Forest 1 - A Work in Progress

It was a fairly busy day today with a lot of yard work to do in the gardens and lawn while the weather was nice.

After supper I still wanted to paint today so I worked on this piece that I had started earlier this year (see posting on 17 March 2013).

I changed my mind about the orientation of the piece and changed it from a horizontal into a vertical, which I feel will be much more effective.

I indicated a shoreline with rocks and placed a tree trunk behind one of the rocks to give a basis for how I will proceed with the background.

I changed the original birch into a fallen tree in the water and I will probably remove the rock that is in the foreground as the more I look at it I feel it is distracting.

I was not meant to do much work on this painting as we had unexpected company drop by for a visit.

I will post this painting at a later date once more of it has been completed.

Roses 2 - A Work in Progress

Many of the roses are in bloom in my garden.

I did a quick sketch of a few of them onto watercolour paper and will post this painting at a later date once paint has been applied and more of it is completed.

Annual Members' Show at Art on Kent

Tonight is the opening reception from 6-7:30pm. for The Arts Department Annual Members' Show held at Art On Kent, 41 Kent Street, Lindsay, Ont.













It is another lovely little Gallery on Kent in Lindsay, that is well worth going to visit and the shows change monthly.













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 July.

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

Confirmed Shows for 2013 and 2014 - 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.

Kawartha Artists’ Gallery, Peterborough, Ont.
KAGS
23 Jun - 11 Jul 13 Monochrome
Opening Reception 23 Jun 13 from 1-4pm.
15 Sep - 03 Oct 13 Rural Scenes
Opening Reception 15 Sep 13 from 1-4pm.
20-31 Oct 13 Motion in Stillness
Opening Reception 20 Oct 13 from 1-4pm.
03-21 Nov 13 Outdoor Painters' Group Show
Opening Reception 03 Nov 13 from 1-4pm.
08-22 Dec 13 & 04-16 Jan 14 Winter Delight
Opening Reception 08 Dec 13 from 1-4pm.
19 Jan - 06 Feb 14 Abstracting from Life
Opening Reception 19 Jan 14 from 1-4pm.
06 Apr - 01 May 14 Renewal
Opening Reception 06 Apr 14 from 1-4pm.
08 Jun - 03 Jul 14 Summer Sizzle
Opening Reception 08 Jun from 1-4pm.
10 Aug - 04 Sep 14 Figuratively Speaking
Opening Reception 10 Aug 14 from 1-4pm.
21 Sep - 16 Oct 14 Carnival of Colour
Opening Reception 21 Sep 14 from 1-4pm.
02-20 Nov 14 Outdoor Painters' Show
Opening Reception 02 Nov 14 from 1-4pm

The Lindsay Gallery, Lindsay, Ont.
LindsayGallery
25 Jun - 27 Jul Annual Juried Members Show
Opening Reception 27 Jun from 7-8:30 pm
30 Jul - 24 Aug 2013 Above and Below the Reef
Opening Reception 01 Aug from 7-8:30pm.
19 Nov - 20 Dec Annual Christmas Show
Opening Reception 21 Nov from 7-8:30 pm

Cobourg Waterfront Festival, Cobourg, Ont.
Waterfrontfestival
29 Jun - 01 July The Lions Club Art Show and Sale

The Arts Department - Art On Kent, Lindsay, Ont.
TAD
04-27 Jul 13 Annual Members' Show
Opening Reception 05 Jul 13 from 6-7:30pm.
01 Aug 13 - 07 Sep 13 Member's Room
Opening Reception 13 Sep 13 from 6-7:30pm.
12 Sep - 12 Oct 13 Member's Room
Opening Reception 01 Aug 13 from 6-7:30pm.
21 Nov 13 - 11 Jan 14 Affordableism
Opening Reception 22 Nov 13 from 6-7:30pm.
19 Jan - 06 Feb 14 Abstracting from Life
Opening Reception 19 Jan 14 from 1-4pm.

MacKelvie Gallery, Keene, Ont.
PioneerVillage
11 Jul - 08 Aug Lang Pioneer Village Museum, Keene, Ont.

St Matthews Church, Buckhorn, Ont.
BuckhornArtistsGroup
10-18 Aug 23rd Annual Shades of Summer Art Show

Fenelon Falls Fairgrounds, Fenelon Falls, Ont.
KawarthaArtsFestival
31 Aug - 01 Sep Kawartha Arts Festival

OSWOA - Lazy River 1

I pulled out the three paintings that I had started a while ago (see posts on 23 December 2011 and 07 May 2013) and started working on the first one.

First I painted in the rocks on the far shoreline, keeping them indistinct but keeping the reflection in the water.

Next using a dark of French ultramarine blue and burnt sienna I added a few more branches to the maple trees in from of the pine trees in the foreground.

Using various mixes of cadmium yellow and cadmium red I added some leaves onto the branches.

Mixing various greens I added a little more colour onto the tree in the far shore and put a reflection in to the water.

I put in a couple more evergreens into the foreground. Then added a little of the same colour into the other trees in the foreground.

Using burnt sienna and raw sienna the grasses and growies were painted into the foreground.

I will post the other two paintings in this series as they are completed.

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 Winsor & Newton paint on 300lb. Arches 100% rag, acid free watercolour paper. It is priced at $40.00 and sold unframed.

ACEO - Summertime 1

It is the last day of the Cobourg Waterfront Festival and as usual I worked on a painting during the course of the day. This is one I had started earlier this year (see post 06 March 2013) at that time it was called Grey Sky A.

Once it was completed I changed its name to Summertime 1.

Of course as I was tearing down, it started raining and I ended up getting soaked as I loaded everything into the vehicle.














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

Thank you for looking at my artwork.