Ross Lynem - Painter - Artist

My last painting to post for a while till i can make some more. I have a show to prepare for in Feb. and have to have about 30 at least. So ...

In my sketchbook i find all sorts of little drawings and doodles that long to be made into paintings. This was one such sketch i found from ...

  Boats and reflections are a bit of a passion for me and i love doing them even though they take a while to make. This one is on a full sh...

This was a commission given me by a neighbor. The lady wanted a whimsical painting of a popular skating lagoon here in Calgary. I took photo...

It has been a while since i have posted anything and thought it about time. This one was from some doodles i did of birds flying around and ...

Not too sure what to think of this one but thought i would post to see what the reaction might be. I used lots of paint straight out of the ...

I got the idea for this one from a wee doodle my step-daughter did in my sketch book of a persons head! The head she drew is the little gree...

Well, she arrived! Hooray!  Her name is Amelia and here is a photo of her admiring the Panda floating above her with balloons. It took her ...

These are my first attempts at using Yupo paper with watercolor which i tried last year. I had just visited Sandy Maudlin's blog and s...

I saw these birds from the car as i was driving through the country one grey day and thought it was such a peaceful sight. I tried to get ...

Another in the long narrow series. When i was painting a whole lot of 18" X whatever type of paintings i ended up with a folder full o...

This is my tribute to a great Alberta Artist, Janet Mitchell who lived from 1912 - 1998. Her work was both beautifully light hearted and fi...

I had been working on this for a while and did not seem to be able to finish it. That happens when I leave one unattended for a while. So to...

I'd like you to meet "Spanner". He was a commission given to me by some very kindly folks who wanted to surprise Spanner's...

Good morning! Well, i survived the opening and will live another day. I love the start of the openings when the first attendees arrive but a...

I had this idea to paint white crows with a mainly blue background and this is what I ended up with. It just began to take on a life of it...

This was done on the backside of a ruined watercolor painting i had. The figures are done in watercolor and the rest of it is acrylic. I ha...

A fellow commissioned this piece for his wife for her birthday. I actually finished it with a week to spare! Yahoo! It was based on a previ...

This could be a maritime coastal village somewhere down the road from "Peggy's Cove". A place where fisherman gather and chat ...

I've been inspired lately by so many fine Quebec artists it is hard to remember them all. I do spend far too much time on the internet t...