Thursday, August 19, 2010

"Prairie Log Home" 15x20 Pen and Ink on Illustration Board

This house was probably one of the first prairie log homes built by early settlers to Southern Alberta. I was told that the house was situated in the Foothills of the Rockies, somewhere between Morley and Exshaw, along the Trans Canada highway. My art instructor had the actual B&W photo of the house that he had taken with his camera some years earlier and he let me use the photo in class. As far as I know, the house no longer exists anywhere along this stretch of the highway today. I am glad that I chose to draw this image in class because for
all I know, this may be the only pictorial record of this house.

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Saturday, August 14, 2010

"The Wave" 11x14 Acrylic on canvas board


Ocean waves like this always fascinates people, urging us to stand closer to watch andhear them speak. They send out messages of warnings, telling us to be careful not to venture in too far, still, they're hypnotic movements captivates us to want to touch them regardless.

Sunday, August 08, 2010

"Blue Iris's" 11x14 Acrylic on canvas


I took pictures of Blue Iris's on my last trip to Vancouver Island in May 2010. The Iris's there were already in full height and in full bloom by May and even earlier in the year in some places. These two, were in a garden at Comox Harbour.

"Oranges and Lemons" 11x14 Acrylic on canvas board


I was experimenting using cobalt blue, cad orange, cad yellow and a few other colors in my palette. I had the oranges and lemons in my kitchen and placed them on the table. They rolled a bit, stopped and this is what they looked like when I painted them. I like the relationship of these colors together and how vibrant the whole painting looks.