OSWOA - Evening Sky 3

Evening is a peaceful time on the lake in the summer, often the breeze dies down and the haunting call of a loon echoes across the water.

It is time to put your feet up and relax after the hustle and bustle of a busy day.














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 140lb. Arches 100% rag, acid free watercolour paper. It is priced at $40.00 and sold unframed.

ACEO - Reeds 4- 6

Today I painted with the Buckhorn Tuesday Painting Group and pulled these three paintings out to work on them and get them completed.

I decided to do a little more work on this one (see posts on 30 October 2012 and 09 November 2012) and brighten up the fluff on the cattails and add a few more lights and darks into the reeds.



Reeds 4

I then worked between the first one and the second painting (see posts on 30 October 2012 and 09 January 2013) to be sure that the edges matched.

Next I added more reeds into the bottom of the painting and put in more highlights and shadows onto some of the more detailed reeds.

Lastly I painted the fluff onto a couple of the cattails.

Reeds 5

Working between the second and third painting I added reeds to look as though they were a continuing extension following the same placement as though a part of the same painting.

Once that had been put into place I then brushed in the rest of the reeds using various mixtures of greens. Lastly adding the cattails and putting the fluff on a couple of them to complete this piece.

Reeds 6

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.

I think the three of them together would make an interesting triptych and if I do decide to frame this set, the price would be $225.00.

Great Horned Owl

Today I had the opportunity to work from a stuffed mount of a Great Horned Owl that was brought to a friend's home that would be picked up later that day by a carver who wanted to use it as a model for one of his carvings.












I worked on a number of sketches until I was sure the anatomy was correct.

Once the drawing was blocked in I gradually added details to the line drawing starting with the head.

One of the most important things was to get the correct shape of the beak and how the eyes were positioned with the large area of the mask around them.

The placement of the feathered ears came next.

I wanted to get the head of the bird completed first and more details and some shading was added to give it shape.

Then I worked through the body and the placement of the wings.

Details were added to the feet and then the talons were given shape and darkened. Feathering was added to the legs.

Moving up the body the structure of the inside of the wings was indicated and the tops of the wings were given a little more detail and shading.

I was able to add some roundness to the body before the carver arrived to take the owl away.

This original 9" x 12" graphite pencil drawing when matted and shrink wrapped will be available for $75.00.

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

Spring Show at the Kawartha Artists' Gallery and Studio

Today is the opening of the Kawartha Artists' Gallery and Studio all member spring show entitled "Unfolding".

The exhibit was fairly well attended with two paintings being purchased on opening day.







The show runs from 07 April to 02 May 2013.

Hopefully some of you will be able to come out and enjoy the show.

By the Window

While sorting through some files I came across this painting that I had started a couple of years ago (see post on 25 August 2011).

It didn't need much to have it completed so I decided to work on it and the bonus was that I already had a mat and frame that the painting would fit.

I painted in the background in the lower left side window pane and added a little more colour to the other three window panes to have them with similar colours throughout.

Lastly, I added greenery in among the flowers and painted in the negative to give definition to the daisies.

This original 4-3/4" x 9” watercolour when framed will be available for $125.00.

Buckhorn Artists' Group Blog - Show Updates

I have updated the Buckhorn Artists' Group blog with a listing of shows some of the various artists in the Group are exhibiting their work in during the month of April.

If you get a chance come out and visit them at one or all of the shows.

Spotted Eagle Ray

I took two paintings in for the Unfolding show at KAGS today and with the paintings that I saw at the gallery it should be an interesting show.

Now that I have returned home I wanted to complete this painting of the Spotted Eagle Rays.














This original 10" x 14" acrylic painting when framed will be available for $250.00

Thank you for coming to look at my artwork and I hope you will return often.