White Peony #3

This is the third and last of the peony flowers.

White Peony #2

Had a lovely evening painting. It will be the last one for the season. Kind of sad! Will have to focus and paint more on my own. There is just so much beauty to try to catch on canvas!

One white Peony

I had three, white peony blooms that had their stems broken from the rains. Put them in a vase and tried to get each one on a little square canvas. This is the first one.

Osier Dogwood

The "plein air" class is almost done for the season which makes one a little melancholy even though there is plenty of material in and around the garden but not the inspiration from fellow painters. This little painting was the first of an evening class. Needed to get a feel for the water and there was this dogwood right in my face, sayin"I need to be in the painting!"

Mount Nemo at Dusk revised

I played around with this painting because it just wasn't working-sometimes painting what's there just doesn't make a pleasing painting.

Beside the Barn

Tuesday, I picked a spot in the shade but still with a view. Such a wonderful property!

White Peonies 2011

I painted this Monday evening to record the beauty of the white peonies which are resplendant in our garden. So much colour to be found in a white flower!

Barn on Governor's Road

This is the painting I worked on yesterday atfternoon at the "plein air" course. Lovely afternoon.

Green Vase and Mum

I did this little painting one evening when this mum was on it's last legs(petals dropping).

Mount Nemo

The other approach to the escarpment,painted last Tuesday in the bright sun. It needs a good amount of tweaking when I will post the result agai. Hope I can make it more successful.

White Birch Grove

Worked on this "birch" painting a couple of evenings and it still isn't quite there-will persevere! It's peony time again! Have this lovely white peony blooming beside the patio. Should maybe give that a try.

Scout Camp Creek Pine

This was the last picture done on Tuesday evening-had about 40 minutes left in the class because we paint till almost dusk. I wanted to get the late sunlight touching only the top of the tree.

Young Poplar

This little poplar tree was right in my line of vision while working on the first painting and I decided to try and catch the essense of the leaves catching the light of the sun.

Afternoon Beauty-Scout Camp

Tuesday, we spent part of the day painting at the Scout camp on #2 Side Rd. It's just a beautiful place and could find lots more to paint. Was able to paint four canvasses but that's not much good when one doesn't feel satisfied with the work. The escarpment is visible in the background and the sun was creating a wonderful colour palette on leaves, trees and grasses. I Also caught the last wisps of cloud and quickly put them on the canvas before they disappeared.

Tulip and Brass

I picked up this lovely little brass pitcher at the second hand store, locally. Find that the reflections are a challenge and will need to work at some more.

The Creek at Bowmen

Mount Nemo Preliminary

This is a little sketch which was the preliminary to the larger painting.

Mount Nemo at Dusk

The view was spectacular, and the mosquitoes annoying but had a wonderful evening painting this scene. Thankfully, most of the monster homes that occupy the bench of the escarpment here are not visible. Funny, that all theses homes feel they have to have huge fenced in compounds with fancy electric gates.

Scout Camp Creek

Had a beautiful afternoon and evening painting on a lovely property. The Scout Camp in North Burlington has plenty of raw material for the "plein air" painter. Since, it was a very warm day, I decided to leave the beautiful wide open view of Mount Nemo for later. This shady view of the creek was cool in feel and sound andwas certainly worth the couple of hours spent absorbing the colour and play of light on water and surrounding trees and leaves. Yes, His Creation is amazing!

Cedar Swamp-Bowmen

This painting was done in the heat of last Tuesday when we had lots of water to play around with(on canvas) which didn't make it feel any cooler. Wonder what this Tuesday will bring. Hope there will be lots to get the creative juices going! We're heading to the Mount Nemo Scout Camp.

Apple Arabesque

Felt so hot while painting this one and yet in the shade of this lovely contorted tree on the edge of the path. This was probably how the painter felt that afternoon! Not that she is able to be contorted that way.

Bowmen reflections

My first effort on Tuesday afternoon-I was not impressed.One has to get away from the colours you think are reflected to colours that are really there. Quite fascinating I also have to stop fussing with it, which is what ruined this one.

8th Concession-West

What a spring to practise painting water! The creek here was touching the bottom of the bridge under which it was running where normally there is a few feet of clearance. The water was also over the paths in several spots. The day was very windy so we got to enjoy painting without the bugs. The colour kaleidescope in the water was wonderful. I now have some more material to post for the next few days- Two afternoons' work

Geese and Goslings

Tuesday, we had another "plein air" paint day at a wonderful place called "Bowmen" . There was lot's of opportunity to try my hand at water while watching the geese parade their young up and down the creek. Too bad it was so hot! That put a bit of a damper on my efforts.

Today, we had a makeup day at another place with lots of water. The weather was fine except for the wind. Thankfully, it was easy enough to find a sheltered spot. The colours were gorgeous!Will have to take some picures of the work done in daylight and then post them.