Last day of Kawartha Arts Festival

Once again I am back at the Kawartha Arts Festival in Fenelon Falls on a very warm 81F (27C) and humid 95F (35C) day. We are fortunate that there is a nice breeze blowing through the building, otherwise it would have been a miserably hot day.

One of the artists due to health problems had to leave the show yesterday and some of the artists on either side of his booth were asked to fill in the empty space. To help this is what I put up on the wall.










I would like to thank Ms. Cynthia Morton of Lindsay, Ontario on the purchase of Lazy Days (see post on 28 June 2012).

Thank you for looking at my artwork.

Coral Reef I - A Work in Progress

Today was the first day of the Kawartha Arts Festival and we are going to have a hot, humid day with temperatures reaching 81F (27C) and the humidity making it feel like 90F (32C).

Fortunately there was a nice breeze blowing which made the weather more bearable and it helped to bring out a steady stream of people to visit the show.

I worked on a number of pieces today including this one of a coral reef in Roatan that I had started last year (see post on 16 March 2013).












I added more coral to both sides of the rock face on Newman's Wall and put in a few more details to define the coral.

I will post this painting at a later date once I decide what kinds of fish and where I am going to place them in this painting.

I look forward to seeing some of you tomorrow for the last day of the show.

Setting up the Kawartha Arts Festival

Today I am going to set up my display at the 25th Annual Kawartha Arts Festival in Fenelon Falls.















I look forward to seeing some of you at the show over the weekend.

Koi Pond - A Work in Progress

Today I was doing the morning shift at Art on Kent and took in my paintings for the next show Reaping and Gathering.

While sitting the Gallery I worked on the placement of the koi on my painting Koi Pond (see post on 21 May 2014).

I printed off a copy of the painting and drew out a number of koi in various sizes and positions on a piece of tracing paper and then cut out each fish and moved them around on the painting.

I may do a couple more of these changing the direction of the painting and changing the koi to see which one looks the best.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and enjoy the artwork. I hope you will return often.

First Love - A Work in Progress

It is another nice, sunny, hot 74F (23.3C) and humid 85F (29.4C) day; so I decided that I would do some work on a couple of quick sketches that I did earlier this month.

I was at the Peterborough Exhibition enjoying some of the horse show in the morning, before I had to go to Buckhorn and sit at the art show in the afternoon.

While walking through the infield among the trailers I came across and endearing scene of a young child hugging her pony in between getting him ready for the show.

I did a quick sketch and took a couple of reference photographs before the moment was lost.

I will post this sketch at a later date once I have completed the outline drawing.

Countryside Art Group

Today is going to be another hot humid and hazy day with the temperature going up to 86F (30C) and feeling more like 102F (39C) with thunderstorms being very likely.

While I was at KAGS for a little while in the afternoon I had a man come in from Transition Towns Peterborough and wanted to have an art group exhibit at the 4th Annual Purple Onion Festival held at Millennium Park, in Peterborough, Ontario.

After discussing the show with a number of artists, only three other artists wanted to exhibit with me at the Festival. Our small group became Countryside Art Group and it consists of Cindy Allan, Diane Collins, Norma MacEachern and Susan Sydney.

Water Lilies - A Work in Progress

After a cooler summer than normal, we are once again getting more of seasonal temperatures with today being 79F (26C) and with the humidity feeling more like 90F (32C). Small wonder I had the air conditioner on both ways for the trip to Toronto and back.

Although waiting for my daughter to see a specialist with a 2:30pm appointment and finally seeing him four hours later is a bit ridiculous, but fortunately the traffic was fairly light.














When I finally returned home I wanted to at least get a painting started. I sketched out a water lily and then applied liquid frisket to the edges so I could paint in the background.

I will post this painting once the background has been completed.

Barn Swallows - A Work in Progress

It is another bright and sunny summer day with the temperature reaching 77F (25C) but the humidity making it feel like 86F (30C).

I was taking a break after I had finished mowing the lawn and I sat by the barn gate watching the barn swallows. There were three of them that were flitting back and forth, landing on the old barn light post, taking a turn around the barn yard and then coming back to rest.















I did this quick sketch of them and will post this drawing again once I have tightened up some of the details on the outline sketch.

Thank you for taking the time to look at my artwork and I hope you will return often.

Number 5

The weather continues to be humid with cloudy skies and an occasional shower of rain. It was 75F (24C) and it felt like 84F (29C).

