Painting

“Jack” (53)

“Pup”. 10″x10″. Acrylic on Cradled Wood Panel. Painted October 2022. Seemed like time to do another dog painting. My usual approach is to do a graphite drawing first to work out composition and relative values. In this case I did two drawings ( faster sketch and a slower more accurate drawing of the dog). The […]

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“The Sentinel” (52)

“The Sentinel”. Painted September 2022.  48”x24”.  Acrylic on Canvas. About 50 feet above the shoreline, at the top of the bluff stands several stately Douglas Fir trees.  One, standing particularly straight and tall, has great sweeping branches that reach out in all directions.  This tree has been able to handle the full force of the South-Easterly

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“Water Lily” (51)

“Water Lily”.  Painted July 2022.  12” x 12”.  Acrylic on Canvas.   I try to challenge myself with each new painting, either a new style, subject matter or technique.  However, we’ve been so busy lately with the builders on the house, showing visitors around the coast, or simply travelling between Twin Eagles and Vancouver, that I haven’t been able to

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“The Shape of Things.” (49)

“The shape of things”. Painted February 2022.  11″x14″. Acrylic on canvas textured board.  Day 23 of the Opus Daily Practice Challenge.  Prompt word “Transformative”. Yesterday’s exercise was all about discovering and abstracting shapes.  Today’s prompt word was “transformative”, so I spent the day transforming the ideas I explored in yesterday’s drawing into a painting based on the same

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“In the moment.” (48)

“In the moment”. Painted February 2022.  10″x10″. Acrylic on cradled wood panel.  I’ve been doing a month long challenge sponsored by the local art supply company Opus.  Today’s prompt word was “present”, which I interpreted to mean “being present” or in the moment. True to my Scottish heritage, I can’t stand wasting paint, so when my stay-wet

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