samedi 31 janvier 2015
The bouquet - DAY 30
ACRYLIC - 5 X 5 INCHES THE BOUQUET |
Je termine l'incroyable Défi de Leslie Saeta sur une note fleurie. Une peinture petite et colorée qui me servira de repère pour un grand format et j'y apporterai quelques modifications. Car si ce mois m'a appris quelque chose, c'est qu'il est temps de plonger dans la gestuelle et de travailler sur une grande toile. Un gros merci à toutes ces belles personnes qui m'ont encouragée avec leurs mots gentils, c'est très apprécié!
This is my last painting for January Leslie Saeta's Challenge. I wanted to finish on a flowery note. This little painting will be used to paint something bigger. I realise I need to work on a large format for a change. Time to take this paint thing more seriously. Thanks to all of you who've supported me with their encouraging comments, I'm most grateful!
vendredi 30 janvier 2015
Winter scenery - DAY 29
ACRYLIC - 9 X 12 INCHES WNTER SCENERY |
I've got to come back to my theme of the Month of January, which is winter. Yes, of course! I almost forgot for a while. I still have one more painting to do before this Challenge is over.
mercredi 28 janvier 2015
Fluffy petals - DAY 28
AQUARELLA AND PEN - 6 X 10 INCHES APPROX FLUFFY PETALS |
Un peu de soleil aujourd'hui! Je me suis empressée de sortir les pinceaux et papiers aquarelles pour imaginer les pétales veloutés du prochain jardin.
A bit of sunshine today! Quickly, I got out brushes and aquarella papers, ready to imagine next summer fluffy petals.
mardi 27 janvier 2015
Exercise in colors and drawing gum - DAY 27
AQUARELLA - 6 X 10 INCHES APPROX EXERCISE WITH A FISHY VASE |
Mixing all these colors finally gave a kind of abstract result. Looks like a fishy vase to me. You can see something else entirely.
lundi 26 janvier 2015
Exercise with drawing gum - DAY 26
AQUARELLA - 6 X 8 INCHES APPROX EXERCISE WITH DRAWING GUM |
It is about time I use this drawing gum I've had for a while. A great tool to keep white spaces unpainted.
Exercise on a pink background - DAY 25
AQUARELLA - 6 X 8 INCHES APPROX EXERCISE ON A PINK BACKGROUND |
Sur un fond rosé, quelques gouttes de jaune et d'orange. Sans oublier quelques coups à l'éponge et des traits vert pour suggérer quelques tiges.
On a pink background, a few drops of yellow and orange. Some green strokes to suggest stems and that sponge exercise again.
dimanche 25 janvier 2015
Poinsettia exercise - DAY 24
AQUARELLE 6 X 8 INCHES APPROX POINSETTIA EXERCISE |
Pour ma dernière semaine avec le Défi de Leslie Saeta, j'ai choisi de faire différents exercises. Aujourd'hui, j'ai essayé de travailler en partie avec une éponge, comme suggéré sur le blog de Wash a week challenge au début du mois. A gauche , sur le sec et à droite sur le papier humide. Le résultat est très différent.
For this last week of Leslie Saeta's Challenge, I have chosen to go with water painting exercises. Today, I've tried to work partly with a sponge as suggested on Wash a week challenge at the beginning of this month. On the left in green, sponge on dry paper and on the right, exercise on wet . The result is totally different.
samedi 24 janvier 2015
A taste for orange - DAY 23
AQUARELLA - 6 X 12 INCHES APPROX A TASTE FOR ORANGE |
C'est difficile de ne pas peindre de fleurs en hiver. Surtout en hiver, devrais-je dire! C'est le temps de l'année où je fais de fréquents arrêts chez le fleuriste pour ramener un peu de l'été chez moi.
It's hard not to paint flowers in winter. Specially in winter, I must add! It's the time of year where I make frequent stops to my neighbourhood florist. A nice way to bring bits of summer in our home.
vendredi 23 janvier 2015
The starling - DAY 22
AQUARELLA - 6 X 7 1/2 INCHES APPROX THE STARLING |
It's a starling. A very nice bird when the time is clear and sunny, but in my backyard he scares the little birds away. Usually he travels in flocks and can be quite noisy. I 'm not satisfied with the wing but I'll work on it.
jeudi 22 janvier 2015
A few drops - DAY 21
AQUARELLA - 6 X 8 INCHES APPROX A FEW DROPS |
So little time to myself today! Not even 30 minutes to paint something for Leslie Saeta's Challenge. A few drops of painting, water and already I see the beginning of a bouquet.