It was nice Christine came out today and decided she wanted to ride Chi. It was something she hasn't been able to do in quite a while due to her injuries from her car accident.

Seeing her back up on a horse again was wonderful, even though we both know she will be sore tomorrow.

We decided to keep things horse oriented and went to Kawartha Downs Race Track and have supper there and enjoy the harness racing.

I did a sketch of one of the horses doing the warm up miles before the race.

This original 7-1/2" x 9-1/2" graphite pencil drawing when matted and shrink wrapped will be available for $30.00.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and look at the artwork.

Birch Song 5 - A Work in Progress

It started off with fog in the morning although not as heavy as it was yesterday; but it was another humid, cloudy day with heavy rain in the afternoon.

The temperature was at 75F (24C) and felt like 88F (31C), but I am not going to complain about the heat as it won't be long before we have snow on the ground.

The trip to Toronto for Christine to see a specialist wasn't bad, but the return trip was just a nightmare.

The trip that usually takes at most 1-1/2 hours, with the weekend traffic heading out to cottage country it was a 3-1/2 hour journey.

Not my idea of fun, but at least there is the weekend to enjoy.

I painted in the background on this little painting of birch trees in autumn and set it aside to dry.

I will post it again at a later date once I start work on the birch trees.

OSWOA - Sunset 1

This is a painting I had started last year (see posts on 08 February 2013 and 15 March 2013) and wanted to finish.

I started by painting in the main pine tree on the left side of the painting and then gradually adding in the background tree trunks.

I added more pine trees of various sizes along the ridge of snow and using a pale was of the pine needle colour lightly indicated the tree shadows on the snow.

Finally I added the grasses and growies to the base of the trees and in some areas of the snow.

If you would like more information about OSWOA please go to my post on 12 March 2010.

The OSWOA shown here is an original watercolour painting using Artist quality Winsor & Newton paint on 140lb. Arches 100% rag, acid free watercolour paper. It is priced at $40.00 and sold unframed.

ACEO - Koi 2 and 5

The temperatures are climbing again with a lot of humidity the high being 73F (23C) and feeling more like 86F (30C) with rain falling for most of the day.

I thought with it being a wet day I may as well do more work on some of the Koi paintings that I had started earlier this year (see posts on 06, 18 and 30 July 2014 and 12 August 2014).

For the first one I used a wash of new gamboge over the body of the koi as a base and then while it was still wet added in a darker mix with the addition of alizarin crimson to give the fish a little shape.

Using various mixtures of new gamboge, alizarin crimson, raw sienna, burnt sienna and cadmium red I painted in the orange markings.

Koi 2

I used French ultramarine blue, burnt sienna and alizarin crimson to create a warm black and used that to paint in the dark scales on the koi's body, the markings on the fins and the pupil of the eye.

For the second koi I used new gamboge as the base colour for the orange areas of the body and while it was still wet I added mixtures of alizarin crimson and burnt sienna to give the body shape.

For the white areas I used a mix of raw sienna, with a touch of the black mix used for the pupil of the eye and painted in the shadows and the details on the fins and tail.

Koi 5

Using cadmium yellow I added a little more definition to the tail and the dorsal fin.

If you would like more information about ACEO please go to my post on 11 March 2010.

The ACEO shown here are all original watercolour paintings using Artist quality Winsor & Newton paint on 140lb. Arches 100% rag, acid free watercolour paper. They are priced at $20.00 each and sold unframed.

Buckhorn Artists' Group Blog - Shades of Summer Art Show and Sale

If you go to the Buckhorn Artists' Group blog you can see the daily results of the about what happened during the Shades of Summer Art Show and Sale.

Snow Man 1 and Snow Lady and Child 1 - Two Works in Progress

Once the drawings were transferred onto the watercolour paper it was time to paint the background.

To keep the backgrounds of these paintings similar I worked on both pieces at the same time.

I started with the sky using a mixture of French ultramarine blue and cobalt blue, being careful not to get any paint on the snow people.

Next the snow was the put in using the sky colour and a small amount of alizarin crimson was added so the white snow people would stand out from the background.

Snow Lady and Child 1

Raw sienna was added to the snow colour to get a greyed green which was used to add trees onto the top of the hill.

Now it was time to start work on the snow people.

Using the tree colour I added more blue and burnt sienna for a nice, rich black and painted the top hat, leaving the hatband and lining to be painted with pure cadmium red.

A mix of Antwerp blue and raw sienna was used for the scarf.

