Autumn Strream 1 - A Work in Progress

I was sorting through a number of small drawings already put onto watercolour paper last month (see post on 15 September 2016) and chose this one on which to work.

I remembered it as an autumn scene and for the background brushed mixes of burnt sienna and raw sienna with vertical strokes in the top two thirds of the paper.

Next using the same two colours with horizontal strokes I put in the water of the stream leaving the area where the rocks would be as white paper.















Using the same two colours mixed together I brushed in the ground colour, once again leaving the area along the bank as white paper.

I have decided to rename the painting from River 3 to Autumn Stream 1.

I will post this piece at a later date once I have completed the painting.

Big Cedar Lake I - A Work in Progress

I was going through the various sketches I did while out in the canoe over the last couple of years; and decided that I would like to work on this one that I started last year (see post on 23 August 2015).

Beginning with the background I put in the far water line, which forms the base of the rocks in the background.

Using vertical lines I put in the distant trees behind the rocks and then I added a few pine trees on top and lastly I put the shadows onto the rocks.

In the middle area I put in the rock close to the shore and blocked in the outline of the boathouse.

Next I started on the foreground island by putting in the rocks.














I put the maple tree trunk and branches on the end of the island and then gradually added the leaves onto the branches.

On top of the rocks I put in the small bushes and growies followed by the fallen tree trunk on the end of the island.

Next I put in the ripples in the water and the reflections from the rocks.

Then I started to put in the pine tree trunk, but ran out of time when my friends arrived and I had to leave.

I will post this drawing at a later time when more work on it has been completed.

ACEO - Reflections 6

Today I wanted to work on a painting with reflections in the water.

Using alizarin crimson and new gamboge I put in a flat wash across the upper half of the painting and change to alizarin crimson with a little bit of French ultramarine blue into the lower half of the painting

While the paint was still damp I added more of the blue into the mix and put in some of the darker reflections into the lower area of the water.














As the paint was drying I added in a green mix of Antwerp blue and new gamboge allowing the background colour to show through.

With French ultramarine blue and burnt sienna I painted in the rocks against the shoreline.

Using the brighter green, I put in some water ripples below the rocks.















Lastly, I used the rock colour to put in a few tree trunks and branches on the shore followed by their reflections in the water.

If you would like more information about ACEO please go to my post on 11 March 2010.

The ACEO shown here is an original watercolour painting using Artist quality Winsor & Newton paint on 140lb. Arches 100% rag, acid free watercolour paper. It is priced at $20.00 and sold unframed.

On the Lawn - A Work in Progress

We leave the Knoepfli Inn later today after breakfast and taking down the art show.

While waiting for breakfast I sat on the front porch and did this sketch of a wooden barrel with petunias in it and the Canadian flag blowing in the wind, along with a log reindeer ornament.














I haven't decided what I will put in behind the lawn ornaments, if anything.

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

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

Scenes of Magnetawan

Today at the Knoepfli Inn, located at 5484 Highway #124 Magnetawan, Ontario, owner Bea Kolman was having a Meet the Artists Afternoon Tea from 2:00p.m. - 4:00p.m.

This is on the second to last day of the exhibition of "Scenes of Magnetawan" which opened on 22 June 2016.

Four of the seven artists will be in attendance for this event which will resume in the coming year with new artwork when the Inn reopens next year in May.

We had a number of people come out and hopefully this exhibition of art featuring scenes of the areas will grow in popularity.

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 October.

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

Calm and Rage I - A Work in Progress

Today I headed up to Magnetawan to spend a few days at the Knoepfli Inn with some of the KAGS Outdoor Painters' Group and enjoy the peaceful area beside the Magnetawan River and to do some sketches and perhaps do some painting.












Photograph courtesy of Lorraine Ryan.

Once we arrived and settled into our cabins I went and set myself up together with my friend and fellow artist Sheila Stanley, near the bottom end of the Knoepfli Rapids which start about 800' (243.8m) upstream down from the dam at Ahmic Lake.

There was a small section of water where the river splits slightly that does not have the rush of water, but is a calm and peaceful before once again joining with the rapids.













This is what I wanted to capture; the quiet reflections on the calm water of the far bank next to the raging torrent of the rapids on the other side of the rocky outcrop.

I did manage to get the movement of the turbulent water closer to me and hopefully will be able to show the differences.
















I will post this sketch at a later date once I add some pen and ink to show what attracted me to this spot.

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