Saturday, January 28, 2012

Pinnacle


Pinnacle 10 1/2 X7 1/2 Mixed Media on Archival Watercolour Paper $100

Friday, January 27, 2012

Remember

Remember 12X12 Mixed Media on Canvas $150

Here's another mixed media with paper, gauze, paint and scribblings. Lots of energy.

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Life

Life is Nothing without Friendship 10X10 Mixed on Archival Paper $100

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Southern Memory




Southern Memory 10.5X7.5 Mixed Media on Archival Watercolour Paper




Today's collage is my memory of our trip last year to the beautiful south with all the incredible rock formations rising from red hot desert.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Of the Coast

Of the Coast 10X10 Mixed Media on Archival Watercolour Paper

What to do? It's storming outside and I can't open the windows. Acrylics aren't co-operating and I am out of ideas!!!!! Time to start ripping up paper, throw some paint around and see what happens.

I do LOVE my environment and surroundings and they keep showing up. I will not fight it. Therefore my title. Memory of the Coast. Left the Memory out.

I hope you like it. I am doing a series of these until the weather improves and by then I will have so many new ideas that who knows where it will go.

Cheers everyone.
Bente

Friday, January 20, 2012

Mountain Light

Mountain Light 8X10 Oil on Canvas SOLD

We have been experiencing blizzards, power outages and unseasonably cold temperatures in the valley. Some winters we don't get any snow. With this in mind I thought it a good time to resivisit some vacation spots previously visited.

This is from a memory of an outcropping of trees on a very cold glacier lake in Jasper.

Thanks for looking
Bente

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

New Horizon



New Horizon 8X10 Oil on Canvas 100


Continuing on the red theme I thought this one looked better with the turquoise for balance.

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Challenge



Challenge 8X10 Oil on Canvas $100


Daily Paintworks put out a challenge to do a painting in tango red. The color closest to that that I could see is Napthol Red which I use a lot. I thought I'd do an abstract landscape for the challenge.


This whole painting was done in thick paint using a palette knife.

Saturday, January 14, 2012

Freedom




Freedom 30X40 Oil on Canvas, painted on the sides so that no framing is required.





SOLD

This is my first large canvas for the year. I love the colors and freedom of movement.

Thursday, January 12, 2012

In the Breeze




In The Breeze 11X14 Oil on Canvas $150



We haven't really had a winter in this part of the country so I am anticipating spring. I love the colors and playfulness of flowers in the breeze.

Monday, January 9, 2012

Day Off



Day Off 8X10 Oil on Canvas $100


I am still playing with my palette knives and oils. Love the juicy thick paint.

Friday, January 6, 2012

Evergreens



Evergreens 10X8 Oil on Canvas $100


This painting is from a couple of sketches I had done of some evergreens. I love the shape of

the big evergreens we have. This is a compilation of the sketches. The paint is thick with a lot of palette work.

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Pears



Pears 9X12 Oil on Canvas $150

Monday, January 2, 2012

"Ewe" Year

"Ewe" Year 9X12 Oil on Canvas $150 SOLD

What do I start the New Year with when it is also my dear friend Marion's birthday? I inherited a bunch of photos and books from her and going through them brought back to mind many of my own pictures that I hadn't looked at for a while. This "Ewe" is one of many that we have in a field within our strata.

I like her and hope you do too. The painting is oil so be aware it takes a few days to dry before she can be shipped.