queens quay

A few paintings of the "Empire Sandy" and the "Pajama", two tall ships parked at Queens Quay here in downtown Toronto.

The Pajama





The Empire Sandy

copies

A copy of a Kevin McPherson landscape and a copy of a Calvin Liang marine painting. Trying to learn their shorthand.

Good week

Two from this week, and one from last month that I reworked a bit.







Also this week, I've entered the piece below to The Art Gallery of Peel’s Annual Juried Show. Juried results revealed Wed April 30 at 8 pm!

odds and ends

A few PA 6x8 odds and ends from the last couple of weeks.

Three from this week

A 6x8 of a Mini Cooper down near College St.



A 6x8 of a Tractor by harbourfront from Sunday.



A quickie of some late aft sun hitting a building on Dupont.

The Revival

The Revival building on College St.

a couple from last week

A couple od 6x8s of some of the some of the last days of winter.



A quick head study from life.

jeep country

A small 6x8 from today of a Jeep YJ and some melting snowbanks (yay!). This one prob 2 hrs.

portrait sketches

Here are a few portrait sketches from the last cuppa weeks yo! Two lifesketches from a Thurs session, and a J.S.Sargent copy to keep da chops up. Each around 2 hours.

5x7 study of a David Curtis painting.

church sketch

A 6x8 PA of a local church.

Medieval Times and others

A 5x7 PA sketch.



A 5x7 PA sketch.



A 12x6 PA of the "Medieval Times" building at the C.N.E.



An 8x10 copy experiment of a Richard Scmid PA. Trying to get that overcast light feeling.



A 6x8 from around the corner. Tree = OK, mailbox = not so OK.



A 1hr 6x8 PA of some corner store. Had some interesting light effects that day. I think the light side of the building is ok, but the side in shadow is a little bit soft (oh well...can only get so much done in 1hr :D ) I'll prob rework this at home.

harbour PA

A 12x16 PA from Toronto harbour.

under my Umbr... ella... ella... ella... ella

A 5x7 PA of of some umbrella eye candy in da 'hood.

Boulevard Cafe

A 5x7 PA of of the Boulevard Cafe on Harbord St. This one prob 2 hr.

beach

A 6x12 PA of done of the beach from last weekend. PA people marks a milestone for me! (They weren't moving very fast). This prob 2 hrs.

two from this week

A 5x7 PA of a local Variety Store.



A 12x14 PA attempt of a nearby church. I prob spent as much time mucking around in the studio as I did on site with this one.

Elmvale barn

A 5x7 PA of a barn near Elmvale Ontario.

waiting....

Another 8x10 PA of some parked sailboats done down at the Toronto Sailing Club.

street work

An 5x7 PA of some type of forklift/tractor hanging around a nearby street. This prob 1 hr.