Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Lake in the Woods

8 x 10 inches - oil on linen board - I used a lot more impasto on this than I  usually do.

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Low Tide

9 x 12 inches - oil on hardboard - This little boat waits in the mud for the tide to rise so it can go out fishing again.

Saturday, October 22, 2016

Sunset by the Lake

6 x 6 inches - oil on gessoboard - My objectives were to give the feeling of silhouette without totally blowing out the darks and I wanted to do this by limiting the number of strokes letting the viewer fill in the detail.

Thursday, October 20, 2016

Somewhere in Spain

6 x 8 inches - oil on gessoboard - I came across this photo from a trip we made to Spain a few years ago and decided to paint it.

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Rory

6 x 6 inches - oil on gessoboard - As with most golden retrievers, this copper coloured one is gentle and calm.

Monday, October 17, 2016

Zipper on a Footstool

6 x 6 inches - oil on gessoboard - Himself as he wonders why we got up so early and considers whether he will leave us in peace while we have our morning coffee.

Sunday, October 16, 2016

Green Hill

6 x 12 inches - oil on hardboard - This is the hill we live on. It is very colourful this time of year and I decided to capture how it looks before all the leaves fall off in a couple of days.

Saturday, October 15, 2016

Down to Sherbrooke

6 x 6 inches - oil on gessoboard - Here is the view from the top of our hill. The colours of the trees are great this year.

Friday, October 14, 2016

Cow Henge

6 x 8 inches - oil on gessoboard - The late in the day sun creates great shadows.

Thursday, October 13, 2016

Rocks on the Shore

6 x 6 inches - oil on gessoboard - This was tricky to make the painting hold together and still be believable.

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Fire Tower

6 x 8 inches - oil on gessoboard - This one was mostly fantasy cobbled from a number of reference photos.

Sunday, October 9, 2016

Waves on the Rocky Shore

6 x 6 inches - Oil on Gessoboard - For this painting, I first manipulated the reference photo on my computer so that I could try out various looks and enhance certain areas of the image, softening others. When I took the photo, I was standing up but this viewpoint was dropped a bit.

Saturday, October 8, 2016

Bend in the Rocky Shore

6 x 8 inches - oil on gessoboard - I have been trying to loosen up a bit lately. I am happy with the way this one worked out.

Friday, October 7, 2016

Trees on the Cliff

7 x 5 inches - oil on gessoboard - It is amazing how these trees manage to cling to the cliff without sliding down into the lake.

Thursday, October 6, 2016

Sunset on a Rocky Shore

6 x 8 inches - Oil on Gessoboard - I liked the way the late afternoon sun lit up the trees along the shore.

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

St. Ives

9 x 12 inches - oil on gessoboard - This is of a charming seaside town in the UK.