Evening Quiet

Junkyard is finally starting to show a little more trust and starts meowing when he hears or sees me coming to the barn and comes downstairs and waits for this food. But he still retreats quickly, although not very far away; if I go to touch him. His paw is still swollen, but he seems in good health.

So far he has not entered any of the live traps I have set out for him so I can take him to the vet to have it treated.

















I came across this painting that I had started with a number of others of the same scene; an open gate leading into a snow covered field. I did a series of them at various times of day.

This painting only needed the shadows from the trees and the track leading through the gate to be completed.

This original 6-1/4" x 7-1/4" framed watercolour is available for $165.00.

Thank you for coming to look at my artwork and I hope you will return often.

A Flash of Red

Even though spring supposedly arrived last month, winter is still holding on tightly with its cold and icy grip. What better than to paint a snow scene of another winter sport? In this case ice skating.

In rural Canada whenever the ice freezes over on the lakes, ponds or rivers and becomes thick enough to carry weight it is time to shovel out a clear space and put up the nets for a game of shinny hockey, figure skate or simply go skating alone or with a group.













I decided to paint a young girl out practicing on a frozen river who perhaps has dreams of becoming an Olympic medalist and stand on the podium representing her country; like Barbara Ann Scott gold 1948, Petra Burka bronze 1964, Karen Magnussen silver 1972, Elizabeth Manley silver 1988 and Joannie Rochette bronze 2010.

Who knows; perhaps one day her dreams may become a reality.

This original framed 9-3/4" x 15" watercolour is available for $295.00.

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 April.

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

Confirmed Shows for 2014 - April

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 Arts Network - Art On Kent, Lindsay, Ont.
KAN
13 Mar 14 - 05 Apr 14 Paint It Big!
Opening Reception 15 Mar 14 from 1-3pm.
10 Apr 14 - 03 May 14 Self and Others
Opening Reception 12 Apr 14 from 1-3pm.
08 May 14 - 05 Jun 14 Exhibit Exchange with Gallery in the Attic
Opening Reception 09 May 14 Evening - Times to be Announced
03 Jul 14 -02 Aug 14 Member's Show
Opening Reception 05 Jul 14 from 1-3pm.
04-27 Sep 14 Reaping and Gathering
Opening Reception 06 Sep 14 from 1-3pm.
02-25 Oct 14 Water, Water Everywhere
Opening Reception 04 Oct 14 from 1-3pm.
30 Oct 14 - 22 Nov 14 Abstraction and Contraptions
Opening Reception 01 Nov 14 from 1-3pm.
27 Nov - 10 Jan 15 Affordableism
Opening Reception 29 Nov 14 from 1-3p

Kawartha Artists’ Gallery, Peterborough, Ont.
KAGS
23 Mar - 03 Apr 14 Buckhorn Artists' Group
Opening Reception 23 Mar 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.

St Matthews Church, Buckhorn, Ont
BuckhornArtistsGroup
23 Mar - 03 Apr 14 Show at KAGS Buckhorn Artists' Group
Opening Reception 23 Mar 14 from 1-4pm.
17-19 May 26th Annual Among Friends Art Show
09-17 Aug 24th Annual Shades of Summer Art Show

The Evinrude Centre, 911 Monaghan Road, Peterborough Ont.
11-13 Apr Peterborough Garden Show

The Lindsay Gallery, Lindsay, Ont.
LindsayGallery
01 May 14 Canvas Confidential

MacKelvie Gallery, Keene, Ontario
PioneerVillage
29 May - 26 Jun Lang Pioneer Village Museum, Keene, Ont.

Fenelon Falls Fair Grounds, Fenelon Falls, Ont.
KawarthaArtsFestival
30-31 Aug 14 Kawartha Arts Festival

Breeze

This is a drawing I did while watching a program on television about horses.














This original 4" x 4" graphite pencil drawing once matted and shrink wrapped will be available for $20.00.

Thank you for looking at my artwork.

ACEO - Spring 1

Looking out the window at the ploughed fields below the house ending at the start of the forest and the wind whipping the clouds across the sky, I thought that would make an interesting spring painting.

Using cobalt blue with a touch of burnt sienna added to grey the colour slightly, I brushed in the cloudy sky leaving a few areas of white paper showing for the sun touched clouds.

Once the paper dried completely I lightly sketched in the trees on the edge of the field and added in a few fence posts.















With various mixtures of burnt sienna, French ultramarine blue and raw sienna I painted in the furrows for a freshly ploughed field.

Along the edge of the field I painted in a row of trees. I dud the tree trunks with the darker field colour. For the leaves on the spring trees I used new gamboge, aureolin and cerulean blue.

While looking at the fence posts I decided that four posts over powered the rest of the painting, so I removed the two middle ones.















I thinned the tree trunk colour with water and put in the shading on the posts and with burnt sienna put in the top strand of barbed wire on the fence.

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 140lb. Arches 100% rag, acid free watercolour paper. It is priced at $20.00 and sold unframed.

Rubber Ducky 2 - A Work in Progress

It looks like spring may finally be winning the battle; the temperature made it up to 41F (5C) and we have had rain for most of the day, which should give us fog overnight once the temperature begins to drop.

This is another little sketch I did of some of the rubber ducky toys while in the Still Life class at KAGS.














I added a towel to the composition and I will probably paint it in blue to make it look as though it is water.

I will post this painting at a later date once more work on the duck has been completed.

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