This is the drawing of the painting I am doing for Ann Keizer.

I scrubbed out some smoke and added their wicker bug screen to the doorway. I think it looks much more inviting... I like how the smoke brings my eye back to the cabin.

The painting is almost done.... I think i need to do something more to the open door of the cabin, to make it more inviting. I think a little smoke coming from the chimeny will help bring the scene to life.

The little road in burnt sienna draws the viewer into the painting.

I have added a dark wash of Paynes grey, Hookers green, and preyleen maroon to the left corner of the painting and I have begun to build the greens of the grasses in the for ground. For the grasses I have used quinacridone gold, green gold, hookers green, and paynes grey.

I changed the trees on the left of the cabin. I like them better now. They will be muted down. I was not happy with the tree on the right, I will change it too.

I am putting washes of Garnet Lake were the darks will be to keep them warm. I am not liking the trees on the left of the cabin. I will change them.

Working on building up the trees.

I have begun to add the trees. the evergreens are a mix of Paynes grey, Hookers green, and Raw umber.

I added a wash of Cobalt blue to the roof as the sky would be reflecting off it. Began painting the trees, I beleive they are hemlock in the back, with paynes grey, raw sienna, and hookers green deep.

By day four I begin to like a painting. It starts to lose that washed out look and begins to come into focas.
Here i have added Paynes grey and quinaridone gold to the windows on the side of the cabin and begun to add depth to the darks with washes of Garnet lake.

I added another wash of burnt sienna to the cabin, and perylene maroon and paynes grey to the shadows.
Second wash of cadmium red light to the doors.

I used French ultra and Hookers green for the mountains and Springer Peak.
I began laying in the trees with Hookers green, Green gold and Quinacridone gold.
The cabin roof got a wash of Viridian, then a wash of Phthalo turquoise. The cabin is Burnt sienna, front door has washes of Cadmium red medium and cad. red light. A first wash of Paynes grey on a window and a door.

This is a 17x22 Watercolor I am painting for Lyle Blomquist, of he and Owen's Cabin.
I have painted the sky with Cobalt blue, cobalt blue deep, and a wash of cerulean blue. The trees and the cabin I did an all over wash of raw sienna. I want this painting to have a lot of warmth.

Here is the finished painting of Carol. I softened the lines on her face and she likes it better.

Hair is almost done, the white shirt was fun, I love how white contains a rainbow of colors.

This is a commision I am doing of Carol for Carol.

Carol is starting to come into focas

This is the beginning of a portrait of Carol Bereskin,

Finished!

It might be finished.

Fencing and Vines

Now for the Grapevines...

I created a calendar, if you interested in purchasing one, here is a link:
Debbie Reusch 2011 Calendar

Add subtract, add subtract, three steps foreward, two steps back

Working my way to the foreground.

This is Cobble Hill Vineyard, first wash and clouds

The Originals Only Fall Show 2010Comox Recreation Centre November 6th & 7th 10am to 4pm, held in the Comox Recreation Centre located on Noel Avenue in Comox.

I believe it is finished!

Second wash on the background

The baby brothers name is Corson.

This the first wash on a 11 x 14 of Marcy, Malinda, and Malinda's baby brother.

The finished painting of Story's Creek Golf Course was auctioned off at the golf course, as a fundraiser for the Campbell River Arts Council.

Just about finished.

This is the beginning of a painting i painted as a donation for a fundraiser for the Campbell River Arts Council it is of Story's Creek Golf Course

Spirit Square, 1st Annual 'Autumn Air' Art show and Sale. Sat. Sept.11th 11am - 3pm Downtown Campbell River.

I look forward to seeing you at the 8th Annual Artisan Festival @ Kitty Coleman Woodland Garden

I had surgery on the tendons in my hand...I will be in a brace for 3 more weeks.

I added a wash of brown over the greens and blues i used in the shadows on the flowers. They felt too cool and in need of warming up.

Some of the flowers are starting to open in the heart of these beautiful dogwoods. They have 4 or 5 white petal bracts, and the flower is actually in the round center.

This is a closer up look at the dogwood flowers.

Backgrounds are interesting to paint.

A bit farther along.

This is Cornus Nuttallii, our native B.C. dogwood, they seem to be everywhere in Campbell River right now. They are so beautiful, I think they even put the magnolias to shame.

Here it is finished. That is a fern behind.