Mt. Rundle Together-Canadian Rockies

I am fortunate to live in a small mountain town, where every day you walk down the street and see friends and stop to chat. As I walk or drive thru town I always see other people I do not know, over and over again. You do not know them, but they are familiar,  you nod, smile, and think how happy they look. There is a person who I have seen in my town the past few years who is always smiling, always happy, She is a caregiver, and on any given day she will have a variety of different kids in tow, laughing, giggling, on to the next adventure. She also works as a server in a local restaurant. I recently heard she has Cancer. She has not told many of her friends, thats just the way she is I've been told. But some of her friends have learned the doctors have told her she can not work with kids and can not work as a server....her immune system is very weak because of chemo. Her friends have organized a fund raiser for her to pay the bills, and I decided to create this painting for her cause.

Mt. Rundle Together

Watercolour on Canvas

24" x 36"

$500
SOLD

Mt. Assiniboine-Second Layer-Canadian Rockies

I have been having discussions with different people about life today and life in the time of Michelangelo, Davinci, Picasso and all of the amazing artists of those times. Someone said to me "They had exactly the same hours in a day as we do, the same amount of time". I agreed with this, but also disagreed. Today we do have the same hours in the day as the Masters, but not the same time. They did not have to deal with 80 emails a day at work and 20 at home. They did not have to text, answer cell phones etc. I guess I don't have to deal with it all if I decide not to.

They also did not have the iPad, where you can take a picture and then bring it into your studio and use it as your study image.
This photo was taken in my studio, showing my paints, the second layer of a painting and my iPad with my study image.
The challenge today is to use technology wisely, to be creative.......but to also keep creating.
As always, I am enjoying the journey.
Bob Krysak

Mt. Assiniboine Sepia-Canadian Rockies

As the days are getting colder and Winter approaches I find more time to spend in my studio. Lately I have been working with watercolour paints on canvas. You first prep the canvas with a white gesso coating that allows the paint to settle on the canvas. After a few coats the canvas is ready to be painted. It is more challenging than traditional paper as the paint initially does not sink in so you have to plan your washes and level of colour in an area carefully. I love the challenge, as well as experimenting with larger surfaces with different shapes.

Mt. Assiniboine Sepia was painted with a mixture of sepia and ultramarine blue.

12" x 36"

$350

Canadian Rockies-Mt. Assiniboine

In early July my son and I were invited to Mt. Assiniboine  Lodge for a few days of hiking and adventure. In some areas we were walking on a meter of snow, and there was still ice on the lake. One afternoon a squall blew in over the peaks and it snowed for around an hour. An interesting start to summer. This painting was created just after the storm began to ease off.

Assiniboine Storm
Sepia
11.5 x 8 inches $100

Canadian Rockies

I'm back.
It's been 10 months since I last put a post on this blog. I've been on a personal journey, trying to find myself and my place in this space we call life.
In the past year I have had a few events that have rocked my soul, forced me to look at who I am, what I do, what I want to create. We are all on a journey, and mine is telling me that I love to create, to paint, to be.

This journey has taken me this past year to Maui, Mt. Assiniboine, Tofino, the Bugaboos and many other places. In the next few months I will share my journey with you thru photography and painting. From my own photos I will recreate the same image in pencil, pen and water-colour.
I hope you enjoy the journey as much as I have.
Bob Krysak