Dawn Silhouette 2 - A Work in Progress

With having the Executive meeting at KAGS today I do not have a lot of time to paint.

So I brushed in a sky with French ultramarine blue and used bright red in the lower part of the sky and left the bottom of the paper white for snow.














I will have to decide what type of tree or trees I will silhouette against the sky and post this painting at a later date.

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

Frozen Birches - A Work in Progress

This is a painting I started a while ago (see posting on 13 May 2010) and decided to finish one of the three remaining trees that have not had the birch markings added.

I completed the birch tree on the left side of the painting along with tidying up the other two remaining trees.

I will post this painting at a later date once I have completed one or both of the other trees.

Buckhorn Artists' Group Blog - Shades of Summer Show

Today I updated the Buckhorn Artists' Group blog with a few details about what happened during the Shades of Summer Art Show and Sale.

Please go to the site and enjoy pictures of some of the paintings that were exhibited at the show.

Autumn Forest 2 - A Work in Progress

This is a painting where I put various autumn colours down and let the colours blend together on the paper; making sure to keep some areas white.

Once the paint was dry I painted the area for sky in and around the leaves.

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

Purple Rocks 1 and 2 - Two Works in Progress

Today I went out sketching on my farm with some of the members of the both the Outdoor Painters' Group and the Buckhorn Artists' Group.














Purple Rocks 1

These are some of the rocks along the shore of the Snelgrove Brook which runs through the back part of my property.












 

Purple Rocks 2

I will post both of these paintings as more works is completed.

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

Algonquin Morning - A Work in Progress

This painting doesn't need a lot more done to it in order to be completed (see post on 05 May 2011) and I would like to have it completed in time for the show at the Visitors' Centre in Algonquin Park.













The background needed a few slightly more detailed trees put into it to fill in some of the open spaces and I added a few birds into the sky but I am still not totally happy with it.

I will post this painting at a later date when I feel it is finished.

Drawing a Horse and Sleigh - Basic Shadows

This is a drawing I had started earlier this month (see posting on 05 August 2012) and since I had some time while I was waiting to meet my husband for supper to celebrate our anniversary I decided I would add some more details.

Once I determined my light source I added some shading and added a few more details to the people in the sleigh.












Tightened up the outline of the sleigh and lap rug as well as put some shadows on both and the main shadow beneath the sleigh and the horse to give the illusion that they were grounded on snow.

Next I started working on the horse making the harness more distinct, putting in some shading to give the horse roundness and indicate where the muscle masses are and darkening the hooves.

I will post this drawing at a later date once it has been completed.