Completed Poppy painting

Oriental Poppy, 20 x 29", watercolour, Dec 2009, $990

I shall be delivering new paintings to Bluefin in Digby today, along with some Christmas cards. I encourage you to drop by and check it out.

Oriental Poppy

An Oriental Poppy, 20 x 30" watercolour. This work is still in progress.

It seems like I am having limited time to paint this week so I have nothing finished to show you. I thought that I would show you instead something that I am working on now. I want to develop some of the rear right petals just a bit more, but not too much. I want to avoid overworking any of it. I am having a lot of fun with this one. I started it in the summer and put it away as I was not pleased with how it was progressing. It came out 2 or 3 weeks ago and I have been dabbing away at it when I can, and am enjoying it much more this time. I have it propped up in my studio so that I can see it when I walk in and every time it jumps off the wall at me and says "look at me!" I hope you enjoy this one as much as I do. As always, comments are welcome.

Angel tracks

Angel Tracks, 10 x 7", watercolour, $250

Here is another painting from a fun day in the snow last year. I will be adding this image to my collection of Christmas cards, which will be available soon at Bluefin Fine Handicraft and Gifts in Digby.

Angel in the Snow

Angel in the Snow, 7 x 10", watercolour, Nov 2009, $250

We have not had any snow here yet, but this is about the only part of the province that has not had snow. It has been cold and is feeling a lot like winter so I guess my thoughts are tending toward pictures to use for Christmas cards. This is a possible candidate for a series of cards. I will announce it on here once they are ready.

Kids at the beach

Kids at the Beach, 7 x 10", watercolour, Oct 2009, $198

This picture comes from a trip that I took with the kids to one of my favourite beaches. Mavillette Beach on the south west shore of Nova Scotia is a great place to spend a hot August afternoon. Some days there is too much fog but on this day the fog was hovering off the coast and sunshine bathed the beach. There were sandcastles dotting the kilometer long stretch of sand and kids everywhere having fun.

Snow paintings

December Sunrise, 7 x 10", watercolour, Oct 2009, $195

These are paintings done for display and sale at the Digby General Hospital as part of their Winter Light show, starting November 18th. I have painted the above winter scene before. It is of the view from the home where I grew up. I have liked the previous paintings so much that I kept it for myself and gave the next one to my parents. The one above is a new interpretation, and is the first time I have offered this scene for sale.

Shadows Stretching, 5 x 7", watercolour, Oct 2009, $98

Light through Trees, 5 x 7", watercolour, Oct 2009, $98

One cold and bright February morning I went for a walk. The snow was newly fallen and the sun was still low in the sky. The light coming through the trees was fantastic. I took many photos and as I go back to them at this time of year, I always find something new to portray.

Fall colours

Allain's River, Annapolis Royal, 7 x 10", watercolour, Oct 1, 2009  $250

The leaves are were just starting to turn last week when I stopped in Lequille to take some pictures.    I am sure that if I went back this week the colours would be more dramatic.   I also drove through Bear River where the leaves were fantastic.  I would love to get back there to paint sometime soon.

I am not sure of the name of this river as a nearby plaque referred to the Lequille River.  The Department of Highway's sign called it Allain's River, so that is what I went with.  Please let me know if I have misnamed it.