Owner: Sarah Lynch - Daily Paintings and Drawings URL:http://www.splynch.blogspot.com Join Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2008 17:05:13 -0600 Rating:0 Site Description: I use this blog exclusively for my daily paintings and drawings. This might be sketches, watercolours or oils, sometimes they won't be very good. They will of necessity be small (between 2.5" X 3.5" {ACEO size} and 8"X 10") and th Site statistics:Click here
Two Mangos 2008-03-09 16:09:00 5"X7" Oil on PanelContinuing to ignore the weather (about 30-50 cm of snow over the last few days) I am sticking with a fruity theme
Pink Tulip 2008-03-08 16:19:00 6"X4" Oil on panelDespite (or perhaps because of) the fact that we are in the middle of a winter storm of epic proportions, I decided to ignore the winter theme and catch the last day of this pretty tulip. Tomorrow it will be all done, I think.I haven't been very happy with any of the flowers I have done recently, this one is no exception. As the weather improves and the subject matter is more available, I will have to make sure to get lots of practice.
Three More Onions 2008-03-07 13:13:00 5"X7" Oil on panelEncouraged by last week's onions, and fed up with the state of the weather, (30 cm more snow predicted for this weekend, that's about 1 ft for the metrically challenged), I decided to have another go at some onions.I also had quite a lot of carmine left over from the orchids and didn't want it to go to waste.
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Snow-blower 2008-03-06 21:43:00 7"X5" Graphitint on paperI have to confess to suffering snow-blower
envy from time to time. Yesterday morning, after spending one and a half hours digging out, might have been one of those times.The temperature was 3C this evening but is forecast to go back down to -4C tonight with another storm on the way. Will it ever end?
More Snow 2008-03-05 19:42:00 7"X5" Graphitint on paperIt's the boys' birthday today, 17 years old. Why is March always so miserable?We had another storm last night, it dumped another 15 cm (6 ins) of wet heavy snow. It took us nearly an hour and a half to dig out. Only the main streets have been ploughed even now.How long until Spring?
Pink Orchid 2008-03-02 15:29:00 5"X7" Oil on panelFor me there is a point in every painting I do, usually about halfway through, when I ask myself: "What was I thinking? Did I really think I would be able to paint this?" On a good day, about ten minutes later it falls into place. This happens with a kind of "pop", suddenly I can see where I am going and how to get there.This was not one of those days.This lovely flower has been blooming away in the window of my bedroom/studio for nearly a month, calling "paint me, paint me". I could no longer resist but probably should have listened to my inner voices. Next time I try to paint an orchid I am going to go in even closer and concentrate on a highly magnified section, maybe if I can get that right I will be ready to try something like this again.
Three Onions 2008-03-01 16:01:00 5"X7" Oil on panelI built myself a shadow box today, out of old foamcore. I tried to find advice on the internet, but most of my searches just returned craft sites creating shadow box frames for displaying collections, all the rage apparently. This will do me for now. Today's vegetable, the humble onion.
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Cherub 2008-02-29 17:06:00 7"X5" Oil on panelAs an "artist" or at least a painter, I have the perfect excuse to indulge in my natural instinct to hoard. I can always convince myself that I "might want to paint it one day". This little chap falls into that category. He once belonged to my late mother-in-law and was a present from her sister. I expect he has a history but I don't know what it is, he was probably purchased in a museum shop and is a replica of one of their exhibits. He stands only 3" tall (including stand!) and is gilded to look like solid gold.The little lumps of "gold" around the base were part of some fancy gift packaging, I couldn't bring myself to throw them away because, well, you guessed it.This is practically actual size, but I painted it at about 2:1, not that easy to do, especially with my mid
Bluegrass Lady 2008-02-28 22:10:00 7"X5" Graphitint & Aquarelle on paperI did say it was time I drew some people. I realize that the only other figure I have included here is the statue of St Anthony, not exactly life drawing. Well this isn't really life-drawing either, but a photo of Ella when she was home for Christmas, playing Ben's bass.Graphitint is great for low-key winter scenes, but they don't produce a satisfactory yellow or anything even approaching a fleshtone, so I supplemented tonight. Mind you, the watercolour pencils aren't much better, still, this was an interesting exercise, I may do do more of these.
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The French Castle 2008-02-27 22:05:00 7"X5" Graphitint on PaperFort Niagara is in Youngstown, New York at the mouth of the Niagara River. Here, seen from Canada, is the "FrenchCastle
". Built in 1726 by French engineer Gaspard-Joseph Chaussegros de Lery, it is the oldest part of the fort.
Whirligig 2008-02-26 20:17:00 7"X5" Graphitint & aquarelle in paperThis is not in fact a windmill as you might think, but a wind machine."Wind machines are tall, fixed-in-place, engine-driven fans that pull warm air down from high above ground during a strong thermal inversion, raising air temperatures around cold-sensitive crops such as grapes." (American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers)They are all over the peninsula, not unattractive but they have as many critics as supporters. The sound pollution they produce is quite considerable.
