used a darker, thicker wash into the sky as an under paint. It gives a different feel to the painting than when I use raw sienna.

Now I have to go to Kawartha Downs and pick up a harness for my colt. We are going to start breaking him to drive this weekend.

Serenity

Today is going to be another hot and humid day; although they are calling for rain overnight I will believe it only when I see it.

For this painting I applied each colour as a glaze and allowed it to dry before the next layer was applied.

The rocks and some of the dead trees were scraped out using a palette knife while the paint was still wet.

This is an original 5" x 6-1/2” framed watercolour available for $115.00.

Reflections

First thing in the morning while the skies were still threatening more rain, the lake was dead calm. The still glass like surface reflected the sky, and surrounding landscape in a mirror image.

Then the wind came up and sent white capped waves rushing across the lake to the shore. We didn't get any more rain, but the cool, refreshing breeze was welcome after the humidity and heat of the previous week.

This is an original 6-1/2" x 10” matted and shrink-wrapped watercolour.

Thank you to new collector Ms. Suzanne C. Brown of Oakville, Ontario on her purchase of this painting.

Toby

This is the second of two sketches I did at a dog show of a pair of Wire-Haired Fox Terriers (see posting on 01 March 2011 of Tammy).

For this one I used black, white and sanguine conte allowing the colour of the paper to show through for the lighter areas of the coat.

Toby is an original 7” diameter framed conte pencil drawing available for $85.00.

Soaring

It is so very nice to finally have rain and with it the end of the high temperatures and humidity even if it is only for a short time.

On a trip to the dump I made sketches of the gulls that scavenge for food there and decided that a rocky shore would be a nicer location for them.

This is an original 5" x 7” framed watercolour.

Congratulations to Mrs. Valerie Dunford of Lakefield, Ontario on adding this painting to her collection.