Showing posts with label Toronto Botancial Gardens. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Toronto Botancial Gardens. Show all posts

Saturday, December 19, 2020

stoney creek

 

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$100 - 5x7" original oil painting on board

I've been interested in the look of things under water lately. (Like last week's bear feet). Today is was the white rocks that take on beautiful brown and orange colours in a shallow creek. I've wanted to paint this photo of mine for a long time and happily, today was the day!

Monday, June 12, 2017

I heart opera pink

$60 - 6x8"original watercolour painting with 8x10"mat. 
'Splish splash paint fast' was my philosophy when painting this one. : )

Saturday, June 10, 2017

rocky stream

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Fellow painters and I spent the day at the wonderful Toronto Botanical Gardens called Edwards Gardens. While under a shady tree, I painted this rocky stream, which was moving quite fast from all the rain we've had. There were about 10 of us from the Don Valley Art Club there and we all had a great sunny day. Below are a few pics of my trusty paintbox. ; )
1/2 way there...

Wednesday, May 25, 2016

travelling along

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I spent the day plein-air painting with the Don Valley Art Club at the Toronto Botanical Gardens, also known as Edwards Gardens. Here is my step by step process...
I painted this waterfall, which I've painted before, but from the other side of the bridge. I worked from my trusty little paintbox. Here's the drawing in 6B pencil.
Half way there... I like to add darks early, so I can determine the values right from the beginning. Artists often do watercolour from light to dark however, when I do that it never seems to take forever to get dark enough...
All done. You can see the pink bulldog clip on the right of the box holding a rag in place. There's also a few paper towels, a compact mirror (to look at the piece in reverse while painting) and an 8x10"mat (under the box) to make sure it'll fit nicely into a frame when finished. Quite a challenge!

Sunday, July 12, 2015

wild cards

$60 - 5x7"painting with 8x10"mat.
Still trying to keep my drawing loose-goosey and impressionistic... This is another one from the Toronto Botanical Gardens.
a few close ups...

Monday, August 04, 2014

edge around

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Back out there! I love painting at the Toronto Botanical Gardens with the lovely ladies, (well... yesterday it was all ladies) from the Toronto Plein Air Group. Here is a pic of my trusty paintbox which sits on my lap. I may try to do this one larger in studio.
$50 - 5x7"painting with 8x10"mat.