April 23, 1990

 I noticed this in an old sketchbook.  Now I am going to see if I can find some watercolours that I painted that day.

Now looking back after all these years, there is something I really really like about them.  Funny, hey?

Layers and Light

One of the ways to get interesting colour in a painting is to layer the paint.  Three or four thinned washes of the paint, applied separately, one by one, can combine in a way to activate a pigment.  Light bounces between the layers. Your acceptance of the colour is as something complex and transparent, but with depth.  The history of the application, where each layer dries and then the next layer goes on, gives it a quality and an interaction that is different from a pre-mixed colour

I am very pleased that Oeno Gallery selected four of my paintings to go in their group exhibition just launched at their beautiful site in Prince Edward County, Ontario.  'Layers and Light' opens on November 9,  2024 and runs until January 26, 2025.

Red Mountain, 30x75", acrylic, 2017

Green Mountain, 35x65", acrylic, 2017 

Blue Mountain, 29.5 x 49.5",  acrylic, 2017

Dark Mountain, 30x50", acrylic, 2017