Limited Palette

In these paintings, I was working with a limited palette of blues ( Ultramarine, Cobalt and Cobalt Teal), and Burnt Umber. 

Bending shapes and planes - Abstract

Abstract Shapes:  10" x 14" water colour on Arches.  Here I was trying to have the shapes and planes bend, creating the illusion of "over" and "under".  I like the sense of jumble in this and the colours.  I do think I need to darken the right hand corner a bit and decrease the size of the white space on the right hand side.

Oil sketch - reclining nude

Reclining Nude, oil sketch on Arches paper (for oil).  58" x 39".    This was painted in about half an hour, with no time to go back in and refine. 

Live Model, watercolour and pen; watercolour and pencil

The top sketch is watercolour and pen;  the second is watercolour and pencil

Live Model

In these watercolour sketches, I was working from a live model using various techniques;  the first one is using a dry brush, the second, working on a pre-stained ground, and using a brush to paint the model, and the third, working on a pre-stained ground, then drawing the figure with pen and brush. 

Working from photos / Wet on Wet

 Bonsecour Market -  Janet Sargisson ( Watercolour on Arches Aquarelle)
This is a quick sketch from a photo of Bonsecours Market;  the perspective is  off, but I like the mood evoked by the colour.

The View Out Back - NDG Lane in Winter  - Janet Sargisson (10.5" x 14.5" Watercolour on Arches Aquarelle)  This is another very quick wet - on wet sketch from a photo.  Montreal and its variety of architecture!  I think I could go in on the second one to put in a little more detail.

Early Spring

Daffodils by Janet Sargisson.  (10" x 14" water colour on Arches Aquarelle paper)