Barn III

Today is another bright, sunny and hot 82F (28C) day and with the humidity it feels like 93F (34C).

I thought that I would develop this sketch that I did a few years ago (see post on 25 September 2013) into a more finished drawing.

Next I started on the barn by adding the tin onto the roof, windows on the long side of the barn and a sliding door and a door to the mow on the front of the barn.

I removed the fence that was in front of the barn and then worked on the large rocks in the foreground, filled out the pine tree and added a roadway to the barn.













I put grasses at the edges of the road and rocks and the added a fence along the edge of the field.

Lastly I added a farm house and some trees on top of the hill in the distance.

This original 5-1/4" x 9” graphite pencil drawing when matted and shrink wrapped will be available for $40.00.

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

Oriental Pottery

It is another hot day 77F (25C) but with the humidity feels like 84F (29C).

I wanted to do more work on this drawing (see post on 06 February 2014) that I had started in the still life class at KAGS.

I tightened up the drawing and added the pattern details on the vase and pottery jar.

I made a few changes to the composition by enlarging the clay tea pot and shifting its position slightly.

Thank you for looking at my artwork.

Barn XII

Today was a very busy day for me; but a least it is a bright and sunny day with the temperature climbing to 79F (26C) but with the humidity it feels like 84F (29C). Fortunately, there was a breeze and while driving I had my sun roof open on the car and the air conditioner on which made things comfortable.

First I went to Lang Pioneer Village and got my paintings from the McKelvie Gallery and while I was there, I took some photographs before I went out with some of my fellow KAGS Outdoor Painters' Group artists for lunch in Keene.



















From there I headed out to The Lindsay Gallery to pick up my painting from the juried art show and then returned home and where I had planned to do some work in my garden.

Instead I sat in the shade of one of the apple trees near the barn and did this drawing of the fronts of the east and the west barns. It was a peaceful way to end the day.

Mine! 1

Today we had a temperature of 72F (22C) with the humidity making it feel like 84F (29C) but we will have rain for most of the day which means I do not have to water my garden.

I wanted to work on a still life drawing today, so I set up one of my stuffed toys in this case a dragon and added a few blocks to make it interesting.















It didn't take very long to get the drawing of the dragon finished.

From there I started adding in the various blocks to complete the drawing. The last thing I did was to curve the dragon's tail around the blocks making him look possessive.

Pine Forest

Today started off with a foggy morning but it is supposed to get hot and humid again today, with the temperature reaching 78F (25.5C) and the humidity making it feel like 91F (32C).

I thought I would like to paint outside this morning but didn't want to go too far from the house so I decided to paint the forest at the edge of the front field.

Using mixtures of titanium white, ultramarine blue and cobalt blue I brushed in the sky.

Next I mixed a wide variety of greens using raw sienna, yellow ochre, pthalo blue, burnt sienna cobalt blue and ultramarine blue.

Using the various greens I worked my way from the background trees through to the closest ones to me, gradually darkening the colors.

Now I have to go to the Norwood Skillet and take down my show.

Saddlebred Head Study

I was watching a program about the different types of gaited horses on television.

I found it interesting about the many different gaited breeds that are found throughout the world. Including a couple that I hadn't realized they were considered gaited.

I did a number of sketches of the different breeds which I will post at a later date.

This original 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" graphite pencil drawing when matted and shrink wrapped will be available for $20.00.

Poppies 2

Today as I sat on the front lawn enjoying a cup of tea, I decided to do a pencil drawing of my poppies which are out in full bloom.

The sad part about poppies is that they last for such a short time.














I may at a later date do a painting of them, with their bright red colouring.

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