Kabocha Squash and Garlic - A Work in Progress

Today at KAGS I took the first of a four day workshop with Michel St-Jean in painting representational art.

While we were waiting for all of the class to arrive we put a thin wash using our choice of neutral grey #5 or #6 for the under paint on the canvas and set it aside to dry.











We had a discussion about what to expect over the next classes and in order to keep it fairly simple we would be working on a still life, but the same techniques we are learning can be used on almost any type of painting including portraits and animals.

We were shown the Charles Barque method of drawing in order to get the proportion correct and asked to do our drawing of the still life and then transfer it by making a grid and enlarging it to fit the canvas.















I will post this piece at a later date once I am happy with the drawing and have it transferred onto the canvas.

ACEO - Autumn 1

It looks as though our Indian summer is over with the morning starting at 30F (-1C); although it started off sunny, it quickly became overcast and the high was 48F (9C). We can expect the temperature to continue to drop over the rest of the year.

Today I mowed the lawn for probably the last time this year which is a good thing since with the cold wind I had to wear gloves and a winter jacket to keep warm.

I thought I would like to paint an autumn scene and I started by putting in a sky with cobalt blue and a hint of alizarin crimson.















Next I put in the foreground field with various mixes of raw sienna, new gamboge and aureolin.

Once the sky was completely dry, I indicated a few trees along the edge of the field and painted in the tree trunks and branches with a mixture of French ultramarine blue and burnt sienna.

Using a sponge and mixes of cadmium red, cadmium yellow and new gamboge I added in the leaves on to the trees. I used the same colours to add the fallen leaves at the base of the tree trunks.















Lastly, I added in some growies into the foreground with raw sienna.

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.

Ingredients - A Work in Progress

This is another of the sketches I did from last week when the theme in the Still Life class was Baking.

I liked the way the various ingredients for making cookies like shortening, baking soda, baking powder and sugar were set together.













I used French ultramarine for the background and I will have to go back in once the paint is completely dry to even out the colour.

I will post this painting at a later date once I have completed some of the ingredients.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.