For the second time this summer, I am releasing a collection of twelve petite watercolours inspired by Algonquin Park. This set is more detailed, and I’ve enjoyed spending some time studying moose and trees… all actual trees in The Park. I will be delivering them to Nostalgia Antiques this Saturday (as well as four special…
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The Landing
Another in my Upcycled Vintage Art series… this was a print on board, beautifully framed, given to me by a friend to “do something with.” The original painting was by H. Robert. I enjoyed brightening up the sky with a peachy pink sunset, adding highlights on the stonework, and added in a giant octopus crawling…
Scarlette Point No.1 painting en plein air
Something about being up North makes me wake up early! Which is great for painting as the light is gorgeous. I had an hour to myself before everyone was up so spent it sitting on the dock painting a study of trees (12×12 acrylic on canvas) at Scarlette Point where we stayed… formerly Poplar Point…
Rain Lake no.7 painting en plein air
Was a gorgeous day today, so went into The Park with my hubby and kids. Have wanted to paint en plein air at Algonquin for ages, so nice to have a go! Was a bit breezy on Rain Lake which made paddling in and holding still to paint quite challenging! While there I painted a…
Rain Lake : paddling and painting
Before and after working on a small acrylic painting, I paddled with my daughter around the first bays of Rain Lake we stopped and painted in a cove of waterlilies, and later in a grassy creek. The paddle back was the best, with the wind in our backs we just drifted and painted quickly before…
The Park : Watercolours at Nostalgia Antiques
This morning I delivered my limited collection of watercolours (titled The Park) to Nostalgia Antiques in Kearney, Ontario. I was thrilled by how warmly the paintings have been received. Since this morning, all but one has sold… and the shop is not even open for sales until Thursday! (Update : all the paintings have sold!)…
Kearney : paddling and painting
Was a lovely sunny day in Kearney, and I managed to seize the moment for a solo canoe voyage out on Mirror Bay, to enjoy a little painting time outside. Was pretty calm conditions for painting in the canoe, but I did drift along and have to paddle back to where I started so I…
Rain Lake no.1 acrylic
I really love painting landscapes with acrylic, and was happy to have time to work on a scene of the property at the cabin on Rain Lake. I like to work on a canvas primed with a bright colour (this one was aqua), just gives the landscape a little zing of colour. You can watch…
New Youtube Channel
Just launched a Youtube channel where I will post videos of me painting. Now you can watch paint dry… literally! My daughter gave me the nudge to put these up on Youtube, I feel very lucky to have her input… even if it does make me feel old! The first videos couple are at normal…
The Park
Now available, a limited watercolour series sharing my love of “The Park.” Each scene is an original, signed watercolour painting, inspired by my portages in Algonquin Park.
Heather Castles Illustration 