24th Annual Shades of Summer Art Show and Sale

Today was another hot and humid day with the temperature at 78F (25.5C) and with the humidity it felt like 93F (34C).

So it was no surprise that we didn't have many people come through the show today, but small items were sold by JoAnne Connell Northey.

But I did have time to work on a number of pieces which I will post as they are completed.

It seems somehow fitting that I completed painting today since I started it at the Shades of Summer Art Show last year (see post on 11 August 2013).

This ACEO 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.

Forest 1

If you would like more information about ACEO please go to my post on 11 March 2010.

I hope you can come out and enjoy the artwork.

The hours for our show are:
11 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
12 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
13 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
14 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
15 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
16 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
17 Aug 14 - 12:30pm - 4:00pm

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

Shades of Summer Art Show

Today is the first half day at our show. In the morning the show is visited by some of the people either before and/or after attending the church service. Then the doors open at 12:30pm to the general public.

With the heat and humidity today along with it being the end of the weekend and the cottagers heading home we did not have large crowds, but a number did come out to see the show.

Since I had these two paintings pulled out yesterday of rushing water I thought I would continue working on them. In this case neither the one of Burleigh Falls (see post on 22 July 2013) nor the one of the waterfall (see post on 29 July 2013) had any sky showing in the painting.













Burleigh Falls 13

I put in the under paint on the rocks using various glazes of burnt sienna, raw sienna, alizarin crimson and French ultramarine blue.

I will post each of these paintings at a later date as more work on them has been completed.













White Water 1

Small items were sold from Diane Collins, JoAnne Connell Northey and Barbara McGregor.

Hopefully some of you will make it out to see the show.

The hours for our show are:
10 Aug 14 - 12:30pm - 4:00pm
11 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
12 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
13 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
14 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
15 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
16 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
17 Aug 14 - 12:30pm - 4:00pm

First Day of the Shades of Summer Art Show and Sale

Burleigh Falls 6

Today was a typical bright, warm and sunny summer day. Although I really didn't expect too many people to come out to the show today as most would probably be out on the lakes, so needless to say I was surprised by the steady stream of visitors.














Burleigh Falls 8

With stopping to talk with the people I wasn't able to do very much painting and only managed to get a few skies painted in on some of the Burleigh Falls sketches I did last year (see posts on 12 July 2013 and 22 July 2013) that I will work on and post at a later date.













Burleigh Falls 10

Today an original painting was sold from Rebecca Bilcox as well as small items from Diane Collins and JoAnne Connell Northey.













Burleigh Falls 11

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and enjoy the artwork.













Burleigh Falls 12

The hours for our show are:
09 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
10 Aug 14 - 12:30pm - 4:00pm
11 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
12 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
13 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
14 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
15 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
16 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
17 Aug 14 - 12:30pm - 4:00pm

Please come out and enjoy our show.

Setting up the 24th Annual Shades of Summer Art Show

Last night as usual we set up the panels and tables for the Shades of Summer Art Show and Sale. I helped Heather set up her paintings at that time and knew she would come with me and help me set up my work today.

It didn't take long for us to move all the boxes into the Church and start unpacking the larger pieces.

Once they were set in place on the panels it was easy to start putting up the rest of the paintings.

Once the main panels were finally filled it was time to put a couple of paintings up on the front panels where our theme for this show was "Cottage Country".

Fortunately for me, I had a wide variety of paintings to choose from that would quite possibly fit into the remaining spaces that had been left open for my artwork.

For the front side of the panels I chose four of my smaller pieces placing them where I felt they would complement the other paintings that were already in place.

For the back side of the panels I chose two different sized paintings that were fairly neutral in colour to fill the final spaces.

By then it was time to take a break and Barbara, Heather, Irene and I went next door to the Cody Inn to have lunch and relax for a little while before Heather and I would return to finish hanging.

There was a space left for me on the short grids on the front table and hung a pair of paintings that fit as though the space was made for them.

I placed a few copies of my biography right below these paintings before we filled the remaining space left for me on the table with two sets of miniature paintings.

The last thing that needed to be set up was my space on the table across from my main panels.

I decided to keep it very simple and uncluttered.

I placed two small paintings on easels on the window sill, then three more paintings toward the back of the table and put my books of ACEO and OSWOA to the front of the table.















Before I left I made up a quick list of my paintings that I have displayed at this show and tomorrow I will bring my formal list to leave at the front desk with me.














Once I arrive home I will set out the paintings I would like to work on during the course of the show and get everything ready so all I have to do in the morning is put the few things I need into the car.

I look forward to seeing some of you at our show during the next nine days.

The hours for our show are:
09 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
10 Aug 14 - 12:30pm - 4:00pm
11 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
12 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
13 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
14 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
15 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
16 Aug 14 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
17 Aug 14 - 12:30pm - 4:00pm

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and enjoy the artwork.

Wanna Play - A Work in Progress

Today I had to be at the Kawartha Artists' Gallery and Studio to help with the take in for the Figuratively Speaking Show.













I decided since I had to be there I may as well arrive early and work on a couple of paintings including this one that I had started in a Still Life class earlier this year (see posts on 27 March 2014 and 31 July 2014).

I will post this painting at a later date after more wok has been completed on the plush duck and the shadows have been added.

OSWOA - Sunset 2

While going through a box of small pieces that need just a little work to complete I came across this piece that I had started last year (see posts on 04 February 2013 and 15 March 2013).

I painted in the trees on either side of the painting first and then added the grasses and growies to the bottom of the painting.

Lastly I put a couple of birds into the sky.













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 140lb. Arches 100% rag, acid free watercolour paper. It is priced at $40.00 and sold unframed.

ACEO - Changing Colours 1

I usually have a stack of watercolour paper cut to size for ACEO (2-1/2" x 3-1/2") in either 300lb., 140lb. and on rare occasions on 90lb. paper.

Sometimes they are taken from sections of paintings that didn't quite work and other times from paper where I am experimenting with a new colour or a new technique.

This one was from a strip of paper where I was testing a new colour to see how it would work with the other colours in my palette.














I lightly sketched in a couple of main trees and a horizon line.

With French ultramarine blue and a touch of burnt sienna I painted in the sky and the water of the lake.

I added more burnt sienna to the sky colour and put in the rocks on the distant shore and then the main tree trunks in the foreground.

Using various mixes of alizarin crimson, burnt sienna, raw sienna, aureolin, new gamboge, cadmium red and cadmium yellow I painted in the background deciduous trees and the bushes and grasses in the foreground.














Lastly, using combinations of Antwerp blue, raw sienna and new gamboge I put the needles onto the pine trees.

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