Catching up....

Art has its own reasons:

Acrylic on Panel, 24"x48"

We are slowly catching up on photographing work - it's kind of hard to focus on that when the weather is so spectacular (it's not snowing!), and I would much rather be drawing or painting - but I guess it has to be done.

(more below)

Raining? Time for Plein Air...

Well, not really plein air today, just finishing up the one I started on Monday....
Pastel and conte on Fabriano pastel paper (grey), 50x65 cm., whatever that is in real numbers (hmm google has a converter. 19.685"x25.59". Bizarre.)

Bob Rossing....

Arlene said (in effect) I was channeling my inner Bob Ross when I did this this Saturday. And I quite agree - happy trees, happy skies, happy laneway. It was a nice day.
It's a plein air pastel done on the lane behind the house on Fabriano pastel paper from NSCAD, the size is metric (yucch), 50x65 cm I think.

Grand Desert, Dyke Rd., #7

Another day, andother Grand Desert. This time I took a picture I had started yesterday & reworked it.
Oil on canvasboard, 9x12


The fog was rolling in and out all afternoon, sometimes the sky seemed almost clear, and sometinmes more like this:



The light when the fog is heavy is wonderful for painting; unfortunately one can't see the motif.....

Grand Desert, Dyke Rd., #6

Today was foggy and warm out at Drand Desert, but with a good wind that left me pretty sticky woth salt after a long afternoon. I caught two paintings out there, one is still too wet to scan, and (right now) I like this one better. The fog and ground mist were actually quite interesting; looking north it moved from a brown tint through to an ochre to almost blue (much higher up)....

10x14, oil on canvasboard


There were plenty of distractions, particularly the birds...I think I surprised the hawk when I first arrived, he had been on the ground busily tearing at something, but flew of as the car approached. Then for the next half hour or so he hedgehopped - rarely more than 10 feet in the air, but never setting down. I think he wanted to make sure I didn't share his meal....

Grand Desert, Dyke Rd., #5

Spending time out there is getting addictive.
Oil on canvasboard, 10x14.


Now I'll put it away to dry for awhile, and then get back to it once the weather turns...

Grand Desert, Dyke Rd.

The day wsan't too bad to start, but towards the end the wind was strong enough that I had to hold the picture with one hand while I drew...it only fell over twice. Still lots of work to do, but tomorrow it's supposed to rain so I can play with it in the studio.

This is mostly Rembrandt and Sennelier pastels, 24x36, Kraft paper.

A little plein air

It's been raining today, so for the first time in a few weeks I get to organize my photos & pictures & start uploading them....None of these are finished in any sense; ideally with the line drawings (more to come) they'll be the basis for work to keep me busy this winter.

From the back corner of the garden, towards B&B's shed. Pastel (Sennelier, Rembrandt, Conte, on Kraft paper)