The summer is heading towards closing and with the fall gold light,

yellow ochre, sienna and umber cannot be far behind. 

 5x7 Watercolour, Roses and Rose Hips. 

 Available framed  at Daily Paintworks

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This is a small sketch for what I hope will be a larger portrait in the future.  This wonderful woman is one of my neighbours.  She is so beautiful, inside and out.

Oil 6 x 6 inches on board

This pose captures mass with just a few ink 

lines to hold in the corners. I am looking for the kind of 

sparseness a haiku poem has, aiming for only the essential.

 

9x12 inch watercolour & ink on rag

At the beginning of each session with a live model the 
first half of the evening starts out with one minute poses, 
then five minutes, then ten minute poses. There is a 
break and then two longer poses round out the night.  
This watercolour is of a one minute pose where 
the aim is to capture the gesture of the model.

A very  loose and messy 9x12 inch figure study!

Hello all!
I have been off line for a while due to a family illness.  Hope this post finds you are all well and ready to enjoy the spring time weather.  
A local group here has a model come in every week, and I have been using the opportunity to practice being as brief as possible in the studies, using watercolour and pen.
I hope you enjoy the new posts.
Best regards.

Other than a few watercolours over the years, I am tackling landscapes for the first time.  It's rather ironic that it has taken me this long, as I love the outdoors to the point where I would rather be outside than inside.  After a few small sketches, I set about to paint a larger one.  Here is the newest, largest one.  I'll also post a few few of the small ( 5x7") sketches so you can get an idea of my progress.  These are all paintings of the marsh and shoreline that surrounds our bay.  In winter, I love the wild tangle of grasses, brambles and branches that all writhe together heading upward into winter washed skies.


"Blackie Spit"  Oil on  Canvas         18"x 24"

 

Sketches:  5" x 7" oil on board