Autumn Stillness - A Work in Progress

This is an inlet near the 507 Highway on Upper Buckhorn Lake, where a heron can often be found patiently hunting in the shallows.

I decided to do this painting as an autumn scene just before the herons head out for warmer places where the lakes do not freeze over in the winter.

I will post this painting at a later date once I have decided where I am going to put the heron in picture and the placement of the foreground tree stumps in the water.

Hand and Forearm Sketch

This year KAGS has split the Portrait and Life Drawing Group show into two separate shows.

Apparently some people were offended by the nude figure being displayed together with portraits and paintings of clothed figures.














So today is the take in for the show of the nude figures called Figuratively Speaking.

If you wish to view the sketches and paintings I have created of the nude figure as an art form not which is NOT pornography please go to my Life Drawing Portfolio.

OSWOA - Flowing Colours 2

The temperatures continue to be in the 80F+ (27C+) range with still no rain in sight. It is hard to get motivated to work on a larger painting, so today I felt like playing with colour and not doing anything too serious.

I wet the paper and brushed in the primaries using cobalt blue, alizarin crimson and new gamboge. I allowed the paint to mix together on the paper and let it dry. Then I went in and painted in a few dots of colour to create some interest.

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 - Cottage 1

Since we just had our first long holiday weekend of the summer season and many people have been up to open their cottages, I thought it would be fitting to have a painting of one of the cottages on Chemong Lake.

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

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

Buckhorn Artists' Group Blog - Among Friends 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 Among Friends Art Show and Sale as well as seeing some of the paintings that were exhibited in the show.

Final Day of the Among Friends Art Show and Sale

Today is the final day of the Art Show at St. Matthew's Church in Buckhorn. I arrived in the afternoon on a very hot and humid day.

I worked on Leaf Cascade (see post on 28 December 2010) today  and added a little more colour and detail to the leaves. I will post this painting at a later date once I have more of it completed.

The crowds were smaller today than they had been on the previous two days, but eight paintings were sold from Heather Grant, Penny Little, Lorraine Ryan, and Bonnie Windover; as well as smaller items from Diane Collins, Jo-Anne Connell Northey, Irene Smith and Bonnie Windover.

I am looking forward to our 22nd Annual Shades of Summer Art Show and Sale to be held 11-19 August 2012. I hope to you will be able to come out and enjoy the art.

Among Friends Art Show and Sale

Today is the half day at the Among Friends Art Show and Sale and with there being enough other members of the Group in attendance I chose to stay home today and work in my garden and plant the lilies I purchased yesterday.

Even with the temperatures climbing there was a fairly large attendance an original painting and a number of smaller from Diane Collins sold.

















Water's Edge I is an original 4" x 4" matted and shrink wrapped pen and ink available for $30.00.

The hours for our show are:
20 May 12 - 12:30pm - 5:00pm
21 May 12- 10:00am - 5:00pm

I hope you are able to come out and visit the show.