Point Atkinson Light Acrylic 30 by 40 inches

I was in a bold mood today and did this one right from the reference photo (taken this spring at Light House Park) without any preliminary sketches or underpainting. It turned out quite well I think.

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My Challege to Myself

Because I am a bit of a masochist I have set a challenge for myself.. To paint two small (6 by 9 inch) watercolors per day in addition to anything else I will create. I want to continue this for at least a month. The goal of this experiment is to force me to treat my traditional subjects with new eyes and to push me to explore other ideas and subjects. Here are two of my first attempts. The idea of one summer and one fall painting came from Jack.

The Mountains I left Behind

As I mentioned in my last post, the colors in the Kootenays are very different from the mountains of the coast, brighter, warmer. Looking through my older work however, I was struck by the richness of color that I still saw in the coastal ranges. This watercolor was inspired by the jagged peaks and glacial lakes of the Cayoose range near Pemberton. The colors were vivid on the rare times the sun peaked from behind the clouds,

What to Paint after a dry summer

We have had an incredibly dry summer in Nelson so all I can think of is walking in the rain. The first is from Kaslo and the second is a free form improvisation. The palette on both was quite limited and I painted very wet. think I need to start working larger again for greater impact.

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