landscape | darren brant http://www.darrenbrant.com Artist Printmaker Wed, 01 May 2024 13:34:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 13410479 Post Operation Practice Drawings. http://www.darrenbrant.com/art_blog/drawing/post-operation-practice-drawings/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=post-operation-practice-drawings http://www.darrenbrant.com/art_blog/drawing/post-operation-practice-drawings/#respond Tue, 11 Apr 2017 17:56:04 +0000 http://www.darrenbrant.com/?p=1631 After my eye operations my vision has been slowly improving. I can focus and see pretty good at arms length. My distance vision is improving as well. I have problems focusing for extended periods of time though. My eye distorts horizontal lines into a nice wavy pattern. I have a...

The post Post Operation Practice Drawings. first appeared on darren brant.

]]> After my eye operations my vision has been slowly improving. I can focus and see pretty good at arms length. My distance vision is improving as well.
I have problems focusing for extended periods of time though. My eye distorts horizontal lines into a nice wavy pattern. I have a curtain of crud that hangs of the top right of my vision. The crud is slowly breaking up and sloshes into the center of my vision when I move my eye or head.
Still I can see, my retina is healing and my vision is slowly improving.

So I’ve been doing small sketches when I can – pushing things just a little bit.

Thorold house sketch 5" x 7"

Thorold house sketch 5″ x 7″ Pitt brush pen.

 

pen and ink drawing house Thorold Ontario 5" x 7"

pen and ink drawing house Thorold Ontario 5″ x 7″

The post Post Operation Practice Drawings. first appeared on darren brant.

]]> http://www.darrenbrant.com/art_blog/drawing/post-operation-practice-drawings/feed/ 0 1631 Fall Farm Norwich Ontario http://www.darrenbrant.com/art_blog/photography-art_blog/fall-farm-norwich-ontario/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fall-farm-norwich-ontario http://www.darrenbrant.com/art_blog/photography-art_blog/fall-farm-norwich-ontario/#respond Tue, 08 Nov 2016 21:19:22 +0000 http://www.darrenbrant.com/?p=1580 Fall Farm Norwich Ontario 10/24/16

Fall Farm Norwich Ontario 10/24/16

The post Fall Farm Norwich Ontario first appeared on darren brant.

]]> http://www.darrenbrant.com/art_blog/photography-art_blog/fall-farm-norwich-ontario/feed/ 0 1580 Algonquin Landscape View of Peck Lake – Date Unknown http://www.darrenbrant.com/art_blog/printmaking/algonquin-landscape-date-unknown/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=algonquin-landscape-date-unknown http://www.darrenbrant.com/art_blog/printmaking/algonquin-landscape-date-unknown/#respond Fri, 04 Nov 2016 20:00:32 +0000 http://www.darrenbrant.com/?p=1545 Always Document Your Work I was looking for paper to do some monoprints, I opened up one of my sketchbooks and there I found this print. The problem of course is that I have no recollection of creating it – yet  I know I did. I didn’t date it, title it...

The post Algonquin Landscape View of Peck Lake – Date Unknown first appeared on darren brant.

]]> Monoprint Algonquin Landscape date-unknown

Monoprint Landscape, Peck Lake Algonquin Park date-unknown

Always Document Your Work

I was looking for paper to do some monoprints, I opened up one of my sketchbooks and there I found this print. The problem of course is that I have no recollection of creating it – yet  I know I did. I didn’t date it, title it or sign it. Bad practice, very unprofessional.

Sketch I did for #drawingaugust of the same scene – Peck Lake Algonquin Park The monoprint is from the right hand side of the drawing – reversed.

My first (failed) attempt to make this print can be seen on my Morgan Write-A-Sign-press

Revisited the image again and did another monoprint October 22 2016

The post Algonquin Landscape View of Peck Lake – Date Unknown first appeared on darren brant.

]]> http://www.darrenbrant.com/art_blog/printmaking/algonquin-landscape-date-unknown/feed/ 0 1545 Algonquin Landscape View of Peck Lake 10-22-16 Monoprint http://www.darrenbrant.com/art_blog/printmaking/algonquin-landscape-monoprint-10-22-16/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=algonquin-landscape-monoprint-10-22-16 http://www.darrenbrant.com/art_blog/printmaking/algonquin-landscape-monoprint-10-22-16/#respond Thu, 03 Nov 2016 20:00:01 +0000 http://www.darrenbrant.com/?p=1540 Size: 305mm x 229mm Media: Graphic Chemical etching ink, 82gsm acid free paper

The post Algonquin Landscape View of Peck Lake 10-22-16 Monoprint first appeared on darren brant.

]]> algonquin landscape 10-22-16

Algonquin Landscape – View of Peck Lake 10-22-16

Size: 305mm x 229mm
Media: Graphic Chemical etching ink, 82gsm acid free paper

The post Algonquin Landscape View of Peck Lake 10-22-16 Monoprint first appeared on darren brant.

]]> http://www.darrenbrant.com/art_blog/printmaking/algonquin-landscape-monoprint-10-22-16/feed/ 0 1540 Farm on the Corner of Mall Road and Summerville Line #drawingaugust http://www.darrenbrant.com/art_blog/drawing/farm-on-the-corner-of-mall-road-and-summerville-line-drawingaugust/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=farm-on-the-corner-of-mall-road-and-summerville-line-drawingaugust http://www.darrenbrant.com/art_blog/drawing/farm-on-the-corner-of-mall-road-and-summerville-line-drawingaugust/#respond Fri, 05 Aug 2016 16:48:14 +0000 http://www.darrenbrant.com/?p=1497 farm corner of mall rd and summerville line

Farm on the Corner of Mall Road and Summerville Line, Norfolk County 8 1/2″ x 11″ Faber-Castell pens.

