Outlaw

Cowboy boots must be bought vintage otherwise not at all! This was a pair D picked up at a vintage store. It was in mint condition and the leather was softened in just the right places. I think I captured the colors well including the little gold clips at the toe end of the boot. 

Oil on Hardboard - 8 x 8 inches

Title: Outlaw

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Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn is one of my favorite actresses and for that reason I like Natalie Portman from the current generation as she looks so much like her. Picked up this lovely pair from Joe Fresh, one of my favorite clothing stores.

Oil on Hardboard - 8 x 8 inches

Title: Hepburn 

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Lace Me Up

I was sitting at the easel contemplating what to paint when my older daughter suggested I paint my shoes since I have so many (!! not!!) so I took her advice and got out the grey pumps. Its a pair I haven't worn yet as I find the heel too high. I absolutely enjoyed painting the shoes....it was a good day....had all the creative juices flowing and got the shadows inside the left shoe right and all the highlights. This has led me to do a whole series called 'In my closet' and soon to follow are some more paintings of my shoes, the girls winter coats, D's  cowboy boots.....and much more.

Oil on Hardboard - 8 x 8 inches

Title: Lace Me Up

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April

This painting comes framed in a floating frame with the canvas sides wrapped in black felt. Most of my older work is framed in floating frames and they give the painting a wonderful cohesive look. Lately I have been painting on panels / hardboard as I like the stiffness of the board and the smooth surface. 

Enjoyed doing this painting in Dubai and for me it was more about the colors than the detail of the image. 

Oil on Canvas - 26 x 26 inches

Mounted on a Floating Frame

Title: April

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Apple 4

After my brief hiatus from painting it was great to get back into the studio and this was the first painting I turned out. I toned the hardboard with a lovely rust brown color which shows through the green apples and completed the whole painting using a large No.10 brush. Yesterday I painted a black & white photograph of D's Granpa Gaspar just as an exercise in values. And today started work on a landscape. Have registered at the Beaux Arts gallery for an oils workshop next month and quite looking forward to it.

Oil on Hardboard - 7 x 7 inches

Title: Apple 4

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Return of the Ninjas.....no sorry Sinusitis!

The absolute worst thing about being sick with the sinusitis for 9 days is not being able to eat ice cream!!! kills me!!! and there IS lots of ice cream in the house!! oh when will I get well.......!! This has kept me away from the studio until today when I felt normal enough to go back in and quickly paint an 8x8 of a pair of green apples - enjoyed that so much.

Quote of the day

I like this quote. Going to pin it up on my studio wall. 

(found via Bryn Alexandra)

Bowled Over

These were the other vases I picked up from Value village and quite liked the muted colors of reds and greens. I do struggle with getting the mouths of the vases exactly right...spherical and all but I think I am improving in that area. The red vase had some beautiful reflections on the left side and I had fun painting them.

Oil on Hardboard - 7 x 7 inches

Title: Bowled Over

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Tulips in Amsterdam

I do get a bit giddy when I see my art up in their new homes like below. This was a colorful painting of tulips and it now resides in Netherlands, in a tiny town called Sliedrecht a couple of hours away from Rotterdam and Amsterdam. 

Afternoon Tea

Don't you love Value Village - great place to pick up pretty things to paint ! Thats where I got this cute yellow teapot which came out beautifully in the painting below. I love how the subject really stands out once you darken the background. Picked  up a few other things like saucers, bowls and vases. They will be featured in my next painting. Stay tuned!

Oil on Hardboard - 7 x 7 inches

Title: Afternoon Tea

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Cheltenham Badlands

I spent the better part of Saturday reviewing pictures that D had taken in 2004, when we visited Canada for the second time. This one brought back so many memories - The Badlands themselves, the pack of hounds barking raucously while attempting to get the scent of their quarry, the fox and their masters atop their horses dressed the part.

I deliberately used a limited palete of reds, ochre and brown. And I used the color palete from a paint sample book from Home Depot. That just simplified the choice!      

Oil on Hardboard - 7 x 7 inches

Title: Cheltenhan Badlands

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Green Apple Tea

My favorite Ikea mug and nothing like a cup of tea at this hour. Finally captured the reflection of the apple in the side of the mug. Came out well me thinks! Was planning on going to the country side for some photographs but it is snowing since yesterday and not a good day to get out, maybe tomorrow. Just finished gessoing my boards and trying out a bigger size of 8x8s for next month. A Happy March to everyone!

  

Oil on Hardboard - 7 x 7 inches

Title: Green Apple Team

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Sketchtaro

Discovered this artist Marc Taro Holmes and am completely awestruck by his work. He does alot of sketches of nudes and fictitious characters, paints in oils and does some amazing digital drawings. Looking at his work leaves me inspired and hungry to paint.

This is ones of his many sketches..........like the fluidity of the form, the girl's features and her hands. Hands are so hard to draw and paint but he got it!

One of his digital paintings. He uses a program called Artrage for his digital work and I love the combination of defined and loose work. I have downloaded Artrage for a 30 day trial. Will post on how it goes. If you would like to see more of Tarosan's work click on http://tarosan.wordpress.com/

Lily

I did this painting during the phase of exploring the female form. It was completed in Dubai and I was fascinated with capturing the transparent fabric against her skin. At the time D had built me a studio in our stairwell which had a 14 foot ceiling. D divided the space in half and I had a 7 foot studio with skylights illuminating my studio from both sides. I used a ladder to get up there and it was my piece of heaven. Got much work done in this space and recently found out that the house has been torn down to build a high rise. Boo hoo!

Oil on Canvas - 26 x 26 inches

Mounted on a Floating Frame

Title: Lily

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A Hint of Spring

Bought some tulips over the weekend and since I am not one to paint a bunch of them decided to cut one of the flowers and lay it on its side. This was more my style and ended up more in keeping with my simple compositions. Do you like the watermark? yes I like it too.

Oil on Hardboard - 7x7 inches

Title: A Hint Of Spring

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Shades of Blush

This time around I intentionally toned down the actual colors of the objects to achieve an overall muted feeling. I'm happy with the way this turned out.

Oils on Hardboard - 7 x 7 inches

Title: Shades Of Blush

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Three's Company

This time I under painted the board with a dusty pink and you will spot it showing through the background grey giving a lovely effect. Painting fruit always make me happy so every two days I will go back to painting them. The girls love their apples and I have to guard my 'subjects' most days! 

Oils on Hardboard - 7 x 7 inches

Title: Three's Company

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Blushing Turnips

First time I painted turnips and love the way the colors turned out. Don't really eat them though as quite pungent but enjoyable to paint. I want to try landscapes next week so maybe will drive into the countryside this weekend to get some photos. 

Oils on Hardboard - 7 x 7

Title: Blushing Turnips

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Olympics 2010 - we got a gold!

Alex Bilodeau, of Rosemere, Quebec, wowed the crowd at Cypress Mountain, Sunday, by winning Canada's first gold medal on home turf

We got a GOLD! go Canada! 

This is awesome...first gold on home turf. 

Go Alex! boy has done us proud! bless him. 

Valentine's Day

D and the girls screen printed the V-day cards they wanted to hand out to their classmates. The design was conceptualized by D and the girls helped him with the application. You can read the detail behind the venture or should I say adventure here on D's blog 

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY EVERYONE!