This is a scene that I created from a bunch of photographs and remembered dusk sky, I noticed the moon rising over the horizon when I was coming home from a scouting trip and I thought that would work in a painting.
Saturday 16 November 2013
Winter moon rising
This is a scene that I created from a bunch of photographs and remembered dusk sky, I noticed the moon rising over the horizon when I was coming home from a scouting trip and I thought that would work in a painting.
First winter scene
I found this stream out on 3 point road I simplified the painting and tried rearranging the scenery to make the painting work better.
Yellow Fields of Autumn
I found this scene coming back from the Leighton centre where they accepted to show three of my painting for the gallery woo hoo
I have paintings in a gallery cool.
This photo is a little bit darker than what I want but I really liked the yellow fields and dramatic sunlight that I was painting in. there were cows that came over the field and they were almost yellow as well with the sunshine hitting them.
Last light
This is one my largest paintings to date, I completed it recently as I wasn't sure how to take it to the next step.
it worked out ok in the end.
Fish Creek Park
this is a plain air sketch the biggest I have done so far, I painted this place earlier in the month and I wanted to go back and change a few things before I lost all the golden tree leaves.
Golden Light
Golden Light at the Fishcreek Park.
Fishcreek park and its shadows, I liked the Shadows and the shapes of the tree branches.
Friday 18 October 2013
Little run off river Beaver flats.
This is a painting that is literally 180 degrees from the other painting. I just turned around and painted what was behind me. I liked the rocks and the light hitting the back and the little cool trees.
I just wanted to try some thing different so I just went for it big block in colours big brush and I had fun with this one.
No longer Beaver Flats
This is in K country, this used to be a wide expanse of grassland next to the river but as the floods came along the Beaver flats got toasted, so a river runs through it with little rivers branching off.
Fish Creek river entrance
Here is a place I have wanted to paint for a while,
in the background I did some editing a massive freeway bridge is in the back with the trees kinda is a monstrosity but after editing this turned out ok I love the Autumn colours.
Little autumn Painting
First time out for the autumn yeeeeah
This is out on the Three point creek road.
Saturday 21 September 2013
Sunlight Delight
I noticed these trees with the strong shadows it was kinda cool I did take a photograph of the scene and it didn't come out as nice as I thought.
But I captured the feel of the place.
I did get lost sometimes because I forgot the reason why I was painting and luckily I wrote down on my notan what it was I wanted to achieve.
Silver birch forest
I wanted to try something different and a little challenging so I Found some trees where the sunlight shone through. This is was painted on Priddis Valley Drive.
When I first painted I had too much light on the upper right tree so I had to tone it down a little and put more light on the front tree to get it to settle and sit back properly. I also added more light and shadow to take it away from a middle value painting.
I love the sense of depth with this one.
Little Stream
This painting is the same place where the Rock painting was painted.
Tuesday 10 September 2013
Monday 2 September 2013
Rushing stream.
This is the same river just a little further down, I am glad I found this place as it's quiet and away from people, I just like the peace and quiet of a running stream.
The rocks were nicely laid out in a Z formation I did edit out a few rocks not too many and I guess I will try a little lighter next time.
Kananaskis River.
This is one of those painting at the end of the road. I usually drive till I reach the end then turn around this is the same river as Still waters just further up the stream, I hadn't painted anything like this before so it was a challenge.
Summer sunset.
I was going to go further down the road to paint the sunset on red deer lake but found this instead
Nice little barn the sun was sinking fast.
I have to tweak this painting a little to push the values a bit more
the back trees could be darker and the light behind them a little lighter.
But I like this little one gives me a sense of the place.
Still Waters
Found this place where the light was just hitting it right creating these really nice pools of orange
Thursday 15 August 2013
McDuff Farm house
oil on board 10*12
Although the house got a little overpainted
I like the way the background worked out.
Each Time I paint I learn something new
Parts of the painting wont work but others will
and that helps with another painting further on
I am starting to feel when I have a good one or a learning painting
either way I enjoyed getting out of the house and enjoying nature.
little house.
oil on board 8*10
This was an overcast day with purple sky
this was a painting I saw a few days a go and I thought I would go back
another time.
I do that I see places and think I could go back there at this time
and see what the light would be like.
this is a backlit painting and I really wanted to push the
background away and again try something different.
Fields of Summer
oil on board 8*10
I decided to paint really light this time as I have been going too dark,
it's easy to do and I just wanted to try something different.
I saw these cows around the last ten mins of finishing they would
look just right as part of a field scene.
Stormy Pink Clouds
oil on board 10*12
Painted another storm scene
edited the scene a little but I really like the distant hills and the
the way the clouds moved.
If I make a bigger painting of this one I would
cool the clouds a little and make them more purple.
I tried doing an underpainting of pink red and it completely dominated
the clouds so I wont do that again.
I'll go for a cooler under painting.
Summertime
Framed oil on canvas 16*20
I painted this last year from a sketch I had made during summer of last year
I have another floating around I just have to dig it out.
this is from the side of the main road just outside of Nanton.
cool little place with goats and sheep.
Storm over Red Deer Lake
oil on board 10*12
We have had a ton of storms this year they seem to come from different directions
two or three at a time. This one came over our head and I was ready for it.
I was going to paint a scene to the right of this but it lacked punch or interest
so I turn to the left and this was more interesting to paint.
I was afraid that the rain would wash the painting off of the board and corrupt the paint
but it didnt rain on us luckily I just got these massive dark cloud structures.
I had little time to catch this scene so I had to remember some of it
but I captured the essence before it moved on.
Overflowing lake.
oil on board 8*10
I painted this scene also before and wasn't satisfied.
it was at dusk and I loved the interplay of colours and shadows
but I couldn't finish it time
So I went back again and painted a little earlier in the day and tried again.
I wiggled around a lot to find the best place to paint.
I had to ask myself the question.
What is it that I am really interested in what am I really looking at.
and it was the light in the water and the interplay of cloud in the water
which really interested me.
Barn Painting.
Oil on board 9*12
Found this barn a few years ago and wanted to paint it then but I didn't have the skills
to do it.
I like this painting for it's energy. still a little too dark but I repainted it later again to see if
if I could do a better job.
High Summer Painting 1 and 2
These paintings show how I was able to go back and repaint the scene
I found this scene off Highway 112,
I was early after noon and this was a tough painting as I needed to get the light right.
I pushed and pushed and then the light changed and I added the green field. eek. fluffed it.
So I have to go back and went in the morning to this other painting below.
This one below is a 11*14. I did a lot of reordering to get a better flow
and I removed a couple of fields that really didn't need to be there.
and I changed the angle of trees to suit the painting and it worked a lot better.
With a different light it made the Painting more interesting.
Dusk 1 and 2
oil on board 6*8
Here are a side by side comparison as to what editing can do to improve the painting
I found this scene just as the sun was setting behind me.
I wanted to try and capture the various colours and create a sense of depth
I could crop the painting to 6*6 it might make it stronger.
Trees
oil on board 8*10
I found these trees on the same on the same road as the previous painting
I will have to go back I dont mind repainting the scene till I get right.
I need to reduce the local colour and use less red underpainting.
Back streets.
oil on board 9*12
This is what the painting looked like when I was painting it but whenI got inside
the house it darkened a lot .
So I will go back here and paint the scene again and try to get it right.
soon the fields will be more golden and that might be cool to repaint.
Red Deer Lake
Oil on board 9*12
I tried something different and limited my Palette
it was a really cloudy day but I pushed through and it was tough
to keep remembering that I just wanted to put value down and not the local colour
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