Apple 2008-02-24 17:36:00 Apple5"X7" Oil on panelI was getting quite hungry while I was painting this. Not much to say about an apple really, I was feeling the need to paint some food after last weekend's veg-fest.
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Crocii 2008-02-23 17:48:00 crocii6"X4" Oil on panelCrocii, everyone says crocuses these days. My built in spell checker even has a red line under it. Whatever, they are one of the first flowers of Spring. These came in a pot though, still nothing in the garden. It snowed again this morning.
Staircase 2008-02-22 12:59:00 staircase7"X 5" Graphitint on paperThis staircase design (specifically the scroll-work under the treads)must be peculiarly local. An architect friend from Toronto said he had never seen one like it, but I know of at least two others within the Niagara Paninsula with the same design.
Eclipse 2008-02-20 22:17:00 4"X 3" Watercolour on paperI couldn't resist doing an extra tonight when I saw the moon.This was about 10:15 pm EST. It was just coming out of full eclipse.
Starlings 2008-02-20 20:28:00 5"X7" Graphitint on paperAnother bitterly cold day, I wonder how the birds survive. They congregate by the hundreds on telephone wires and bare branches, backs to the wind. Then suddenly they will swarm up into the air, fly around for a few seconds and settle again.
My Chair 2008-02-19 21:15:00 7"X5" Graphitint on paperI have rather a weakness for humble little antique wooden chairs. If I had enough room I would like to collect them. As it is I have several, all different. This one is my favourite, it fits me perfectly but nobody else in the house likes it, an excellent arrangement really.
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Klein the Cat 2008-02-18 18:56:00 5"X7" Oil on panel A lot harder than a zucchini! You'd think a sleeping cat would be a fairly immobile subject. Actually they move about every ten seconds, especially when they know someone is watching them.If she looks a little crazed that is because she is. She doesn't like me very much, she is really a man's cat.She also has a cast in her left eye which only adds to the effect.
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The Last Hothouse Tomato 2008-02-17 17:16:00 5"X7" Oil on panelTomato
es are not at their best at this time of year, but at least the locally grown hothouse tomatoes have a little more flavour than the bred-to-travel variety.
Zucchini 2008-02-16 19:31:00 5"X7" Oil on panelWhat can you say about zucchini, the vegetable we love to hate, especially in August as we smilingly accept yet another basket of surplus from out well-meaning neighbour. 2,124 zucchini recipes here are some ideas.
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Turk's Turban 2008-02-15 16:35:00 5"X7" Oil on panelThe vegetable of the day is a "Turk's Turban
" squash. This was an especially handsome one, but I painted it in a bit of a rush as it had to go into the oven for supper.
Bunch of Bananas 2008-03-12 14:15:00
5"X7" Oil on panel
OK so the fruity theme is growing a little stale (no pun intended), but I am finding food eminently satisfying to paint. I may do a couple more before moving on. I am really itching to get outside but there is still about 30 cm (1 ft) of snow even though it is quite mild today. I am looking forward to all the aconite, snowdrops and crocii that remain hidden under their protective blanket right now, but should be ready to burst into flower as soon as the snow melts.
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Orange 2008-03-11 16:36:00
5"X7" Oil on panel
My mouth was watering the whole time that I was painting this. That delicious smell of oranges is hard to resist.
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Cream & Sugar? 2008-03-10 16:13:00
7"X5" Oil on Panel
Trying to take advantage of natural light this week, as I am taking the last of my 2007 vacation time. The trouble with natural light of course is that it will not stay still.
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Friends 2008-03-14 21:01:00
8"X10" Watercolour (& body colour) on paper
When it is +8C out there but there is still 30cm of snow to melt, it's pretty hard to find a dry place to sit. The hood of a truck, still warm, serves very well. One might even be willing to share with a close friend.
I don't usually use body colour with watercolour but I needed to use a little chinese white to rescue the grey cat's face, so I added a few more spashes for balance.
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Lighthouse 2008-03-13 14:35:00
8"X10" Watercolour on paper
I was determined to paint outside today, rain was forecast for later in the day, so how cold could it be? I went down to the lake, only to discover that whatever precipitation that pregnant sky was about to unleash, it wasn't going to be rain. It must have been at least -5C (about 22-23 F), far too cold for this wuss to paint. So I took some pictures and came home. I haven't done much true watercolour for a while, so I didn't really achieve the effect I was looking for. Oh well, I needed a change.
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I decided I had to have another kick at the can. One thing about seeing your work on the screen, it really serves to bring the faults to the fore. I mostly just darkened the sky, this is a little closer to what I wanted. The sky still looks a little too blue on Read more:Lighthouse
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