I was impatient when I decided to do this work, so I used up a few canvas boards I had in my studio rather than waiting to get new supplies. They really aren’t very good and I don’t like painting on them much. The adage being also, that if you were to actually turn out a quality piece of work, you don’t want to have done it was lousy materials. But good art supplies are expensive and even small canvases at a couple of bucks each adds up if you are going to produce lots of work.
I settled on masonite panels. I used to paint on this all the time but tired of having to frame everything. I like using them so much more. The paint flows better, it is a smoother surface and for me, I don’t really want to see all grain of the canvas boards through the work. I think this is obvious below. I started this with the last work from this week Fall Colour Ending and I like the outcome.
Paintings from Nov 15-19th 2011
Nov 19, 2011
Fall Colour Ending
This is from a field I pass everyday.
The trees still had great colour and they stood out against the fading grasses.
The was the first of the works on board.
Nov 18, 2011
Sunburst
This was one of those great sunlit days with strong rays partially coming through the clouds.
There was a group of trees really brightly lit and I gave it no justice.
Nov 16, 2011
Rainy Day Cootes Paradise
We had a day of torrential rains this week and I tried to capture the gloom over Cootes Paradise.
Nov 15, 2011
This is a view from the boardwalk at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton/Burlington.
I am not please with this outcome. I even worked it over a few times. It is better than it was but still...
