Five

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This one was a real blast to paint! I had to be very careful with placement and the amount of splatters and blobs!

I'm off for the rest of July! I may blog from vacation but if not, see you in August!

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Four

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Continuing with my abstract art and really enjoying it! I always draw first then add watercolour paint however, this style has me jumping between drawing and painting... painting and drawing... just mixing it up.
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One

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My first abstract painting! I felt it was time to delve into this aspect of art.

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wild cards

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Still trying to keep my drawing loose-goosey and impressionistic... This is another one from the Toronto Botanical Gardens.

a few close ups...

fallen tree

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My aim for this piece was to keep the line and brush work as expressive as possible. This was done at the awesome Toronto Botanical Gardens when I didn't plan on being there, but was prepared to paint just in case!

sundial

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This little eyeshadow case that I converted into a watercolour palette is wonderful. It really enables me to sit and paint anywhere and at any time. 
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Here is the location picture -

open into

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Another painting from Riverdale Farm, my new favourite place to paint.

And the on site photo...

pizza oven...mmm!

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I spent the day at the lovely Riverdale Farm which was originally the Toronto Zoo. This lovely stone pizza oven heats up yummy pizzas on Sundays at noon!

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Here I am on site painting it with my eyeshadow case watercolour kit.

for a friend

Just as the title states, I painted this for a friend. : )

The Sketchbook Project

Here are a few pages from my sketchbook that I made for The Sketchbook Project. It is an art gallery in Brooklyn, New York that has sketchbooks from all over the world, from floor to ceiling. Proud to be part of it. Also, they have a bookmobile for the sketchbooks to travel the world! Here's the link to my sketchbook, all 30 pages! Big thanks to those that click on it. : )

https://www.sketchbookproject.com/library/16192

reflections

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This week's Daily Paintwork's Reflections Challenge. It was nice to paint a landscape for a change, and a moody sky too. : )

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hand studies with a friend!

I had a friend help me out with my hand studies this week. : )

A few portraits

Here are a few watercolour portraits from my last Life Drawing Session. The model was wonderful, but hard to capture. These short poses, about 5-10 minutes, were drawn with pencil, then I added watercolour to the shadow side, trying to keep it all one interesting shape. 

Quickposes

I received my Certificate for 10 hours of gesture drawing from Quickposes today! It's a wonderful website that has photos that you can draw from. Of course, drawing from life is preferred, but it's not always manageable. So, quickposes.com is a great alternative. You can choose to draw nude, costume, male, female, both, hands or feet, then select a time interval from 30 seconds to 2 minutes. The program switches images for you as you sit and draw. If you sign in you can accumulate drawing time and they send you a certificate.

peaceful morning

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I am very happy with the simplicity in this painting. I wanted to capture the peacefulness I experience while cycling early in the morning.

oops-a-daisy

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Daisies!!

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on the same wavelength

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This is the watercolour demo I recently did for the wonderful Don Valley Art Club. They invited me to their artist's night to talk about my art and do a painting demonstration. I talked about the importance of daily practise. It went well and I had lots of support from fellow artist friends in the crowd.

life drawing session

A few pages from my last life drawing session. Short poses in pencil and one long pose in watercolour.