Muskie painting; Swimming through the valley

A step by step painting demonstration for a design that shows a large predator fish in it's environment.

 Mixing two coloursof acrylic in a heavy wash /watercolour technique over the canvas and letting it dribble down.

The Muskie shape is added in the middle of the canvas with some details of light flickering across it's back Along with darkening the spaces between the paint dribbling.

Mure detailhas been added to the bottom of the image to create the light from above broken by wave action .

More green and blue have been added and orange added to fish. Sunken branches are added and detail to stems ofvegetation.

More colur and detai ladded to branches with white highlights as broken light dabbles the bottom.



The finished effect of a distant submerged weed lines are added and acouple of suckers swimming at the bottom edge
Perhaps I will add a lure for the fish to chase and bite.

Charles WEISS Colouring book Water's Edge Wildlife Collection

 The colouring book features 26 drawings to colour. The idea was to have a selection of animals  from Ontario Canada that live in or along the waters edge.

 ALL IMAGES ARE COPYRIGHT CHARLES WEISS 2015

Brook Trout , design is similar to TomThompson Painting from 1916

Releasing a rainbow trout

Muskie chasing a spinner bait

White Pelicans of  Northwestern Ontario

Red Necked Grebe with chicks on back

Mother Moosewith Calf

Black Crappie eating minnows

Carp swimming around foot

Snapping Turtle

Muskie rising above weedline

Smallmouth Bass chasing crayfish

Muskie leaping after Redwing Black Bird

Largemouth Bass biting fishing Lure

Voluptuou Mermaid swimming among the underwater vegetation

Beaver swimming with birch twig

Super Hero Caricatures by Chuck

Comic Book cover with caricature portraits, just in time for the Holidays

Portrait like Katniss of Hunger Games

Close up detail of super Hero Caricature

Young woman portrayed in the Hunger Games portrait

Young Woman in Caricature above

woman in Caricature  super Hero pose.

Zany Santa / Fishy Christmas theme Wood Carvings, Muskie,Walleye, Northern Pike and Brook Trout

Walleye (Yellow Pickerel) Waiting for the Xmas stocking to be filled.

Brook Trout Santa Hat

Giant Muskie Santa action

Northern Pike Ice Fishing excitement

Two SAnta's giving the hooks to giant Muskies!
 

Drawing Caricatures at Holt Renfrew in Toronto's West side

Zany caricature portrait of a woman playing Rugby wearing a "Batman:" costume.

About to draw another caricature at Holt Renfew at the newly renovated Sherway Gardens Mall at the Queensway in weat Toronto

Oh! another zany caricature in progress!

I usually start drawing the hair of the person. It has individual and unique characteristics.

Over the shoulder view while drawng a caricature.

Taking a break from portrait drawing and posing for a selfie with a golden statue of a Nut Cracker soldier

Moosehead wood carving

The carving was made from bass wood for the main head  and pine for the ears and antlers. I am starting to recieve orders for this carving!
 

Antlers measure 12 inches/ 30 cm wide.

I createda similar carving f bout 12 years ago. It is on my website in the wood carving section

This is the rough plan drawing of the front and side view for the carving . drawn to the size of the final carving. The head measures 10 inches / 25cm from the back to the front edge of the nose.

Moose HEAD IMAGES ARE POPULAR ON OUTDOOR MAGAZINES AND BEER LABELS!

My talented wife created a colourful hat and scarf for my wood carved moose head.

The Festive or WINTER moose!

 THE ZANY WINTER WONDERLAND MOOSE!
 

Water's Edge Wildlife Collection Colouring book now available in limited edition quantities

Samples of the drawings I created for my Water's Edge Colouring Book.
Features Largemouth Bass. Black Crappie, Mother Moose and Calf, Brook Trout and Octopus.

Sample drawings from My Colouring Book Water's Edge Wildlife Collection includes;
Muskie, Sunfish, Walleye, Sauger, Yellow Perch, Northern Pike and Smallmouth Bass.

Cover of my Water's Edge Colouring book

26 images for colouring. Featuring a variety of Flora and Fauna
of the Water's Edge World.

Only $8.00 icluding shipping Canadian

Only $12. shipping outside of  CANADA

mention you saw my coloring book on my blog and receive for free my illustrated Fishes of Toronto book!
Please , send order to;
Charles Weiss
34 Hughey Cres. Toronto, Ontario M1k 2v4
Canada