Sailboats at Macdonald Marine

24 x 30

Oil on canvas

I know this is quite a change from my previous posts. I entered a "contest" at the upcoming show (the Artist Project) that I am doing Feb 20. Even though I'm exhausted from painting, I committed to the contest which is called "Set Sail". I looked through my marina files (photos I have taken over the years at different marinas on Lake Ontario) and found one that I thought would be good to paint. Well....it was really really difficult. I had the water pretty much the way I wanted it, and then the mast reflection had to go in. What a mess.  It was more about paint removal than putting paint on.

These sail boats are moored at Macdonal Marine in Hamilton.

Luminosity After the Rain

12.5 x 21
Oil on Panel
Hamilton is still quite an industrial city, with two major steel mills on the Bay. Often when it rains, the air is cleared of pollution and leaves an amazing luminous quality to the light. This scene is from Macassa Bay Yacht Club.