541 Holland Point Thanksgiving

This is a plein air study I did yesterday at Holland Point. I thought they looked like three siblings out enjoying the lovely Thanskgiving sunshine while the turkey was cooking. As soon as they noticed they were being painted they left (Shy?). But I think I had just enough time to capture their gestures. Nobody escapes my brush!
I set up my video camera to tape this painting in progress but when I was done I realized the camera had turned itself off. This is due to a battery saving setting, which I learned how to disable before. It's been a couple of weeks since I learned how to use this camcorder and now I've forgotten everything.
Sigh, these days I seem to "Unlearn" things as soon as I stop doing them.

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540 Harvest at Michell's Farm

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I used yesterday's plein air painting as a reference for this.

539 Harvest

I did this plein air painting yesterday at Michell's farm. They are harvesting halloween pumpkins. I'm told that farmer Michell doesn't make any profit on the pumpkins but grows them every year just to watch the children's faces as they select their  pumpkin.

Most people don't eat halloween pumpkins. I'm one of the exceptions. I still have frozen pumpkin in my freezer from last year. I add it to soups, curries,pancakes and puddings. I have happy childhood memories of watching my wonderful grandmother (cook extraordinaire) make pies from our jack-o-lanturns  after halloween. Every time I use my pumpkin these wonderful memories come back to me.

538 Wind and Waves

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This is a scene from Clover Point Victoria the other day. It was such a windy day that people bundled up to experience the power of the sea. The seagulls seem to enjoy riding the wind. Nature is so amazing. Some people were even leaning into the wind and it was actually holding them up.
Of the elemental challenges wind is my least favourite to paint in. It's like trying to paint while someone keeps shoving you and your easel.

537 Atlantic Holiday

Here's one I did from a photo a friend sent me of his family holiday in Miami. I loved the saturated colours of the beach umbrellas against the pale sea. This painting is on auction. To see the auction or just to take a closer look click here

536 Cool Caps

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This was a fun one to paint. Is it about the hats or what the hat kids are doing? Anyway they are a cool looking trio. I was attracted to the hats the way some women are to diamonds.  Except I want to paint them not collect them.
You can tell the weather is getting cooler.  Hats, jackets, and shoes on the beach now.
The texture on this painting is great. Thick and buttery.  

535 Beachcombers

Kids just love to build things.  This is a Holland Point Scene. Holland Point is great for little beach combers as the tide brings in new stuff every day.
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