Category Archives: canadian oil painters

Painting with friends

August 9, 2009 – 6:41 pm

For several summers now, Shairl (centre) and I (right) have spent three weeks in Newfoundland painting scenes there en plein air (outdoor painting).
Although we have a fairly grueling schedule while there, painting from sunup to sundown most days, it is well worth it because it helps keep our painting skills finely tuned, and it is [...]

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Personal Time With A War Hero

July 8, 2009 – 1:58 am

This  pencil drawing was done with the photos of Cpl. Shane Keating at hand. I wanted to explore his face and get to know his structure before starting the portrait painting.
Drawing out these heroes before I start painting them gives me personal time to get to know them.
I can imagine their strength, their love [...]

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Cpl. David Braun – preliminary drawing

June 22, 2009 – 7:46 am

This is the preliminary drawing of Cpl. David Braun.  Since Cindy showed the method of beginning the painting by ‘drawing’ in paint, I’ve done a pencil drawing as the beginning of this painting. I usually do more of a ‘cartoon’ when I’m drawing in pencil to later paint. There is little need for detail – [...]

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