John and Floyd

John and Floyd are two trumpet players in my community band.

Fall Forest

Fall Forest is painting that I copied from one of my painting books. I did struggle with this one since it was not a step-by-step demonstration so I had to choose my own colours and decide how to get the effects. It is a bit looser than what I am used to doing which is why I think I was attracted to the painting in the first place. I had a bit of a challenge with getting the birches to stand out but I think I was able to achieve my goal. I am quite pleased with this painting.

Fall Colours

After doing my last painting which was a snow scene in a study of grays during the peak days of Autumn, I desperately wanted to paint something with fall colours.

Pen and Ink Trees

These images are two different views of the same tree. They were inspired by photos that I took at Killbear Park in the Georgian Bay area.

Pen and Ink Trees

I have been getting back into my pen and ink drawing again since doing my friend's house sketch this summer. The trees in these drawings are inspired by photos I took at Killbear Park this past summer.

Condemned

Condemned is a copy of a photo that I took of a barn close to where I live. This barn has always drawn my eye as a possible art subject. I was fortunate to get the photo since soon after I took the picture the barn was torn down. I painted this piece using mostly mixed grays since I wanted the practice in mixing different tints of grays. This is also a mixed-media painting since I went into the painting with pen and ink to accent some textures.

Hay Bales in Field - SOLD

Hay Bales in Field is inspired by some photos that a friend of mine took. I do like the depth that I captured in this painting however, ultimately, I am not sure that I really like this painting for several reasons: I am disappointed with my trees and bushes since I ended up using too many different techniques to achieve the elusive desired effect. Also, topographically the picture doesn't really work. Finally, it is just a pretty picture that doesn't really have any 'punch(?)', 'Wow effect(?)', 'atmosphere', 'focal point'. Any suggestions? I think I will revisit this subject down the road at some time.