Snow Man 1

I ran out of time before I could finish the scarf, but I will post each of these paintings at a later date once more work is completed on each of them.

I would like to thank returning collector Mr. Derrick Ryan of Hastings, Ontario on his purchase of Ruffled Grouse (see post on 29 June 2014).

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and look at the artwork.

Last day of the 24th Annual Shades of Summer Art Show and Sale

Today started off bright and sunny with the temperatures at 58F (14C) first thing in the morning and by late afternoon reaching a high of 64F (18C) but with the humidity feeling more like 75F (24C).

It was the second half day of the show and we had a fairly steady stream of people going through the show.

I didn't have much time to work on this piece but I did manage to start adding the growies into the base of the on the trees.

I will post this painting at a later date once more work on it has been completed.













Five originals were sold from Rebecca Bilcox. Catherine Selinger, Susan Sydney and Tom Young as well as small items purchased from JoAnne Connell Northey and Penny Little.

I would like to thank new collectors Mrs. Margaret Tough of Peterborough, Ontario on her purchase of Setting Sun (see post on 06 May 2010) and Mrs. Mary Lou Harrison of Toronto, Ontario on her purchase of Whatever (see post on 13 May 2014).

The hours for our show are:
17 Aug 14 - 12:30pm - 4:00pm

Shades of Summer Art Show and Sale

Today we opened early to accommodate the people who also came out for the annual yard sale held by Buckhorn Community Care in the front parking lot of St. Matthews Church.

Although it remained cool throughout the day it started off warmer 54F (12.2C) than yesterday in the morning but the temperature did not rise as much remaining a constant 56F (13.3C) throughout the afternoon with a steady rainfall until closing time.













Sailboat Sketch 3

The one nice thing about the rain and cooler temperatures was that the attendance was up considerably and we had a steady stream of people coming through the show all day.

Because of this I didn't even try to paint, instead I worked on a couple more sketches of sailboats which could easily be left when I had to talk with our many visitors.












Sailboat Sketch 3A

Nine paintings were sold by Diane Collins, Heather Grant, Penny Little and Susan Sydney. Pottery was sold by JoAnne Connell Northey and small items were purchased from Diane Collins, JoAnne Connell Northey, Pat Harvey, Barbara McGregor and Bonny Windover.

I would like to thank new collectors Ms. Jessica MacKenzie of Selwyn, Ontario on her selection of Sunset Silhouette 2 (see post on 27 December 2011), Mr. John Van Laars of Cobourg, Ontario on his purchase of Simplicity (see post on 08 June 2011) and Ms. Bonnie Baker of London, Ontario on her purchase of Rapids 1 (see post on 17 July 2011).

We hope you will be able to come out and visit the show either today or before it closes tomorrow.

The hours for our show are:
16 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
17 Aug 14 - 12:30pm - 4:00pm

Shades of Summer Art Show

Once again the morning temperature was 46F (8C) but it did manage to make it up to 62F (17C) by the time we closed the show today.

With the continuing cold and the overcast skies not many people came out to the show today, which gave me plenty of time to work on this painting that I had worked on here a couple of days ago (see posts on 21 February, 25 March and 13 August 2014).

Using a darker mix of French ultramarine blue and burnt sienna I put in the closest line of trees.

While the paint was still wet I dropped into some areas of the trees pure burnt sienna, and raw sienna to add a little life to the painting.













With a paler mix of the tree colour I added some very distant trees into the background.

Please come out and enjoy our art show at some point over the weekend if you are in the Buckhorn area.

The hours for our show are:
15 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
16 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
17 Aug 14 - 12:30pm - 4:00pm

Thank you for coming to look at my artwork.

24th Annual Shades of Summer Art Show and Sale

I don't mind waking up to rain in the morning, but I do object to temperatures of 46F (8C) although it is supposed to get up to 59F (15C) when it is the middle of August.

Although the morning was fairly quiet I did manage to get some work done on this painting that I had started earlier this year (see post on 25 May 2014) which I will post at a later date once more work on it has been completed.

The afternoon was another story and we had a fair crowd of people come through the show, with three originals sold from Barbara MacGregor, Rebecca Bilcox and JoAnne Connell Northey as well as small items from Bonny Windover and Diane Collins.














We hope some of you will be able to come out and visit our show.

The hours for our show are:
14 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
15 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
16 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
17 Aug 14 - 12:30pm - 4:00pm

Shades of Summer Art Show

It is another cool and rainy day, but our attendance has increased as people are coming out instead of staying inside and at home for another day.

