Talking about my paintings
A quick end of year post. I made 73 paintings and illustrations this year. In 2022, I started working in gouache, oil, watercolor, and ink. That doesn’t mean that I’m abandoning acrylic, by any means, but it has been exciting challenge. I’ve also made an effort to start working in series more. So, I did…
Looking back, October was a busy month. At the beginning of the Month, we took the camper to Prince Albert, SK for a dog agility trial. We camped at the trial site, where there were about 20-30 chevy II variants (chevy 100, chevy nova, acadian invader, etc) wrecks sitting in the field next to our…
Sept 16-18, 2022 This was my second time going to the annual Fall Paint-Out in Rosebud, AB. This year, there was also an FCA-Calgary workshop happing in Rosebud at the same time, which meant there were about 70 Artists in town for the two events. I arrived on Friday afternoon with a plan to paint…
Opening night for the Mastrius 100 Days of Summer is ONE WEEK away! The show will have paintings from over 100 Mastrius Members and 10 Master Artists and is online from Friday, August 26 to Wednesday, August 31. Visit the Mastrius Art Show Website to SUBSCRIBE to the show newsletter (at the link in our…
Work in progress: A fun painting of Two Jack Lake in Banff National Park. This place is especially-special to me, because I got married right here,… well about 20’ to the left. This will likely be in the upcoming #mastriusartshow along with the work of 100 other #mastriusartist ‘s. Visit @mastrius.artshow to find out more…
In May, my day job turned into an every day job. With the refinery in Turnaround, I had a total of two days off for the whole month. I still managed to get some plein air and studio work in. May 15, 2022: After a 70 hour work week, I decided to get out for…
I’ve recently started working with gouache and want a small plein air set-up to use with that medium. It needs to be light, fit in a small daypack, and be quick to set-up. It would mount to a tripod and ideally also work on a table-top, in my lap, or sitting in the car. It…
I’ve only been painting for 5 years, but I’ve been collecting reference material since I was a teenager. I painted this 8×8 study a couple weeks ago of a place I probably haven’t been to in at least 15 years (too long!). This is Laverty Falls in Fundy National Park. You find it along Laverty…