Thursday, 26 January 2012

MI AMIGO GILBERTO

Oil on canvas 7"x5"
To have a break from my city escapes, I have decided to do a small portrait of my friend Gilberto.
Para tomar un descanso de mis cuadros urbanos, he decidido hacer un pequeno retrato de mi amigo Gilberto 

Wednesday, 18 January 2012

BELLEVILLE IN WINTER, FRONT ST 2012

Oil on canvas 10"x 20"Sold/Vendido
One more painting of the Front st of Belleville, the town where I live, I walk several time a day with my dog up and down this street, I like to paint what is around me, and what I am familiar with.
Un cuadro mas de la calle Front  de la ciudad de Belleville, la ciudad donde vivo, camino varias veces al dia con mi perro arriba y abajo de esta calle, me gusta pintar aquello que me  rodea y  que me es familiar. 

Tuesday, 10 January 2012

FRONT ST. JANUARY 2012

Oil on Canvas 12"x16" Sold/Vendido
First painting finish this year, as usual I go with the street scenes of my town, I have to control my natural tendency to bold colors, since the winter scenes are very gray , I am starting to like  being color subtle ,
 Primer cuadro terminado este 2012, como es usual sigo pintando escenas de las calles de mi ciudad . Tengo que controlar los colores fuertes, ya que las escenas de invierno son muy grises, ya me estan empezando a gustar los colores sutiles 

Friday, 30 December 2011

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012

Oil on canvas 12"x12" PRICE: Sold/ Vendido
Happy new year to all .I wish you the  best of luck and happiness in the coming year 2012
Feliz agno nuevo a todos. Os deseo la mejor suerte y felicidad en el proximo 2012

Wednesday, 21 December 2011

FELIZ NAVIDAD

Oil on canvas 10`x20`Sold/Vendido
I wish to all the visitors of this blog a Merry Xmas.
Les deseo a todos los visitantes de este blog unas Felices Navidades

Thursday, 15 December 2011

SHOVELING SNOW ON FRONT ST.

Oil on canvas 10"x8"Sold/Vendido
A man cleaning the side walk, in a winter day, this  is what you see in this town when we had a big storm of snow
Un hombre limpiando la acera, en un dia de invierno, esto es lo que se ve en esta ciudad despues de una tormenta de nieve

Friday, 9 December 2011

LAURA'S COTTAGE

Oil on canvas 12"x9"Sold/vendido
One more commission done, this time is of a beautiful cottage.
Un encargo mas terminado, esta vez es de un bonito cortijo Canadiense.

Friday, 25 November 2011

SUNRISE BY THE NATIVE RESERVE

Oil on canvas 7"x5"Sold/vendido
This is the first study of Sunrises that I am doing, this one is located in Deseronto, a Native reserve near by.
Ese cuadro es el primero de los estudios que he estado haciendo, esta localizado en Deseronto, una reserva India cerca de donde vivo.
Sold / Vendido

Sold/ Vendido

Wednesday, 23 November 2011

LIGHTS

Oil on Masonite 9"x12"Sold/vendido
Before the Sun rise , while the town starts to weak up
Antes del amanecer, mientras la ciudad empieza a despertar.

Thursday, 17 November 2011

CENTURY PLACE, BELLEVILLE

Oil on canvas 20"x16" Sold/Vendido
This painting is been commission and the commissioner has loved it , that makes me happy since with commissions you never know if it is going to be like it  or not.
Este cuadro ha sido comisionado y al comisionante le ha encantado, esto me pone contento ya que con encargos , nunca sabes si va a gustar o no.

Monday, 14 November 2011

YELLOW AND RED HOUSE IN PICTON

Oil on canvas 12"x6" PRICE: $250
Gettting ready for the winter and waiting for the snow, I did these two houses The yellow and red houses in Picton, a small charmin town near Belleville
Oil on canvas 7"x5"Sold/ Vendido
Preparandome para el invierno y esperando que caiga la nieve, me he anticipado a pintar esta casa amarilla en la ciudad de Picton, una pequena y simpatica ciudad cerca de Belleville

Wednesday, 9 November 2011

SAND BANKS III

Oil on canvas 10"x20 Sold/Vendido
This painting is of the Sand Banks, I did two before  this one, and I will probably do more in the future, this place has such a magnetic feeling, I keep and going back .
Este cuadro es de las dunas del Lago Ontario, he pintado dos anteriormente, y en el futuro pintare mas, este lugar tiene un magnetismo muy bueno, continuare visitandolo a menudo.