mercredi 21 janvier 2015
The chalet - DAY 20
AQUARELLA AND ACRYLIC - 6 X 6 INCHES THE CHALET |
I woiuld have loved owning a chalet. I think I woul have spend a lot of time outside in the woods, as much in summer as in winter. But I can't complain, there's a beautiful mountain nearby with lots of trees and picturesque trails.
mardi 20 janvier 2015
Don't ask - DAY 19
AQUARELLA AND ACRYLIC - 5 X 7 INCHES DON'T ASK |
The red cardinal is a frequent visitor of the bird feeder. In cold weather, even when it's snowing, he likes to visit. Now, does he look happy? Don't ask! :)
lundi 19 janvier 2015
Happy trio - DAY 18
AQUARELLA AND ACRYLIC - ABOUT 6 X 8 INCHES HAPPY TRIO |
Not easy for birds to get their meals in winter! Unless someone takes the time to nourish them. These three look happy enough.
dimanche 18 janvier 2015
Winter dream - DAY 17
AQUARELLA AND ACRYLIC - 5 X 7 INCHES WINTER DREAM |
C'est le temps de l'année où je commence à faire des plans pour le jardin et où je me surprends à rêver de fleurs printanières. C'est un peu tôt, mais Janvier est tellement long...
It's the time of year when I'm beginning to draw plans for the garden and I start dreaming of spring flowers. A bit early , but January is a long month...
samedi 17 janvier 2015
A new friend - DAY 16
AQUARELLA AND ACRYLIC - 5 X 7 INCHES A NEW FRIEND |
Un des plus beaux plaisirs de l'hiver pour les enfants, faire un bonhomme de neige! Petite, je me souviens que chaque maisonnée avait son bonhomme décoré de mille et une façons. Quand il y avait un redoux ou que la fonte arrivait , les enfants étaient inconsolables.
One of the nicest pleasures of winter is making a snowman. When I was small, each household had its own snowman, decorated in a thousand ways. When it melted, we cried and cried...
mercredi 14 janvier 2015
Tranquillity - DAY 15
AQUARELLA - 5 X 7 INCHES TRANQUILLITY |
I'm surprised I've managed to paint Day 15 of the Challenge already when I have so little time to paint. While I was drawing, I had no idea yet of the colors I would used, but I like the peaceful result .
mardi 13 janvier 2015
Sweet angel ornement - DAY 14
AQUARELLA - 5 X 7 INCHES SWEET ANGEL |
A Christmas tree would look real sad without an angel. There must be three or four little angels of different forms and colors in mine. Don't worry, I won't put them all on my blog! :)
lundi 12 janvier 2015
Little snowman ornement - DAY 13
AQUARELLA - 5 X 7 INCHES LITTLE SNOWMAN ORNEMENT |
Voici un des premiers ornements que je place chaque année dans mon petit sapin. Il me rappelle la forme d'un biscuit de Noêl que je faisais quand mes enfants étaient petits. Mon dessin est un peu enfantin, mais justement les Fêtes réveillent en moi ce côté un peu fantaisiste de ma nature.
Here is one of the first Christmas ornements that I place each year in our small Christmas tree! It reminds me of an old cookie cutter I used to make cookies with when my kids were young. My sketch is a bit childish, but the Christmas Holidays brings out my fantasy side.
dimanche 11 janvier 2015
Pause - DAY 12
AQUARELLA AND ACRYLIC - 5 X 7 INCHES PAUSE |
Early this morning, I looked outside and I almost forgot it was cold. I got out my brushes, soon forms and colors just decided what they wanted for themselves. Tomorrow, I'll sketch a few tree ornements!
samedi 10 janvier 2015
Skate ornement - Day 11
AQUARELLA - 5 X 7 INCHES SKATE ORNEMENT |
Cet ornement fait partie de ceux qui orne le petit sapin au salon. Un patin que ma mère m'a offert, il y a de çà quelques années. Mon sapin n'est pas encore rangé et je crois que je vais dessiner et peindre les ornements que je préfère dans les prochains jours.
This ornement is one of many, decorating our small Christmas tree in the living room. A skate my mother offered me a few years ago. My tree will have to be removed and placed in the basement one of these days, but I will draw and paint a few of my favorite ornements before that.
