Small Works 2

Small Works 1

Reflections in Red

Women of Influence

My mother recently celebrated her 80th birthday and looking back on pictures of her she always has a look of strength and independence about her. I wonder if she would like this painting.

Route 11, PEI, Canada

Here is a second painting I did for the August Virtual Paintout. Again, using my new Golden Open Acrylics. This time I had more gesso on the canvas first so the paint "stuck" a little more which made for a less watercolour-like effect.

Here's a link to my inspiration: Route 11, Lot 15, PEI

New Zealand Rd, PEI, Canada

9" x 12"

Open acrylics on canvas board

New Zealand Rd.

PEI, Canada

Here is my submission to the August, 2010 Virtual Paintout challenge which is PEI, Canada. I just bought a set of Golden Open acrylics and this was my first try at using them. The set is a "traditional palette" and the colours are all very transparent, so the look I achieved was very watercolour-like. This isn't what I would call my normal style of painting but I'm interested in doing more plein-air painting to enhance my skills, so I wanted to paint this very directly in a limited timeframe.

Virtual Paintout is an online art challenge that uses Google Street View as a source of inspiration. Here is the link to my inspiration for this painting.

http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&q=206+New+Zealand+Rd,+Lot+44,+Kings+County,+Prince+Edward+Island+C0A+2B0&sll=49.891235,-97.15369&sspn=48.835041,135.087891&ie=UTF8&cd=1&geocode=FcN_wwIdI41J_A&split=0&hq=&hnear=206+New+Zealand+Rd,+Lot+44,+Kings+County,+Prince+Edward+Island+C0A+2B0&ll=46.36983,-62.288607&spn=0,0.01649&z=17&layer=c&cbll=46.366637,-62.288605&panoid=L-1QdN1vkeZe3pLzU_yBFA&cbp=12,136.72,,0,-4.08