Vines Contre Jour
6"X8" Oil on board A couple of years ago the Niagara Artists’ Centre annual fundraiser Small Feats experimented with offering smaller, 6”X8”, paintings as well as the usual square foot…
Peaches 2019
5"X7" Oil on board Almost every year I torture myself by attempting to capture a realistic likeness of our delicious, fresh Niagara peaches. Here is this year's effort and below…
Harlesden Garden
In London, I spent my first day decompressing and sketching in the garden. from Blogger http://splynch.blogspot.com/2019/06/harlesden-garden.html
Window Sketches
I am a big fan and follower of the urban sketchers group, but I am too much of a wuss to spend much time at it myself through the Ontario…
Interiors
When it is too cold to paint outside we have to make do with what we have. from Blogger http://splynch.blogspot.com/2019/04/interiors.html
Still Life
Artist Steven Reddy is a member of the Urban Sketchers group and also teaches a couple of online courses through Bluprint (aka Craftsy). I find his technique interesting but have…
There is always the Cat
Her name is Marigold and her purpose in life is to torment the dog. She is also an escape artist. She has made a (cat sized) hole in the top…
Letting Sleeping Dogs Lie
I haven’t been doing as much painting recently, but still drawing and sketching. Quite often it is the dog who gets to star. I really should make an effort to…
A Path not Taken
12”X12" Oil on canvas This is the last of the 12x12s I have painted over the past few weeks, and it will also be submitted to the NAC show. Although…
Morning Commute
12”X12” Oil on canvas It’s about 7:30 am, somewhere between St. Catharines and Niagara-on-the-Lake, late Summer. This is one that I think I will submit to the Small Feats show…