untitled, Work in Progress

A new month and a new painting.  Oh where oh where did the summer go?  I can't believe that it is September already!!

I've painted this scene before in oils, but after seeing some absolutely beautiful watercolour landscape/building paintings over on Kara K. Bigda's blog, I felt that I just had to try this scene again but in watercolours. 

untitled - WIP
10" x 8" watercolour on aquabord
© 2012

Spring Melt - Work in Progress Step 3

I am getting very close to being done this one... a little more on the waterfall in the middle, and a touch more on the water to the left.  I am still contemplating adding a little more white to the water/snow below.  Then... just to determine where to hang it!  I don't do abstract-y paintings often, and I have to admit that it was a nice break from the more realistic style that I find that I do.

Spring Melt - WIP
16" x 24" Acrylic on Canvas
© 2012

Spring Melt - Acrylic Work in Progress Step 2

I got lots more done over the last couple days on this painting... I can actually see it being complete soon!  There is lots of gold and silver interference paint used (very hard to photograph) but looks super cool in person.  I am hoping to finish this weekend.

I am using a fairly limited palette:  ivory black, paynes grey, transparent red earth, titanium white, yellow ochre, gold ochre, and cobalt blue.

Spring Melt - WIP
16" x 24" Acrylic on Canvas
© 2012

Spring Melt - Abstract Landscape WIP

Has it really been a month since my last post?  My goodness... where did July go?  Life has kept me busy with more time spent outdoors than indoors and much less time spent painting I am afraid.  My return from a recent business trip to Ottawa has had me at home with a rather nasty cold/flu which has meant more time at the easel to pass the time away.  The oils were irritating my rather unhappy chest, so I pulled out the acrylics to see what I could do.  Below is the result:  a work in progress that I hope gets finished sooner than some of my other works in progress. 

Spring Melt - WIP
16" x 24" Acrylic on Canvas
© 2012