ASSINIBOINE ADVENTURE

Genuine human friendship is on the basis of human affection, irrespective of your position. Therefore, the more you show concern about the welfare and rights of others, the more you are a genuine friend. The more you remain open and sincere, then ultimately more benefits will come to you. If you forget or do not bother about others, then eventually you will lose your own benefit. Dalai Lama We were so fortunate to spend 3 days in the backcountry at Assiniboine Lodge with our friends Claude, Annick, Andre, Dee and Geoffrey. We have all known each other for many years, and some of us started working together in the back country over 30 years ago. From hiking, painting, helping in the kitchen and teaching watercolour painting, it was a special trip. I was able to introduce a couple of people to Funto art supplies and watercolour. It was special to see their images evolve on the watercolour paper. If you are looking for a unique, special backcountry experience, check out assiniboinelodge.com Thank you to everyone there for a great trip. Enjoy the journey

Cascade Elk and Rundle Raven

A while ago I had a couple of ideas on how to capture some of the local characters here in the Bow Valley, Elk and Raven. I put ideas to canvas, and now have these new images. I have also recreated these in to my greeting card collection.

Learning something new........charcoal

I am on a year long, on-line drawing course. The Module I'm in right now is charcoal, something I've never tried before. Challenging, interesting.......I'm enjoying working with this new medium. Enjoy the journey.

Making a plan for the next Canvas

Sometimes when you cook, you have a recipe......when you build a house, you have architectural plans to guide you. When I work on a new canvas, I first like to draw out the idea on paper. I then take the images and colour them in with pens to get an idea what look and feel I want for the canvas. The next step is to draw the image on canvas and start working with the brush. Enjoy the journey.

THE WORLD IS YOUR OYSTER

I am enjoying the journey with the online Draw Awesome course. As I become more confident with the pencils, I realize the world is at my fingertips for creating. In the next year we will be creating with pencil, charcoal, ink pens, pastel, watercolour, landscapes, animals and portraits. I will post on a regular basis, and each image is for sale. Enjoy the journey.

EYE SEE YOU

Its been a great new challenge working with pencil. Years ago it was my main medium, so to be back with pencil in hand is like seeing an old friend again. This lesson was to draw 4 different eyes from photographs.......it was a challenge to capture the glimmer and light you see in peoples eyes. Enjoy the journey.

Draw Awesome Course

I have signed up for a year long online course on drawing. We will use pencil, charcoal, pen and ink, ink and watercolour etc. This is my first lesson working with pencil and shadow. Enjoy the journey, Bob