Today I decided to work on this painting that I had started earlier this year (see posts on 21 February and 25 March 2014).

It is the kind of painting that I can stop working on at any time when I need to speak with some of the people who are out to view the exhibition.

Using a slightly darker mix of French ultramarine blue and burnt sienna I gradually added the next line of trees into the painting.













I will probably continue to work on this painting during the course of the show.

Today five originals sold from Rebecca Bilcox, Diane Collins, Barbara McGregor and Catherine Selinger, as well as small items from Diane Collins and Pat Harvey.

We hope you will be able to come out and enjoy our art at some point over the remaining four days.

The hours for our show are:
13 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
14 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
15 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
16 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
17 Aug 14 - 12:30pm - 4:00pm

Shades of Summer Art Show and Sale

With the weather having turned cooler and rain falling on and off for most of the day not many people came through the show today.

I chose the two vertical Koi paintings that I had started last month (see posts on 06 and 30 July 2014).

First I tightened up the drawings until I was happy with them.

Koi 2

For the first painting I used Antwerp blue as the water colour for the background. I swirled the paint to make it look as though there was movement in the water. It was then set aside to dry.

For the second piece I used French ultramarine blue with a touch of Antwerp blue for the water.

Once again I tried to create a feeling of movement with areas of light and dark near the tail and fins as though the fish is swimming through the water.

I will post both of these paintings at a later date when they are completed.

Koi 5

Pottery was sold by JoAnne Connell Northey.

Please come out and enjoy the artwork displayed at our show.

The hours for our show are:
12 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
13 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
14 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
15 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
16 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
17 Aug 14 - 12:30pm - 4:00pm

24th Annual Shades of Summer Art Show and Sale

Today was another hot and humid day with the temperature at 78F (25.5C) and with the humidity it felt like 93F (34C).

So it was no surprise that we didn't have many people come through the show today, but small items were sold by JoAnne Connell Northey.

But I did have time to work on a number of pieces which I will post as they are completed.

It seems somehow fitting that I completed painting today since I started it at the Shades of Summer Art Show last year (see post on 11 August 2013).

This ACEO is an original watercolour painting using Artist quality Winsor & Newton paint on 300lb. Arches 100% rag, acid free watercolour paper. It is priced at $20.00 and sold unframed.

Forest 1

If you would like more information about ACEO please go to my post on 11 March 2010.

I hope you can come out and enjoy the artwork.

The hours for our show are:
11 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
12 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
13 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
14 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
15 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
16 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
17 Aug 14 - 12:30pm - 4:00pm

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and look at the artwork. I hope you will return often.

Shades of Summer Art Show

Today is the first half day at our show. In the morning the show is visited by some of the people either before and/or after attending the church service. Then the doors open at 12:30pm to the general public.

With the heat and humidity today along with it being the end of the weekend and the cottagers heading home we did not have large crowds, but a number did come out to see the show.

Since I had these two paintings pulled out yesterday of rushing water I thought I would continue working on them. In this case neither the one of Burleigh Falls (see post on 22 July 2013) nor the one of the waterfall (see post on 29 July 2013) had any sky showing in the painting.













Burleigh Falls 13

I put in the under paint on the rocks using various glazes of burnt sienna, raw sienna, alizarin crimson and French ultramarine blue.

I will post each of these paintings at a later date as more work on them has been completed.













White Water 1

Small items were sold from Diane Collins, JoAnne Connell Northey and Barbara McGregor.

Hopefully some of you will make it out to see the show.

The hours for our show are:
10 Aug 14 - 12:30pm - 4:00pm
11 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
12 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
13 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
14 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
15 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
16 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
17 Aug 14 - 12:30pm - 4:00pm

First Day of the Shades of Summer Art Show and Sale

Burleigh Falls 6

Today was a typical bright, warm and sunny summer day. Although I really didn't expect too many people to come out to the show today as most would probably be out on the lakes, so needless to say I was surprised by the steady stream of visitors.














Burleigh Falls 8

With stopping to talk with the people I wasn't able to do very much painting and only managed to get a few skies painted in on some of the Burleigh Falls sketches I did last year (see posts on 12 July 2013 and 22 July 2013) that I will work on and post at a later date.













Burleigh Falls 10

Today an original painting was sold from Rebecca Bilcox as well as small items from Diane Collins and JoAnne Connell Northey.













