ACEO - Quiet Interlude 1

This is a painting of an area of bull rushes on Upper Buckhorn Lake where the fishing is wonderful if you are after perch or bass.

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

The ACEO 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 $20.00and sold unframed.

Pine Tree 1 - A Work in Progress

One of my favourite things to see are pine trees silhouetted against the sky.

For as long as I have owned the property there was a pair of tall stately pines entwined together on the top of the hill on one of the back fields.

Unfortunately during in windstorm in July of last year one of them was no longer able to withstand the high winds and fell, leaving its companion standing all alone.

It seems so forlorn now. I started this painting of it from the opposite side than I see from the house.

I will post this painting at a later date once It is completed.

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

Morning Star - A Work in Progress

The background for the Morning Star wreck is an almost flat blue wash.














I will post this painting at a later date once I have transferred the sketch of the Morning Star from Aruba.

Waiting at the Gate - A Work in Progress

This is a sketch for another foal painting. It is of the time when the horses are all standing around by the gate to be brought into the barn for their evening meal.














I need to change the head on the foal as he looks a little jug headed, and I have to work out how I will put in the gate rails and fence posts.

I will post this sketch at a later date once it is ready to be transferred to the watercolour paper.

Mr. Bud - A Work in Progress

This is the under painting for the Mr. Bud wreck in Roatan. It is a 75ft (22.9m) conch boat that was sunk intentionally in 1995 as a dive site.














The Mr. Bud wreck lies in approximately 40ft (12.2m) of water in a wide, shallow sandy trench and is suitable for all divers.

I will post this painting at a later date once I have transferred the image of the "Bud" onto the canvas.

Trophy Table - A Work in Progress

Today I brought in to KAGS the things for the Still Life class. Our theme was Riding and I brought in a wide variety of subject matter including two saddles, a number of bridles, tack cleaning supplies, grooming equipment, helmets, ribbons and trophies.

I chose to do the trophies and ribbons. I wanted to capture the reflections in the polished metal of the trophies as they gleamed beneath the spotlights.

As I finish more on this painting I will post it at a later date.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and look at the artwork.

Silent World - A Work in Progress

I am applying to The Lindsay Art Gallery to have a show there with fellow artist Carol Rutherford.

The show will be called "Above and Below the Reef" and will feature the landscape and people of the Caribbean as well as the wrecks and creatures that inhabit the reef below the surface of the water.













This is the under painting for one of the coral reefs that I took photographs of while I was in Roatan last year.

I will post this painting at a later date once more of the painting has been completed.