Catherine Jeffrey Fine Art

9 x 12 oil on panel Last year at this time, I spent ten days in France. It was a wonderful time and I took several photos. To commemorate my time there, I decided to do a few studies from t...

http://cajeffrey.blogspot.com/2017/05/brasserie-du-quai-quai-de-la-megisserie.html

8x10 oil on canvas I don't often paint sunny days, normally preferring the moody atmosphere of rain or snow. In this scene I liked the backlit figures with their colourful clothing in contr...

http://cajeffrey.blogspot.com/2017/04/saturday-shoppers-dundas-ontario.html

12 x 12 oil on Canvas Last Thursday. during the downpour (with lots of wind and squalls thrown in) I was able to get some great reference photos. It was not easy, trying to stay somewhat dr...

http://cajeffrey.blogspot.com/2017/04/bay-street-blues.html

12 x 12 oil on panel I thought it was time for some warm rain instead of the snow we've been having lately. After all, it is spring next week. Film goers stand in line to get into a featu...

http://cajeffrey.blogspot.com/2017/03/waiting-in-rain-at-tiff-toronto.html

12 x 12 oil on canvas After being spoiled in February, winter has decided to come back for March. I guess things have to balance out somehow. I took this photo reference on a blustery cool ...

http://cajeffrey.blogspot.com/2017/03/a-cool-day-in-march-queen-street.html

  24 x 24 oil on canvas This is the larger version of the 6x6 from a recent post. I tightened up a bit but I'm still happy with the result. I still love that sign and the cow. So unique! ...

http://cajeffrey.blogspot.com/2017/01/hey-lucy-cafe-king-street-toronto.html

30 x 30 Oil on Canvas This is a typical slushy wet winter day in southern Ontario. After a snowfall, the streets are cleared and salted resulting in a wet slushy mix on sidewalks and street...

http://cajeffrey.blogspot.com/2017/01/winter-queen-and-university.html

6x6 oil on paper The colours of evening or night are always difficult to portray. What colour is night? Night is all about reflected surfaces. It is the surrounding lights and nothing maint...

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12 x 12 oil on canvas  This is another scene from King Street in Toronto. I often go back to King Street when choosing a location to paint. I like the combination of old and new architectu...

http://cajeffrey.blogspot.com/2016/12/evening-snow-king-and-simcoe.html

12 x 12 oil on canvas This movie theatre with its original Marquee is one of the few theatres of it's era still showing movies. This Westdale theatre is in Hamilton Ontario.

http://cajeffrey.blogspot.com/2016/12/movie-night-at-westdale-theatre-hamilton.html

12 x 12 oil on canvas I love the light after a snowstorm, everything seems soft and subdued. In this scene, two ladies are out and about on King Street, possible leaving work, shopping, or go...

http://cajeffrey.blogspot.com/2016/11/after-snow-king-street.html

12 x 12 oil on panel Steam rises from a subway grate at King and University on a chilly November day. This painting will be available at The One Of A Kind show Nov. 24 in Toronto.

http://cajeffrey.blogspot.com/2016/11/a-cold-day-in-november-king-and.html

12 x 12 oil on canvas This is another image from Toronto's  Kensington Market. When walking through the streets at the Market, its hard to imagine that such a funky eclectic mix of stores,...

http://cajeffrey.blogspot.com/2016/10/kensington-market.html

30 x 48 Oil on canvas I've been working on some larger pieces to take to The One Of a Kind Show in Toronto, Nov. 24.  to Dec. 4. I had forgotten how much time, energy and paint the larger...

http://cajeffrey.blogspot.com/2016/10/afternoon-traffic-king-and-university.html

9 x 12 oil on panel I had a great day taking reference photos about two weeks ago. It rained all day and into the evening. Plus, the Toronto International Film Festival was on and there we...

http://cajeffrey.blogspot.com/2016/10/rainy-saturday-at-tiff.html

8 x 10 oil on panel A week ago Saturday during an all day rain, I took several pictures of various Toronto Neighbourhoods. I walked from The Distillery District through downtown, then Kensi...

http://cajeffrey.blogspot.com/2016/09/king-of-kensington.html

9 x 12 oil on panel A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to take a Dinghy ride through the Toronto Islands. What a beautiful place it is, and such an eclectic mix of raceboats, housb...

http://cajeffrey.blogspot.com/2016/09/toronto-island-afternoon.html

12 x 12 oil on canvas I used the study from the previous posting to recreate this scene on a larger canvas. Doing the colour study helped a lot in choosing my colour palette. It is much bet...

http://cajeffrey.blogspot.com/2016/09/night-snow-at-queens-quay.html

4x4 oil on paper This is another study using an undercoat of Transparent red oxide and alizarin. I was all set to start the 12 x 12, but I hadn't worked out my colour palette. I'm finding t...

http://cajeffrey.blogspot.com/2016/08/first-snow-queens-quay.html

12 x 12 oil on canvas When doing the image on a 12 x 12 canvas, I decided to go with the transparent red oxide undercoat. It was a difficult decision, but I wanted to go with a warmer palet...

http://cajeffrey.blogspot.com/2016/08/rain-in-toronto.html

4 x 4 oil on paper I haven't posted a painting in over a month. It has been a difficult summer with the heat. I believe it is our hottest summer on record, here in Southern Ontario. My...

http://cajeffrey.blogspot.com/2016/08/toronto-chinatown.html

9 x 12 oil on panel I'm still working on some smaller paintings using the photographs I took on my trip to France. Doing smaller format paintings helps me decide which ones I would like to...

http://cajeffrey.blogspot.com/2016/07/misty-morning-along-seine.html

12 x 12 oil on canvas This is one of my favorite spots along Spadina Avenue. There are always interesting people with their umbrellas getting on and off streetcars. In this scene, the CN to...

http://cajeffrey.blogspot.com/2016/06/umbrellas-on-spadina.html

10 x 8 oil on panel The city of Rouen in Normandy was another stop along the River Seine during my river cruise in France. It is famous for its large astronomical clock which dates from th...

http://cajeffrey.blogspot.com/2016/06/gros-horloge-rouen-france.html

Au Vieux Paris D'arcole, Rue Chanoinesse 8x10 oil on Panel In May, I had the opportunity to visit France. My sister and I took a Viking River Cruise from Paris to Rouen in Normandy and th...

http://cajeffrey.blogspot.com/2016/06/a-trip-to-france.html