Summertime recap

September is upon us already!
Whew, the summer just zoomed by.
The summer holds so many tempting and irresistible distractions, doesn't it?
I'm back to Blogging and painting, not necessarily in that order!
I'm going to attempt, once again, to upload some of the paintings I completed since June. (hooray, it worked....I was worried) Did you know that if you click on a painting you will see it larger than life? You probably did but I just discovered that trick. hmmmmm.

This first painting was completed on June 21st, the longest day of the year. We (Alberta Oil Painters) met at Elk Island National Park for a summersolsticepaintoutandpicnic but were blown away, literally, by the arrival of the storm which is brewing so beautifully in this painting.


Summer Solstice Storm 2009
8x10 Oil on Board

Bob's Boat 1
8x10 Oil on Board















This is somebody's boat,
maybe not Bob's!
It's beside Bob's Point so I just assumed.
I'm pleased with the boat and reflection in this painting...it was a beautiful still evening and the sun was setting behind the trees. All the ragwort blooms were facing away from me and toward the last rays of the sun.


Bob's Boat 2
8x10 Oil on Board












This painting was in the same spot a week later but at 9:00 am. Note the yellow ragwort facing the sun...the extremely hot sun which was burning my back as I painted! The day was windy and the water a bit choppy at times...interesting change from painting on a still evening.

Blissfully few bugs again! What a great summer!

Finally I'll share with you a portrait I was privileged to be commissioned to paint. George and Elizabeth are a couple my husband and I have had the pleasure of knowing and working alongside for the past few years at a local drop-in center.

George and Elizabeth
11x14 Oil on Canvas