On the first of each month I will update the Countryside Art Group's blog with a listing of shows where the various artists in the Group are exhibiting their work.
If you get a chance come out and visit them at one or all of the shows.
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Hung Out to Dry 1-4 - Four Works in Progress
Today I am painting with the Buckhorn Artists' Group at St Matthew's Church.
Once we arrived we were greeted with the news that the boiler had quit during the night and that there was no heat in the building.
Fortunately, the temperature didn't drop below freezing overnight and there was still some heat remaining in the building but, there was also no water available so we couldn't use the washrooms.
Hung Out to Dry 1
We had brought new paintings to hang on the wall to replace the ones that were there since the Covid 19 shut downs had started.
After the paintings were hung most of us decided to tough it out and stay to paint or draw for the day.
In the meantime we talked about what we had stored in our two cupboards at the church so I pulled everything out and we sorted through all the reference paintings we had from various artists who had instructed us over the years.
Hung Out to Dry 2
We sorted the paintings, drawings and kept the works from each artist together and returned them to the first cupboard.
Next we sorted through all the reference material, booklets and tear sheets from magazines and decided to put some of them in a file in the cupboard.
The old guest books dated back to our first show called "Among Friends" held on the Victoria Day weekend in May 1989. One of our members wanted to keep them and create an archive for our group.
Hung Out to Dry 3
After everything was put into the second cupboard, I pulled out these pieces that I had started a number of years ago (see post on 30 November 2017) and decided to get at least the background painted into them.
Hung Out to Dry 4
I wet the background area with water and brushed in French ultramarine blue to give the impression of sky behind the laundry.
I will post each of these pieces at a later date as more work on them is completed.
Once we arrived we were greeted with the news that the boiler had quit during the night and that there was no heat in the building.Fortunately, the temperature didn't drop below freezing overnight and there was still some heat remaining in the building but, there was also no water available so we couldn't use the washrooms.
Hung Out to Dry 1
We had brought new paintings to hang on the wall to replace the ones that were there since the Covid 19 shut downs had started.
After the paintings were hung most of us decided to tough it out and stay to paint or draw for the day.In the meantime we talked about what we had stored in our two cupboards at the church so I pulled everything out and we sorted through all the reference paintings we had from various artists who had instructed us over the years.
Hung Out to Dry 2
We sorted the paintings, drawings and kept the works from each artist together and returned them to the first cupboard.
Next we sorted through all the reference material, booklets and tear sheets from magazines and decided to put some of them in a file in the cupboard.The old guest books dated back to our first show called "Among Friends" held on the Victoria Day weekend in May 1989. One of our members wanted to keep them and create an archive for our group.
Hung Out to Dry 3
After everything was put into the second cupboard, I pulled out these pieces that I had started a number of years ago (see post on 30 November 2017) and decided to get at least the background painted into them.
Hung Out to Dry 4
I wet the background area with water and brushed in French ultramarine blue to give the impression of sky behind the laundry.
I will post each of these pieces at a later date as more work on them is completed.
Friday, March 4, 2022
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 March.
If you get a chance come out and visit them at one or all of the shows.
If you get a chance come out and visit them at one or all of the shows.
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Confirmed Shows for 2022 - March
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 or cancelled.
A Place For The Arts, 23 Bridge St. W., Bancroft, Ont.
The Gallery is on Winter Hours and will be open Friday through Sunday and Holiday Mondays from 11am-4pm.
17 Nov 21 - 03 Apr 22
06 Apr - 05 Jun 22
08 Jun - 08 Aug 22
10 Aug - 02 Oct 22
04 Oct 22 - 27 Nov 22
29 Nov 22 - 29 Jan 23
Art Gallery of Bancroft, 10 Flint Ave, Bancroft, Ont.
The Gallery will be open Tuesday through Saturday from 10am-4pm.
25 Jan - 26 Mar 22
29 Mar - 30 Apr 22
03-28 May 22
31 May - 25 Jun 22
28 Jun - 30 Jul 22
02-27 Aug 22
30 Aug - 01 Oct 22
04-29 Oct 22
01-26 Nov 22
29 Nov 22 - 21 Jan 23
Selwyn Public Library - Bridgenorth Branch, 836 Charles St., Bridgenorth, Ont.
01-30 Nov 22
I look forward to seeing you at some of these shows.
A Place For The Arts, 23 Bridge St. W., Bancroft, Ont.
The Gallery is on Winter Hours and will be open Friday through Sunday and Holiday Mondays from 11am-4pm.
17 Nov 21 - 03 Apr 22
06 Apr - 05 Jun 22
08 Jun - 08 Aug 22
10 Aug - 02 Oct 22
04 Oct 22 - 27 Nov 22
29 Nov 22 - 29 Jan 23
Art Gallery of Bancroft, 10 Flint Ave, Bancroft, Ont.
The Gallery will be open Tuesday through Saturday from 10am-4pm.
25 Jan - 26 Mar 22
29 Mar - 30 Apr 22
03-28 May 22
31 May - 25 Jun 22
28 Jun - 30 Jul 22
02-27 Aug 22
30 Aug - 01 Oct 22
04-29 Oct 22
01-26 Nov 22
29 Nov 22 - 21 Jan 23
Selwyn Public Library - Bridgenorth Branch, 836 Charles St., Bridgenorth, Ont.
01-30 Nov 22
I look forward to seeing you at some of these shows.
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
White Cedars 1 - A Work in Progress
After having our class last month cancelled due to weather we are painting today at the church this week and will return to our usual second and fourth Tuesday of the month next week.
Today I wanted to work on slightly larger paintings than I did last month and I chose this painting that I had started a long time ago (see posts on 15 December 2011, 15 August 2017 and 23 January 2018).
With a mix of French ultramarine blue and burnt sienna, I painted the trunks of the five large cedar trees in the foreground.
I mixed a green of Antwerp blue and raw sienna and painted the trees on the background hills.
Next, I darkened down the green mixture and painted in the middle ground cedar tree on the left side of the stand of white cedars.
I will post this painting at a later date as more work on it has been completed.
Today I wanted to work on slightly larger paintings than I did last month and I chose this painting that I had started a long time ago (see posts on 15 December 2011, 15 August 2017 and 23 January 2018).
With a mix of French ultramarine blue and burnt sienna, I painted the trunks of the five large cedar trees in the foreground.
I mixed a green of Antwerp blue and raw sienna and painted the trees on the background hills.
Next, I darkened down the green mixture and painted in the middle ground cedar tree on the left side of the stand of white cedars.
I will post this painting at a later date as more work on it has been completed.
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