Marine Work in Progress Update

I got a little more painting done on this one (sorry about the glare on the painting... paint is still very much wet), specifically around the door and the top of the boat. I am slowly glazing the door trying to get a worn wooden look on it. I am slowly getting there and with each layer more detail is also being added. Lots more to go, but I am really happy with the way it is progressing.



a Work in Progress, close up
11" x 14" oil on stretched canvas
© 2008

Spring is in the Air

Just finished this one this morning.... an unusual painting for me as there are two chickadees in this one. I also decided to up the challenge on this one and paint some (dreaded) flowers. They turned out okay.. but, more practice is still needed. I'm getting the colours closer to what I like, now I just need to work out those shadows.



Spring is in the Air
4" x 6" watercolour
© 2009


Spring is on its way on the west coast. I saw my first flowers of the season this last weekend... beautiful little snow drops and another flower I don't know what the name is. Soon, the cherry trees will start blossoming and I'll truly know that spring is here!

Lil' Titmouse

Today's painting is a lil' titmouse (thanks to blmiers2 at Flickr for permission to use her wonderful bird photos). I have a few more bird paintings lined up that will make their appearance over the next week.



2.5" x 3.5" watercolour
© 2009

Daisy, Work in Progress

I had an irresistible urge to pick up the acrylic paints tonight and paint. Yup... I have lots of other paintings on the go... but, when the creative bug strikes one cannot argue. Actually, I have been debating about playing experimenting with the acrylic paints on some 'rescued' canvases for a while now. By rescued, I mean gesso'ing over previously abandoned paintings to reuse the canvas. So far so good on this one... and hopefully I will be done it soon. A little bit of sunshine for my walls.



Daisy, Work in Progress
10" x 8" acrylic
© 2009