To Lake Ontario, On Location, June 25

To Lake Ontario

Painted from the front seat of may car.

 a very beautiful and gently unsettled evening....it started off almost perfectly clear, but within 20 minutes came a variety of quick showers. The sky was repainted right at the end. Acrylic, pencil, on thin gessoed panel 7.75 x 8 inches. I always like the idea that every single little touch is important...there is an energy to the quality of mark that often shouldn't be tampered with. I like that the lowest part of the grey cloud is the first big brushstroke that went in...and it wasn't touched afterward....

I like this spot...one day I walked right around the whole field. just north of Port Hope, Ontario...above the lake, the land is hilly and beautiful. Here, I'm about 2 minutes north of Garden Hill.


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Spring Squares

These square paintings are on 7.5 x 7.5 archival paper....from the last few days. On the same surface and size, there is also a group of abstract collages that are happening.

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Abstract Collages

 

These abstract pieces are fewer in number than the landscape pieces, but they are important to do, primarily because they open up the process, and allow for a certain reinvention.

 

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Swoop

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Swoop
....afternoon, at Rice Lake. Acrylic collage painting on heavy archival paper 11 x 15 inches, image size 9.5 x 12 inches.

...the process here was inversed a bit. Usually, when I use collage, I begin with collage, and then paint on top of the piece. Here, the piece was meant to be a pure painting, but I felt I needed more surprise in the sky, and I needed to do something else to get the character of the sky, so I decided to use collage half way through the painting, even while the sky was partially wet. I like it very much when a real element of surprise enters into the work process, and that happened here.

Evening Front

Evening Front (Sold)
...I purposely search out locations that offer big skies. Acrylic collage painting on heavy, unprimed Somerset paper 11 x 15 inches, image size 10 x 10.25 inches. The drawing used as reference is included here. I make quite a few of these....only some of them get used for paintings.

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Artist at Work.....

May Blue

 ...gorgeous days of early May....evening cloud dalliance over the winter wheat field. Acrylic collage painting on heavy archival paper 11 x 15 inches, image size 10 x 11 inches.

 

This work started with the top sheet of blue, which had a hole in it due to a tearing of the paper.....you can see that tear just to the left of the cloud at center....it was very important to have that tear there....it pleased me to no end.

 

This one was also recorded in video and it's on YouTube....but unfortunately, the background music was muted. Type Harry Stooshinoff into YouTube search for all my process videos.

 

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May 1968, On Crocus Hill

 

May1968, On Crocus Hill 
Painted yesterday but thinking back to 1968....a very pretty day in May...long, long ago. Acrylic collage painting on heavy archival paper, 11 x 15 inches, image size 9.75 x 11 inches.

Here is the video showing the last painting stage of this work:

https://youtu.be/cf1aTmsl93o

 

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Interview with Harry Stooshinoff, In the Artist Studio

Interview with Harry Stooshinoff, In the Artist Studio

Thank you to Kelley Sandford and Kim Van Der Hoek for their great work on this site and this interview! Please click on the link above.

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April Morning

It's unusual for me to do morning pictures, but it was very pleasant being out on the roads at that hour. Rainy, overcast and cool....past greening pastures and into the forest, noisy with birdsong.  The video recording the last stage of this piece is in the link below. This piece is (Sold).

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At a Distance

At a Distance
......in the forest, looking toward the distant meadow. Sometimes looking 'far' brings to mind 'long ago', in a bittersweet way. Acrylic collage painting on heavy archival paper 11 x 15 inches, image size 9.75 x 10.25 inches.

 

 

The video documenting the last stage of making this work is here    https://youtu.be/l9jnQRfBQQs   or type in Harry Stooshinoff into the YouTube search bar to find all my process videos.

 

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First Greening

https://youtu.be/lb7BOG3GZHQ
......click on this link to see a video of  the final part of the painting.....

 

......cool, gentle, spring days are greening up the fields of winter wheat..... (Sold)

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From Hermit Lane

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From Hermit's Lane
....from a hidden lane.....on a warm, April mid afternoon....a vista looking east. Acrylic and pencil on unprimed Whatman paper 10 x 13.75 inches, image size 8.5 x 12 inches.

Thinking Place

 

...A place I walk to every day, to sort through things, or just to say hello.

 

...if you know how to do it, you won't want to do it. This idea shows up almost every painting. This sky was repainted a few times, and you never know what you're going to get. You get so watchful to every little nuance, and somehow you find your way to a bit of fascination worth keeping. It's always a bit scary......

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....2 days....2 paintings.....

Video documenting 'Ending'....hopefully the last snow painting of 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXq4cV0eHQQ&feature=player_detailpage

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Chance

 

An abstract collage made with cut and torn acrylic painted papers. I'm putting all my videos documenting these processes on my utube channel  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVCyV_Xg-P4&feature=player_detailpage

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuHuLWsq7LQVYbd616Wzz2Q

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Landscape Painting Process Videos,....'Opening, April 1'

....these are the last 2 videos for this painting.

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Dusk, Home Gate

Dusk, Home Gate (Sold)
....almost dark upon my return. Acrylic collage painting on thin gessoed birch panel 7.5 x 12 inches.

I have a strange relationship with the collage stage of these works. I like to work quickly, and yet the collage process is rather slow and methodical. It allows me to deliberate in a way that I don't find annoying. It is akin to laying bricks, or building something out of wood....one piece gets added to another and you can see tangible progress. And this stage also feels very different than the laying on of paint that comes afterward. It's an odd combination that mystifies me a bit......

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Birds in the Bush

 

Birds in the Bush

....it was snowing and the juncos hid in the bush after getting their food from the feeder. Acrylic collage painting on heavy archival paper 11 x 15 inches, image size 9.75 x 10.25 inches. The procedure on this one was to simply look out the window, note key compositional, colour, and thematic data, and go right into the work without sketches. Every so often I would get up from my work area, and carefully look at the motif.

I am almost out of Yes paste, which is a big deal because it is without a doubt the best glue I've found for making collage work. It's strong, cleans up easily, goes a long way, is archival, and works great with the papers and panels I'm using. I can't buy any in art stores near me, and had to order it online the last time I purchased. I can't do that at the moment and have to wait for winter to finish because the glue might freeze in transit....the company won't ship until spring.  I'll do my best until then!

 

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Twilight Stand

 

Twilight Stand (Sold)
....the last sliver of light as I head home. Acrylic collage painting on gessoed, thin birch panel 7.5 x 12 inches.

One of the reasons I like doing the collages so much is I never know what I'm going to get. I painted this sheet that ended up being used for the sky...... and had it sitting on a pile of paints to dry. I'd look over at it every so often, admiring it, wondering what I could use it for. I always like it when I notice a sheet after I cover it with paint....it's a sign it will be used for something later. Mind you, there are 1000s of painted sheets that might never get used sitting in my piles.......

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