The River 36 x 48 – Acrylic on Wood A beautiful Ontario fall day yesterday meant a trip to High Park in Toronto to take pictures of the fantastic colour. I hope to be able to translate some of these photos into paintings over the coming winter. While the photos just don’t compare to the [...]

The River 36 x 48 – Acrylic on Wood Fall has settled in after a big storm earlier this week. Many leaves have left the trees and some of the bright colours are dulling. There are still some good photo ops, but it seemed so short this year! I have made some good progress on [...]

The River 36 x 48 – Acrylic on Wood After a glorious Canadian Thanksgiving weekend with balmy temperatures and constant sunshine, I’m back into the foreground of The River. I have departed from my original plan in that I think I need to echo some of the green-y blues that I have elsewhere around the [...]

The River 36 x 48 – Acrylic on Wood Took a 600 kilometre spin through Algonquin Park yesterday. Although it was off and on rain we found some beautiful colour and hiked some lovely trails. I haven’t had a chance to look at the photos yet, maybe I’ll just save ‘em all up for the [...]

The River 36 x 48 – Acrylic on Wood I’m checking the Fall Colour Report and Algonquin is at Peak Colour! Yay! Guess I know what I’m doing this weekend. Glad its one of those that I can do a in a quick day trip! Toronto is still only at 10% colour so it’s amazing [...]

The River 36 x 48 – Acrylic on Wood Fall is here and I can’t wait for the colours! I’m planning my day trips and going over the notes I’ve taken over the last few years to remind me of the best spots.  I also like to find new favourite inspiration spots and I have [...]

The River 36 x 48 – Acrylic on Wood We will be going to Thunder Bay in the next little while, looking for Fall. I expect we’ll find it. I guess I can’t wait patiently for it to come to my little part of Ontario so I’ve got to go haring after it up north. [...]

The River 36 x 48 – Acrylic on Wood A little of the foreground is complete now and I can get a good sense of how the painting is flowing. Next up I will work on the trees across the river which I have been very anxious to do. I’m getting nicely into the rhythm [...]

The River 36 x 48 – Acrylic on Wood When in doubt – do both, lol. So I hit the river and the cool green foliage. And next I think I want to start on the foreground stuff and see how that meshes with what is going on already. It’s kind of like juggling with [...]

The River 36 x 48 – Acrylic on Wood I worked on more of the foliage that abuts the river. I can’t decide if I will move up into the river next or back down into the cool greens in the middle. Decisions, decisions.