Smith's Field

Today I went to the field behind our house to paint the tree line while the cornfield was still standing. It is a pleasure to paint with just orange, blue and white because it helps me focus on values and temperature.

Shaw Woods

Yesterday was a gorgeous warm day and I went out to the Shaw Woods, 120 acres of old growth forest, to see if the sumac had changed colour yet. I found a patch that was half way there, with the sun slanting in on the front trees and a nice dark backdrop of forest. I really zoomed into the scene for the light effect, but might paint this again with a wider angle....maybe when the sumac is fully red....

Linda's Vision

Went outside to paint a value study for this week's DPW Value Challenge. Instead of black and white, I used ultramarine blue and cadmium orange (and white) for this week's DPW Value Challenge. We were to simplify a scene using only 4 values, but I got a bit carried away and have far more than that. The blue and orange helped me with the added aspect of warm/cool relationships. I think I will go out more often with this very limited palette.

Poppies & Tea

This was painted for one of the DPW Challenges - My Mug.

Farndale

Out again with Mary. We are eager to take advantage of these lovely days.

Watching the Children

There is a lone sunflower in the garden, surrounded by echinacea and black-eyed susies. Sometimes I need to try new ways of expression, and this one was inspired by the paintings of Brian Rutenberg.