Browsing the blog archives for the year 2009

Kaleidoscope WIP1 – Or How I Spent My Summer Vacation

Kaleidoscope – 30 x 60  – Acrylic on Wood – Reserved for Mayberry Fine Art I have started my 60 x 30. Whose crazy idea was this anyway? Oh yeah, mine – lol. There’s a lot more contortionism involved than I thought there would be. (That sounds like more fun than it actually is ) [...]

Summer, Lake of Bays wip6

Summer, Lake of Bays – 18 x 24 Acrylic on Wood – Commission It’s done! The sky is a quiet and pale canopy over the strong greens of the forest and the purple-blues of the water.  A perfect summer day.

Summer, Lake of Bays wip5

Summer, Lake of Bays – 18 x 24 Acrylic on Wood – Commission I have completed the forest now – yay! I’m very pleased with the way the trees fade back into the distance and yet don’t lose their exuberance. A very quiet sky is to come…

Summer, Lake of Bays wip4

Summer, Lake of Bays – 18 x 24 Acrylic on Wood – Commission I’ve finished the Lake now and can move on to the woods in the back. I can’t remember where we were exactly when we got this shot – I really want to keep better records, but these road trips are just a [...]

Summer, Lake of Bays wip3

Summer, Lake of Bays – 18 x 24 Acrylic on Wood – Commission I’ve moved into the lake. I’m having fun catching the sparkling water in blues and purples and greens.

Summer, Lake of Bays wip2

Summer, Lake of Bays – 18 x 24 Acrylic on Wood – Commission Some more work completed on the trees across the lake. I think I will play with the water next and make sure it fits in with what the trees are doing.

Summer, Lake of Bays wip1

Summer, Lake of Bays – 18 x 24 Acrylic on Wood – Commission For my next trick I will do a commission lol. This one is evocative of summers up in cottage country where the trees jostle each other in a bid for the sun. Sparkling water and perfect days…

In a Pine Forest

In a Pine Forest – 16 x 20 – Acrylic on Wood – Reserved for Mayberry Fine Art There it’s done! It has the atmosphere I remember when I was in that pine forest, so I’m quite pleased. Sort of quite and deep but with a huge range of strong colours, oranges and reds where [...]

In a Pine Forest – WIP5

In a Pine Forest – 16 x 20 – Acrylic on Wood – Reserved for Mayberry Fine Art More work done on the trees in the dark part of the forest. I’ve been moving up and down, painting it tree by tree and seeing how each tree fits into the whole forest. This one has [...]

In a Pine Forest – WIP4

In a Pine Forest – 16 x 20 – Acrylic on Wood – Reserved for Mayberry Fine Art The next installment… I’ve moved into the dark recesses of the forest – lol. More emphasis on purples and greys and greens. But don’t worry, the sun will touch the trees on the far side too.