Gastown Corner - Work in Progress

So the summer has come and gone, and near my home town in Saskatchewan I see they are under a frost warning (!!!) already.  Even here, though it did get up to 30 C today, the leaves on the trees are starting to show a hint of autumn colours.  I suppose soon fall will be upon us.

I am making good progress on this fun little cityscape (based on a photograph I took in Gastown, Vancouver, British Columbia).  Today, layered in some washes on the walls and slowly painting in the bricks.

  Gastown Corner 8" x 10" watercolour© 2011

Gastown Corner - Work in Progress of a Vancouver Neighborhood

I started this one... oh, a couple years ago.  And by start... I mean I drew it out but never got around to painting it.  Perhaps, a bit of 'large size painting' intimidation... but not anymore.  I have been challenging myself over the last year to paint bigger!  I hope to finish this one soon as in the next week or so my new aquabords should be arriving.  Yah!  New art supplies! 



 Gastown Corner 8" x 10" watercolour© 2011  

Dusk is Falling - Finished

All finished and on to my next one! Well, not quite... gotta gesso some supports first and then I can do more painting. Just have to figure out what boat scene I am doing next.



Dusk is Falling
10" x 8" oil on wood
© 2011

Vancouver Sunset - Finished!

I brought out the oil brushes and paints today and finished this Vancouver landscape painting tonight and managed to photograph it before the sun sent for the evening. It really felt great to finally finish an oil painting... I think this is my first finished in one many many months. I've actually prepped and gessoed my next canvas and picked out my next oil painting. This next one is going to be my largest oil painting to day! I'll post some work in progress shots when I get some paint on it.




Vancouver Sunset
12" x 9" Oil
© 2009