Thanks to Colley Whisson (see his extraordinary artwork here) for opening our Land & Sea Exhibition last Friday. That's Colley in the middle with the five exhibiting artists.

We enjoyed the night with about 100 guests and look forward to meeting with more people during our "Meet the Artists" afternoon on Sunday 13th November. It's an informal afternoon and we would love to talk art with you. Details are here - hope you can join us.

Another painting ready for my Exhibition. Driving through the beautiful  Tasmanian countryside, this haybarn was emerging from the morning mist. A quick sketch and photograph and the painting was competed in my studio.
My wash-in is a muted version of the final painting.
Morning Mist: oil on stretched linen, 61cm x91cm. See this and more of my paintings here.

 

Busy,busy,busy finalising paintings for my November Exhibition. This "seascape" just finished is a little different to my usual style. It was a cool winter's day just a little too cold for swimming, but not to cold for paddling and collecting shells.

See details of this and other paintings in my painting gallery

Beach Paddle: original oil painting on stretched linen 16"x20" (40.6cmx 50.8cm)

 

It's brushes down and the latest commission painting is finished! Some of the greens have been subdued and the trees and fields in the background lightened. I feel that I have captured the essence of the vineyard without too much fiddly detail.

Vintner's Secret
Oil on stretched linen
61cm x 91cm

Landscapes paintings contain a lot of green - and they are a real challenge! Getting close now. Need to lighten the back area a little and make it the whole painting "less green". Have to be careful with the detail in the last stage of the painting, I don't want to end up with too much detail and lose the feel of the place I am striving for. 

Here is the next stage of my commission painting. I have strengthened the colours and defined the detail a little. As this is a memory of a particular place for someone, I am a little more literal than I may normally be in my landscape paintings. Trying to strike a balance between an impression and the actual place - this is the tricky bit for me! More to come ....  

I'ts early days but below is an invitation to an exhibition I will be having with four Brisbane artists in November. More details later

Well, this is my first post (welcome to the 21st century Peter Smith!) I thought I would begin with a commission painting just started to try and get the "wordy" juices flowing. The client wanted a memory of the place rather than a precise rendering of the scene, which suites my style, as my landscapes tend to be impressionistic. Light and colour are the things I look for.
I usually start my paintings with a very, very basic drawing of the scene with a brush and then "ghost in" a washy drawing approximating the colours (see below). 
Will post more as the painting develops. I do hope there is someone out there, as this is a bit like talking aloud to yourself - and I need a little lie-down!