So, I’m still putting ‘miles on the paintbrush’ and cabin fever took me out on a rare sunny day recently to look for signs of spring. The wind was strong and bitter so I grabbed this quick photo and retreated back to the warmth of the studio to interpret and paint.
The title could be ‘The March of the Saugeen’. I don’t think ‘flow’ when I see this river but rather a relentless presence that has at times carried me, dumped me, flooded me out, fed me and always reminded me to ‘march on’.
I have moved! Now living near Lake Huron on the west side of Ontario.
The paintbrush is still putting on miles! 🙂
More info to come on some wonderful paint experiences.
It’s still wet but it think it’s finished. The tea towel was just ‘hangin’ around so I grabbed it and added it to my little cardboard still life box. I really like the lines and how they move the eye through the painting. The pomegranate would be a bit of a red bulls eye otherwise! The nice thing about alla prima is that you can have a time limit on the work. Otherwise, I have been known to spend months on a piece. Think I’ll do a few more pomegranate paintings before Christmas–not for gifts–no… ‘just because’.
Third painting in this little series. I may come back to the osprey theme in the New Year. For now I’ll leave this lovely bird nesting at home. In reality, the osprey nest at the end of our road, like my nest, is empty and the kids have left. Unlike us, the osprey parents have left home until next spring and will even exit the nest in advance of the occasional reluctant juvenile. I have seen one in the past, staring at horizon, waiting for mom or dad to bring supper. Eventually, it left. Now that’s tough love!
