Todmorden Mills, Toronto – by Carol Berry Watercolour and ink in a 10”x7″ Stillman & Birn Zeta Series sketch book May 07, 2017 My art club, the Don Valley Art Club, had a community day along with our spring art show at Todmorden Mills in Toronto. To celebrate Canada’s 150, we gathered and painted for […]
My watercolour palette, desk setup
My watercolour palette, desk setup – by Carol Berry Watercolour and ink in a 3.5”x5.5” Moleskine journal Sketched September 24, 2015. Part of getting back into watercolour painting is the selecting, organizing and rearranging of my art tools into various work spaces. This is a wonderful distraction for me, although the explorations of the […]
Favourite backyard, West Hartford, 2015
Favourite backyard, West Hartford, 2015 – by Carol Berry Watercolour and ink in a 5″x8″ Pentalic Watercolour Journal Sketched August 3rd, 2015. This is a favourite spot in West Hartford on a hot afternoon, a surprisingly shady and cool backyard. I sketched while being serenaded by katydids and guarded by Bubba, a handsome Weimaraner, who […]
Tuesday night model
I love going to Tuesday’s with my art club, painting with old friends and new, as well as spending time with my grown up eldest who is also a member of the Don Valley Art Club. Took me 15 years but I finally got back to painting the model in watercolour and with the influence […]
Outer Harbour Centreboard Club, Toronto
Outer Harbour Centreboard Club, Toronto Watercolour and ink, 5″x8″ Pentalic Watercolour Journal August 22, 2015 Colour sketch done while sitting in the shade at my sailing club after a lovely, long but hot, solo sail in my CL16 in the Toronto Outer Harbour. No idea who named my boat Wreckless, but I kept the name in […]
Three Teddy Berrys
Three Teddy Berrys (15 x 20) watercolour, by Carol Berry, copyright 2000 I am really digging out my old paintings! This painting was done a few years ago as a portrait of my three daughter’s favorite childhood teddy bears. I chose the traditional serious portrait pose and lighting especially because of the casual subject matter. […]
Thanks Mary Pratt
Thanks Mary (15 x 24) watercolour, by Carol Berry, copyright 2000, in the collection of the East York Foundation. This painting is inspired by the Canadian artist, Mary Pratt. I set up the objects for the still life and photographed the scene, using a whole roll of slides. Luckily the light changed in the last […]
My first watercolour
Angela (15 x 20 in.) watercolour, by Carol Berry, copyright 1993 I have not painted for three months, but everything I do when I’m not working as a graphic artist is geared towards getting me there, including creating this blog and going to meetings at my art club. While I am in this “between” time, […]