Lily Field

When my Dad was a young boy living in Winnipeg, Manitoba, he would spend summers on his Grandfather's farm, Lilyfield. This year the Gallery Painting Group visited a lily farm near Chatham, Ontario, and I did a small painting on location. The painting above was done in my studio, and I have titled it Lily Field, in memory of my Dad.

At Last

Several years ago, a friend invited three other artists and myself to a weekend of painting at her cottage in The Bruce Peninsula. It was Spring and the weather was wonderful. We took advantage of the weather to paint like mad things, hike, take photos, and enjoy each others company. On one of our hikes we saw a trilliums galore as well as forget- me-nots and other spring flowers. The image of the trilliums and forget- me- nots has remained with me and I have attempted several times to paint them in watercolour but have never been happy with the results. This time I tried them in acrylic on canvas board and am happier with the final product.

GPG Komoka Paint Out

Yesterday the Gallery Painting Group went to Komoka to paint. The weather was hot and extrememly humid, but in spite of that many members were there. I chose to paint the woods by the river. I was intrigued by the way the river shone through the shaded woods and branches and decide to attempt to paint it as my subject. The humidity made working in watercolour a challenge, but I treid anyway. I began by blocking in the shapes as seen in the picures below.

The finished painting, completed at home in the studio, was not what I had hoped. It was too dark and muddy, but I will try the scene again, this time in a vertical format which should help to bring in some sky and light.

finished painting

photo in vertical format