Seagull at the Beach

Oils on stretched canvas 16" x 20"

C.$450.

Haven't been on line for a number of days...travelling back to Ontario...I loved the beach in Florida, and so of course did a number of paintings of birds. Even common birds like gulls have incredible grace and majesty. This painting took me a long time to do, and wasn't easy. I was trying to make it light in weight. Like air.

Willets and Feather

Oils on stretched canvas 16" x 20"

C.$450. unframed

I do love painting birds. This one is very different from my usual approach. I think these shore birds have such personalities, and group dynamics. Just like us!

Tulips and Callas

Oil on stretched canvas 16" x 20"

C.$ 450 framed/$350. unframed

Those three glasses really captivated me! Now I must move on...

White and Yellow Tulips

Oil on stretched canvas 16" x 20"

C.$550. framed/$450. unframed

I had so much fun with these glasses and again veridian for the highlights.

Tulips in Glasses

Oil on stretched canvas 16" x 20"

C. $550./$450. unframed

This is a continuation of the glass series...now to three glasses. And deep pink tulips...almost red but not. This is the painting where I started using veridian again. Very pale veridian...lots of white...for the highlights in the background.

Clam Bayou

On location oil on stretched canvas 10' x 12"

C.$ 225. unframed

I posted this painting previously and said it wasn't finished...well, now it's finished with only a slight change.

One Tomato

Back to basics...amazing what one can learn in a little painting of a tomatoe: reds, there are lots of them and a large range in temperature, and yellow ochre as a very sweet back-up colour.

Back soon...

aaaarrrgh...having computer problems, just when I'm on a roll...I should have it back tommorrow....so I'll be back and running soon. Thanks for continuing with me and my painting process...and all the comments are great feedback! J

3rd Clam Bayou, Florida

It's good to photograph paintings and look at them on a monitor...having done that with this one, I think it's not finished. Maybe it's kind of like looking at your paintings in a mirror to see where the design flaws are. It really can be shocking...should a good composition work in reverse?? Hmmmm...I will try to post a different version soon.

2nd Clam Bayou, Florida

On location oil on stretched canvas

$C. 225. unframed

The Bayou changes dramatically and often because of the tides. Sometimes there is several feet of water, sometimes there isn't, and everything in between. And so many birds of numerous varieties, shapes, colours and sizes. This painting is of the eastern sky in the evening. I've discovered a new pink I like (oils), it's called Brilliant Pink by Holbein...this photo doesn't really do it justice.

Clam Bayou

On location oil on stretched canvas 10" x 12"

C.225. unframed

This is what it looks like where I am in Gulfport, Florida. I feel so lucky to be right by the water watching the tide go in and out, and had great fun doing this painting. My only problem is that it's sunny every day (!) and so doesn't make for good lighting for taking photos of paintings. I like to take them outside on a cloudy day.

Wilno Garden Gallery

This is me in my gallery. As you can see my work is available in many sizes, styles, subjects and mediums. I try to have something for everyone...and I also enjoy changing my work a lot. I think I would feel stale otherwise...and I'm not so sure about being told that an artist should develope a unique style (I agree with that part!) and then stick to it like glue (don't know about that part!).

Three Hibiscus

Oil on stretched canvas 16" x 20"

C.$450. unframed SOLD

The third in a series of totally red hibiscus flowers. They are growing right outside my door here in Florida. Again, the glass fascinates me...all the lights and darks...I would highly recommend it as a painting excersize. I'm in Gulfport.

Two Hibiscus

Still painting glass...really the flowers are just an excuse...

Red Hibiscus

Oil on stretched canvas 10" x 12"

C.$ 225. unframed

It took me several trys to get to a point where I am satisfied with this painting...it's occuring to me lately how challenging painting really is. A painter has an image, in reality and then in his or her imagination. I usually visualize the end result that I want on the canvas...along the way I "follow my brush"...I try to let the painting and my inner voice guide me to create what is an interpretation of my subject. I leave things out, and put others in, and constantly check and rearrange my values and colours. Does this always result in a fabulous work of art? Unfortunately no, and why that is...remains a mystery to me.