Strawberries - A Work in Progress

Today I was at the Golden Acrylic Workshop at KAGS.

Having taken this workshop last year (Study in Sienna posted on 21 September 10 and my posting on 27 September of Red Rubber Ball) and thoroughly enjoying it I wanted to try it again.

This time instead of doing a pear (see Single Pear posted on 17 September 10) using the Golden Heavy Body Gel I decided to do a grouping of strawberries instead.

It wasn't dry enough to paint the strawberries so I painted in the background and table top before taking it home.

I will post this painting once I have completed the strawberries.

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

Algonquin Morning - A Work in Progress

This is one of the paintings (see yesterday's post for Edge of the Forest 1) we worked on in the Gary Chapman workshop at Six Foot Bay Resort.

Only three colours were used in this painting, Antwerp blue, alizarin crimson and raw sienna.

First the paper was thoroughly soaked on both sides.

Pure raw sienna was washed across the center of the painting and rolled around on the wet paper.

Next alizarin crimson was painted above and below the raw sienna, rolled around and allowed to mix with the raw sienna.

Antwerp blue was washed into the top of the sky and into the water at the bottom of the painting.













Using a mixture of Antwerp blue and raw sienna with a touch of the alizarin crimson to grey the green slightly the distant shoreline trees were painted in being careful to leave some areas of the raw sienna showing through to indicate another line of trees.

The greyed green mixture was darkened and used to paint the next closer shoreline, keeping the bottom edge soft to indicate the mist rising from the lake. This colour was also used to indicate the two closest spits of land and to indicate reflections from the trees to be painted onto them.

The mixture was darkened again and the closer trees were painted in and this colour was brushed into the bottom of the water area and to create a little movement on the water.

Rocks were lifted from the foreground spits using a wet brush.

I will post this painting again once it has been completed.

Edge of the Forest 1

Today we are having a workshop at Six Foot Bay Resort in Buckhorn with Gary Chapman.

This is a wet on wet painting using only French ultramarine blue, cadmium red light and cadmium yellow medium.

Thank you to new collector Diana Charlebois of Lakefield, Ontario on her purchase of this painting for her art collection.

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

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 May.

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

Canadian Sunset - A Work in Progress

As I look out my window it is another cold Canadian winter day. The sun is lowering in the sky and night will soon be here.

The sky was painted with mixtures of Antwerp blue and alizarin crimson with a touch of new gamboge for the sun.

The trees on the horizon are various mixtures of burnt sienna, raw sienna and French ultramarine blue.

Now I have to decide what I will do with the foreground, but I will leave that for another time. I will post this painting at a later date once I have made my choice and the painting is further along.

Thank you for looking at my artwork.

Confirmed Shows for 2011 - May

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 Artists’ Gallery, Peterborough, Ont.
KAGS
01 May - 12 May 11 Once More From The Top
Opening Reception 01 May 11 from 1-4pm.
05-23 Jun Temperatures Rising
Opening Reception 05 Jun 11 from 1-4pm.
11-29 Sep Changes
Opening Reception 11 Sep 11 from 1-4pm.
30 Oct – 16 Nov Outdoor Painters' Group Show
Opening Reception 30 Oct 11 from 1-4pm.
04-23 Dec 11 & 03-05 Jan 12 Christmas Show
Opening Reception 04 Dec 11 from 1-4pm.

St Matthews Church, Buckhorn, Ont
BuckhornArtistsGroup
21-23 May 23rd Annual Among Friends Art Show
06-14 Aug 21st Annual Shades of Summer Art Show

Art in the Garden, Peterborough, Ont.
GardenRoute
25-26 Jun Horlings Garden Centre, 3056 Lakefield Rd. 10am - 4pm

Norwood Legion Hall – Branch 300, Corner of Alma and King Street, Norwood, Ont.
01-03 Ju1 Norwood Annual Art Show and Sale 10-4pm.

Settler’s Village, Bobcaygeon, Ont.
SettlersVillage
15-17 Jul Bobcaygeon Fine Arts Festival

MacKelvie Gallery, Keene, Ontario
PioneerVillage
18 Aug - 06 Oct Lang Pioneer Village Museum, Keene, Ont.

Satriblu’s El Tigre CD

Often when I am at dog shows I will take photographs and sometimes make quick sketches of dogs in the show ring or in the grooming area.

With the number of dog shows I was at last year I have close to 40 sketches I would like to work up and complete as paintings.

Between those and the horse sketches, I have a lot of work ahead of me.

Thank you to new collector Mrs. Pat Dunsire of Peterborough, Ontario on her commission of this 9" x 12" pastel portrait of her dog.