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 October.

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

Confirmed Shows for 2012 and 2013 - October

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
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 & 03-10 Jan 13 Seasonal Delights
Opening Reception 09 Dec 12 from 1-4pm.

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

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

The Lindsay Gallery, Lindsay, Ont.
LindsayGallery
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.

Magnetawan Birches - A Work in Progress

Today we headed up to Magnetawan to the Knoepfli Inn for our annual paint out and visit to Algonquin Park on the return trip.

By the time we arrived and unpacked there was very little time to do a lot of work on a painting; so I set up my things just slightly up the road from our cabin and started painting the birch trees at the edge of the road.

I will post this painting at a later date one I have more of it completed.

Thank you for looking at my artwork.

Reflections 1 and 2

Water is an amazing substance, that is tasteless, ordourless and transparent.
Due to its transparency, aquatic plants are able to live beneath its surface; which allows such a wide range of animal life to survive.

Often in nature you can see it as a solid, a liquid and a gas, all at the same time.


Reflections 1

What I find the most interesting is how something as transparent as water can be so reflective.

On a calm surface it will often reflect a mirror image of things on the shore, or the clouds and sky above it. With a slight ripple on the water it will pick up the shimmer from the setting sun or the moon's glowing light.

Reflections 2

These two original 4" x 6" watercolour paintings when framed will be available for $125.00 each.

Now I had better get my things together and head up to Magnetawan for the paint out.

OSWOA - Mirage 1

I started a series of seven similar paintings with Neil Broadfoot last year in a colour and composition workshop.

The basis for this painting was originally called Colour and Composition 2 (see post on 15 December 11).

It was just yellow washed into the top of a piece of paper.

I thought of the distant mountains I saw from the hotel room when we were in Las Vegas a number of years ago and the miles of desert surrounding the area. This is the result, a small oasis in the desert reflecting the sun.

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 - Cold 1

The nights are getting colder and the days aren't as warm as they were earlier this month. I won't be long before there is snow on the ground and the ponds and lakes are frozen over.

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.

A New Day

Today we were painting at the Peterborough Riverview Park and Zoo and I painted this little gem just beyond the bridge looking across the Otonabee River.

I liked the way the birch trees were reflected in the slowly moving water and how the light struck the rocks on the distant shore highlighting them.

This original 2" x 5" watercolour painting when framed will be available for $65.00.

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