Lake Dore

On the orange and blue theme, my oranges have a huge range from a yellow orange to a red orange, in case it is argued that these trees are yellow. I saw this lovely contrast the other day, driving home from somewhere. I painted it quickly, just a combination of shapes, but it is always the colours that are exciting.

Autoroute Decarie

Driving through this underpass in Montreal, I was attracted to the....orange and blue colours and how the angles created momentum.
And I have a new point and shoot camera with lots of features that require a bit of figuring out.

Montreal Lookout

We were in Montreal this past weekend visiting our daughter Alexandra, who took us for a walk in the Parc du Mont Royal where there was a wonderful lookout over the city, with the St. Lawrence River in the distance. Fall has promoted a focus on painting compositions with orange and blue.

Tamaracks

Since it was suddenly so warm - our Indian Summer? - we went out to paint. Humidity was high today, giving better contrast, and the only colour left in our fall landscape are the bright orange tamaracks.

Paint Out

Today I joined the EOAA paint out near Lake Clear. The weather was great considering there was a rain forecast. The leaves are essentially all down and yet it was beautiful in the many variants of grey. It was a great experience all around.

Pumpkin Row

The pumpkins are still in the field behind us. I am focused on warm and cool colours right now - the orange being warm, the bluish vegetation cool. I am wondering about the tiny bit of fourth pumpkin seen at the top - maybe I will grey it down.
Have reposted - lost the sharp edges and greyed it...more subtle?

In and Out

During a busy time of travel and activities, I tend to get out my painting routine, with the result that I feel "off". The best way for me to get into the groove again is to go back to basics - doing still lifes. It is amazing what is involved in a simple little set up - all the challenging components of painting.

Pumpkin Field

>This Thanksgiving, we had several guests in the house, and Pia from Hamburg showed me all the photos she had taken of pumpkins, behind my house! I was so surprised to find a long strip of pumpkins behind us. They were blocked by the trees but now as the leaves fall, we can see it. Of course Mary and I had to go out there and paint. The hills were so blue and the pumpkins so orange..... and I keep working on the pumpkins to get the front ones to pop out a bit more.

Schoolhouse Road

Mary and I went out today - although the sun was shining this morning, it was overcast by the time we went on location. The yellow populars radiate from the general greyness starting to come over the landscape and there is the wonderful smell of fall in the air. I was focusing on a few simple solid shapes that held a design together.

Red Maple

A flaming red maple in autumn - just had to be painted. I had painted this same tree in late spring when the field was ploughed and trees were all green.

Fall Trees

Blazing Maples

Combermere

Back from Germany, filled with new impressions, and out with Mary to paint...asap. I haven't painted since Mackey Station, and really missed it, so it was wonderful to get those brushes going again. It was a beautiful day to be out in the splendor of the fall colours.