Countryside Art Group Blog - Show Updates

On the first of each month I will update the Countryside Art Group's blog with a listing of shows where the various artists in the Group are exhibiting their work.

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

Garden Shed 2 - A Work in Progress

Today when I returned from my physiotherapy appointment looked at my lilac bushes, which are currently in bloom and decided I would go out later this afternoon to cut a fresh bouquet for the house to bring their scent indoors.

Since I needed to take some time to rest and relax I thought I would like to work on a painting with lilacs and I pulled out this little paintings that I had started last year (see post on 26 May 2016) while with the KAGS Outdoor Painters' Group.

Using various mixtures of alizarin crimson, Antwerp blue and French ultramarine blue I added more lilacs around the shed.

While the paint was drying, I worked on the shed and erased the wheelbarrow which I will redraw in at a later time.















Next I mixed various greens of raw sienna, French ultramarine blue, Antwerp blue and new gamboge and I put in the leaves throughout the lilac bushes.

With burnt sienna and one of the greens I put in the facing boards on the shed and with a light mix of colour I put the tin roof on the shed.

Now it is time for me to have lunch before I go out to get my bouquet of lilacs.

Thank you for looking at my artwork.

Big Cedar Lake V - A Work in Progress

Last night, I sat on the porch with a cup of tea and enjoyed the thunderstorm.

I pulled out this drawing that I had started a couple of years ago (see posts on 23 August 2015 and 02 December 2016) to do some more work on it.

Beginning in the background behind the trees, I drew in some more tree trunks.
















Next, I added more detail onto the rock face and indicated some of the shadows.

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

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

Clear Lake IX - A Work in Progress

I wanted to do some work on this sketch and try to get all nine pieces of Clear Lake at least started (see post on 09 June 2013).

I thought I would like to add a mother duck and her brood of ducklings into the foreground in front of the rocks.

Along the shoreline of Clear Lake there were a number of areas that had bull rushes close to the shore and I added them into the drawing to create interest and depth in the picture.














First I put in the closer rocks, the small pine trees, the grasses and added the shadows to the rocks and reflections beneath them.

From there I started on the bull rushes and cattails behind the rocks and then added a few of the reeds to the left side of the drawing.

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

Sunset Island II - A Work in Progress

Cindy and Norma came over to paint a sunset with me so they will be able to help me next week when I teach the class.

I started with pure raw sienna streaked in the sky with curved diagonal strokes leaving some areas white.

While the paper was still wet I brushed in the water with horizontal strokes leaving a few areas white.

I mixed burnt sienna with the raw sienna and painted it into both the sky and the water.

Next I brushed a little pure burnt sienna into the sky and water.

I added French ultramarine blue to the burnt sienna for a dark grey mixture and painted in the distant islands and leaving a small space put in the reflections.

With a dark mixture of French ultramarine blue, burnt sienna and a small amount of alizarin crimson I started painting the main pine tree and indicated the trunks on the three larger trees.

With the same mixture I started painting in the rocks adding a little water in some areas to give it a mottled effect.

Lastly, I put in a few reflections of the rocks into the water.

Cindy and Norma each completed their paintings within the time allowed for a class, so we are good to go with the class.

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

White Picket Fence 1 - A Work in Progress

Today I was hoping to go to Astrid's farm and just sit and sketch with the KAGS Outdoor Painters' Group and see the peacocks, but unfortunately it was raining all day long so I didn't get to go.

I thought I may as well work on this drawing I started at her place last year (see post on 20 December 2016).

I started by putting in the fence and a few trees on the horizon line in the field behind the picket fence.















Next I indicated the trunk of the tree located in front of the fence.

I then indicated the bushes in front of and behind the tree trunk and from there I started work on the picket fence.

I will post this drawing at a later date once the bushes, grass and growies in front of the fence are completed.

At the Beach 1 - A Work in Progress

Today I was given the wonderful news by the surgeon that I would no longer have to wear the hinged splint and that I could finally put full weight on my leg, drive a car and go upstairs. I can get back to having a life that goes beyond being confined to my living room and kitchen and most importantly I can have a shower instead of a sponge bath using my kitchen sink.

I pulled out this painting that I had started a number of years of years ago (see post on 24 November 2014) and thought I would like to work on something bright and colourful to match my mood.

I started by under painting the sky with aureolin, leaving the sun untouched.

While the paint was still wet, I used a mixture of French ultramarine blue, burnt sienna and alizarin crimson to paint in the evening clouds at the top of the sky.

Next I used new gamboge; I darkened the sky just above the horizon line.

I darkened the sky colour with a little bit of alizarin crimson and painted the sky reflection below the horizon line leaving some areas of white for the crests of the waves.

To this mix I added some cadmium yellow and put in the middle area of the water.

Lastly, using burnt sienna and raw sienna I put in the sandy shore.

I will post this painting at a later date once I decide on the colour of the water against the shore and place the people on the beach.