Biscuit... with Voice Over!!

Yep, I've got another video over at YouTube! This time with my painting process explained.  There's a 1 Minute Slideshow of Flower Paintings too.
You can watch Biscuit painted here or got to my YouTube channel to see all 4 videos.

biscuit

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I was attracted to the long shadow this little Yorkshire Terrier cast... and his adorable back leg is up, leaving a space before his shadow starts.

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Meanwhile... over on YouTube... Cookies!

Here's video Number Two! 

This one is about 5 minutes, includes the drawing, the painting, and more harp music!! I'm very happy with the style of both videos however, next time I might add voice over and mix things up a bit. Meanwhile... Enjoy!

round two

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CHECK OUT THE YOUTUBE VIDEO OF ME PAINTING THIS HERE!

I really had to stop myself from eating these cookies before I painted them. Needless to say, I gulped them down once the painting was done. Yum.

My first YouTube Video!!

Here is a video of me drawing and painting yesterday's post. In real time, with a few cuts. So... sit back for the next 9 minutes and enjoy!

p.s.

That's my wonderful talented sister Christine MacPhail on the harp! Song list in YouTube description.

that makes two of us

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More fun with flowers!

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you gotta shake it

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It's my 2 Year Blogging Anniversary!!  

I decided to paint very differently to celebrate. Here's an 18"x24" portrait, a size that I consider to be HUGE! What a blast.

Thank you all in the art blogging world for your inspiration and comments. They are much appreciated.

Happy Painting Everyone!

second time lucky

This week the DPW Challenge is to choose any 'Google Street View' and paint it. I typed in Paris, France and Google Maps put me at 4 Place de l'Hotel-de-Ville... so here it is.

portraits in charcoal

Two very different women, from very different times. I'm toning my sketchbook paper with willow charcoal then drawing with it and an eraser.

raspberry cream

I wish he followed me home.

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nuts

I recently told a fellow artist that I hate the colour yellow. He said, "Are you crazy? As an artist, you should never decide that you hate a colour... never."  This morning I looked at these bananas and thought, perhaps it's time to embrace yellow.

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joy

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This teapot has been patiently waiting in my cupboard all winter. It's now very happy to have summer flowers in it.

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meditative

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Today's painting. A simple still life for a relaxing Sunday.

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rejuvenated

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I really enjoyed aiming for lots of colour in the black fur of this border collie.

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spontaneous

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My goal today was to paint without any preconceived ideas of how it would turn out.  

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"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one."

Charcoal study from my sketchbook.

spring into action

Spring flowers for the long weekend.

look on the bright side

I did this charcoal portrait in my sketchbook. I toned the paper with willow charcoal then drew with it, and an eraser. Trying to remind myself about shapes and light since my watercolour work concentrates on line and colour.

purple pals

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Often I paint warm subjects on cool backgrounds however, for this weeks Daily Paintworks Challenge, I thought I'd paint cool flowers on a warm background.

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walking home

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I drew this without thinking about it, in that Zen state you get into. As a result, I think there is something peaceful about it. 

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strut your stuff

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The plan was to paint a row of houses... but somewhere along the way this happened, happily.

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let the gardens begin

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One of my favourite flowers, the graceful elegant crocus.

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on our lunch hour

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I drew this from the second floor window during lunch. I enjoy watching all of the activity that comes and goes from Petran's hot dog stand!

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Nadia standing

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Our life drawing sessions have moved to a wonderful new studio that has great lighting and lots of space! I was worried about the change but a fresh location created a new energy in all of us.

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stripes in the sunshine

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I painted larger than usual, which was a good challenge. And I added a map of Canada!

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portrait of a young woman

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Today's portrait painting model was the lovely Kate. No matter how much I paint, I find that the challenge doesn't get any easier, it just changes...

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sniffing around

I was sketching from a cafe, across the street from this overpass, enjoying the light behind the people as they went under. This adorable dog went through and I just had to include him. Once finished, I thought a signature on the right would be distracting, so I signed it on the left. 

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Pink Vespa

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I don't have a Vespa, but if I did... I'd definitely get the pink one! So cute.

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Lily

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I think winter is officially over. It was a long one and hard to keep motivated through. But with spring in the air, I'm inspired to paint more.

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after Van Gogh

Just foolin' around in my sketchbook with some studies after Van Gogh. The top two are from the Potato Eaters and the bottom one is my watercolour from his oil portrait called "Head of a Woman with her hair loose". 

who's cute?

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Well, what can I say?

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Toronto Watercolour Society

Both of my entries for the Toronto Watercolour Juried Show were accepted today. Yippee! The show is in May (details to come). I'm also very happy with the wonderful warm burgundy frames done by Adina Photo at 3 Grosvenor Street, Toronto. Highly recommend.

Rochelle 2

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Another painting of Sunday's beautiful life drawing model. 

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today's model Rochelle

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March Break is over so, back to the drawing board. Today's model was the lovely Rochelle.

Muggs

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I throughly enjoyed painting this cute little troublemaker!

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3 in 40 minutes

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I spent Sunday at a Life Drawing Session where I drew and painted these 10 minute poses. That's my favourite amount of time since, the 1 minutes are so fast and quite difficult, and the 20 minutes allow time to get fussy.

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worth the wait

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It was a long wait to see the Statue of David in Italy last September, but it was well worth it. 

I entered this into the Daily Paintworks Statue Painting Challenge.

afternoon nap

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Relaxing on a midwinter's day.

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with a song in my heart

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Another JoJo portrait. I used this same technique at my last portrait drawing class however, the model was a woman and these dark washes didn't flatter her. Perhaps I'll try warmer colours with the ivory black when painting females.

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Snickers

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The always curious, Snickers.

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here's a little ditty

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I'm still exploring this wonderful technique with another painting of JoJo.

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JoJo

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I love watercolour however, at times I miss oil painting because I really like toning the canvas first, which you don't do with watercolour... or do you?! I did today! I put a wash of ivory black and cerulean watercolour down, drew with a micron pen, added more paint and finally, some white gouache. Super happy with this fella!

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can't stay away

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Back to my favourite cafe for another moment in time. 

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snowy day sketch

The good thing about a snowstorm is that everyone stays inside drinking tea! So, I had time to enjoy drawing. Unfortunately, the man in the front left before I took the picture. I added a line/frame, a knapsack on the bottom right and of course, my signature. (CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE).

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the booth

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Everybody loves to sit at the booth.

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