Koi 1 and 2 - Two Works in Progress

Today I printed out a copy of Koi Pond (see post on 21 May 2014) and worked on sketches of Koi on tracing paper to fit this smaller version.

This will take a lot less time and at a later date can be enlarged to fit the canvas which is 27-1/2" x 35-1/2".

I did about a dozen rough outline sketches of koi in various positions.

Koi 2

I picked two of the sketches and transferred them onto small pieces of watercolour paper and I will experiment with the various colours, colour patterns and scale textures.

I will also have to do some research on the twenty plus types of koi and the various colour patterns associated with each variety so they can be more realistic.

Koi 1

I will post each of these paintings at a later date when they have been completed.

Ships - Two Works in Progress

These are two more sketches I did a couple of years ago when Ron and I went to Kingston, Ontario to see the tall ships.

The ships came into port all day on the Friday and were tied up at the dock on Saturday and Sunday for tourists to take pictures and in some cases they could go aboard them.

Sailing the seas in the olden days would not have been a pleasure cruise.


Sail Away I

It was amazing to see how low the interiors of the older vessels were and without windows below the deck they were little more than dark holes with the living conditions being minimal at best.

No wonder many of the crew in that time period were impressed.

Into the Fog I

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.

Last Day of the Summer Sizzle Show at KAGS

I am sitting at the Summer Sizzle Show at KAGS which ends today. The Gallery will then shut down for the next three weeks for renovations.










Hopefully during the next three weeks I will have more time to go with the Outdoor Painters' Group and paint on location.

Cows 6-8 - Three Works in Progress

Yesterday we were fortunate that we had the thunderstorms in the afternoon and afterward the day turned bright and sunny with a nice breeze even with the temperatures hovering around 84F (29C) and the humidity making it feel like 102F (39C) so last night Ron and I had a wonderful time in Peterborough at Del Crary Park for the Canada Day celebration.















Cow 6

We were entertained by Motor City Music, a nine piece Motown Tribute Band that played many of the most popular dance hits of the Motown era and did them extremely well. Needless to say we were up and dancing most of the night and afterward enjoyed the fireworks display sponsored by the area's Rotary Clubs.














Cow 7

Today I wanted to post these sketches from the weekend when I took in my paintings to Art on Kent for the Annual All Members' Show which will open on 05 July 2014 from 1-3pm.

While I was sitting the Gallery I worked on the drawings for another three cow paintings before taking my paintings home from the Exchange show with Gallery in the Attic.















Cow 8

I will post each painting at a later date as more work on them is completed.

Thank you for looking at my artwork.

Confirmed Shows for 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
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.

Kawartha Arts Network - Art On Kent, Lindsay, Ont.
KAN
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

Lockside Trading Company, 2805 River Ave, Youngs Point, Ont.
26-27 Jul 14 2nd Annual ART @ THE LOCKS from 9am-6pm.

St Matthews Church, Buckhorn, Ont.
BuckhornArtistsGroup
09-17 Aug 24th Annual Shades of Summer Art Show

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

Dancing Blueberries, 360 George St. N., Peterborough, Ont.
20 Oct - 27 Nov 14

The Lindsay Gallery, Lindsay, Ont.
LindsayGallery
18 Nov - 19 Dec 14 Members' Christmas Show and Sale

Please come out and enjoy the artwork displayed at some of these shows.

Orange Evening

Each day the heat and humidity continue to increase and today is no exception with the temperature at 86F (30C) and the humidity making it feel like 102F (39C).

I thought instead of working outside in the garden that I would take my paints and find a place by one of the lakes and paint.

Since I didn't want to travel very far, I went up Highway 28 until I came to the Trent-Severn Waterway Lock 28 - Burleigh Falls. I parked the car in the lot and took my art supplies and chair and set myself up along the far end of the concrete edge of the boat launch out of the way of people using the launch.

I could look out across Lovesick Lake and see the Buckhorn shoreline to my right and Ruba Island across the channel on the left.














I lightly indicated the horizon line and the land on each side of the channel with a pencil. It was at this point that I decided I would make it an evening scene.

I wet the paper thoroughly, then washed in the sky and the water and using mixtures of burnt sienna, raw sienna and alizarin crimson. While the paper was still damp, I added French ultramodern blue to the sky colours and put in the evening clouds into the sky and their reflections into the water.

It didn't take long for the paper to dry completely and I mixed burnt sienna with a little bit of the blue and painted in Ruba Island on the left side and the reflections into the water below the rocky shoreline.

This was followed by painting the closer shore using a darker mixture of the same two colours and adding more details to the trees, rocky shoreline and into the reflections on the lake.

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