Burleigh Falls 11

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and enjoy the artwork.













Burleigh Falls 12

The hours for our show are:
09 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
10 Aug 14 - 12:30pm - 4:00pm
11 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
12 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
13 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
14 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
15 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
16 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
17 Aug 14 - 12:30pm - 4:00pm

Please come out and enjoy our show.

Setting up the 24th Annual Shades of Summer Art Show

Last night as usual we set up the panels and tables for the Shades of Summer Art Show and Sale. I helped Heather set up her paintings at that time and knew she would come with me and help me set up my work today.

It didn't take long for us to move all the boxes into the Church and start unpacking the larger pieces.

Once they were set in place on the panels it was easy to start putting up the rest of the paintings.

Once the main panels were finally filled it was time to put a couple of paintings up on the front panels where our theme for this show was "Cottage Country".

Fortunately for me, I had a wide variety of paintings to choose from that would quite possibly fit into the remaining spaces that had been left open for my artwork.

For the front side of the panels I chose four of my smaller pieces placing them where I felt they would complement the other paintings that were already in place.

For the back side of the panels I chose two different sized paintings that were fairly neutral in colour to fill the final spaces.

By then it was time to take a break and Barbara, Heather, Irene and I went next door to the Cody Inn to have lunch and relax for a little while before Heather and I would return to finish hanging.

There was a space left for me on the short grids on the front table and hung a pair of paintings that fit as though the space was made for them.

I placed a few copies of my biography right below these paintings before we filled the remaining space left for me on the table with two sets of miniature paintings.

The last thing that needed to be set up was my space on the table across from my main panels.

I decided to keep it very simple and uncluttered.

I placed two small paintings on easels on the window sill, then three more paintings toward the back of the table and put my books of ACEO and OSWOA to the front of the table.















Before I left I made up a quick list of my paintings that I have displayed at this show and tomorrow I will bring my formal list to leave at the front desk with me.














Once I arrive home I will set out the paintings I would like to work on during the course of the show and get everything ready so all I have to do in the morning is put the few things I need into the car.

I look forward to seeing some of you at our show during the next nine days.

The hours for our show are:
09 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
10 Aug 14 - 12:30pm - 4:00pm
11 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
12 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
13 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
14 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
15 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
16 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
17 Aug 14 - 12:30pm - 4:00pm

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and enjoy the artwork.

Wanna Play - A Work in Progress

Today I had to be at the Kawartha Artists' Gallery and Studio to help with the take in for the Figuratively Speaking Show.













I decided since I had to be there I may as well arrive early and work on a couple of paintings including this one that I had started in a Still Life class earlier this year (see posts on 27 March 2014 and 31 July 2014).

I will post this painting at a later date after more wok has been completed on the plush duck and the shadows have been added.

OSWOA - Sunset 2

While going through a box of small pieces that need just a little work to complete I came across this piece that I had started last year (see posts on 04 February 2013 and 15 March 2013).

I painted in the trees on either side of the painting first and then added the grasses and growies to the bottom of the painting.

Lastly I put a couple of birds into the sky.













If you would like more information about OSWOA please go to my post on 12 March 2010.

The OSWOA shown here is an original watercolour painting using Artist quality Winsor & Newton paint on 140lb. Arches 100% rag, acid free watercolour paper. It is priced at $40.00 and sold unframed.

ACEO - Changing Colours 1

I usually have a stack of watercolour paper cut to size for ACEO (2-1/2" x 3-1/2") in either 300lb., 140lb. and on rare occasions on 90lb. paper.

Sometimes they are taken from sections of paintings that didn't quite work and other times from paper where I am experimenting with a new colour or a new technique.

This one was from a strip of paper where I was testing a new colour to see how it would work with the other colours in my palette.














I lightly sketched in a couple of main trees and a horizon line.

With French ultramarine blue and a touch of burnt sienna I painted in the sky and the water of the lake.

I added more burnt sienna to the sky colour and put in the rocks on the distant shore and then the main tree trunks in the foreground.

Using various mixes of alizarin crimson, burnt sienna, raw sienna, aureolin, new gamboge, cadmium red and cadmium yellow I painted in the background deciduous trees and the bushes and grasses in the foreground.














Lastly, using combinations of Antwerp blue, raw sienna and new gamboge I put the needles onto the pine trees.

If you would like more information about ACEO please go to my post on 11 March 2010.