Magical moment - DAY 10
ACRYLIC AND AQUARELLA - 5 X 7 INCHES MAGICAL MOMENT |
In winter, I like walking in the woods when the snow's just covered up everything. . It's the most beautiful sight, nature's just playing its magic. You can hear the silence and I get the feeling that this special moment is just for me.
jeudi 8 janvier 2015
A ray of light - DAY 9
AQUARELLA AND ACRYLIC - 5 X 7 INCHES A RAY OF LIGHT |
La lumière apparait aux endroits où on s'y attend le moins. Ici, sous une branche de sapin. Un rayon de soleil couchant bien apprécié à un temps de l'année où les jours sont encore très courts.
Light does appear at the oddest place! Here, hidden under a tree branch. A ray of sunlight very appreciated at this time of the year when days are still short.
mercredi 7 janvier 2015
So much white - DAY 8
ACRYLIC AND AQUARELLA - 5 X 7 INCHES SO MUCH WHITE |
Poor little birds who are stuck here in the snow and the cold all winter. From one year to the next, they could emigrate elsewhere I suppose! But no, a lot of them like to visit our birdfeeders and go back to hide in the cedar hedge.
mardi 6 janvier 2015
Quiet mood - DAY 7
AQUARELLA AND GESSO - 5 X 7 INCHES QUIET MOOD |
J'ai peint ceci à partir d'une vieille photo en noir et blanc. J'aime parfois imaginer et créer les couleurs du moment. J'ai appliqué du gesso et ajouté quelques gouttes de peinture aquarelle.
This was painted from an old black and white picture. Sometimes, I like to imagine and create colors depending on the mood of the moment. I applied gesso first that I mixed with a few drops of water painting.
lundi 5 janvier 2015
A Christmas vase - DAY 6
AQUARELLA AND PEN - 5 X 7 INCHES A CHRISTMAS VASE |
Of course, I've got every intention of sticking to my earlier plan , that is painting with my winter theme in mind. Here's a bouquet in a special vase with a decorated fir that represents so well Christmas! :)
dimanche 4 janvier 2015
Plastic flowers- DAY 5
AQUARELLA - 5 X 7 INCHES PLASTIC POINSETTIAS |
I know, shame on me! I grow plastic poinsettias on my back gallery during the Christmas Holidays. What can I say? We're having such bad weather. Rain, snow, icicle, sleet, you name it. But, these flowers are still looking good after two weeks in the cold and kind of colorful too!
samedi 3 janvier 2015
Snowstorm on the way - DAY 4
ACRYLIC - 5 X 7 INCHES SNOWSTORM ON THE WAY |
Ai-je dit que mon thème du mois serait l'hiver? En tous cas, çà en a bien l'air! L'hiver sous tous ses angles et ses humeurs. Gais, colorés, ternes, tristounets, etc. Ici , une tempête se prépare. J'ai commencé ma peinture directement avec mon pinceau avec du gris et du blanc, la route en premier, ensuite la clotûre et un arbre. Le ciel a décidément donné le ton. Un mélange d'aquarelle at d'acrylique.Did I say my theme of the month is winter? Well, it does look like it, doesn't it? Winter with all its colors, happy or sad. Here, a storm is on the way. I painted directly with gray and white acrylic, first the road, then the fence and finally a tree. The mood was set as soon as the sky got its mix of colors . A mixture of aquarella and acrylic.
Lighted tree - DAY 3
AQUARELLA - 5 X 7 INCHES LIGHTED TREE |
J'adore les sapins! Non seulement à Noël, mais toute l'année, même quand il n'y a pas de neige. Il peuple nos forêts, c'est un arbre majestueux. Ici, il est en petit format! Celui que j'ai devant la maison, j'y tiens comme à la prunelle de mes yeux.I love fir trees and not only at Christmas time, but all year round. Our woods and forests are full of them. It's a majestic tree! This one is a small format. There's one in front of the house and I never get tired of watching it.
vendredi 2 janvier 2015
Late afternoon visitor - DAY 2
AQUARELLA - 5 X 7 INCHES LATE AFTERNOON VISITER |
A new visitor just showed himself in our deserted garden. A lovely hare, very happy to have his picture taken. I just had to paint him . Maybe he'll be back, who knows!
jeudi 1 janvier 2015
A new skirt for a New Year - DAY 1
AQUARELLA - 5 X 7 INCHES A NEW SKIRT FOR A NEW YEAR |
January already and Leslie Saeta's Challenge is just starting! Once again, I put up my name. January is a long and cold month, I go out less and painting every day will be a bonus. Of course, I' ll be whining and yapping because I'll have no time left for nothing. But I can't help it! :) Wishing you a blessed Year!
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