Long Lake I

Most of the bottom part of the last east section is finished. Hopefully we will finish the last of it this weekend.

With that done I can now work on some sketches I started earlier this year (see post on 15 June 2013) the first time we when we went canoeing on Long Lake in the Kawartha Highlands Signature Site.

It had been an interesting day, with some of my sketches carried away by the wind and sinking into the lake.

Later another page also went overboard but I was able to get it back. This is one of three sketches that were on the page.

Years ago when I did pen and ink drawings I would do them in stipple (pointillism) which was very time consuming.

It did however; give fine detail and some very lovely effects to the drawing especially when a watercolour wash was applied.

Lately I have been using with long and short lines.

This original 4" x 5” pen and ink drawing once it has been stretched, matted and shrink wrapped will be available for $30.00.

Shades of Autumn

This is a painting I seem to work on once a year (see posts on 11 December 2010, 13 January 2011 and 12 February 2012), but it is going to get finished today.

I wanted to give a little more definition to the top of the rocks so I darkened a couple of the lighter coloured trees and added a smaller tree.

Next I added some darker coloured pine trees into the bottom of the painting.

Then I added some brightly coloured leaves onto the deciduous trees using cadmium red and cadmium yellow throughout the painting.

Lastly I added some definition on the rocks with burnt sienna and French ultramarine blue.

When framed, this original 6" x 8-3/4” watercolour painting will be available for $150.00.

Bend in the Road

The temperatures having dropped well below the seasonal norms and going to do the barn chores in the morning in 40-46F (4-8C) you can almost tell that we will have an early winter and the snow will be here soon.














I thought it would be fitting to finish this painting of a snow scene. It has taken a while (see post on 09 Mar 2010) until I decided how to complete the picture. I added a skier into the painting to give it a center of interest.

This original 11" x 15" watercolour painting when framed will be available for $295.00.

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 September.

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

Skeleton I

Today I was just playing with skeletons. In this case a tree skeleton and I added a very thin horse that looks basically like a skeleton with a blanket thrown over it.

This little 2-3/4" x 3-1/4" original pen and ink drawing is available matted and shrink wrapped for $20.00.


Ron finished stripping the paint off the last east wall and I will begin painting the lower section over the next couple of days.














Thank you for looking at my artwork.

Confirmed Shows for 2013and 2014 - September

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 Arts Department - Art On Kent, Lindsay, Ont.
TAD
01 Aug 13 - 07 Sep 13 Member's Room
Opening Reception 02 Aug 13 from 6-7:30pm.
12 Sep - 12 Oct 13 Member's Room
Opening Reception 13 Sep 13 from 6-7:30pm.
17 Oct - 16 Nov 13 Still Life and Objects
Opening Reception 18 Oct 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 20 Jan 14 from 1-4pm.

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

Kawartha Artists’ Gallery, Peterborough, Ont.
KAGS
01 Sep-12 Sep 13 Eclectic Retrospective
Opening Reception 01 Sep 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 Envinrude Centre, 911 Monaghan Rd., Peterborough, Ont.
The Art of the Turtle
25 Oct 13 from 7-10pm

The Lindsay Gallery, Lindsay, Ont.
LindsayGallery
19 Nov - 20 Dec Annual Christrmas Show
Opening Reception 21 Nov from 7-8:30 pm

Eclectic Retrospective Show

Today was the start of another weekend with many things going on and some things that had to be completed while the weather holds.














First I had to go into KAGS to drop off some of the decorations for the Eclectic Retrospective Show. There were an unexpected number of 78 paintings entered for this exhibition and for the first time in a long time the work for the show extended into the lower level of the Gallery.












After taking a quick look at the show since I would be unable to attend the show opening tomorrow as I would still be exhibiting at the Kawartha Arts Festival, I headed up to the opening day of that show.










At the end of the show I picked up supper on the way home. After supper I helped put more paint on the house.














It is nice that the rain held off and the south side of the house is finally completed. Now there is only one more wall to finish and that is the second east wall that needs to be stripped and then painted.