My shipment of small paintings have arrived at Koyman Galleries in Ottawa just in time to be included in their Holiday Exhibition of Smalls Show.  Koyman's is hosting an Open House today from 12pm to 4pm, details here.  Each year we are asked to submit small works to the gallery for this event to help celebrate the holidays showcasing each artists individual styles. The show runs from Nov 23rd to Jan 6th and the sizes requested this year are 12 " x 12" and 18" x 18".  These are my paintings at the show, I see one has sold already woohoo:

Today is shipping day, paintings all boxed up and ready to drop off to our local shipper.  On their way to Au P'tit Bonheur Art Gallery in La Malbaie, Quebec.

Here are a few of the paintings in this shipment, a few treescapes and seascapes to share with you, have a great day!

This painting "Poppies 11824" is the last one in this series.  Here are photos of the progression from basic Canadian flag overlaid with the poppies.  I used parts from several photos of poppies growing in my garden.  I mixed enough of the camouflage colors to paint all five paintings in this series.  I was pretty happy with the composition by this point so time for colors woohoo!

I used overly bright colors for the base colors then went back over certain parts with titanium white then primary yellow followed by Naphthol red and Quinacridone Red  on the poppies allowing each color to dry in between.  The same steps taken on the foliage to further develop where I wanted the final parts to look backlit by the morning sun.  The last pic is one of the photos that inspired me to paint this series. Thanks so much for letting me share this series with you, warmest regards, Carole.

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Here is the story of the fourth painting in this series.  The series began with taking pictures of the poppies growing in my garden and designing a background that would incorporate the colors of the caf (Canadian Armed Forces) camouflage pattern on their uniforms and the Canadian flag.  Then I chose my favorite pics, cropped them and using a photo editing program turned the photo into a basic silhouette.  Once I was happy with the composition it was time to paint the background. My favorite paint to use is a liquid acrylic, the brand I love is "Golden" for it's in tense transparent colors and staining capabilities.  Expensive but worth every penny! 

At this stage it's time for color in the foreground.  Started with basic vivid red (Napthol Red) as a base color followed by a primary yellow which was followed by washes of cooler colors (Quinacridone Magenta, Quinacridone Red and Permanent Violet) to bring out the details.  The foliage started with a base color of primary yellow and intense primary green (Quinacridone Green).  Once dry, a dull turquoise color is mixed for the shadow areas while leaving some of those super bright yellows and greens peaking out where the sun is hitting this backlit composition.