Saturday, 5 November 2011

ROCKS BY THE OXTONGUE RIVER

Oil on canvas 10"x8"Sold / vendido
One of my last paintings of Algonquin park, its been a great experience to paint this beautiful park, and I hope next year I can visit it again and do some more of this beautiful colors of nature.
Uno de mis ultimos cuadros del parque Algonquin, ha sido una gran experiencia el haber podido pintar este parque tan bonito, y espero poder vistarlo otra vez en el proximo otono y pintar mas de estos colores tan bonitos que nos ofrece la madre naturaleza

Saturday, 29 October 2011

OXTONGUE RIVER ALGONQUIN P. PLAIN AIR

Oil on canvas 7"x5" Sold/Vendido
One more study of my trip to Algonquin park, this time is by the Oxtongue river, a beautiful sunny day, a bit cold, but very nice to be painting outdoors
Un estudio mas de mi viaje al parque Algonquin, esta vez a orillas del rio oxtongue, un dia soleado aunque un poco frio, pero muy agradable para pintar al aire libre.

Wednesday, 26 October 2011

TREE'S PASSAGE 2, ALGONQUIN PARK

Oil on canvas 12"x9" PRICE: $250
One more painting of Algonquin park, I am enjoying these bold colors that nature offer us ones a year , I call them eye's candy,
Un cuadro mas del parque algonquin, estoy disfrutando los colores intensos que la naturaleza nos ofreze una vez cada doce meses, yo la llamo caramelos para la vista. 

Sunday, 23 October 2011

PINK TREE, ALGONQUIN PARK

Oil on canvas 10"x8" PRICE: $225
In Algonquin park, in front of the entrance of the resort that we were staying we had this beautiful pink tree, seems like it was to close to be true ,  now is part of the collection of the Algonquin paintings  of this year
En Algonquin park, en frente de la entrada de las cabinas donde nos alojamos, teniamos este precioso arbol rosado, parecia estar demasiado cerca para ser de verdad, ahora es parte de la coleccion de cuadros deAlgonquin de este viaje.

Wednesday, 19 October 2011

TREE'S PASSAGE, ALGONQUIN PARK, PLAIN AIR

Oil on canvas 10"x8" PRICE $250
This painting is one of the first ones I did in my trip to Algonquin park this fall, The colors of the park were superb, almost as if nature had decided to become an impressionistic painter, vivid reds, yellows, greens and every thing in between, I did some last touches in my studio.
Este cuadro es uno de los primeros que he hecho en mi viaje a Algonquin park este otono. Los colores del parque eran excecionales, casi como si la naturaleza hubiera decidido convertirse en una pintora impresionista, rojos vivos, amarillos, verdes y cualquier otro color entre ellos, He dado algunas ultimas pinceladas en mi estudio.

Sunday, 16 October 2011

STORRINGS BRIDGE, PLAIN AIR

Oil on canvas 10"x8" PRICE: $200
In a raining day and not having painted outdoors for almost a year I went to The Storring bridge invited by a friend artist and  we miss each other , after a couple of hours waiting for him, I decided to star painting , and this is the result .
En un dia lluvioso y sin haber pintado al aire libre por casi un ano, fui a Storring bridge invitado por un pintor que nunca aparecio o que no coincidimos, despues de esperar un par de horas, decidi empezar a pintar , y este es el resultado

Wednesday, 12 October 2011

SUNSET OF AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER

Oil on canvas 8"x6"PRICE: $180
Sunset at Massasaga point. begining of September, the sunsets at this time of the year are very beautiful
Atardecer en el punto de Massasagaa principios de Septiembre, los atardeceres en este tiempo son muy espectaculares.




Oil on canvas 7"x5" PRICE:$150
This painting was done at the end of august, and it was a typical sunset of this time of the year and i could see it from my window
Este cuadro lo hice a finales de Agosto, y es el tipico atardecer de este tiempo, tambien es lo que veia desde my ventana

Monday, 19 September 2011

WILLIAM ST, BELLEVILLE

16" x 12" oil on canvas Sold / vendido
One more commission of this beautiful town, I hope the commissioner likes it
otro encargo de esta ciudad tan bonita, espero que al cliente le guste.

Friday, 9 September 2011

NEW BRIDGE, BELLEVILLE

Oil on canvas 12"x9" Sold / Vendido
This bridge was build just a year ago and its been commission to me to do a painting of it'.
Este puente es nuevo, se construyo hace aproximadamente doce meses y me ha sido encaragdo el hacer un cuadro de el.

Wednesday, 31 August 2011

RIVER WALKER

Oil on canvas 12"x16" Sold/vendido
The river Moira in the summer gets the water very low, so it is a perfect place for kids to walk and have fun, and that is what this young lady is doing . She is a river walker.
El rio Moira en el verano baja mucho su nivel de agua , asi que es perfecto para los ninos caminar por el y pasarselo en grande, y eso es lo que esta jovencita esta haciendo. Ella es un caminante del rio.

