Echinaechia - A Work in Progress

Today was the final day of the Cobourg Waterfront Festival and there were plenty of things going on including a performance by the Canadian Forces Parachute Team known as the Skyhawks.

This is another of the paintings that I have started while at the show.

I would like to thank new collector Ms. Lauel Herring of Omemee, Ontario on her purchase of Drifting Leaves.

I would also like to thank Mrs. Jann McIntosh of Baltimore, Ontario on her addition of Sundown 4 to her art collection (see post on 23 July 2011). Thanks also go to another new collector Ms. Beth Madole of Cobourg Ontario on her purchase of Changing (see post on 29 September 2010).

Thank you for looking at my artwork.

Confirmed Shows for 2012 - July

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.

The Lindsay Gallery, Lindsay, Ont.
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26 Jun - 28 Jul Annual Juried Art Show of Fine Arts/Visual Arts
Opening Reception 28 Jun from 7-8:30pm.
20 Nov - 21 Dec Christmas Show
Opening Reception 22 Nov from 7-8:30pm.
30 Jul - 24 Aug 2013 Above and Below the Reef
Opening Reception 01 Aug from 7-8:30pm.

Cobourg Waterfront Festival, Cobourg, Ont.
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30 Jun, 1-2 July The Lions Club Art Show and Sale

Settlers' Village, Bobcaygeon, Ont.
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13-15 Jul Bobcaygeon Fine Arts Festival

St Matthews Church, Buckhorn, Ont
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11-19 Aug 22nd Annual Shades of Summer Art Show

MacKelvie Gallery, Keene, Ontario
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30 Aug - 04 Oct Lang Pioneer Village Museum, Keene, Ont.

Fenelon Falls Fairgrounds, Fenelon Falls, Ont.
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01-02 Sep Kawartha Arts Festival

Kawartha Artists' 2nd Annual Paint Out
14 Sep Griffins Greenhouses, 3026 Lakefield, Rd. Peterborough, Ont. 10am - 4pm and
14 Sep Horlings Garden Centre, 3056 Lakefield, Rd. Peterborough, Ont. 10am - 4pm
15 Sep Elmhirst's Resort, Keene, Ont.10am - 4pm
16 Sep Peterborough Riverview Park and Zoo, Peterborough, Ont. 10am - 4pm

Kawartha Artists’ Gallery, Peterborough, Ont.
KAGS
23 Sep - 11 Oct 12 Our Town
Opening Reception 23 Sep 12 from 1-4pm.
28 Oct – 15 Nov Outdoor Painters' Group Show
Opening Reception 28 Oct 12 from 1-4pm.
01-22 Dec 12 and 03-10 Jan 13 Christmas Show
Opening Reception 09 Dec 12 from 1-4pm.

Algonquin Park, Whitney, Ont.
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03 Nov 12 - 26 Jun 13 Algonquin Palette

Cobourg Waterfront Festival

Today is the first day of the Lions Club Art Show which is a part of the Cobourg Waterfront Festival














The show is held on the shores of Lake Ontario which on any warm summer day attracts a large crowd to the sandy beaches and today was no exception.


















With the bright sunshine it was nice that we had a breeze to keep the high heat and humidity away. Many of the people who came out to the beach for the day also come to visit the art show.

Waves

Today we hung the paintings at the Cobourg Waterfront Festival.

I just hope that this show won't be as hot and humid as the Signs of Spring show in May.

While having lunch on the beach I did this little sketch of the waves on Lake Ontario.

This original 3" x 7" pen and ink drawing is available matted and shrink wrapped for $25.00.

Last Day of Unfolding Show

Today I am sitting the last day of the Unfolding Show at KAGS. The show was well attended with a number of paintings sold.















While at the Gallery I worked on this painting of a seagull taking off from a rock on the shore of a lake. I was still remembering the seagulls taking flight from yesterday. I changed the time of day to the afternoon using French ultramarine blue for the sky and added a little burnt sienna for the rocks.










Lazy Days is an original 4-1/2" x 9-1/4" framed, watercolour is available for $225.00.

Morning Flight

I was up early this morning and went for a walk along the lake. The sunrise had turned the sky shades of pink and blue.

During the course of my walk I spooked a number of seagulls that had been resting on one of the docks. I watched them as they took flight and noticed how the white of their under bodies stood out against the morning sky.










When I returned home I thought it fitting to do try and capture what I could remember of their morning flight.

This original 4-1/2" x 9-1/4" framed, watercolour is available for $225.00. SOLD

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

Red Hot Pokers

I was sitting the Figuratively Speaking Show at KAGS today and while at the front desk I was working on a number of small floral paintings.

This one is of Kniphofia 'Shenandoah'  also called Tritoma, Red hot poker, Torch lily or Poker plant and is from a family of plants that includes over 70 species native to Africa.

These tall, dramatic plants produce thick, leafless stems topped with spikes of upright, tubular flowers that are set among sword shape leaves. The brilliantly colored flowers are red on top changing through orange to yellow at bottom; which is why they are given names such as "torch" and "red hot poker".

The flowers when they appear in early summer produce nectar which will attract hummingbirds and butterflies into the garden.

This original 3-1/2" x 5-1/2" framed watercolour is available for $125.00.