One more.
Tiny Painting 3″ x 3″
This is the last of the tiny paintings. It’s time to move on to some larger projects.
Posts tagged ‘acrylic painting’
Jan 6
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Dec 12
Put A Bird On It!
As I was working on these, I couldn’t help but think of this sketch from Portlandia: Put A Bird On It!
Nov 29
Bringing out the tiny brushes.
Tiny Painting 3″ x 3″
It has begun. The assembly line of tiny paintings for Christmas. A very slow, one woman assembly line.
Jericho Park
Fall Shadows 8″ x 8″
Here is yet another tree from Jericho Park. I am so lucky to have this park practically in my backyard. You can see an amazing variety of wildlife on any given day. I have seen: ducks, geese, eagles, herons, bats, harbour seals, rabbits, squirrels, beavers, turtles, racoons, frogs, crabs, all kinds of birds and even a coyote once. Perhaps choosing a tree to paint is a little boring…
Oct 5
Highbury Street
Highbury Street 24″x18″
Autumn is my favourite painting season. My attempts at capturing the golden light, long shadows and intense colours are not always successful, but I have a lot of fun trying.
The season always feels too short for me to take it all in and explore as much as I’d like. For me, the magic of painting is that it allows me to fully immerse myself in a place, to explore the colours, textures and mood for as long as I want. Hopefully, in the end, I have a piece of art that captures the character of that place or moment. (Sometimes it actually works).
Crowd at the Beach
Crowd at the Beach
12″ x 16″
One evening we found these guys on our favourite beach. It didn’t take long before they lost patience with me and my camera and walked away in a huff. Their attitude was quite different when we saw them in the park a week later. We had some food and suddenly they became a little TOO friendly.
Jul 18
Somewhere in Alberta
Somewhere in Alberta
18″ x 24″
I am not brave enough to post my work in progress. If the final painting is not a success, I like to have the option of forgetting it ever existed. Now that the painting is finished, I feel okay sharing some of my steps.
Jun 10
Before and After
Intersection 8″ x 8″
Intersection 8″ x 8″
Can you spot the difference between these 2 paintings? Sometimes I think I’m finished, but after looking at the painting for a few days I see things that must be fixed. The lowest sign on the post HAD to be removed. Now if only I could figure out how to fix the grass…
Perspective
Boardwalk, Granville Island 18″ x 24″
Drawing things in perspective is not one of my strengths. Half way through this painting, I realized that I had it very wrong. I made some corrections (not easy when the painting is too far along), but I’m still not sure I’ve got it right.
This path runs around Granville Island, on the North side of False Creek. A beautiful walk when it’s sunny.
