Cloudy Day

 6 x 8 inches - oil on hardboard - I have painted a series of small seascapes, trying to capture some of the many moods of the seacoast.

Snow by the Sea

 

6 x 8 inches - oil on hardboard - I have painted a series of small seascapes, trying to capture some of the many moods of the seacoast.

After the Storm

 

6 x 8 inches - oil on hardboard - I have painted a series of small seascapes, trying to capture some of the many moods of the seacoast.

After the Day

 

6 x 8 inches - oil on hardboard - I have painted a series of small seascapes, trying to capture some of the many moods of the seacoast.

Dark and Stormy

 

6 x 8 inches - oil on hardboard - I have painted a series of small seascapes, trying to capture some of the many moods of the seacoast.

Left Bank

 6 x 8 inches - oil on hardboard - I have painted a series of small seascapes, trying to capture some of the many moods of the seacoast.

Morning Sun

 

6 x 8 inches - oil on hardboard - I have painted a series of small seascapes, trying to capture some of the many moods of the seacoast.

Afternoon Waves

 

6 x 8 inches - oil on hardboard - I have painted a series of small seascapes, trying to capture some of the many moods of the seacoast.

Boston

 

8 x 6 inches - oil on hardboard

Pub on the Corner

 8 x 8 inches - oil on hardboard - I try not to be afraid of the dark but it changes things. 

Here are some of my typical materials. I tend to use smooth boards on small paintings (8 inches or less), 8 x 10 and 9 x 12 tend to be the finer weave linen panels, the larger paintings I tend to use canvas panels, and the very large on stretched canvas. I went through a phase of walnut oil and I still use Graham's walnut medium but lately I have been using linseed based oils. For brushes, I have found that the long flats in synthetic bristles work for me but I also use a small soft round for some things. I have found that keeping my brushes in a small plastic bag with a little safflower oil keeps them from drying out and protected. Any paint left in the bristles stays soft and I can easily wipe off the oil for the next adventure.

This might be the my post for several weeks while I am traveling.  I have a series of wildlife portraits completed which I will share when I get back.

Aruba

 

24 x 24 inches - oil on hardboard

Bluebird

 

6 x 6 inches - oil on hardboard

Cora's Teapot

 

11 x 14 inches - Oil on hardboard.  Every week after church, Cora poured herself a cup of tea. She shared her tea with her African violets, and I kept her pot to remember her by.

Small Town

 

12 x 16 inches - oil on canvas board - Here is a scene from a downtown of a small town in southern Ontario Canada.

Night Stand

 

8 x 8 inches - oil on hardboard -

Snowmagedon

 8 x 8 inches - oil on hardboard - I didn't plan on painting this today but I got interrupted like everything else.

Cottonwoods at Rondeau

 

5 x 7 inches - oil on hardboard - Yesterday's painting was a wiper. Hopefully, I will get better as time goes on.

Orchids by the Window

 

6 x 6 inches - oil on hardboard - Our orchids bloom reliably in this south window that gets shade in the summer but sun in winter.

Before the Rain

 

8 x 8 inches - oil on hardboard - If you don't pick your peonies before a heavy rain, you might just find them on the ground.

Cardinal

 

8 x 8 inches - oil on hardboard - After living through the big dump we got last night, this little guy took a few minutes to rest in the sun.