A letter to the premier and relevant minister of British Columbia
No paintings today, though I am working on several. Instead, I am posting a letter that I sent to several members of the government of British Columbia. It is my hope that others in the my area and the...
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LANGLEY TOWNSHIP CIVIC ELECTION - OCTOBER 20, 2018
The province of British Columbia is holding its municipal elections later this month. This means, here in Langley, all resident voters are able to vote for their township's mayor, eight members of...
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SO VERY PROUD OF MY STUDENTS!
Grace's landscape. She really has a good feel for this subject matter. Me, I have to drag myself, kicking and screaming to do a landscape.Grace's sunflowerJessie's sunflower. Jess' strength is to...
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A MODELING SESSION ... OR ... BRUNO GOES STEAMPUNK
Getting to know each other ... the apple helpedBruno was an absolute gentleman when it came to being photographed with Olena [the model] holding the reins.Here's David, totally absorbed in getting the...
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OK ... I'M BACK - A ROOSTER'S PROGRESS ...
Maggie, sorely in need of entertainment and exercise, has resorted to caving in the hay shed.She finds a slot between the bales, and dives down, looking for rodents.Sometimes she completely...
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BRUNO THE SECOND
Start off with some wet-in-wet washes on his neck and ear, and some dry brush on his nose. I use the same pigments throughout in varying combinations - quin. burnt orange, quin. violet and...
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I WISH YOU A WONDERFUL NEW YEAR, AND WELCOME TO LANGLEY, B.C.
Rolling hills, beautiful and lush farmland, forest and fields. A few weeks ago, Maggie and I went out walking here. I'd like to do more of this, now that I am not encumbered by an unhappy hip.Maggie...
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SOME RECENT WORK ...
Yours truly, pondering the imponderable30 x 20 cm.Nightshade28 x 31.5 cm.$265.00 Cdn.This shrub/weed was growing beside the riding ring, so I saw it every day. Bruno wasn't eating it thankfully, so I...
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GEESE - A PROCESS, OR WHAT IS GOOD FOR THE GOOSE IS GOOD FO THE GANDER
Goose and Gander39 x 24 cm.15 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.A gift for a serious goose-loverMy drawing, with all my scribbled notes, most of which have nothing to do with the drawing.I masked the geese, and did at...
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A GOOSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR - STEP BY STEP WATERCOLOR
A Goose of a Different Color 13.5 x 9 in./ 34.5 x 22 cm.Stonehenge hot press paperIt was going to be a white goose, so I started with a grey [aureolin, a quin. pink and cobalt blue] for the form...
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I'M BACK ... a painting's progress
ACK!! This is my new hip joint. I still have mixed feelings about having something like this done, but it was either that or living in constant pain or being stoned on opiates. I put up with the...
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IT SEEMED LIKE A GOOD IDEA AT THE TIME - a step-by-step watercolour and some...
I thought, at the time, a botanical would be nice to do ...... so I started working on a hydrangea.Little did I appreciate what a stinker it would be to draw and paint! Mostly done wet-in-wet with some...
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A FEW ODDS AND ENDS IN WHICH I AM WORKING ...
No, I have not escaped to another planet, though with the way this one is heading, I am sorely tempted.However, I am still drawing and painting and teaching a delightful watercolour class.Meet Archie....
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GRISWOLD, THE GARGOYLE - it would have worked well with a better paper
Griswold, my modelDrawing, using gridPhotocopy made so I could keep track of all the masking and pours of colourFirst mask and pour - maybe a bit heavy-handed with the paint. I used quit. sienna, quin....
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MY SPIRITS NEEDED A LIFT
I was greeted by this Northern Flicker as I got out of my car.This is part of the garden. My neighbour graciously offered me to come over any time to photograph her flowers.Dahlias galore!All shapes,...
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MT. BAKER ... OR ... SOME OFF-ROAD TESTING ON MY NEW HIP ...
This is a very cool, 60s -style coffee shop/bakery/restaurant at the base of Mt. Baker. We stopped here for some energy before heading up the mountain.The ranger station a bit past the restaurant had...
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NINA [AKA - THE WEINER] - DOG PORTRAIT IN WATERCOLOUR - STEP BY STEP
Drawing of Miss Nina, my niece's dogSpots on nose and eyes masked. First washes of yellow ochre and quin. burnt orange applied, some wet in wet, some wet on dry.Collar painted in mix of phthalo. and...
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ARCHIE - WATERCOLOUR DOG PORTRAIT, STEP BY STEP
Drawing, bordered with some old mat board to give me an idea of how to format painting.First thin w/w wash of quin. sienna.More w/w washes, some dry brush with softening. Colours I used are my...
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LATEST WORKS ...
This was a recent class project. I combined two reference photos - one of a glorious sunset, and another of some nearby farm buildings.I started this over three weeks ago, and just can't get motivated...
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LATEST WORKS ...
Another pose of my Australian friend's beloved dog. Must get around to mailing them ...A friend's bull terrier, given as a Christmas gift.I am still working on a watercolour version of the portrait.A...
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PEOPLE AND PLACES - MORE RECENT WORK ..
Savannah at 18I was invited to Savannah's family birthday party, and it was a wonderful time. For a gift, I drew this portrait based on a photo I took when Savannah and her family and I went hiking up...
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A VERY DRAMATIC SKY - watercolour step by step
I did a fairly detailed [for me] value sketch.First wet-in-wet washes. Sky - a bit of aureolin. Beach - a mixture of quin. burnt orange and cobalt blue. A mixture of indanthrone, quin. burnt orange and...
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TUCO - A PORTRAIT'S PROGRESS
Tuco - 14 x 11.5 in.I'd like to try mounting the paper on a cradled frame, and varnishing it. But I'll wait to see what Tuco's owner thinks.Graphite drawingI masked some of his face where I anticipated...
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BLACK ROCK SANDS - step by step watercolour of landscape
Black Rock Sands, WalesTransparent watercolour on archival paper36 x 29.5 cm.14 x 11.5 in.Available for purchaseMy value sketchMasked lines of foam under rocks at right. Painted blue sky first...
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SWEETIE - A MARE'S PROGRESS [watercolour painting of horse step by step]
Meet Sweetie. We were together for almost 20 years. As you can see from the photo, she could be very sweet and gentle; she could also be quite the opposite. She was a "lead mare", which in horse terms...
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