Winter Building I

Today has been a fairly busy day for me; in the morning I worked on finishing the sketch of an old farm building in the winter with the Buckhorn Tuesday Painting Group until noon.












From there I went to the Kawartha Artists' Gallery and Studio to teach a class in basic watercolour painting.

Confirmed Shows for 2013 and 2014 - November

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
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.

Kawartha Artists’ Gallery, Peterborough, Ont.
KAGS
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
19 Nov - 20 Dec Annual Christmas Show
Opening Reception 21 Nov from 7-8:30pm.

Norwood Legion Hall – Branch 300, Corner of Alma and King Street, Norwood, Ont.
Norfest
16-17 Mar Norfest - The Spring Arts Festival

Wilderness Sunset - A Work in Progress

It is another rainy day; the only nice thing is the temperature is rising, but then it is also supposed to get very windy. Hopefully my lawn furniture won't blow away down the driveway as usual.

I started thinking about my time in Magnetawan at the beginning of this month and the unseasonably warm weather and the beautiful sunset over the marsh while we were going through Algonquin Park on our way home.








I brushed in some of the sunset colours that I remembered as well as a few of the dead cedar trunks.

Then I set the painting aside so I could think about what else I would like to include in the painting. I will post this piece at a later date once more of it has been completed.

Thank you for looking at my artwork.

ODP Skies Art Show Poster

Today was a rather nice day with warm weather and a mix of sun and cloud with scattered showers.

At the Executive meeting at KAGS I found out that my painting "Through the Storm" (see posting on 19 April 2013) was selected for the Outdoor Painters' Skies Show Poster.

Next I would like to thank long time collector Mme. Cecile Desrochers of Ste-Ramon, Quebec on her purchase of Sable Island Wreck (see posting on 21 April 2012).

Magical - A Work in Progress

This was the under painting for the original painting (see posting on 27 October 2013) I started on the second day of the John David Anderson workshop that was held at KAGS on the weekend.














But when I looked at it I could see images in the under paint that would make an interesting fantasy painting.

I will post this piece at a later date once I have drawn in the figures.

Country Sunrise - A Work in Progress

This is a painting I started in a workshop at KAGS on Saturday with John David Anderson.

The first thing we had to do was put down an under paint so that the canvas was completely covered with colour; that way the areas of canvas that were not totally covered with the heavier over paint will have a sparkle of the colour showing instead of the white of unpainted canvas.

With a darker value of the under paint a rough drawing of the main elements painting were put in as a guide.














I darkened the shadow side of the building and indicated where the windows were placed. Then with a warm mixture of alizarin crimson, raw sienna and white I painted in the sunlit side of the building. Next using the same mixture with a little more white added I painted in the roof.

Using a mixture of Hansa yellow and burnt sienna I under painted the sky with warm light. With the light source being on the right side of the painting more Hansa yellow was used there and it gradually had more burnt sienna added to the mixed towards the left side.

I will post this painting at a later date as more work on it has been completed.

Autumn Day - A Work in Progress

Today is the second day of the workshop with John David Anderson held at KAGS.

This is the building I started while in class. Originally I thought I would change it to a winter painting as the sketch of the building ran and created what looked like icicles on the roof edges and windows.














But since it was a class and I like the way he captures light in his paintings I chose to follow along with the class and make it an autumn scene.

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













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