Morning Romp I

I was watching a program on television about training race horses and sketched these horses.

Now I have to go and set up the panels for the 21st Annual Shades of Summer Show.










This is an original 5" x 9” matted and shrink wrapped pen and ink drawing, available for $40.00.

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

Evening Arrival

Evening Arrival is an original 5-1/2" x 14-1/2” framed watercolour available by contacting the artist for $225.00.

French ultramarine blue and alizarin crimson were the only colours used in this limited palette painting.

Many of the cottagers on the local lakes come up Friday night after work from their homes in the city. Some of them have cottages on the islands and can be seen in the evening taking their supplies for the weekend over by boat.

Confirmed Shows for 2011 - 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.

St Matthews Church, Buckhorn, Ont.
BuckhornArtistsGroup
06-14 Aug 21st Annual Shades of Summer Art Show

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

Fenelon Falls Fairgrounds, Fenelon Falls, Ont.
KawarthaArtsFestival
03-04 Sep Kawartha Arts Festival

Peterborough Riverview Park Zoo, Peterborough, Ont.
IPAPO
10 Sep 9th Annual Worldwide Artist Paint Out, International Plein Air Painters Organization

Kawartha Artists’ Gallery, Peterborough, Ont.
KAGS
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 & 02-05 Jan 12 Christmas Show
Opening Reception 04 Dec 11 from 1-4pm.

OSWOA - The Flat Islands

I started this painting with the Outdoor Painters' Group on location on Upper Buckhorn Lake.

The two closest islands are known as "The Flat Islands" because the islands are fairly flat and less than ten feet above the water level. Sometimes in the spring they flood, but the trees and plant life cling tenaciously to the land.

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 Windsor & Newton paint on 140lb. Arches 100% rag, acid free watercolour paper. It is priced at $30.00 and sold unframed.

ACEO - Shoreline 3

I had started this is a little painting last year while I was out near Fenelon Falls and finally decided to finish it.

There is a big auction in Peterborough today that we are going to attend. It should be interesting.

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 Windsor & Newton paint on 300lb. Arches 100% rag, acid free watercolour paper. It is priced at $20.00 and sold unframed.

Eternity – A Work in Progress

For this painting the paper was soaked in water and then set aside to dry until the sheen was gone. While waiting French ultramarine blue, raw sienna and alizarin crimson were mixed in individual cups.

When the paper was ready each of the colours were poured onto the paper in different areas, some overlapping, some left with just one colour.

Using a tissue, paint was lifted from the top edges of some of the clouds as though they were touched by the rising sun.

Once the paper was still slightly damp a mixture of burnt sienna with a little bit of French ultramarine blue was used to paint in a distant tree line. The bottom edges of the trees were softened with water to give the effect of mist rising around them.

When the paper was completely dry I used a razor blade to lift the sparkle off the surface of the water where the sun strikes it.

I will post this painting at a later date when I complete more of the painting.

Thank you for looking at my artwork.

Buckhorn Artists' Group Blog - The History

I have posted a brief history of the Buckhorn Artists' Group, to the blog as well as a short biography of all the current members and an example of their artwork.