A new painting.......

This is an acrylic, on a 20 X 24 canvas.  I took the photo in Toronto recently, when I was visiting the AGO with my cousin Beth.  This lovely home was so stately!  I took the photo from close up, so it towered over me.  I enjoyed painting it immensely, with all the angles and shapes and values that went together to give the house a pleasing 3D shape.  I love to make a canvas come alive with depth and form.  I took photos of the process along the way, which might be interesting to take a look at, below the finished piece here.

A fun class!

On Saturday March 15, six of us had a great day playing with watercolour.  Everyone went home with 2 paintings well on the way, including work with a negative approach.  There were times of quiet and concentration, and also times of laughter--  such as the moment a paintbrush went into a coffee cup!  It was so rewarding to see how each artist is developing their own style, and is intent on improving by working hard, and by listening to each other's helpful, constructive ideas. 

 Thanks to each participant!

My next watercolour class.......

......is this Saturday, March 15.  One of the ideas for the class is a still life, so I've been playing around with one set-up this week.  Here is a sample of what we might be doing........


First the set-up, and a value sketch:

Then drawing on the paper and putting on the first light layers of paint:

And finally adding the darks, to give the shapes depth.  

My favourite part!

There is still room for more participants!