The South Shore

I saw "The South Shore" from a window looking out over the Hillsborough Bay just at the point where the three rivers, North, West and Hillsborough, meet. It was a fleeting look and I retained an image in my mind of the light on the water and in the sky.

The first work on paper was very spontaneous and was finished very quickly. It became a study for this canvas which is one of three hanging in The Dunes at Brackley Beach.
 
Dimensions: 18" x 20", Medium: acrylic on canvas.

Free Range Fields

Free Range Fields portrays the landscape of Prince Edward Island with its distinctive red soil. The potato field appears animated as the green rows and furrowed red soil rush down to the sea. The sky is reflected in the water.

This canvas is one of a series that highlights the rural views of Prince Edward Island and is one of three hanging in The Dunes at Brackley Beach.

Dimensions: 20" x 26", Medium: acrylic on canvas.

The Faces in Question

Drawings start with a doodle and expand into something a little more developed.

 The elements find themselves in need of rearranging,

or elaboration,

 or rescue!

So when is it finished?

There is the exploratory sketch which marks the beginning.

It is finished but I haven't finished what I wanted to say.

 It is still not yet complete. So I must say it again and again.

Until perhaps I have just said enough.

Sometimes a sketch is in order

Sometimes the pasted paper on paper feels confining.

The pen needs to go where it wants to go with nothing to prevent the flow of the ink.

So it is just a drawing. Just.

Symmetry and precision

There is a symmetry and precision in working with this medium. 

So unlike me in many ways and is completely different from what I paint.

Or is it? Down at the linear base, au fond, perhaps there is no difference at all.

The Consequences of Lines

While drawing I am aware that every line has consequences. 

I have to question myself though. Why do I say that?

 

An idea starts with a line and then another one. Steps follow steps -- shadows appear – the small lines become obvious after the broad strokes appear. And then I need to ask "Is it finished?"