Laundry Day

This is my first attempt on returning to Ontario. Somehow it's a hard transition , in terms of the light, from Florida to Ontario. The days here have been cloudy, windy and cool. I think this is reflected in my painting. The colours are subdued and the values are on the lower end of the scale; they somehow match my moods and the weather. As the weather changes and spring comes, my paintings will change too. For the better, I hope.
This cabin at the end of the road, was painted from a photo, in the studio.

Back to my Studio

Any photos I have of Ontario or Kingston landscapes, look depressing with my memories of Florida still so fresh in my mind. I think I will still paint some scenes of Florida until our landscapes here become more green. We have been so busy doing tasks related to getting home and getting the house back to normal that my painting has suffered. Maybe this week I can paint again...............Hpefully!

Home Again

It is great to be back in Canada. Kingston, Ontario never looked so good. As we drove north, it was depressing to see the change in the landscapes. Deciduous trees had full, green leaves in northern Florida. In Georgia, wisteria vines were blooming in many of the trees on the roadside. The trees were starting to turn green and the azalea bushes were blooming. Lovely reds and oranges were along peoples driveways. As the miles went by and the states passed, the landscape became more and more wintry. In the Syracuse area there was snow on the ground, but that disappeared as we kept driving north. Thank goodness there was only snow on the dark sides of the hills in Ontario. When we pulled into our driveway after a wonderful cup of Timmy's, there was no snow, but the buds on the trees were shivering in the cold. Oh Canada!

Passing the Morning

It was a sparkling sunny morning and what could be better than standing with my easel and oils and painting. I had fun painting this and thoroughly enjoyed MY morning just as much as he did. I like the way the sand trap has the two palm trees and the golfer looks like he's ready for the put. Hope he had as good a morning as I did.

Jellyfish II

While creating this Jellyfish scene I found myself much more relaxed and therefore free to try different colours and techniques. I used the Golden Tar Gell, and Glass Bead Gell again, since I liked the effect they created. I again used the Webbing, in an aerosol . I chose my watercolour paints carefully and added them liberally to the dry paper. The details I added when everything was nearly dry. This was fun. I'm not too sure if I'm finished yet.

The Shrimp Fleet corrected

This painting is a repeat of a previous one on my blog. You may be able to find some small changes that I think improve the painting. The background was too dark and needed more lights since the sun was shining in that direction. I also lightened up the foreground and I am pleased with that result. I also added additional highlights throughout the painting. I learned some good lessons while doing this Plein air painting. The position of my easel in relation to the sun, is key. By the time I finished, on site, the sun was high and very bright sparkling off the water, between me and the scene. This made my view of my painting in front of the sparkling water, very difficult. When I was finished on site, the painting was over all, too dark. Now that I have spent more time on it, I am more pleased with the result.

Jelly fish

. This experimental piece was created at a Tuesday session with the Experimental Artists. I have been attending this group at FMBAA for about six weeks, and have been trying different techniques with gesso and watercolours. This is the only one I want to share. I enjoy the colours of the piece and think I will try another.
Sorry, the photo should be vertical, rather than horizontal, but I haven't figured out how to rotate a photo yet.