I'm Owl About Owls!

12" x 12" Acrylic on Canvas

This little saw whet owl really caught my eye while I 

was browsing through photos of beautiul creatures to 

add to my boards on Pinterest the other week.

I used the photo for reference. 

It was a fun and relatively quick painting to do.

Now to think of a catchy title!

CHEERS!

         Lest We Forget

I thought it fitting to post a photo
of this poppy painting as we approach
Remembrance Day. I will be sure to 
wear a poppy tomorrow while watching
my son parade with his fellow cadets in 
Invermere, B.C. He will be proudly 
carrying a flag for the legion.

A Foggy Morning
"Earth,the shy bride in her veil,
blushing endlessly...
Cool breeze keep her veil from falling down,
Beautiful she looks in her white gown"

Excerpt from a poem by 
Morning Glory.
allpoetry.com

Photo of Kootenay River
near Wasa, B.C.

A study in black and white

Below is a photograph of the Hoodoos at Dutch Creek, B.C.

I wanted to paint this scene but was trying to figure out where

my focal point was. I decided to alter the photo first to black 

and white and then to a charcoal rendering that makes it 

easier to see the shapes, mass and lines in my composition. 

By reducing the amount of shades in the picture it is easier 

to understand why and where the eye is drawn.

Cheers!

                                     

LOOKING FOR A POT
            OF GOLD
We've had a lot of rain 
recently in our region. 
While I prefer the sun-
shine to the clouds and
 rain, I do love the 
sunrises, sunsets, and
rainbows that occur 
when our weather 
changes. I snapped this 
photo of a double rainbow 
last week. 

The Columbia wetlands are in the foreground. Cheers!

I have started to paint a scene with Clydesdale horses that I photographed

at Fort Steele last spring. The canvas measures 2' x 4'. I began by blocking in 

background colors and shapes. I am using my airbrush to paint the tress and

grass in the background to give them a soft look so that I can add some

 dimension and depth to my composition. 

 

I snapped this photo of the sunrise on my way to a hockey

tournament with my son a couple of weeks ago.  The photo

has not done the sunrise justice though, it was spectacular!