These new florals, and their framed retail prices, in Canadian currency, are all available at Stephen Lowe art gallery in Calgary, Canada.
Created using Iartview.
Spattering a ground
Created a ground, in acrylics and matte medium using brushes, sponges and a roller. Spattered most of the foreground and middle ground. So much fun! Then ran paint vertically down the canvas to create the tree trunks. After adding a few glazes of blue and quinacridone gold, and letting these dry, I added the details, using a small brush. Painting from memory is an exciting way to work.
Fun with florals
The chinooks we have in Calgary make it feel like spring in the middle of winter. Picked up a small bouquet of tulips and did this spring inspired painting.
New Year new subjects
Needed a change from painting landscapes, as I felt like I was beginning to repeat myself. Changing canvas sizes helped for awhile as did a change of colours, and contrasts. Sometimes a change in subject helps with boredom, at other times, a change in mediums. Have done five new florals using a colored gesso as a primer. This one is done on gold gesso. I liked the effects it created in the patterned areas. 
Happy New Year
These are some of my new paintings at Stephen Lowe art gallery in Calgary Alberta, Surround yourself with warmth. Canada.http://www.stephenloweartgallery
Art in Context using Iartview
The APP called Iartview is the best one to use when you want to visualize the way your art might appear when hanging in your space.
That Nouveau Feeling
I enjoy the vertical format of many of the paintings created in the Art Nouveau era. This 60X24 acrylic was created from a sketch done in our garden. I liked creating the large flat shapes, then adding the whimsical flowers and linear accents.
Quick sketch and Completed Painting
Have been using markers to do small sketches in preparation for larger acrylics.
Celebrate the Season
Have been adding the luster of metallic to these new acrylics. And am concentrating on integrating the textures of the background with the subject. Landscapes have always been a favorite inspiration. This fall, I was inspired by the sunflowers, growing in the garden at the historical Fort Calgary location.
