courtyard corner

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I couldn't wait until September to get back out there and paint! I cycled over to the University of Toronto's Knox College and painted in the beautiful courtyard today.

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bright and breezy

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I really enjoyed painting these big bold roses. I named them after the summer we've had, bright and breezy. And now... I'm on vacation. See you in September.

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your secret is safe with me

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It's nice to have a touch of pattern in a painting. Even if it's painted loosely, like on this little cup, it's a lovely bit of decoration.

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colour happy

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There wasn't much sunshine on these echinacea so, I went with lots of colour instead! Below is a pic of my paintbox, which sits on my lap. Lots more examples of me using it on my Flickr Page.
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differences aside

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Lately I've been working with white objects, mostly flowers, for my daily paintings. The subtle values in the shadows of white are a real challenge. I like adding a strong colour, like the orange here, as a contrast.

dinner, yeah that's right

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Here's my ice cream painting for this weeks Daily Paintworks Challenge. It was really fun to do. I kept is as loose and light as possible.

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.
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morning stars

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I'm very happy with these backlit flowers and lemon.

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eveything

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I put these delicate bunch of pink flowers into a red vase, because I love pink and red together, then had fun splashing Holbein Opera Pink all over the place!

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calling you over

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I found this cute jam jar at the farmer's market and the next thing I knew... : )

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turquoise tango

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I felt like painting with turquoise today. 

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see it clearly

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I jumped out of bed early and painted this in the morning light.

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it's what matters

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Flowers are always such a treat, and challenge, to paint. Their shapes are actually quite abstract, yet pleasing.

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that's it

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Lots of close ups of this one at my Etsy Shop WatercoloursbyNora.

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Sunday

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Fishing friends. I painted this from life over at Humber River. The guys looked so cute from a distance!

visiting friends

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I have to say, after painting outside a lot lately, it was nice to paint a peaceful still life in a controlled environment.

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over the Humber

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When people and cars cross this bridge, over the Humber River, you can just see their little heads and car tops go by.

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let's go for a walk

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I had a wonderful time yesterday with a new group of artists, called Toronto Urban Sketchers. (Very much like the Toronto Plein-Air Painters.) Painting outside is a blast and I highly recommend trying it!

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Here's a shot of my trusty paintbox.

tree

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I did it! 7 Days of Trees. This tree has a special place in my heart. I love it's shape. And now it's your turn... over at The Daily Paintworks Challenge!

all year round

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This gorgeous tree thinks it's autumn no matter what the calendar says.

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shaded

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A couple of cars drove into my tree painting. I guess they wanted a spot in the shade. This is Tree 5 in my 7 Day Challenge. Two more to go...

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clouds

This little dancer is Tree number 4.

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meet ya' there

Amongst the yellow greens of summer there is always a cool silver tree. Tree painting number 3 of my 7 Day Tree Challenge.

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Happy Canada Day!

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 Also, Tree #2 titled "taller" for my 7 Day Tree Challenge.

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front yard friend

I've been painting outdoors this summer and since there's so much green out there, I've decided to put myself on a 7 Day Tree Challenge. This is Tree 1.

RAWRR!

I was very inspired this week to do some lion drawings thanks to the Daily Paintworks Challenge. These are done with charcoal pencil on newsprint.

in the lead

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I painted this at the Riverdale Farm which is a wonderful farm animal zoo. It used to be the Toronto Zoo and they had a polar bear at the end of this path! Hard to believe now. 

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Portrait of a Lioness

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Here's my contribution to this week's Daily Paintworks Challenge!

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extra napkins

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First ice cream cone of the summer.

sunny but cool

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It's been a wonderful sunny but cool summer. I had a blast painting this motorcycles. I just let the red paint ooze all over the place!

So, back outside to paint.

with a splash of cranberry juice

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I painted this waterfall at the lovely Toronto Botanical Gardens with the Toronto Plein-Air Painters! I'm so happy that I joined this group since it takes all the intimidation out of painting outdoors.

The camera angle of my paintbox always makes it look like I was super far from the subject, but I wasn't really...