Canada Day, oil on board, 6x6

I painted on the lawn in front of the Empress Hotel today. It was overcast, but none seemed to notice. Happy Canada Day!

494 Witty's Lagoon

sold-Edmonton

This is from Witty's Lagoon this morning.  With plein air paintings stuff like sand and grass often get stuck int he paint. Today it was tiny mosquito-like bugs. They were very attracted to my paint. As you can see there are numerous little critters embedded in the wet paint. I tried to rescue them by gently trying to scoop them out with the tip of my palette knife. Sadly, my efforts were futile. Once the painting is dry I will be able to brush the loose parts of the insects off but the parts that are in the paint will stay for the life of the painting and beyond. sigh

493 Engineers in Training

sold- Ontario

Play is such serious business!

492 Carriage Horse and Groom

These carriage horses are one of my favourite subjects.

These little studies are sometimes the bases for larger studio works. But they are nice little paintings in their own right too.

491 On the Lawn

This is a scene from the lawn of the Parliament Building this morning. Love the sunglasses.

490 White Caps

Sold

Here's those Willows Beach Kids. They seem to be seriously building sand castles. I just love dramatic light. This is high noon and short shadows. But the backlighting really adds a sense of drama to the scene. 

489 Beach Day

SOLD

Here's another plein air painting I did at Willows Beach in Oak Bay. I thought the little tots in white sun hats were adorable.

This painting is for sale. To get a better look click here.