Sketching and Fishing

Summer Sketch 

- plein air pastel - 

-husband fishing -

- me sketching!-

What more can I say?

Buck Lake Fishing Spot

Working with a limited palette

"Brown Recycled Rough Sketch" paper and  a limited palette.

The series of early morning skies 

from my recent posts 

reminded me why I love to travel.

At home I'm surrounded by trees

so I get the briefest glimpses

 of interesting cloud formations.

But go to the Canadian west 

and glorious panoramas open up!

Here's just one......

Open Skies - pastel - Leslie Snider

 

Sunrise ...what to paint part 02

Sharbot Lake sunrise  - pastel - Leslie Snider

A few days ago I presented a few photos... 

all potentially good subjects for painting.

The first picture was complete in itself,

and I suspect no painting 

could improve on that moment.

The second and fourth,

definite possibilities for the future.....

but it was the opportunity

 to play with subtle colour

that inspired me to tackle the 3rd. 

I simplified the composition

 in order to emphasize

 the airiness of the clouds. 

If you have observed the rising sun 

you know how fleeting and illusive the light can be!

Summer Greens

Summer Greens  - Leslie Snider

A pastel sketch enjoying the pure,bright greens of early summer!

Colour Palette for Summer Greens

Sunrise ....What to paint..???

Sharbot Lake Sunrise - Leslie Snider

Sharbot Lake Sunrise - Leslie Snider

Sharbot Lake Sunrise - Leslie Snider

Sharbot Lake Sunrise - Leslie Snider

Sharbot Lake Sunrise - Leslie Snider

I love to get up early enough to catch the rising sun.

Here is a selection of photos from our recent Sharbot Lake adventure....

but which to paint????

Shoreline Studies 2018

Two new pastel studies, 

revisiting the shoreline.

On a warm and sunny, spring day

it's immensely satisfying

 to stand ankle deep in water and

study the rocks and wave action.

Shoreline Study - 2018 - Leslie Snider

Shoreline Study - 2018 - Leslie Snider

Shoreline Study - 2018 - Leslie Snider

Shoreline Study - 2018 - Leslie Snider

Both examples on simple, toned drawing papers, 

the first "Toned Tan" and the second "Toned Gray"

(Strathmore brand)

 Richeson (brand) pastels.

Spring Flowers

It's been a while, I know,

 I have been busy sketching,

 taking photos,camping, 

planting the garden, etc. etc.

Here's a couple of examples

 of recent projects.

Leslie Snider - sketch  - Hepatica

 

Ontario wildflowers peak out 

from under the decayed debris of winter,

their delicate shapes and vibrant colours 

contrasting with the rustic environment.

For plein air sketches in pastel

I like a smooth, toned paper.

But for these watercolour sketches

I used  stark, white paper

to emphasize the vibrancy

of the red trilliums 

and fiddlehead ferns.

 

Leslie Snider - Red Trillium

Leslie Snider -  Fiddlehead Ferns

 

Leslie Snider - pastel sketch