Plein-air session number 3
I headed to Kleinburg, Ontario, to do a plein-air session this morning. I was hoping to find an interesting perspective on the construction of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, which was just recently closed for renovations. My goal for the session was to communicate that I was there at an early stage of upgrading this […]
Mastering composition with value and saturation
To practice the lessons learned from reading books last Wednesday, I walked around the corner to sketch a new value study plein-air for a new composition. The pathway from the schoolyard to the adjacent street is adorned with canopies of many large trees, which are rich at this time of year. I liked the sense […]
Sunny afternoon in Toledo Spain
It was almost 5 PM in Spain when we arrived in Toledo with the local day tour guide. As we walked the streets of the old city, we came into this exquisite Plazza called ‘de Ayuntamiento‘ The building faces the large Cathedral in Toledo. One visiting the old town cannot miss it. It was designed […]
Sea side composition
I did reply to a challenge posted on IWS Canada.ca for the Summer 2026 to paint a composition based on a beautiful photo reference posted on that website. I chose mine with a focal point on the buildings surrounded by palm trees on the opposite side of the bay, leaving the dark gray rocks in […]
Palacio de Velázquez – A Composition and Value Study
The inspiration Yet another landmark that was on my list to do during our recent trip to Madrid. This exhibition place was erected in Buen Retiro Park in central Madrid to showcase Spain’s industrial achievements in 1883. Its original designer and architect, Ricardo Velázquez Bosco, envisioned it as a neoclassical building on an iron frame, […]