The post Farm on the Corner of Mall Road and Summerville Line #drawingaugust first appeared on darren brant.

]]> http://www.darrenbrant.com/art_blog/drawing/farm-on-the-corner-of-mall-road-and-summerville-line-drawingaugust/feed/ 0 1497 Sketch Spruce Bog Trail Algonquin Park #DrawingAugust day 20 http://www.darrenbrant.com/art_blog/drawing/sketch-spruce-bog-trail-algonquin-park-drawingaugust-day-20/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sketch-spruce-bog-trail-algonquin-park-drawingaugust-day-20 http://www.darrenbrant.com/art_blog/drawing/sketch-spruce-bog-trail-algonquin-park-drawingaugust-day-20/#respond Wed, 20 Aug 2014 16:50:26 +0000 http://www.darrenbrant.com/?p=1285 Faber-Castell PITT artist pen F and B, Moleskine notebook.

The post Sketch Spruce Bog Trail Algonquin Park #DrawingAugust day 20 first appeared on darren brant.

]]> #drawingaugust day20 Spruce Bog Trail, Algonquin Park 9cmx14cm

Faber-Castell PITT artist pen F and B, Moleskine notebook.

The post Sketch Spruce Bog Trail Algonquin Park #DrawingAugust day 20 first appeared on darren brant.

]]> http://www.darrenbrant.com/art_blog/drawing/sketch-spruce-bog-trail-algonquin-park-drawingaugust-day-20/feed/ 0 1285 Laker #drawingaugust day 19 http://www.darrenbrant.com/art_blog/drawing/laker-drawingaugust-day-19/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=laker-drawingaugust-day-19 http://www.darrenbrant.com/art_blog/drawing/laker-drawingaugust-day-19/#respond Wed, 20 Aug 2014 04:14:41 +0000 http://www.darrenbrant.com/?p=1279 Click image for a bigger picture. Faber-Castell PITT artist pen F, Moleskine notebook.

The post Laker #drawingaugust day 19 first appeared on darren brant.

]]> Laker #drawingaugust_day19

Laker #drawingaugust_day19 14cmx9cm

Click image for a bigger picture.

Faber-Castell PITT artist pen F, Moleskine notebook.

The post Laker #drawingaugust day 19 first appeared on darren brant.

]]> http://www.darrenbrant.com/art_blog/drawing/laker-drawingaugust-day-19/feed/ 0 1279 Peck Lake Algonquin Park #drawingaugust day 16 http://www.darrenbrant.com/art_blog/drawing/peck-lake-algonquin-park-drawingaugust-day-16/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=peck-lake-algonquin-park-drawingaugust-day-16 http://www.darrenbrant.com/art_blog/drawing/peck-lake-algonquin-park-drawingaugust-day-16/#respond Mon, 18 Aug 2014 16:21:05 +0000 http://www.darrenbrant.com/?p=1263 Faber-Castell PITT artist pen F, Moleskine notebook.

The post Peck Lake Algonquin Park #drawingaugust day 16 first appeared on darren brant.

]]> Darren Brant #drawingaugust day16 Peck Lake Algonquin Park

#drawingaugust day16 Peck Lake Algonquin Park 9cmx14cm

Faber-Castell PITT artist pen F, Moleskine notebook.

The post Peck Lake Algonquin Park #drawingaugust day 16 first appeared on darren brant.

]]> http://www.darrenbrant.com/art_blog/drawing/peck-lake-algonquin-park-drawingaugust-day-16/feed/ 0 1263 My First Plein Air Painting http://www.darrenbrant.com/art_blog/painting/my-first-plein-air-painting/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-first-plein-air-painting http://www.darrenbrant.com/art_blog/painting/my-first-plein-air-painting/#comments Wed, 13 Aug 2014 17:32:44 +0000 http://www.darrenbrant.com/?p=1248     My very first plein air painting. We sat on the shore of Canoe Lake below the Tom Thompson Cairn while I struggled with this whole painting thing. I learned a lot but unfortunately all paintings I did after this were…aesthetically challenged learning experiences. More practice required. What do...

The post My First Plein Air Painting first appeared on darren brant.

]]>  

Darren Brant plein air oil painting Algonquin Park

My First plein air oil painting; Algonquin Park
10″x8″ Snapped with my phone while the painting was still wet on the easel.

 

Darren Brant plein air oil painting Algonquin Park

Me painting my first plein air oil painting below the Tom Thompson Cairn, Algonquin Park. Photo Courtesy of Dave McKay

My very first plein air painting. We sat on the shore of Canoe Lake below the Tom Thompson Cairn while I struggled with this whole painting thing. I learned a lot but unfortunately all paintings I did after this were…aesthetically challenged learning experiences. More practice required.

What do you think?
Leave some suggestions, questions or comments below

The post My First Plein Air Painting first appeared on darren brant.

]]> http://www.darrenbrant.com/art_blog/painting/my-first-plein-air-painting/feed/ 2 1248