Crisp Morning on Bark Lake

My last workshop for this week was at the Fine Art Society of Milton, painting a landscape in watercolour. For this I chose a favourite photo from my trip to Bark Lake last fall and decided to paint large ... a full sheet. The overnight temperature had dropped below freezing, creating this fabulous coral mist in the morning light. I knew I had to paint it!

Crisp Morning on Bark Lake - 22x30” watercolour

Silver

Wednesday’s workshop was ‘Painting Silver’ in watercolour with the Clarkson Society of Artists. I love this little garage sale find ... a silver plated coffee set with pot, sugar, cream and serving tray. I only chose the sugar bowl for this composition and added a couple of cherry tomatoes for a pop of colour. I really like how this one turned out with the embroidered tablecloth from my late Aunt.

Sweet Tomatoes 11x15” Watercolour 

Little Green Jug

Part 2 of my workshop at Burlington Fine Arts was this colourful window glad featuring a little green jug with crackled glass. The smallest of the bunch but unique.

Little Green Jug - 11x15” watercolour 

Checkmate

My first of 2 watercolour projects that I taught at a workshop for Burlington Fine Arts Association last weekend. I liked the frosted glass vs. shiny in this piece and the dramatic lighting. I chose to inject a bit of reflected colour into an otherwise black and white image.

Checkmate! 11x15” watercolour

Lace and Apple

Last week I was invited to teach my process for painting lace for the Clarkson Society of Artists. Battenberg is my favourite and I thought the apple really added a splash of colour so I set up this still life.

Lace and Apple

11x15” watercolor on Arches 140lb cold press paper and DaVinci paints

Raven Tales

This is a full sheet watercolour painted for a themed show at the Art Gallery Of Burlington. The theme is Myths, Legends and Other Stories. When I was thinking of what to paint for this show I thought of what wonderful story-tellers the indigenous people are and how nature and creatures have  always been an integral part of these tales.
Myths, Legends and Other Stories runs April 20 - May 19th at the Art Gallery of Burlington

Raven Tales - 22x30” 

watercolour on Arches 140lb cold press paper and DaVinci paints

Silly Maggie

This week I’m tackling a portrait of my friend’s little granddaughter Maggie. She’s quite the character as you can tell. I think if I ever paint her again I might put a hat over all that wild hair which is a challenge to paint! 

Silly Maggie 

11x15” watercolour on Arches 140lb cold press paper