Thursday, 25 August 2011

WARING HOUSE, PICTON

Oil on canvas 10"x8" Sold/Vendido
The Waring house is a restaurant-pub-inn,in Picton, this painting has been a commission, I go to this place ones in awhile , the food is good, and in the Pub they normally have live music, so it is a fun place to go.
The Waring house es un restaurante-pub-hotel, este cuadro ha sido un encargo. Yo voy a este lugar de vez en cuando, la comida es buena, y en el pub normalmente tienen musica en directo, asi que es un sitio agradable para ir. 

Friday, 19 August 2011

REGENT THEATER, PICTON

Oil on board 16"x12" PRICE: $375
Picton is a town near Belleville, this is  a painting of its theater, The Regent, an old an historic town in the Prince Edward County.
Picton es una ciudad cercana a Belleville, este es un cuadro de su Teatro, The Regent, Una ciudad antigua e historica en el Condado del Principe Edward.  

Friday, 12 August 2011

WARMING UP

Oil on Canvas 16"x12" PRICE: Sold/ Vendido
I was feeling to paint some figures, these two dancers are warming up to start the class. These Dancers are students of the Quinte Ballet school .
Tenias ganas de pintar alguna figura, estas dos bailarinas estan calentando para empezar su clase, Estas bailarinas son estudiantes del Colegio de Ballet Quinte

Tuesday, 9 August 2011

MANLY MACDONALD WORKSHOP


Oil on canvas12x12" Sold/Vendido
Oil on canvas 6x8
The last Saturday of September ad the two first Saturdays of October, i will be teaching a workshop on the Canadian impressionist Manly MacDonald.
The Parrott Gallery in town has an extensive collection of this artist , each of the students will have a painting of Manly for three Saturdays to copy  under my instructions. 
This two paintings above are copies I did myself in order to understand and also to measure the timing that will take to do them. I have to say that his paintings are a bit muddy due to the bad varnishes and the pass of time plus also he always paint outdoors, non the less there are so many things to learn from this great artist.


Thursday, 4 August 2011

FIXING AN OLD MURAL


                               
  
working the inside of the arch
I did this Mural four years ago, and because the cold and the natural elements it was peeling a lot, plus the color was disappearing, so i fix it. I change the image inside the arch and add a green sign , plus fix all the spots that were peeling .
Hice este mural hace cuatro anos, pero debido a la temperaturas canadienses, el mural se estaba pelando y perdiendo el color en muchas partes, asi que lo he arreglado. he cambiado la imagen de dentro del arco, tambien he anadido un letreto en fondo verde, y pintado todas las partes que se estaban plelando.

Thursday, 28 July 2011

A GREEN OLD CAR

Oil on canvas 10"x8"PRICE: $250
Since I was painting cars, i did one more . I always thought that will be nice to have a green car. this one here will be a perfect one.
Ya que andaba pintando coches antiguos, he hecho un cuadro mas.Siempre pense que estaria bien tener un coche verde. No me importaria nada que fuera este que he pintado, seria perfecto.

Monday, 25 July 2011

OLD CARS AND OLD FRIENDS

Oil on canvas 12"x16"Sold / Vendido
This painting has been a commission, I have enjoyed  painting this old cars and the dramatic sky.
Este cuadro ha sido un encargo, he disfrutado pintando estos coches antiguos y este cielo tan dramatico.

Thursday, 21 July 2011

TORONTO'S ALLEY

Oil on canvas 7"x9"PRICE: $180
Toronto's alleys are full of graffiti, non the less that gives a unique  character to this city
Los callejones de toronto estan llenos de grafiti, lo cual le da un caracter unico a esta ciudad. 

Monday, 18 July 2011

SHADOWS

Oil on canvas 9"x12"PRICE: Sold/ Vendido
One more painting of Toronto in the early morning ,
Un cuadro mas de Toronto por la manana temprano

Wednesday, 13 July 2011

LAKER

Oil on canvas 10"x8"Sold/vendido
This is a ship designed for navigating on lakes, especially the Great Lakes. This type of ships have been bringing all kind of things for years to the cities around the Great Lakes.
Este es un barco disenado para navegar en lagos, especialmente en los Grandes Lagos. Este tipo de barco ha estado abasteciendo todo tipo de cosas durante anos a las ciudades alrededor de los Grandes Lagos.

Saturday, 25 June 2011

CITY HALL, BELLEVILLE

Oil on canvas 12"x8" PRICE: $Sold/Vendido
Belleville's City Hall was looking beautiful, sun shine on it, so I did a painting of it with the river and the other building around it .
El ayuntamiento de Belleville estaba radienate, con el sol brillante , asi que le le hecho un cuadro,con el rio y los edificios de alrrededor.

