Beauty in my World: November 2014

About Me

Location: Quispamsis, Canada

I am mainly a watercolor and Pastel artist but I am open to various mediums. I have been painting since 1992. I have travelled alot and have sold works and prints internationally. My works have also won awards. I used to be a member and for a short time president of a local art club however I found the Politics and Personalities interfered too much with my time that could be put into my work. I live on the east coast of Canada and I paint our local beauty as well as the Carribean and the Mediterranean.

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Crowning Glory

This is my second painting done with acrylic then covered with ground media, charcoal,eraser,pastel.
I took the inspiration for this painting from a photo I took at Magnetic Hill Zoo this past summer. I loved the regal attitude of this beautiful bird.

Family

This 12 x 16 painting started off being watercolor on watercolor canvas but I find it very difficult to paint watercolor on canvas. I then switched and painted with acrylic. I went over that with pumice ground and then pastel My inspiration was baby conures that belonged to the lady I bought my cocktails from.I took this photo many years ago. I just loved their different expressions and could see their personalities shining through. I left the back ground very plan so that the birds would stand out.
It is a very vibrant painting which unfortunately the photo and computer do not allow you to appreciate to its fullest.

The Trio

This is a mixed media painting of various color sunflowers. I used acrylic,media ground with glass in it for the centers and pastel. The Gold is acrylic.