Beaver by the Lake

9 x 12 inches - oil on canvas board   -   A sudden slap of a tail in the water is sometimes all the warning you get that a beaver is nearby.
 

Lake in the Woods

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

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.

Rocks on the Shore

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

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.

Lake Michigan from the Cliff

7 x 5 inches - oil on gessoboard - You can almost see the bottom on a clear day.

Northern Lake

5 x 7 inches - oil on gessoboard - This is a lake in northern Michigan.

Lake View

6 x 8 inches - Oil on Gessoboard - Here is me trying to paint looser (if that is a word).

Sunset on the Beach

6 x 6 inches - oil on gessoboard - I like the colours in the eastern sky at sunset especially over the water.

Pine by the Lake

6 x 8 inches - oil on canvas board - This wind-swept scene with an isolated tree was interesting to paint.

Sunset on Little Lake

6 x 8 oil on canvas board. You can take a boat cruise on Little Lake in Peterborough.  The boat docks while you watch the evening concert on shore.  Before the concert starts you get great views of the lake.

Study for On the Lake

Oil on Gessoboard 5 x 7. I drew with a regular pencil on the board after a value sketch because the watercolour pencil was not showing up enough. Then not wanting the pencil to contaminate the paint, I coated it with acrylic medium first. I don't know what impact this might have on the long term survival of the painting but it kept the pencil from bleeding into the paint.