Friday, October 3, 2014

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 October.

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

Thursday, October 2, 2014

Baking - A Work in Progress

Today I was at the Still life at KAGS and the theme was Baking.

There was a wide variety of things for this theme; cookies, pies, baking supplies, measuring cups, cook books, measuring spoons, oven mitts, aprons and many other things.

So many things in fact that there were two tables full of items related to baking.














I chose to do some of the things on the smaller table, which included three quarters of a strawberry custard and cream pie, a coffee mug with wooden spoons, a rolling pin, a bottle of spices and a miniature cupcake.

I will post this piece at a later date once I have painted in the background and started painting some of the items on the table.

Thank you for looking at my artwork.

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Confirmed Shows for 2014 -2015 - October

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
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
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.
25 Feb -22 Mar 15 Still Life
Opening Reception 01 Mar 15 from 1-4pm.
08 Apr - 03 May 15 Spring Show
Opening Reception 12 Apr 15 from 1-4pm.
10 Jun - 05 Jul 15 Summer Show
Opening Reception 14 Jun 15 from 1-4pm.
26 Aug - 27 Sep 15 Figuratively Speaking
Opening Reception 30 Aug 15 from 1-4pm.
11-29 Nov 15 Outdoor Painters' Show
Opening Reception 15 Nov 15 from 1-4pm.
02-20 Dec 15 and 06-17 Jan 16 Winter Show
Opening Reception 06 Dec 15 from 1-4pm.

Dancing Blueberries, 360 George St. N., Peterborough, Ont.
27 Oct - 26 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 these shows.

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Winter Moon

I pulled out this painting that I had started a number of years ago (see posts on 21 May 2010 and 31 May 2014) and wanted to complete it today.

I started on the fence by using burnt sienna to run the lines of barbed wire and then added the barbs onto the wire.

Next I painted in the grasses and growies at the base of the fence posts using various mixtures of aw sienna, burnt sienna, new gamboge and cadmium yellow.

Lastly, I put in some grasses on the left side.

This original watercolour painting when framed will be available for $125.00.

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

Monday, September 29, 2014

Changes 1

Today I pulled out a frame that was complete with glass, backing and mats and decided to do a painting that would fit.

I thought an autumn evening would be ideal and I started by putting in the sky with a mixture of raw sienna and new gamboge.

Using raw sienna, I under painted the areas where I was going to put in the bright orange leaves and some of the grassy areas at the base of the background trees.

With various mixtures of French ultramarine blue, Antwerp blue, raw sienna and new gamboge, I painted in the pine trees into the background.

While the paint was still wet, I lifted the trunks of a couple of birch trees on the left side of the painting.

Using various mixtures of alizarin crimson, cadmium red, cadmium yellow, aureolin and new gamboge I put in the autumn coloured leaves throughout the painting and as a reflection into the water. 














I dotted in a few small areas of coloured leaves using mixtures of cadmium red and cadmium yellow.

With the darkest green I put in a few dead tree trunks throughout the painting.

Using some of the dark green tree colour I brushed in the water around the orange reflections.

Lastly, I put in the rocks along the shore with various mixtures of French ultramarine blue and burnt sienna.

I do apologize about the photograph, but it was taken after I had framed it when I thought to take the picture.

This original, framed 5" x 7" watercolour painting is available for $95.00. SOLD

Sunday, September 28, 2014

Trent River 1-3

With it being close to the end of September it won't be long before we will not be able to go out on the lake in the canoe until next year.

But we are fortunate that today is bright and sunny day with the temperature going up to 75F (23.9C) by this afternoon.

With an early start instead of going out on one of the nearby lakes Ron wanted to try a different place. We followed a variety of roads and finally along Highway 30 we arrived in Campbellford and crossed the bridge of the Trent River onto Front Street North where we found an area on the river with adequate parking and where we could launch the canoe.

Trent River Pine

We paddled up the river against the current to Campbellford Lock 13 of the Trent-Severn Waterway, before pulling into shore to have lunch.

After lunch we allowed the current to carry us back to our launch point with Ron fishing and I sketched and took photographs.

The Trent River is 56 miles (90km) long and flows down from Rice Lake to empty into the Bay of Quinte on Lake Ontario.

Map courtesy of Google Map Data@Google

The River is host to a wide variety of fish species including: small and large mouth bass, rock bass, bluegill, sunfish, crappie, perch, pike, walleye and freshwater drums.














Trent River Duck Blind

Ron caught a nice sized perch and I was pleased that once we returned to our launch site I was able to capture the setting sun being reflected in the water on a number of photographs.














Trent River I

We stopped to have supper at Riverview Family Restaurant in Campbellford, where we were served an excellent roast beef meal with all the trimmings.

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

Saturday, September 27, 2014

Last Day of Reaping and Harvesting

It is another lovely day with the temperature at 72F (22C), great weather for working outside.

But, today I am sitting the last day of the Reaping and Harvesting Show at Art on Kent in Lindsay, Ontario.

Being a part of a couple of co-operative Gallery each person must do their part in the running of the Gallery or eventually it will close. It is the same way at KAGS.

I would be more involved with this Gallery but unfortunately it is over an hour away and I just don't have the time to be there more often.












I have brought in my new pieces for the upcoming show Water, Water Everywhere. The new show runs from 02-25 October 2014, with the opening reception 0n 04 October from 1:00-4:00p.m. If you have the chance perhaps you will come out to view the exhibition.