Lilac Reflections - A Work in Progress

I washed in the background using various mixtures of French ultramarine blue, Antwerp Blue and alizarin crimson then set it aside to dry.

Once it was dry I used a mixture of alizarin crimson and Antwerp blue as the under paint for the lilac flowers. While that was drying I added some French ultramarine blue to the lilac mixture and painted the vase.














Next I washed in raw sienna and Antwerp blue into the leaves. I left this colour for the high lit areas of the leaves.Then added French ultramarine blue and painted the mid tone of the leaves, then with a little burnt sienna added to the mixture and the dark shadows were painted.

I started adding in the shadows on the lilacs, which were a mixture of French ultramarine blue and alizarin crimson.

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

Plein Air - Two Works in Progress

Today I went and painted with the Outdoor Painters' Group even though the skies were overcast.

I set myself up near the water where there were some lovely reflections. I quickly brushed the reflections in the water and set the painting aside to dry before I added one or two of the ducks that were swimming in the area.













Reflections 7

There was a little bit of a break in the clouds and I quickly painted in the sky and set it aside to be worked on later.

Unfortunately before I could get back to my first painting it started raining and I had to pack up and get under cover.














Quiet 2

I waited for a while to see if the rain would stop, so I could continue with the paintings, but that wasn't going to happen today.

I will post these paintings at a later date once they are completed.

Sewing Machine - A Work in Progress

I was going through some still life paintings and I came across this one that I had started early last year (see post on 19 January 2012).

I wanted to do a little more work on it and get a couple more parts on it completed.

After looking over it I decided that the bolt of material behind the sewing machine was a little too plain and drab being in shades of grey.

To give it a little more life I washed over the material with pure Antwerp blue.

Next I worked on the shirt on the sewing machine using various mixes of Cadmium red, Cadmium yellow and alizarin crimson.

I started working on the sewing machine and started with the face place and worked from the front to the back of the machine adding details as I went across.

Moving on to the table I drew in the legs and started on the edge before running out of time.

I will post this painting again at a later date once more work on it has been completed.

Summer Evening 1 - A Work in Progress

The sun was setting and I wanted to capture the warm muted yellow and orange colours in the sky.

I used a limited palette of raw sienna, burnt sienna and French ultramarine blue.

After wetting the paper pure raw sienna was washed into the sky and foreground.

Next burnt sienna was brushed into various areas of the sky and it mixed with the raw sienna already on the paper to give a warm orange colour.

A mix of French ultramarine blue and burnt sienna wash brushed into the sky as clouds.

Once the paint was totally dry a few tree shapes were lightly sketched onto the paper.

I will post this painting at a later date once the trees have been painted.

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

Burleigh Falls 10-13 - Four Works in Progress

Burleigh Falls 10

These are the remaining sketches that I did on watercolour paper of Burleigh Falls (see post on 12 July 2013) from earlier this month.














Burleigh Falls 11

Once this series of paintings are completed it will show the many features of the fast flowing water, the rocks and the falls at Burleigh.













Burleigh Falls 12

I will post these at a later date as more work on them is completed.













 Burleigh Falls 13

Blue Sky D - A Work in Progress

After going through some of my smaller pieces I pulled out some of the Blue Sky paintings (see post on 07 July 2012).

I started on Blue Sky D as it had a blank spot on the bottom of the painting and the easiest way to correct that was to cover it with dark shapes and rocks would be ideal.














I had just started into the painting when I had unexpected company drop by for a visit.

I will post this painting at a later date once more work on it is completed.

Blues Lines 2 and 3 -Two Works in Progress

These were two abstract paintings that I had started last year (see posts on 08 August 2012) and after looking at them with fresh eyes I decided that they would make underwater paintings.

I have changed the name of Blue Lines 2 to Angelfish 1 as the blue lines seemed to be a fish shape. I added an eye and some lips and indicated where I would paint in the fins.

Using mixtures of French ultramarine blue and Antwerp blue to indicate water and then using raw sienna with a touch of burnt sienna for the sandy bottom of the ocean.














Angelfish 1

Next I added some sea grass with various mixtures of the two blues and raw sienna, then I set this painting aside to dry while I think about what more it needs to complete the background.

Since I also had Blue Lines 3, I placed a piece of tracing paper over the painting and sketched in another underwater scene.














Sunken Logs 1

I changed the blue shape into the shadowed side of an underwater tree stump and added a fallen cedar tree.

After looking at it for a little while, I placed in a generic fish shape into the background. I will have to decide what kind of fish it needs to be and if I just want the one fish. I think changing its name to Sunken Logs 1 is appropriate.

I will post both these paintings at a later date once more work on them is completed.