The ACEO shown here is an original watercolour painting using Artist quality Winsor & Newton paint on 140lb. Arches 100% rag, acid free watercolour paper. It is priced at $20.00 and sold unframed.

She-Ra

Last night my dog She-Ra passed away quietly in her sleep at age 14.

I found her this morning lying beside my car as though waiting to greet me and escort me to the barn as she always did every morning. Unfortunately for me her faithful, loyal and loving spirit had already crossed over to the other side.














We will bury her later today under the elm tree at the back of the barn where she will join all my other animals who have found their final resting place in a sheltered corner of a peaceful pasture.

She may not be here in body any more, but I know her spirit will continue to roam freely as she always did.














She will be sorely missed.

Buckhorn Artists' Group Blog - Show Updates

I have updated the Buckhorn Artists' Group blog with a listing of shows some of the various artists in the Group are exhibiting their work in during the month of August.

If you get a chance come out and visit them at one or all of the shows.

Last Day of All Member Show at Art on Kent

Today is a bright and sunny day that is going to become hot, humid and hazy. It is changing back to hot summer weather from the below normal temperatures we have had for the last couple of weeks.

For most of the day I will be sitting at Art on Kent in Lindsay, Ontario as it is the last day of the All Members' Show and I will be taking my paintings home.

It was a busy day in the Gallery with a number of artists bringing in work for the upcoming photography show.

We also had a fair number of people coming in to see the current show before it comes down.

Various gift items gift items were sold including calendars, earrings and cards.

I had brought with me a number of things to work on while I spent the double shift from 11am-3pm there.

But with it being as busy as it was today all I managed to do was get everything set out and I didn't even get to do any painting.














When I return home I can start framing up the three paintings I am going to take to the upcoming show at KAGS called Figuratively Speaking.















Thank you for coming to look at my blog and I hope you will return often.

Confirmed Shows for 2014 and 2015 - August

This is a listing of confirmed shows that I will be exhibiting my artwork at this year. I will update the list as more shows are added.

Kawartha Arts Network - Art On Kent, Lindsay, Ont.
KAN
03 Jul 14 -02 Aug 14 Member's Show
Opening Reception 05 Jul 14 from 1-3pm.
04-27 Sep 14 Reaping and Gathering
Opening Reception 06 Sep 14 from 1-3pm.
02-25 Oct 14 Water, Water Everywhere
Opening Reception 04 Oct 14 from 1-3pm.
30 Oct 14 - 22 Nov 14 Abstraction and Contraptions
Opening Reception 01 Nov 14 from 1-3pm.
27 Nov - 10 Jan 15 Affordableism
Opening Reception 29 Nov 14 from 1-3p

St Matthews Church, Buckhorn, Ont
BuckhornArtistsGroup
09-17 Aug 24th Annual Shades of Summer Art Show

Kawartha Artists’ Gallery, Peterborough, Ont.
KAGS
10 Aug - 04 Sep 14 Figuratively Speaking
Opening Reception 10 Aug 14 from 1-4pm.
21 Sep - 16 Oct 14 Carnival of Colour
Opening Reception 21 Sep 14 from 1-4pm.
02-20 Nov 14 Outdoor Painters' Show - Water
Opening Reception 02 Nov 14 from 1-4pm.
25 Feb -22 Mar 15 Still Life
Opening Reception 01 Mar 15 from 1-4pm.
08 Apr - 03 May 15 Spring Show
Opening Reception 12 Apr 15 from 1-4pm.
10 Jun - 05 Jul 15 Summer Show
Opening Reception 14 Jun 15 from 1-4pm.
26 Aug - 20 Sep 15 Figuratively Speaking
Opening Reception 30 Aug 15 from 1-4pm.
04-22 Nov 15 Outdoor Painters' Show
Opening Reception 08 Nov 15 from 1-4pm.
25 Nov -20 Dec 15 and 06- Jan 16 Winter Show
Opening Reception 29 Nov 15 from 1-4pm.

Fenelon Falls Fair Grounds, Fenelon Falls, Ont.
KawarthaArtsFestival
30-31 Aug 14 Kawartha Arts Festival

Millennium Park, Peterborough, Ont.
Purple Onion Festival
21 Sep 14 from 11am -4:00pm.

The Lindsay Gallery, Lindsay, Ont.
LindsayGallery
18 Nov - 19 Dec 14 Members' Christmas Show and Sale

Please come out and enjoy the artwork displayed at some or all of these shows.