Thursday, July 30, 2009

18x24 acrylic. This is the one I was working on with you and Steve in the garage. I tried adding some orange under the umbrellas but not sure if it works.

18x24" acrylic. This one was fun, though the foreground is a bit much I think. Comments welcome.

EUROPEAN MARKET



Done today 24x30" acrylic/canvas. Comments welcomed.

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Monday, July 27, 2009

Lowlands Newfoundland


20x30" Acrylic on canvas.
Near western Brook
Gros Morne National Park area
Landscapes Of Canada series

I will be posting about 1 painting a week for awhile, as I have about 30 painting to correct and varnish.

Saturday, July 25, 2009

SUNDAY BOATERS



Done today 24x30" a/c Comments welcomed. Brian


Brian, after an amazing and fun workshop, I am quite troubled by this painting. Its in the bedroom so I go to sleep looking at it and wake up looking at it.

I am pleased by the overall color palette, the values, the brushwork. The most disturbing paint is the color on the highlight areas of the truck. I was trying to repeat the sky color in the highlights on the barn, the truck and foreground.

The problem for me is having a COOL Color instead of the WARM - highlights on the truck. I am tooo reminded of a cheap, fad, solarization technique done to photograhs.

Please comment. Warm it up? Let it bother?

Thanks! Best Steven

Bath

Done last night, 16x20" a/c...comments welcomed. Brian

Thursday, July 23, 2009

PORT

Back from Boone, had a wonderful time there seeing all my dear American friends again. Introduced my new painting method and folks really took to it. This is a little 16x20" acrylic painting done as a demo there. This one sold at the workshop. Comments welcomed as always. Brian

Painted Lady


Finished this yesterday; with all the heat and other things that have disrupted my painting routine the last few weeks, I'm happy with the end results. 16x20 Acrylic on canvas. You can feel her ready to fly off to another location...Thanks for looking! Sharka

Monday, July 20, 2009

Parrsboro Valley Nova Scotia


20x30" Acrylic on canvas.

Landscapes Of Canada series
Revised

Friday, July 17, 2009

Beach at Dusk 16x20


This is one i did this afternoon, loved the tones in the subject

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Old Medicine 16x20


This is one i did tonite
comments welcome

OFF TO BOONE, NC

Off to Boone, North Carolina on Thursday... my 4th visit there to do 2 workshops for all my friends there.
I will be introducing a new painting program for them involving 4 steps instead of 7. The program is called "A Fun Approach to Painting" and is a more immediate, direct, fun method which I have been experimenting with over the last 6 months. Should be lots of fun and I'm looking forward to seeing everyone again... a great bunch of people and a great place to visit. Brian

Monday, July 13, 2009

Sunday, July 12, 2009

AT THE BEACH



This one done today, "At the Beach", 24x30" acrylic/canvas. Comments welcomed.
http://www.briansimons.com

A Few Cherries 12x16


This is a little study i did this afternoon

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Friday, July 10, 2009

Anse Aux Crapauds Quebec


20x30" Acrylic on Canvas.

Landscapes Of Canada series

GYPSIES

Done this morning,24x30" a/c...comments welcomed. Brian

George Bay Nova Scotia


20x30" Acrylic on canvas.
Landscapes of Canada series

Thursday, July 09, 2009

Abandoned 16x20


This is an old adobe building,i like the light on this
comments welcome

HOMETOWN

Done today, 24x30" a/c Comments welcome. Brian

Mountain Vew 18x24



This is one i did this morning, thanks for looking

Bo Island Peskawa Lake Nova Scotia


20x30" Acrylic on canvas.
Landscapes Of Canada series

Hermitage Peninsula Newfoundland


20x30" Acrylic on canvas.

This is a new series I am starting called,
Landscapes Of Canada

Wednesday, July 08, 2009

Last Light 18x24


This is one i just finished ,i was excited about the tonal changes and
subtle shifts in color
comments welcome

Tree in Winter 12x16


This is a little study i did earlier today
comments welcome

Trout River Gulch Newfoundland


20x30" acrylic on canvas.

Landscapes Of Canada

Monday, July 06, 2009

Moored 12x16


This is a little study i did today, used a limited palette
comments welcome

Sunday, July 05, 2009

VILLAGE 2

Done tonight, 24x30" acrylic/canvas. Here I tried to keep the values fairly close so the color would speak more.
Comments welcome. Brian

VILLAGE

Did this one this morning 24x30" a/c....comments welcome. Brian

Saturday, July 04, 2009

Wave Runner 12x16


This is tonite's study
i wanted thick paint and a somewhat abstract quality in this one

Launch 16x20


This is one i did today
thanks for looking

Friday, July 03, 2009

New York Ritz


A fun one that I did for Brian's 45 minute exercise at the week in Quadra. 11x14 acrylic on canvas. Finished it at home the week after and now have finally been able to blog/post again after my hubby and Brian have fixed the glitches/issues...computers are great when they work properly! Thank you Brian!!! ~ Sharka

The Green Door

I painted this a couple weeks ago and am really happy as it was accepted into the Harmony Arts Festival in West Vancouver . Acrylic 18 x 24 Comments always welcome! Sharka

Thursday, July 02, 2009

Rocky coast 12x16


This is a little study i did this evening.
I used a limited palette: ultra blue,raw sienna,burnt umber
and titanium white.

Market Scene 16x20


this is a study i did this morning
thanks for looking
david

Wednesday, July 01, 2009