393 Fonyo Beach November

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What an amazing November day. And it's a long weekend to boot. Everyone was out enjoying the sun. I've painted Steve Fonyo Beach from this vantage point before. I'm drawn to it. This I used a yellow ground and painted over it still wet. I fit the sky and sea thinly and as I did the grasses I used a palette knife. I really like the bold colour and texture from the palette knife.

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392 Coffee In the Sunshine

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Even though it's November and the temperature is cool enough for jackets, people still like to soak up the sunshine.
 Here's a typical James Bay Scene.  This is James Bay Coffee and Books.  It is one of my favourite spots to go after a plain air painting day. It's a book store, internet cafe, and soup and sandwich bar.

 They have Scrabble Tuesdays and Friday Live Music Night.  Lots of good life drawing opportunities.  The coffee's really great too.

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391 Shy Bulldog,

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This little bulldog used to sit with her "Grandpa" outside a local cafe. Grandpa was looking after her while his daughter was out of the country.  I used to always go over and say hello. She was very friendly, but a little shy. When I took her picture she wouldn't look into the camera.  If I remember correctly her name was Beatrice.

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390 Still Life With Iris

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I copied this from a large water-colour I painted many years ago. That water-colour is now nowhere to be found but I do have the image from my website.  I did it in very dilute oils on a 6x6 ground. I added the white background afterwards. I might experiment with this image, approaching it in different ways. I'd like to get the loose water-colour effect with oils.

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389 Aristrocrat

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I saw this gorgeous bull dog at a doggy park yesterday. I took a few pictures from far, but he knew the camera was on him and he posed. I just love dogs. But they won't hold still long enough to paint.

I painted it on a yellow ground and kept it really simple.

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388 Saxe Point November, oil on canvas board, 6x6

There was frost on everything this morning. What struck me first about Saxe Point were the rocks dark,  silhouetted against the silver sea. Initially, I had the grass a vivid lime green with some gradation. But it was almost the same value as the sea. So I scraped it off and made the grass more autumn green.

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Music Night James Bay Coffee and Books

Music Night November 4th

I like to go to Music Night at James Bay Coffee and Books. The acts are great. These guys write their own songs and their really great. Also, it's a perfect opportunity to sketch crowds.

387 China Town Night

Pardon the glare. I've been working on this the past couple of days. I started it Last year and it's been set aside since. I did it on a black ground.