Musings on today’s perceptions

A few weeks ago, I was participating in the Art By the Lake exhibit with my fellow artists from the … More

Working on a painting series – Part 10 – Surprises and fun

I have been working on a series for a special exhibit that took place in November. I needed to paint … More

Working on a painting series – Part 9 – Evolution

This is the eleventh of my contemporary forests series. The previous paintings of the series can be viewed … More

Review of the exhibitions and painting of the week: LA PRUCHE (The Hemlock)

Well, the three charity shows of November are over. These causes are very important to me. I am very happy … More

Working on a painting series – Part 8 – Time to reflect and strategize

This is the eight and nine paintings of a series of small contemporary forests I am working on. … More

Working on a painting series – Part 7 – Some difficulties

Tackling one subject only and walking that fine line between realism and abstraction is no easy feat. I find myself wanting to move more and more towards realism, closer to what I used to do. My choice of working in only three colors doesn’t make things any easier but it was my decision for this series.

Working on a painting series – part 6

As I am tackling numbers 7 to 12, I am hoping to look at the subject with new eyes and find new ways to design my contemporary forests. Some things I could explore are putting more emphasis on shapes or changing the color relationships.

Working on a painting series – part 5

As mentioned in my previous post, after these paintings, it seems like I’ve run out of ideas to depict my contemporary forests in primary colors. Despite wanting to, I won’t give in and change either my subject or the colors I decided to use (how tempting).