Giraffe

This combines graphite (pencil drawing) with watercolor paints.

11x15 on Strathmore paper

Quinacridone Luminesce II

This is another abstract using quinacridone crimson and pearlescent powder. I love the contrast with the stark black lines. It is 16x20, acrylic on canvas.

Sunrise over the prairies

This is a little acrylic painting (5x7) of the sunrise over a farm on the prairies. This is a very common scene in winter, when the night is incredibly dark, and the sunrises are spectacular.

Lighthouse, Halifax Harbour

I enjoyed the movement expressed in Emily Carr's style so much, I thought I would apply it to this lighthouse scene. Some of the fluidity and movement is lost in the digitization, but the original is quite stunning.

16x20 oil on canvas

Blue Heron

I decided to experiment with water soluble oils on this blue heron. They are a wonderful medium - smooth and buttery like regular oils, but clean up with water and soap.

16x20 oil on canvas

Carr painting

I have been painting quite a bit this past week but haven't taken any pictures of the finished product for posting. However, I did take a picture of this copy of an Emily Carr painting that I like. Her use of color was incredible, and the flowing forms evoke the swaying trees and the overpowering energy of the west coast rain forest. I find her style quite exciting, and plan to explore more of the Fauve/Group of Seven styles.

waxed floral

I thought I would experiment a bit and this is the result. I crumpled some Japanese paper so it was all covered with a fine web of creases, and then applied thin washes of acrylic paint to create an image of a flower garden. Once dried, I smoothed out the paper, and used beeswax to adhere the paper to a small canvas board. The final image is 5x7.