Monday, 20 June 2011

TORONTO'S GRAFFITI

Oil on canvas 9"x12"PRICE: $375
A different part of Toronto, its graffiti, a big concern for the city , and a full expression of some artist, that makes the walls of  small streets into outdoors art galleries . I have to say that by doing this painting and copying some of this graffiti that I have a lot of respect for the work of these artists.
Un aspecto diferente de Toronto, sus graffitis, un gran dilema para la ciudad, y una espresion  para muchos artistas, que convierten las paredes de pequenas calles en galerias de arte al aire libre. Al hacer este cuadro y copiar algunos de estos grafitis , tengo que decir que les tengo un gran respeto por el trabajo que estos artistas hacen.

Thursday, 16 June 2011

QUEEN WEST, TORONTO

Oil on canvas 10"x8" PRICE: Not for sell.
One more painting of Queen St. west. there is not one without two, I always like to get a second painting of the same subject, perhaps so I don't forget how I made the first one.
Un cuadro mas de la calle Queen west, no hay una sin dos, siempre me gusta pintar un segundo cuadro del mismo sujeto, quizás que así no me olvido de como hice el primero.

Monday, 13 June 2011

SUNDAY EARLY MORNING, TORONTO

Oil on canvas 10"x8" PRICE: $350
I continue with this fascinating city,Toronto, the mix of old and modern  buildings, this painting is located on Spadina st and Queen west. The sun entrance the city through the big  buildings, taken over the big streets, and slowly getting  his first lights into the old buildings , there are more coming.
Continuo con esta ciudad tan fascinante, Toronto, la mezcla de viejos y modernos edificios, este cuadro se localiza entre La calle Spadina y Queen west, El sol entra en la ciudad a traves de los rascacielos, tomando las grandes calles y lentamente colocando sus primeras luces en los edificios antiguos. veremos mas cuadros de Toronto en un futuro proximo

Friday, 10 June 2011

SANDBANKS, LAKE ONTARIO 2

Oil on canvas 6"x12"Sold / Vendido
One more painting of the sand dunes, it is impossible to paint only one painting and trying to catch all the feeling of this place. Also, since a lot of these subjects are new for me, I like to give a second try  so I understand better what is going on in the painting  aspect.
Un cuadro mas de las dunas del lago Ontario, es imposible hacer solo un cuadro e intentar plasmar todo el espiritu de este lugar. Tambien, ya que muchos de estos sujetos son nuevos para mi, me gusta darles un segundo intento para asi entender mejor lo que pasa en el aspecto pictorico.

Monday, 6 June 2011

FARM WITH COWS

Oil on canvas 20"x10" PRICE: $375
In the fields around this area there are a lot of farms and they usually have cows. In this painting I did my first approach to cows, I think that I will paint some more this summer.
En los campos de los alrededores de esta area hay muchas granjas y normalmente suelen tener vacas. En este cuadro he hecho mi primer intento con vacas, pienso que pintare algunas mas este verano.

Thursday, 2 June 2011

NOEL DOYLE

Oil on canvas 10"x8"
An old friend from Ottawa University, we studied together and we had some good time together as well, it has been time I wanted to do a portrait of him, finally I did it.
Un viejo amigo de la Universidad de Ottawa, estudiamos juntos y tambien pasamos buenos momentos juntos, hace tiempo que queria hacer un retrato suyo, finalmente lo hice 

Friday, 27 May 2011

SANDBANKS, LAKE ONTARIO

Oil on canvas 8"x16" Sold / vendido
Giant sand dunes and golden beaches form two of the largest freshwater baymouth sandbars in the world here, on the shores of Lake Ontario. This place is only 20 minutes away from where i live, and I had to paint it , I love this place, I forgot that was there, so i will do a few more paintings, it is a very special place.
Gigantes dunas de arena y playas doradas forman dos de los bancos de arena más grande baymouth de agua dulce en el mundo aquí, a orillas del Lago Ontario. Este lugar esta a solo 20 minutos de donde vivo, y tenia que pintarlo, me encanta este lugar , habia olvidado que estaba aqui, asi que hare algunos cuadros mas , es un sitio muy especial.

Tuesday, 24 May 2011

LAW OFFICE, COMMISSION

Oil on canvas 16"x20" Sold / Vendido
This painting is a commission , and is located on Front st., Belleville.
Este cuadro es un encargo, y se encuentra en Front st., Belleville

Tuesday, 17 May 2011

TORONTO, YOUNG ST & MAITLAND ST

Oil on canvas 20"x16" PRICE: Sold/ vendido.
This is a painting of downtown Toronto, we can see the combination of old buildings with the new ones
Este es un cuadro del centro de Toronto, aqui podemos ver la combinacion de los edificios antiguos y de los nuevos al fondo.