Gooderham Building, Toronto

8x10 Oil on Board

I'm still working with a limited palette, focusing on values. Often a black and white value study will have lots of drama, and then when color is added to the mix, the drama can disappear and the picture flattens out. I want to make the transition from "monochrome" drama to having the same effect using color. Its basically maintaining the strong value patterns using color, which is a lot more difficult.

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Toronto Streetcar #2

8x8 Oil on Canvas
Another Streetcar on Dundas Street near Bay Street on a rainy day in Toronto.

Toronto Street Car

8x8 Oil on Stretched Canvas

A streetcar heads down Dundas Street in Toronto Ontario.

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Hunter Street at the TH&B, Hamilton

8x10 Oil on Board

I almost always do a thumbnail sketch in pencil to make sure my composition and values are interesting enough to do a painting. I also find that  value studies in oil give me a lot of information which I can apply to a larger version of the same subject. I am still reading Richard Schmid's book "Alla Prima". He discusses the monochrome block in, and in some cases carried it a few steps further to a finished painting.

This scene is from Hunter Street in Hamilton, looking toward the TH&B Railway Station in the background.

Crossing John at King, Hamilton

8x8 Oil on Canvas paper

I find that when I start to focus on details, I need to do a few value studies to help me pay attention to what is happening in a painting. In this study, I used a limited palette of black, titanium white, ultramarine blue, cadmium yellow, cadmium red. This is a study for a larger painting.

John Street at the TH&B, Hamilton Ontario

8x8 oil on canvas

Traffic heads down John Street, under the TH&B railway bridge in Hamilton Ontario.

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T.H.&B Railway Bridge, Walnut Street Hamilton

8x10 Oil on Canvas

The Toronto Hamilton Buffalo Railway Bridge crosses over Walnut Street in Hamilton Ontario.

Chevys at Timmys

6x6 oil on board

I have been away from the studio for awhile...so I thought I would get back into it by doing a small painting of our local Tim Hortons, one of my many favorite subjects. We have had cool air, some great rain showers, and the feeling of fall is in the air. A wonderful time of year.

Thanks everyone for your comments on my previous posts. I will be making the blog rounds again soon to see what everyone has been up to.

Morning Light

11x14 oil on canvas

Morning light creates soft shadows on these sailboats moored at Macassa Bay in Hamilton Ontario.

 

Blustery Day on the Bay

5x7 oil on canvas board

A sailboat sails past U.S. Steel (Formerly Stelco Steel) on this blustery day in Hamilton Harbour. Large piles of coal dominate the foreground.

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Tugs at rest in Hamilton Harbour

8x10 oil on canvas

These tugboats are moored behind a break wall in an industrial part of Hamilton Harbour. A barge dominates the foreground. This bay at the western end of Lake Ontario is also called "Burlington Bay".

The Jerry C., Hamilton Harbour

8x10 oil on canvas

The Jerry C., a modern Tug, is highlighted by the evening light against the greys of the destroyer "HMCS Haida" in Hamilton Ontario. The HMCS Haida has been restored and lies at the Naval Base in Hamilton. The Haida is the last remaining example of the 27 Tribal Class destroyers built for the Royal Canadian Navy , the Royal Navy, and the Royal Australian Navy between 1937 and 1945. She did service in the Second World War.

Evening Reflections

8x10 Oil on Canvas

Warm colors from the setting sun create wonderful reflections on these boats across from our dock at Macdonald Marine in Hamilton Ontario.

Buddy and Polly at Carol's Point

11x13 Oil on Canvas

There are three marinas in Hamilton Harbour,  home to several large and small watercraft. Some big expensive boats never leave the marina, others are out all the time. This couple loved to go sailing with their dog buddy and anchored in the cove at Carrol's Point. In the morning, Polly would row out to land so buddy the border collie could play in the water. The morning sun created great reflections as it peaked over the trees in the cove.

Tight Reach, Hamilton

8x10 Oil on Board Sold

This sailboat is flying the spinnaker on a tight reach, past the steel mill on race night in Hamilton Harbour.

I would like to thank everyone for your kind and positive comments on my previous post. They are always motivating and inspiring. I will be away for a bit where there is no internet access, but I will make the blog rounds  when I return.

Red Truck, Rain, and Coffee

6x6 oil on board Sold

Pouring rain can't stop the diehards who must have their Tims coffee fix. This scene is from Tim Hortons in Dundas Ontario.

Race Ready

8x10 oil on board Sold

This is "Owl" our 30 foot sailboat. Owl was built in the early 1980's, one of a series of boats built for racing. She was made to go fast. We sometimes race on the bay in Hamilton with varying results. I called the painting "Race Ready" because Owl is always ready. Her crew often is not.

A load of Whites

8x10 Oil on board

A load of "whites" hangs on a clothesline around the corner in Dundas, reflected in the morning sun.

Scooters on Front Street, Toronto

8x10 oil on canvas

Scooters parked on Front Street wait to take their owners home after work on a rainy day in Toronto.

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Marina Patterns, Hamilton On

6x6 oil on board

The afternoon sun creates abstract patterns on these sailboats at Macdonald Marine in Hamilton Ontario.