A couple of new plein air paintings:

Houses under construction, 8"x10", oil on panel

The Fountain In The Grove, 10"x7 3/4", oil on panel

I wrote a song several years ago about my father's passing called The Fountain In The Grove. The image of a neglected fountain burbling away in the woods came from the song, and I've painted it a few times. In this case I painted the simple fountain at home, then searched for an appropriately gloomy setting in the woods nearby to set the scene.

Thank you to all that came out to the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition this month. It was a pleasure to make new connections, meet online acquaintences in person, and to see old friends again. J

Cars. A lot of cars.

These cars were continually shuffled around during my stay in the alley. What a challenge!


Oil on panel, 8"x10" SOLD

G20

Hello,

This is a small (6"X7 1/2") oil sketch executed from inside the first security perimeter of the G20 conference here in Toronto. I was thoroughly searched, my paint box rifled through, and I endured the intense glares of the many police officers in order to get this one-hour sketch done. And it rained on me, too. The cops were polite, though edgy and intense. All hell broke loose shortly after I left. Sold

Railroaded

After all the frame making (see below) I was eager to get out and do some image making.
Here's a 10X10 oil-on-panel of construction near the railway tracks. En plein air, of course.

I'll take this opportunity to mention my participation in the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition at Nathan Phillips Square, on July 9, 10 and 11. I'll be the one in the chair, with the hat, in the shade, at booth #567.

Frames

I haven't posted in a while as I've been preparing for some shows this summer. My frugal nature dictates that I make my own frames. This is time consuming, the show currently on display at the North York library gallery consisting of thirty nine paintings. That's a lot of framing!
Below are a few of the frame profiles I've come up with. Changing profiles keeps it from becoming too tedious a job.

Any comments on the success (or lack of) of these frames are welcome as I'm still learning the craft.

A few more recent plein air attempts:

South a very quick 6"x7", oil on panel

Cherryblossom oil on panel, 8"x10"

The name refers to the street on which it was painted, not the tree type.

A recent stay in Windsor, Ontario produced some plein air paintings. Here are two:

A muddy bus. 8"x10", oil on panel, near Chatham, Ontario. Sold

The old Hiram Walker's stables, Windsor, Ontario. 8"x10", oil on panel.