Monday, 13 February 2012

Week 13 - Made up


Ok – so the snow only lasted a couple of days and then it started raining again.
I decided to forgo trying to find a real scene to paint and just made up a bunch of rural fields in my head. It gave me a chance to do whatever I wanted and use any colours I liked. I did have fun with it.


Feb 4, 2012
Bright Morning


Feb 3, 2012
Green Hill


Feb 2, 2012
Daisy Field


Feb 1, 2012
Autumn Field

Monday, 6 February 2012

Week 12 - Winter


Wow – I can’t believe this week I hit painting number 50. It has been much more difficult than I imagined to force myself to paint this regularly. I have always painted quickly but where I used to find larger canvases daunting – these little 8x10’s some days stress me out.

Our crazy weather has given me the opportunity to see days that are bright and sunny and gloomy and rainy, but not much snow.

Since I only painted my first winter piece earlier this year I was hoping to work on that a bit more. As much as I am not a fan of winter driving, I was hoping to get some snow so I could tackle winter as a subject. Luckily this week we got at least enough for me to go out and get some reference and give it a try.


Jan 27, 2012
Snow in the Trees


Jan 26, 2012
Snowy Field


Jan 25, 2012
Snow on the Escarpment


Jan 24, 2012
Snow Rows

Monday, 30 January 2012

Week 11 - Fruit


After a couple of weeks painting bright flowers, I felt I still needed to do more pictures with lots of colour.
I switched gears and picked fruit this week for fun. I did these really quickly and treated them almost like little studies.



Jan 19, 2012
2 Pears


Jan 20, 2012
2 Apples


Jan 21, 2012
Orange and Apple


Jan 22, 2012
Apple and Pear

Sunday, 22 January 2012

Week 10 - More Flowers

I felt this week that I needed to continue and paint a few more brightly coloured flowers. It has been a bit dreary so it made the day brighter when I was painting to stay away from the grey.



Jan 15, 2012
Lavendar


Jan 14, 2012
Daisies



Jan 13, 2012
Lilies


Jan 9, 2012
Sunflowers

Monday, 16 January 2012

Week 9 - Flowers

Now that we are actually immersed in a sort-of winter, I need something brighter than the grey days in my world.
I dedicated this week to flowers. I did not want to render the typical still life so I tried to evoke more of a suggestion of them instead. I am trying to just give an impression of the flower. It is a challenge for me to stop and not make them too detailed.

Alert - brilliant titles ahead



Jan 8, 2012
 Tulips



Jan 7, 2012
Hydrangeas


Jan 4, 2012
Clematis


Jan 2, 2012
Irises

Sunday, 8 January 2012

Week 8 - Titles?

Coming up with titles for paintings can be a real chore sometimes. It is easier to not duplicate names so everything is kept straight but it is becoming increasingly difficult to come up with a new title for “Field” for these daily paintings.
I have always found that anything other than landscapes were easy to name.
I did a series based on gameboards that were pretty obvious – Chess 1, Chess 2 etc. Nothing outstanding.
I have also done a lot of titling based on cheesy clichés ie: Just Between You Me And The Fence Post and Running in Circles. These I actually liked the best and had a lot of fun with them. In doing so, I hoped to reassure the viewer that I was not taking myself too seriously. For me, if I can remember what I titled a painting, I feel it is the right one – if not – it needs a new name.
But for these daily works, I am off to paint a new one – maybe “Field with Blue sky and green grass”? Or maybe “Untitled 47” would be just as inspiring.


Dec 31, 2011
Trees Along the Highway
These sad little trees flank the QEW, not sure if they will make it to spring.


Dec 30, 2011
Next Years Christmas Trees



Dec 27, 2012
Snow
One of the few days we have actually had winter weather this season.



Dec 26, 2011
Ready for Snow
All of the city snow fencing is up along the lake but for no reason so far.

Monday, 2 January 2012

Week 7 - Holiday Break


Seriously, this work was from was Christmas week and I should have just taken it off. I only did 3 pieces and frankly, none of them are terribly inspiring. Grey, yucky dull winter. 
It’s only early in the season and even though we haven’t had much snow, I NEED SUNSHINE to get some inspiration going.


Dec 23, 2011
Snow's A Comin'
A tree top view from my studio - watching the dark grey clouds come in.


Dec 22, 2011
Lone Tree


Dec 20, 2011
2 white pines trying to survive the city and it is not looking so good.