Spring Hues

Out painting with Mary today - this was my warmup piece. I had a need to paint the soft hues of the budding trees, and Mary gave me another piece of plywood. The grain of the wood comes through, unless really thick paint is used - which I didn't. The exercice satisfied my desire - feels a bit abstracted.....

Yesterday's Cups

Yesterday, Mary and I painted these cups. I completed and then wiped off the first go. Mary gave me a piece of unprimed birch plywood to paint on, to experiment with the underlying wood grain and colour that comes through. It is different and would be interesting for landscape. This is what the Group of Seven, specifically forerunner Tom Thomson often used.