Colourful Prairie Sky

This painting was started in a workshop and finished at home. You can read about the workshop in this blog post.

"Colourful Prairie Sky"

Acrylic on canvas board

10" x 8"    #20007317

Calgary Sketch Club October 2016 Juried Show

I had so much fun at this show last weekend, even had some surprise visitors. These 3 paintings were juried into the show and the large one on the right sold as a Christmas present. It was so nice to meet the Mom and Daughter and know it was going to a wonderful home as a gift from a loving Mom.

Bulrushes and Across From Raven Trail

I painted both these paintings on the Waterfront Raven Trail which is a boardwalk that runs along a bird sanctuary in Salmon Arm, B.C. It is a marvelous and restful place with a lot of trees shading the board walk and all kinds of birds to see and listen to. The birds were to fleeting to paint in so I focused on the bulrushes in the first painting and the trailers in sharp contrast to nature in the second. I went home feeling my soul had been fed and rested.

"Bulrushes"

plein air oil painting on canvas panel

8" x 10"   $80 unframed

#20005916

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"Across From Raven Trail"

Plein Air Oil Painting 8" x 10"

#20005916A  $125 framed

Morning Flow

This is a larger painting than I normally do plein air but with all the colours in the water and parts of the wet sand bar showing I felt the larger format necessary. I went to the back of "Joe Schmucks" restaurant and campground to have a look and there was no one camping in one spot so I quietly set up my easel and immersed myself in the view. It was challenging to paint such a large size with the light changing so quickly in the early morning.

"Morning Flow"

Plein air oil on board

16" x 20"   $420 framed

#20028816

Plein Air painting at Salmon Arm, B.C. "W.O.W." event

I decided to go and paint in Salmon Arm B.C. and then take in the W.O.W. (Wednesday On The Wharf) weekly free evening live music. I painted the view (top photo) 8"x10" and then thought I still had time to try another view in a larger format (12"x16"). What I did not account for is the very interested visitors that were gathering for the show as well as walking along the long dock. A very nice gentlemen took the photo of me and my painting in progress AND showed me how to take better photos on my phone.   I knew I felt relaxed and was enjoying myself when 2 ducks decided to have their afternoon nap at my feet! What a great afternoon and evening. The band "West My Friend" was fabulous and entertaining.

Plein Air Painting on a rainy day

This was my view from the beautiful covered deck at Hyde Mountain Golf Course in Sicamous B.C. Kim gave me free rein to paint where ever and however long I wanted to. I had no competition for the deck so hid under the canopy and happily painted. It was raining hard and the clouds were moving quickly, you can see the difference in the two pictures. By the time I got to the closest hill the colour green was finally emerging. 

"Rainy Day plein air from Hyde Mountain Golf Course"

8" x 10" oil on canvas board