Little Drawnigs

Iris

Lily

Lady Slipper Orchid

Pansy

Orchid

Daffodil 

This is a hand full of smaller drawings I did awhile ago.

All of them are pencil on 5x7 paper.

Was trying to keep in practice at the time.

Cat Eye

So I had a set of these looking right in my face this morning wanting food and an ear scratch.

So why not try painting one.

Acrylic paint on 10 X 8 canvas.

Electric Guitar

So these two kind of go together. I was tinkering again with one of my guitars near by.

Acrylic paint on 2 - 8 X 10 inch canvases.

Tom Wilson quick Sketch

So last summer I was set to get a painting from singer songwriter artist Tom Wilson. 

He was the big voice in the Canadian rock bad Junkhouse in the 90's He is also one of the three that make up Blackie And The Rodeo Kings, and his latest project is an acid folk group called Lee Harvey Osmond.

Right before the show I took a bit of time and did up a quick sketch that I wish I could have finished.

I had about 45 minutes in on this doodle before I had to jet out the door to do see the show and hopefully buy a painting from him.

Tom had to bring a big stack of paintings that evening and the one I had hoped for didn't make it. I still gave him this Drawing as a thank you.

I hope he liked it, and I hope he still has it filed away some place.

It is about 17 x 21 inches on a heavy stock paper. I used a few pencils and that was it.

Just Thinking

I've been tinkering with painting the last while as you can see. It was something that I use to do a bit of a long while ago. I have found it some what relaxing to break out the paints or sketch pad and put some ideas out there. Sat down a while ago and read through a book on acrylic paint mediums. It gave me a few ideas. Got a few others from random YouTube videos as well. I think I have close to 40 paintings stacked up here in my living room, plus the 6 I sold and the 2 I gave to The lily society for a fund raising.
The 6 I sold I ended up using that money to buy a couple small canvases and the rest went into my music recording fund. I did get 2 acoustic songs recorded in studio not too long ago now.

I keep coming back to the idea of selling all of the paintings I can in one big event. I hope I can get the last elements in place for a EP CD release and art sale. A couple of hours one evening or even a afternoon, where I set up the paintings to be viewed a hopefully sold as I play live a few of my songs through out the time every thing is set up. Not sure how or where to do this just yet, Or if there is even any interest from people in my local area to try such a thing.

Just wondering if there would be any interest in this idea?
If you have thoughts please by all means drop me a line here. I would love some input and thoughts.

Have a great Day!

Trees and stuff like that

This was a big one. I was just tinkering trying out a few sponge things with the leaves and stuff.

It was fun doing a big painting, I'd like to try a few more real big ones, but the canvases are not cheap.

Got the canvas on sale and it was still not a bargain price, but it was worth it.

Acrlyic paint on 24 X 36 canvas.

We three in The dark

Was playing around, thought it would be a neat idea doing minimal details.

Acrylic paint on 12 X 16 canvas.

Red Skull

What to say really. I was tinkering while watching horror movies.

Acrylic paint on 12 X 16 inch canvas.

waves and sky

So, just a random painting I did about a week or so ago.

16 X 12 inch acrylic on canvas.

I used the layer trick for the sky, but not huge contrasting colours like I usually play with.

Cowboy Hatted Skull

 

One more crazy looking back ground. Did a blend first of 2 different pinks then added a greyed blue over top with that new trick.

I know, you are wondering how I am doing that right? Well ... what would the fun in letting everyone know be.

 

Well it is acrylic paint on a 16 X 20 inch canvas.

 

Acoustic Guitar on 2

 

So I was tinkering with my acoustic guitar near by.

I placed 2 smaller canvases end to end and traced the outline .... I cheated a little.

 

So 2 acrylic paintings both on 8 X 10 inch canvas.

Stained Glass

 

So I was playing around with a gloss medium and an iridesent medium.

Thought I might be able to get a stained glass look out of it.

Sort of worked, you can't really see it in this photo, I need to get a better camera for this.

 

Acrylic paint on a 16 x 20 canvas.

Martagon Lily

 

So this odd shaped canvas is one of the paintings I gave to A.R.L.S.

The Alberta Regional Lily Society.

They set it up in a silent auction and it went.

Acrylic paint on a 6 X 24 inch canvas.

Coralbells

 

Was just tinkering with colours and leaf shape. Coralbells or huchera.

 

12 X 16 canvas and acrylic paint.

 

Dandie Lions

 

So this is the first painting I did with the new back ground trick.

I really didn't have  much of an idea to go with it but I think this one turned out good.

 

12 X 16 Canvas. Acrylic paint.

 

Ragged Morning Glory

 

What can I say here. I started tinkering with a few new ideas in the acrylic paint.

First one was with the back grounds. It is a layer trick I picked up.

The second new trick was with how to blend colours on the brush as I went along.

I think it turned out OK.

This little guy is a 8 X 10 canvas

Acrylic paint.

 

Been Busy

So as it goes life got busy and I didn't get here much over the last few months.
I do how ever have a hand full of paintings That i have been working on. Tinkering with a few things in the acrylic paints.
Sold 6 paintings and gave 2 of my lily paintings away to the local Lily society for silent auction items. They didn't go for as much as i thought they might. But it still helped out over all in the long run.

So I will try and get a few more new paint tinkering's up so you can take a peek or 2.

For now I've slowed down on painting in the heat of summer as acrylic paint drys faster then I thought it would. Plus I am somewhat sidelined due to health. But that will be fixed soon.

Forward I go. I hope you all have a great summer.
Cheers and thanks for stopping by.