Rapids

 

10 x 8 inches - oil on hardboard - Here is an exercise in creating the illusion of depth.

Bridge Across the Avon

 8 x 10 inches - oil on linen board - An easy walk from our home in Stratford Ontario is a widening of the Avon River that provides a relaxing place to stroll by the theatres. This bridge is high enough to let the small boats pass.

Bridge Across the River

6 x 6 inches - oil on gessoboard -

Fire Tower

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

By the River in Peterborough

7 x 5 inches - oil on gessoboard - We live in one of those lucky places that has a river running through it.

Elora Gorge

6 x 8 inches - Oil on gessoboard - A few years ago we visited this inn by the Elora Gorge. It is a beautiful location but sadly the inn closed down for renovations. I hope the changes work out well.

Lane by the Avon River

6 x 6 inches - oil on gessoboard - There is a great little walk we often take from our B&B to go to for dinner or to the theatre in Stratford. It is a quiet lane that passes along the river. I have been playing with limited palettes and here is one of my efforts.

Avon Shore

6 x 8 inches - oil on gessoboard - While visiting Stratford, Ontario to attend the Stratford Festival we had great walks along the river.

Autumn on the River

16 x 20 inches - oil on hardboard - Here is a larger work that I recently completed. Because I have been disenchanted with stretched canvas, I made my own board for this one.  I sealed the board first with coats of shellac on both sides, then several coats of gesso on the painted side. This extra work makes less sense for the small boards but, I think I like this approach for larger work. Once the work is displayed or sold, I can add a support or frame to the back.

River Reflections

8 x 8 inches - oil on linen board - Here is my contribution to the DPW flow through challenge. I used a piece of a morgue.com file as a reference.

Bend in the River

8 x 10 inches - oil on linen board - You have to keep moving forward to find out what is around the corner.

Storm on the St Lawrence River

6 x 8 inches - oil on gessoboard - This scene is from the road in Quebec that heads to New Brunswick or to the Gaspe.

Under the Bridge

6 x 6 inches - oil on gessoboard - I liked the way the light played on the bridge and am happy with the way this one turned out.

Up River

20 x 16 inches - oil on canvas - This is a view up the river from Peterborough.

Behind the Beaver Dam

6 x 6 inches, oil on hardboard - This part of the river is kept flooded by the beavers. It is a beautiful spot in the woods where you walk on an orange carpet of pine needles.

Tower in the Shakespeare Garden

6 x 8 inches, oil on hardboard - Every year we spend a number of very enjoyable days in Stratford Ontario, pigging out on live theatre and at the wonderful restaurants in town.  The theatre there is so much better than it is in Toronto, we no longer bother with the big city. This is a scene from one of the interesting gardens in Stratford.