Thursday, May 29, 2008
Colour of Water
An evening walk through the harbour of our city is always entertaining, especially when the weather is warm and there is a big yacht race the next day.
A new job situation this past month has left me with little time and energy for painting, but it feels good to be back!!
6" x 6" acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Earth Day
I painted a landscape today in celebration of Earth Day. I haven’t painted a landscape in a long time and certainly not in acrylic. I used the colours of early spring and kept it loose by using one large brush.
Today is a good reminder to take care of what was given to us.
8" x 10" acrylic on gallery wrapped canva
Today is a good reminder to take care of what was given to us.
8" x 10" acrylic on gallery wrapped canva
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Sunday Afternoon Read
It's been a very cold spring. Today the sun was out and despite the cold wind, there were people out enjoying the day in their winter parka's.
6" x 6" acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Evening Jog
I love the fact that the evenings are getting longer. This is another painting of the oceanfront walk near our place. When we first moved here, I would walk here almost every night. It’s time to get back into the habit, not only for the exercise, but also for the painting inspiration.
6" x 6" acrylic painting on gallery wrapped canvas
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Coffee Walk
A few blocks from where I live there is a beautiful walk along the ocean.
On sunny, Sunday afternoons it becomes busy with an array of people. There is a place for dogs to play, a place to fly kites, a place to hang glide, and many places to enjoy the view and each other.
These paintings are small studies of two of those people.
4" x 6" acrylic paintings on gallery wrapped canvas
Monday, March 31, 2008
Apples Values 2
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Apple Values
This is the first of two little apple paintings. I was trying to work on my values in painting, the general rule for values is thirds, for example this one is supposed to be two-thirds light, one-third dark with a bit of mid-tones in between.
When I change the photo to black and white, it shows me whether I have accomplished this.... (see below)
6" x 6" acrylic on gallery wrapped linen - SOLD
Friday, March 21, 2008
A Touch of Spring
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
The Conversation
I wish I had a really good excuse for not painting these last few weeks, there are a couple I could use, work stress and winter blahs, probably a little of both.
It took a walk downtown on an “almost spring” day to get me out of my doldrums. The warmth of the sun, the cherry blossoms, and this couple enjoying a good conversation were the inspiration for this painting.
6" x 6" acrylic painted on cradled panel
Monday, February 25, 2008
Indulgence - Repainted
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Orange Vase with Tulips
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
A Walk in Winter
Sadly, I had to be away this past week for my father-in-law’s funeral. It was a time to celebrate his life, be with family and also celebrate my mother-in-law's eightieth birthday!
It also meant flying from the rainy wet coast to Saskatchewan, where the temperature was at certain times -30 degrees. In the midst of one of the gatherings my daughter and I escaped all the food and visiting to go for a walk, it was a very short walk, but long enough to appreciate the beauty of small town, Saskatchewan.
6" x 6" acrylic painting on gallery wrapped canvas- NFS
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Salsa Bowl with Lemons
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Tomatoes
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Avocados
Avocados make a great painting study, the colours and shapes are seemingly simple but the challenge to arrange them into a pleasing composition took me longer than I would like to admit.
What I also learned, other than how to paint them, was that there would have been about 50 million pounds of them consumed today, Super Bowl Sunday.
Another interesting fact is that they are in the top ten of sexy foods, enjoy!!!
5" x 7" acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas
What I also learned, other than how to paint them, was that there would have been about 50 million pounds of them consumed today, Super Bowl Sunday.
Another interesting fact is that they are in the top ten of sexy foods, enjoy!!!
5" x 7" acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Blue Sunglasses
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Salsa Bowl with Salad
This was my Saturday lunch. Just before I threw the tuna on, I realized what a good study it would be with all the shapes and colours. I decided to create a warm backgound, with some of the colours I used in the tomatoes. Since blue and orange are complementry colours it made the painting a little more vibrant.
4" x 6" acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Salsa Bowl with Melon
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Broken Pot
Re-awakening my dormant artistic self these last few months has been a challenge. The more I study, the more I realize I have to learn.
When I was having breakfast this morning I noticed my broken pot lying on the wet deck. I thought it would be a good study, playing with warm and cool colours.
4" x 6" acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas - $45. incl shipping
When I was having breakfast this morning I noticed my broken pot lying on the wet deck. I thought it would be a good study, playing with warm and cool colours.
4" x 6" acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas - $45. incl shipping
Monday, January 14, 2008
Venice Window
One of my resolutions this year is to learn how to make use of those snatches of time I have in a busy day , so I squeezed in a little painting time between work, supper and playing "Settlers"with my family.
I decided on another Venice painting. I love windows and wanted to try a more traditional painting of Venice.
It's a beautiful city!!
5" x 7" acrylic painting on canvas panel - $40. incl shipping
I decided on another Venice painting. I love windows and wanted to try a more traditional painting of Venice.
It's a beautiful city!!
5" x 7" acrylic painting on canvas panel - $40. incl shipping
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