"The Island" by Ian Ridpath - (c) May 2010
By the way, the June art showing at the AM Gallery starts on Thursday, June 3 and runs to the end of the month. There are several new artists showing this month. The Gallery is located in the Milton (Ontario) Mall.
The blog of J. Ian Ridpath - Canadian oil painter. I hope that you will find this blog interesting, especially if you are involved with or would like to be involved in the fine arts - particularly in the Waterloo, Ontario Region.
Saturday, May 29, 2010
The "Island" is finished
Friday, May 28, 2010
Step 6 of my "Island" Painting - nearly done!
"Island" - 2010 by Ian Ridpath - Step 6
In case you are wondering how big the 30" x 36" painting really is, here is a photo of me working on it today (May 28).
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Steps 4 and 5 on the "Island" Painting
"Island" - 2010 - Step 4. In step 4 I added a small cottage and birch trees to the far shore and enhanced the trees there. I also added some shading to the trees on the island.
"Island" - 2010 by Ian Ridpath Step 5. In step 5 I further enhanced the trees on the island and started working on the water in the bay and in the foreground.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Island Painting - Steps 2 and 3
"Island" - 2010 by Ian Ridpath Step 2
showing the far shorline defined and the trees on the island roughed in. Some more details were added to the sky as well.
"Island" - 2010 by Ian Ridpath Step 3
showing the far shorline further defined and the island itself defined.
Monday, May 17, 2010
New May Painting and 'Island' Painting Progress
I am also doing a large canvas as mentioned earlier and I am photographing the various stages. Here is a picture of stage 1 - laying down the backgrounds.
"Island" - May 2010 by Ian Ridpath - Step 1
I have laid down the sky and water backgrounds. The water colour is exaggerated and will be softened later on. The sjy is probably as it will be when the apinting is finished - I may add some more cloud detail.
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Completed the last of the April Paintings
"From Blueberry Island" - 2010, 8" x 10" oil on canvas by Ian Ridpath
"Pine Tree" - 2010, 6" x 8" oil on canvas by Ian Ridpath
I am now starting a new large painting (30" x 36") thanks to a gift of the canvas from another FASM artist. Thanks Kelly!
It will be a landscape of an island in the Georgian Bay area. I am excited to be working on such a large canvas.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
The May AM Gallery is all set to open today
There are several first-timers at this show and some seasoned artists showing for the first time. Come on out and see some great local art from oil paintings, acrylic paintings, glass works and more.
Since we are in our new, spacious location in the Mall, we can show more works from more artists and the public and artists seem to love the new location.