Short Update...

I have been sick twice in the last month and also had some other more pressing distractions, including a wedding to attend etc, so painting has had to take a backseat for sometime along with the blog. I hope to get back on track over the next while...Jim

Connemara Paintings -- Ashleagh Waterfall Painting

Ashleagh Waterfall -- Connemara

This is my latest addition to the world of art, painted from a photo taken from my parents trip to Mayo and Galway last year. It is Ashleagh waterfall (Aasleigh also ) which is just outside the picturesque village of Leenane. Leenane was the village used in John B. Keane's film The Field and also this waterfall was used in the film too I believe. I used a combination of colours that I thought would add more interest to the scene and so they may not be exactly true to life, but I liked the combinations that I tried so went with them. Comments and criticisms are always welcome -- so feel free to leave them. This painting is for sale -- so if it doesn't sell before November / December I will probably try to sell it in Auction (if it is accepted) or Art Fair. Either way, if things keep going as they have all year, most of my paintings are selling within a few months. Fingers crossed that I can continue to build on this success. Thanks for all that follow the blog and tell others about my art! Until next post -- as they say in the States... Have a nice Day! Jim

Marine Painting -- Latest Work "Evening Harbour"

Evening Harbour

This is the latest painting I have been working on. This was a difficult subject due to all the shapes which I had to draw accurately and painting all the small parts with varied colours took a long time. I underpainted with scarlet before painting this painting. I did that after seeing another artist do this. I found it interesting to paint on the undercoat but not sure if I liked it so much. It helped see what was painted but beyond that it takes some getting used to. This is 16" x 12" on canvas. Painting this difficult subject has helped me get used to more intricate painting but it was definitely harder. I think it helps though in that I become less wary of attempting difficult compositions. Hence I should be able to paint more subject matter.

I took this image from the photo reference library of domain free photos on wet canvas and it is somewhere in Alaska / Canada. Not sure where. I hope it will appeal to anyone who has done a bit of sailing or likes boats in general. That's it for now, as always comments are welcome be they good or bad. That's how I will know if this is a hit or a miss. Thanks, until next post...