Glistening in the sun

The snow on the hedges should have been gone by this time of the year.  The sight of it may upset lot of people who anticipate an early spring. However, seeing it glistening in the bright sun, I could not help marvelling how beautiful it is ! A quick oil sketch for today.

Cold, cloudy and snowy

Looks like a storm is on its way when  I looked out of the window at noon painting this view listening to Beethoven's 7th Symphony.

The moment after sunset

Did my third oil sketch the moment after sunset looking out of our dining room window.

Another window view late in the afternoon

Another quick oil sketch looking out of the bedroom window late in the afternoon. Too cold to paint outdoor today.

On a beautiful sunny morning

Sunny but cold. A quick oil sketch looking out of our living room window when a lady walking her dog passes by.

The moment when the sun rises

A quick 15 minute oil sketch of the window view just when the sun rises early in the morning.

Hedges and shadows

A glimpse out of the kitchen window into the snow covered backyard where the snow covered hedge casting its long shadow in the intense sunshine.

Sunlit snow with casting shadows 6"x8" oil on canvas

Sitting on the sofa and looking out of the window of our living room in the morning, I did this quick oil sketch of the sunlit surface of snow with the casting shadows from the trees.

A gloomy snowy morning on Saturday 12"x16" oil on board

The morning started with drifting snow. However, by the time I finished this painting the sun has come back ending the day with a sunny note.

A tranquil winter moment in the evening

There is moment of silent it seems, and then the sun dipps suddenly below horizon and there is the silence with the shadow of the night encroaching onto everything in view.

Hedges with snow 9"x12" oil on canvas

I almost could feel the warm sun beating down on my back as I was standing in our snow covered backyard painting this view.

A bright sunny window view 6"x8" oil on canvas

The sunlight was so intense that I could hardly keep my eyes open when I was doing this quick oil sketch looking out of the bedroom window in the morning.

From the backyard 9"x12" oil on canvas

It just made me feel so relaxed standing in our backyard to paint this view before heading to the gallery to teach my painting class today.

a view from the window 6"x8" oil on board

In the late afternoon sunshine, the snow covered hedges look quite enticing, hence another quick oil sketch for today.

Pine trees at the entrance to the back alley 11"x14" oil on board

Everything looks beautiful in the sun after a heavy snow storm.

After the snow storm the sun came out 6'x8" oil on canvas

A quick oil sketch looking through the doorway, when the sun came out in the morning.

In the early march storm 6"x8" oil on canvas

A snow storm had been raging for a whole day, and late in the evening I did a quick oil sketch looking through the window.

St. Paul’s United Church in Boissevain Manitoba 16"x20" oil on stretched canvas

Late in the afternoon it is getting late and a bit cold when I started to paint this view of St. Paul's United Church in Boissevain . The painting was enlivened a bit when Christina pushing her lovely little girl passed the building and came into my view.

A view from Downtown Boissevain

It is the first time for me to come to Boissevain to paint on location thanks to Christina and Casey Guenther who operates 1894 Art Centre in Boissevain and invited me to have a show there on July 1, 2013. It is always an exciting adventure for me to come to a new location to paint. So standing on the corner of the street painting this view of the old grain elevator on one side and the church building on the other is quite a memorable experience to me. 

Sunny and beautiful view out of the window 6"x8" oil on canvas

a quick oil sketch looking out of the window late in the afternoon

A window view 8"x10" oil on canvas board

a quick oil sketch from our window late in the afternoon

Sunny view across the street before the encroaching shadow 6"x8" oil on canvas

A window view with full moon when the street light was on 11"x14" oil on board

A 30 minute oil sketch from our bedroom window using a flash light.

Standing in the warm wash of late afternoon sun 10"x12" oil on canvas

A quick oil sketch before supper.

Balmoral Bay on a warm winter afternoon 16"x20" oil on stretched canvas

In the warm sunlight of late afternoon 8"x10" oil on canvas board

Shopping at the Superstore in Brandon 11"x14" oil on stretched canvas

In the dazzling morning sunshine 11"x14" oil on board

A window view in the morning.

Against the last light 11"x14" oil on stretched canvas

Finished the third painting before our friends came  for dinner.

A glimpse into our back alley 11"x14" oil on stretched canvas

The few small   snow covered pine trees at the entrance to the back alley leading  to the shed got me start on the second painting after I turned around my easel facing the opposite direction.