Barn IV

Today I was in not in the mood to paint but I still wanted to do something, so I went through one of my files of sketches and pulled out this one that I did a couple of years ago (see post on 25 September 2013).

I remember it well, the run in shed had a tree growing out through its roof and a small barn beside it looked as though it would fall over in a strong wind. I need to go back and see if the building is still standing and how big the tree has grown.

Beginning with the leaning barn, I used the higher roof line, ran the lifted pieces of tin on the roof keeping them bent and twisted, changed the windows to a barn door, added a door to the hay loft, and removed a number of barn boards from the building.














I proceeded to do some work on the run in shed, starting with the tree growing through the roof, then I twisted the tin around it and bent the edges. I set the side door partially off its hinges showed the old dirt inside the shed and indicated the barn board on the building.

The big barn didn't need a lot of work, I fixed the roof line, added another lightning rod, put in the barn boards, some stonework at the base of the building added a vent hole at the top of the front of the barn.

Lastly I added a fence behind the big barn and another in front of the trees at the back of the pasture. I put some grasses and growies along the path from the barn.

This is an original 6-1/2" x 9” graphite pencil drawing available when matted and shrink wrapped for $50.00.

Seahorse 3

Today, as I was coming down from the loft of the main barn after throwing out hay for my horses; I saw my first swallows. A pair of barn swallows and a single tree swallow.

Hopefully, the warm weather we are currently enjoying will continue and that they will stay and nest in the barn or one of the nearby trees.

After breakfast, I thought I would like to do a drawing of a seahorse among some seaweed.

First I sketched in the seahorse, placing it slightly above the center of the paper.

Next, I started to add the strands of seaweed.

I began with the one I would have its tail wrap around.

Next, I added a couple more strands behind the seahorse.

Lastly, I added one more strand on the lower left side of the drawing.

Morning Sky

It is a beautiful, sunny day even though it started at 32F (0C) in the morning, the temperature quickly rose to a high of 62F (16.7C).

I wanted to complete this painting that I found in storage earlier this month. All that need to be done was to put in a few darks into the bottom of the closer shore and the reflections into the water.

Using a mixture of ultramarine blue, burnt sienna and alizarin crimson I put the darks randomly onto the shoreline below the trees and just above the rocks.

From there I added a few darks into the light and mid tone reflections already in the water.

Lastly, I put a bird into the sky.

This original 16" x 20" acrylic painting when framed will be available for $375.00.

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

Sunset Lake 1

As I was coming home from Lindsay, I could see the bottom end of Chemong Lake and I stopped on the shoulder of the road to do this little drawing of the lake with the islands.














It is something that perhaps I will develop into a full colour painting at a later time either in acrylic or watercolour.

Buckhorn Artists' Group Blog - Pat Harvey McCourt

I have posted the biography of another member of the Buckhorn Artists' Group, Pat Harvey McCourt to the blog as well as some samples of her artwork.

Playing in the Waves

It is not going to be one of the warmest days for close to the end of April with the morning starting off at 21F (-6.1) and the high of a balmy 49F (9.4C) but, at least it is supposed to be sunny most of the day.

After doing the barn chores and having breakfast I decided I would like to work on this sketch of Christine playing in the waves with a stick that I had started many years ago.

At that time I did a watercolour painting of her called "Christine on the Beach" (see post on 17 April 2011) from one of the other sketches.

I started working on Christine, beginning with her hair and gradually working my way down, next by putting in the facial features.

From there I put the clothes on her upper body.

This was followed by putting the details on her right arm.

Next, I wanted to get the lower part of her dress completed, showing all the folds created by the strong wind that was blowing that day.














Lastly, I drew in her legs and feet as well as the stick she was using in the water.

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

Bright Reflections

The morning started off foggy and fairly warm, with temperature at 41F (5C) but by the afternoon the sun came out and the temperature rose once again to 62F (16.7C). All in all, a very pleasant day.

I decided that I would like to finish this painting that I had started a number of years ago and I just needed to put some ripples into the water in the foreground.























I started by putting the water rippling against the base of the rocks in the foreground using a mix of Titanium white, ultramarine blue and a touch of burnt sienna to grey it slightly.

Lastly, I added a few reflections of the sky colour into the water using white and cobalt blue in a few areas in the foreground.

This original 10" x 14" acrylic painting when framed will be available for $235.00.