Wednesday, December 08, 2010
"Blossoms and Blue Vase" 16x20 Acrylic on canvas
This painting is the second in my Floral Vase Series. Here again I set up a Floral Still Life on a table, using a white table cloth. I found a Cobalt Blue vase that I had tucked away in a cupboard, added a Blossom branch and a couple of Lemons and here you have it. I really like the color of the vase, cobalt blue is quite vibrant and in this painting it is the main focus. I hope you enjoy this painting.
Thursday, November 25, 2010
"Neon Ribbons Unfold" 24x24 Acrylic on canvas
I had this image in my mind that came to me unexpectedly one evening. I was pictureing ribbons unfolding out of their spools, with a light held above them as they were slowly decending through the night air. I thought of how that would look and this painting is how I interpreted it.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
"No Name Road" 20x30 Acrylic on canvas
Monday, October 11, 2010
"Poppy Triptych" 12x16 each Acrylic on canvas
This is my newest work. My inspiration to paint these textured poppies came from seeing the art of a well known Artist from the Daily Painters website. I have been following her work in recent months and I admire her talent and creativity. Her willingness to share some of her techniques prompted me to try it myself. I decided on keeping it simple by not adding any leaves at the bottom and instead keeping the focus on the textured flowers. The flowers are quite large on the canvases and they appear a little top heavy but I think it adds to it's abstract quality. I painted a soft light blue background to cool the orange reds of the flowers and did a wash over them using Iridescent copper mixed with Burnt Umber. I like how they turned out in the end.
Friday, October 01, 2010
"In The Middle of Nowhere" 20x28 Acrylic on canvas
Labels:
farmers field,
landscape,
mountains,
prairie,
storage shed
Monday, September 20, 2010
"Pink Rose" 20x24 Colored Pencil on Canson Mi-Tients paper
Tuesday, September 07, 2010
"Canola Field" 8x10 Acrylic on canvas
I took several long drives outside the city last month, to have a look at the Canola Fields. In some fields, the canola appear very yellow, while in others they appear a yellowish green as in this painting. No matter how one sees them, the contrast between the colors and the blue sky are stunning. I took some pictures from the side of the road on my trips and combined elements from them to create this painting. I took into account small details such as the gully with some standing water in it (probably from recent rains), broken fencing and a row of hay bales wrapped in white plastic. I'm happy with the end result.
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
"Native Indian Princess" 20x24 Colored Pencils on Canson Mi-Tients paper
When I first moved to Alberta, more than 30 years ago, a few things about this province really impressed me. One was the beauty of the Rocky Mountains and the other was the vastness of the Prairie landscape. The third would have to be the Aboriginal People of Alberta. Being originally from a large metropolitan city in eastern Canada, I had never seen an aboriginal person before. Only from books, television or movies, is how we really saw them when I was growing up. The year I moved to Calgary, I went to The Calgary Stampede for the first time and saw in the parade the various aboriginal tribes of southern Alberta in their full native outfits. It was an awesome sight to see and it inspired me to draw this picture in my art class.
Labels:
aboriginal,
colored pencils,
drawing,
native,
princess
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.
all I know, this may be the only pictorial record of this house.
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.
Labels:
acrylic art,
acrylic painting,
beach,
ocean,
water,
waves
Sunday, August 08, 2010
"Blue Iris's" 11x14 Acrylic on canvas
Labels:
acrylic art,
acrylic painting,
blue,
flower,
Iris
"Oranges and Lemons" 11x14 Acrylic on canvas board
Labels:
acrylic art,
acrylic painting,
blue,
lemons,
oranges,
still life
Friday, July 23, 2010
"Magnolias and Green Vase" 16x20 Acrylic on canvas
This is a painting I did in the Spring of 2010. I used silk magnolias(no real ones that I could find),and found the green vase that I purchased at a local craft store.The shape and color of the vase looked interesting and I knew that I had to use it for a still life painting. Both flowers and the vase went very well together visually and since I am a fan of the famous artist Salvador Dali,I decided to give the fallen leaves and petals on the table, an abstract look in the Dali style. I hope you like this painting as much as I do.
Labels:
acrylic art,
acrylic painting,
flower,
green vase,
magnolias,
still life
"Garden Bouquet" 8x10 Acrylic on canvas
This is a cute little jem. I painted this for a special lady in my family for a Christmas present. I found a small easel in a department store and painted it black. The easel and finished piece fit perfectly together.
Labels:
acrylic art,
acrylic painting,
black,
easel,
flowers,
garden
"Abstract Lillies" 9x12 Acrylic on canvas board
Labels:
abstract,
acrylic art,
acrylic painting,
flowers,
garden,
green
"Pansy Faces" 8x10 Acrylic on canvas
Have you ever looked at Pansies and see little faces looking back at you,each with their own expressions on their faces? After I finished this painting,I realized I had achieved that.
Labels:
acrylic art,
acrylic painting,
faces,
floral bouquet,
pansies,
yellow
Thursday, July 22, 2010
"Cathedral Group Mountains, Wyoming" 8x10 Acrylic on canvas
I read a book at my public library about Canada's "Group of Seven" artists. Inside,there were pictures of beautiful paintings done by all seven members. One particular artist in the group that had an affect on me was Lawren Harris. I read that he once visited the Cathedral Mountains in Wyoming and he found them so beautiful that he was inspired to paint them. In keeping with his abstract style, this small painting is my tribute to Lawren Harris.
Labels:
abstract,
acrylic art,
acrylic painting,
group of seven,
landscape,
mountains,
wyoming
"Little Pond on the Prairie" 24x24 Acrylic on canvas
Another early painting I did.The inspiration for this one came as a result of taking long car rides out to the prairie countryside. Once there, you notice things like little bodies of water,an oasis by the roadsides or out in the fields,often inhabited by songbirds,ducks and geese.
Labels:
acrylic art,
acrylic painting,
landscape,
pond,
prairies
"Vintage Pears" 11x14 Acrylic on canvas
This is one of my earliest paintings. I wanted to give the pears an old world look by using a more monochromatic palette. I love pears, this is one of my favorite paintings.
Labels:
abstract,
acrylic art,
acrylic painting,
fruit,
pears,
still life
"Cardinals" (male and female) 16x18 on Canson Mi-Tients paper
This is one of the first colored pencil drawing I did when I was taking art classes. Students were asked to select an image from a book or magazines and try to draw it.
I was new to using colored pencils,but with the help of my instructor,I managed to create this drawing successfully.
Labels:
birds,
cardinals,
female,
male,
pencil drawing
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