First Plein Air of 2014

This 8 x 10 oil was painted in June of the inner harbour on Wards Island, part of the Toronto Islands in Lake Ontario. This was at a paint out sponsored by the Ontario Plein Air Society (OPAS).

I wasn't particularly happy with the sky when I brought it home. Lately I have been painting the trees before painting the sky which allows me to control the edges there, getting both soft and hard which helps to connect the two; adding depth and avoiding a "pasted on" look. As I am new to doing it this way it is easy for the situation to get out of control. So I waited for it to dry a bit and then repainted the sky area back in the studio.

Back on the Islands

Back to the Toronto Islands for another painting workshop with Gary Smith in July 2011. This was the first painting that I did that day which I later sold at the November Show at the Don Valley Art Club, also known as the Large and Small Picture Show.

This was the second one that I painted of a houseboat sitting on the channel that runs through the centre of Ward's Island and forms a river-like area that serves as a mooring area for boats.