A cottage in London, England

This painting was a leap of faith. I was looking for a 16x20 canvas in my closet, when I found an old canvas with a bouquet of pansies painted on it. I painted over this old painting and proceeded to paint my cottage and town homes over top. As I was working on this, with the Wed. Artist group, someone looked at what I was painting and remarked, why don't you leave the pansies in the painting? I thought about that, then lightly uncovered the pansies and finished my painting. I like the result. Let me know what you think.

                      

Cottages on Wolfe Lake

Last weekend we went for a drive up to Westport to capture some of the fall colours and maybe some good sales in the stores in the village. What a perfect day with the sun shining and the trees all decked out in their fall colours. I got some great photos for the winter months of painting indoors. We didn't find any good buys but the stores in Westport are so much fun to browse in and enjoy their unique merchandise. On our way home we decided to travel on the Wolfe Lake Road and I am glad we did. I took this photo of two cottages nestled under the trees, with the leaves just starting to turn. I thoroughly enjoyed painting this on a 16x20 canvas, and as you can see, I'm trying to loosen up in my painting style. Hope you like the result as much as I do. Also, for your information, there is an art show and sale at St Andrews by the Lake United church on Sat. and Sun. this week and I have five pieces in this show. 

                               For sale  $250

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London Bridge

Sometime I feel the need to do something different from oils. I started this piece using a multi media approach and throughout the process, that lasted about three weeks, the London Bridge slowly evolved. It is made up of magazine pieces, ribbon, markers, and Liqui Tech Varnish. I wanted to create this and other pieces for our up coming art show and sale on Nov.26 at St. Paul the Apostle Church. We titled the show, Journeys through the Paint Box, and most of the art shown from 10 to 4 will be on that theme of journeys. This piece came from my trip to London Bridge, England. It is on canvas and is 16x20. Hope you like it and I hope you will come to our show and introduce yourself .

  

                     For sale $375

This art and all the art on my blog is for sale. I can be reached at hazelspleinair@gmail.com

Thank you.

Hollyhocks on Bethel Road

When we were returning from a paint out at Marions farm one Wednesday, we passed this old limestone home sitting on the corner of Bethel Road and County Road 6 . The hollyhocks were way past their prime but we could tell, if they had been blooming, they would have been beautiful. We stopped the car and I took a few photos of the home. I was excited to paint it, thinking already how I could add to the colour of the house with just a shade of the the flowers. I wanted the painting to glow with the hollyhocks colour and when I added the sunlight to the house, I knew I had what I wanted. If you look closely you may be able to see a little peach in the sky and in the front lawns. I think this pulled the whole painting together and I'm very pleased with the result. I'll have to try more of these where I combine my love of flowers with the challenges of house perspectives in landscapes. 

                         Foe sale $250

                                                                                                                     16x20 canvas

If you are interested in purchasing any of the paintings on my blog, I can be contacted at hazelspleinart@gmail.com.

The Gan River

One Wednesday morning our Outdoor Painting group met at the Gananoque Inn in Gananoque. The Inn was very accommodating and gave us use of their beautiful landscaped grounds which are right on the Gan. River. It certainly was very hot and humid, but we found a spot down on the shore of the river, where there was a breeze off Lake Ontario. We settled in for a nice morning in this shady location and this oil painting seemed to paint itself. I loved the reflections off the water and the boats sparkling. While painting we kept our eyes open for any person of authority walking our way, since we had walked past one, maybe two,no  trespassing signs on our way to the shoreline. No one questioned us, and if they had, we were going with the story that it is always better to ask forgiveness than permission. Do you agree?

                  For sale $175

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In Wilton

Our last morning to paint outside and it started by raining, heavily. We set off at 8:15 and by the time the Wilton road came along the rain had gone . There was still heavy clouds and a good breeze but when we found this shed, we knew we would have a good morning. Three of us settled in, and only once did the clouds open up, and we had a short shower. I enjoyed using the oils on the 16x20 canvas.

                         

For sale $250

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A lovely spot to sit

When we were in Sydenham painting this summer, I found this rustic pergola beside a stream. It was definitely in someone's large backyard and for the best view I had to trespass. I decided to see if the owners were home, but before I could knock on the door, painters showed themselves. They had been contracted to paint the exterior of the house while the occupants were away on holidays. After a frustrating conversation where they thought we wanted to paint the pergola, and what were we going to use, latex or acrylic, and they didn't have any ladders to reach the top, because they were using them all.........I got my point across; I wanted to paint a picture of the pergola......because I was an artist. We all had a good laugh and they said go ahead. I found a lovely spot in the overgrown garden and "went ahead". Even though I was in full shade there was very little breeze in Sydenham and it was hot work. I finished much of the painting at home in the a/c. 

                                           

This was painted with oils on an 11x14 board and sells for $175

If you want to buy this or any other painting on my blog, I can be reached at hazelspleinair@gmail.com