More work on the ...
More work on the lady to our left - her torso, hand and the coat (or whatever it is) draped over her arm.

Awenda Inspired -...
Awenda Inspired - Part 1On Saturday, September 26 I participated in a plein air painting event in Penetanguishine, north of Toronto. The event was held at Awenda Provincial Park.At first it seemed we would be getting some rain - it was a very cloudy day. Fortunately, we had only a few minutes of very lig

Awenda Inspired -...
Awenda Inspired - Part 2This painting needs some work. I need to balance the large, dark mass of the trees on the right by darkening some of the shrubbery on the slightly lower left. That rock on the far right needs some definition as it looks too round and dark right now. The grass on the sand in the lower r

Awenda Inspired -...
Awenda Inspired - Part 3This is my final small painting of the day and I whipped it off in about an hour. There were a lot of reeds in the water that I at first painted stalk by stalk, which looked awful. In a fit of frustration I smooshed them all together and blurred them out, which is an imp

Here is my very c...
Here is my very cheap (free actually) brush holder - just an old piece of 2x4 I found in the garage. I drilled a variety of hole sizes to fit different brushes with the smaller diameter holes at the front. If you drill all the way through (try not to) just put a piece of duct ta