Brian Middleton Art

"A drawing is simply a line going for a walk."

Paul Klee

Landscapes and skies

Life drawing, portraits & still life

I am fascinated by the formation of clouds and the wonderful complexity of the sky. Most of my work in this area is done on canvas with oils.

I began to explore botanical drawing and painting over 30 years ago when we moved from Toronto to a beautiful country property in Carlisle, Ontario.

Light on glass or crystal objects is another focus in my new work on the iPad. Most of my compositions are about immediate surroundings or valued possessions.

A sampling of my works since 1975 when I first began to work in visual art. A real pot-pourri!

travels

Reflections

earlier work

Botanicals

Abstracts

Two of my digital paintings were chosen by floral designers for an exhibition called "Art in Bloom".

May 2016

My passion for painting and drawing began in 1972 during a year in Provence as a foreign student in university.

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silver

Light on GLass & Crystal

Sally Cox at Adobe interviewed me with Twenty Questions for the Adobe Creative Community

Reflected light on any metal surface is fascinating to me. More...

While travelling in California I noticed many beautiful images reflected on my partner's sunglasses.

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Light on glass or crystal objects is another focus in my new work on the iPad. Most of my compositions are about immediate surroundings or valued possessions. More...

I visited Palm Springs and I loved the winter light and intense blues and greens in the landscape. I began to record what I saw on my iPad. More...

Nov

2016