This is a listing of confirmed shows that I will be exhibiting my artwork at this year and into next year. I will update the list as more shows are added.
Kawartha Artists’ Gallery, Peterborough, Ont.
KAGS
26 Aug - 27 Sep 15 Faces and Figures
Opening Reception 29 Aug 15 from 1-4pm.
11-29 Nov 15 Outdoor Painters' Show - Elements of Nature
Opening Reception 14 Nov 15 from 1-4pm.
02-20 Dec 15 and 06-17 Jan 16 Christmas Show and Sale
Opening Reception 05 Dec 15 from 1-4pm.
24 Feb - 24 Mar 16 The Abstract Show
Opening Reception 28 Feb 16 from 1-4pm.
13 Apr - 05 May 16 Floral and Still Life
Opening Reception 17 Apr 16 from 1-4pm.
15 Jun - 10 Jul 16 Figuratively Speaking
Opening Reception 19 Jun 16 from 1-4pm.
24 Aug - 11 Sep 16 Black and White Plus 1 Colour
Opening Reception 28 Aug 16 from 1-4pm.
28 Sep -23 Oct 16 Fall Show
Opening Reception 02 Oct 16 from 1-4pm.
26 Oct - 13 Nov 16 Outdoor Painters' Show
Opening Reception 30 Oct 16 from 1-4pm.
30 Nov -18 Dec 16 and 04-15 Jan 17 Christmas Show and Sale
Opening Reception 04 Dec 16 from 1-4pm.
Fenelon Falls Fair Grounds, Fenelon Falls, Ont.
KawarthaArtsFestival
05-06 Sep 15 Kawartha Arts Festival
Township of Douro-Dummer Library Art Gallery, Warsaw, Ont.
08 Sep - 24 Oct 15 Three Good Friends
Opening Reception 11 Sep 15 from 7-8pm.
Millennium Park, Peterborough, Ont.
5th Annual Purple Onion Festival
20 Sep 15 from 11am-4:00pm.
Dancing Blueberries, 360 George St. N., Peterborough, Ont.
02-28 Oct 15
28 Sep - 03 Nov 16
Kawartha Arts Network - Art on Kent, Lindsay, Ont.
KAN
03-31 Dec 15 and 07 Jan-16 Jan 16 Affordibleism
Opening Reception 05 Dec 15 from 1-3pm.
Extendicare, 860 Alexander Court, Peterborough, Ont.
07 Nov 16 - 02 Jan 17
Please come out and enjoy the artwork displayed at these shows.
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Run Wild, Run Free 1
Today, I decided that I would do a quick sketch of the various horses I have owned over the course of many years.
The only things I pre-decided about the drawing was that Co-Co and Buck would be placed at the front of the herd as the lead mare and her foal and that my first horse, Tom would bring up the rear as though he was the stallion guarding his herd.
Next, I made a list of all the horses I or the family has owned since 1972 and I was surprised at the number that we had over the 43 years.
I did sketches of a dozen of the earlier horses that we had owned and moved them around in the herd and added their names to where they were placed.
After doing this, I already know that I will do another drawing of the remaining horses.
I will post this drawing at a later date as more details are added to each of the horses I have placed in this sketch.
The only things I pre-decided about the drawing was that Co-Co and Buck would be placed at the front of the herd as the lead mare and her foal and that my first horse, Tom would bring up the rear as though he was the stallion guarding his herd.
Next, I made a list of all the horses I or the family has owned since 1972 and I was surprised at the number that we had over the 43 years.
I did sketches of a dozen of the earlier horses that we had owned and moved them around in the herd and added their names to where they were placed.
After doing this, I already know that I will do another drawing of the remaining horses.
I will post this drawing at a later date as more details are added to each of the horses I have placed in this sketch.
Monday, August 31, 2015
Wine Glass I - A Work in Progress
Today I wanted to work in pastel for a change and I decided that I would do a still life of a wine glass.
With the sunlight coming in through the kitchen window and lighting up the glass on the table, I knew that I would have to work rather quickly to capture the image before the light changed.
Using only black and white pastel on a coloured background of Canson Mi-Tientes paper, it didn't take long to draw in the highlights and shadows.
I will post this drawing at a later date once I have made the glass stand upright and sober.
Thank you for looking at my artwork.
With the sunlight coming in through the kitchen window and lighting up the glass on the table, I knew that I would have to work rather quickly to capture the image before the light changed.Using only black and white pastel on a coloured background of Canson Mi-Tientes paper, it didn't take long to draw in the highlights and shadows.
I will post this drawing at a later date once I have made the glass stand upright and sober.
Thank you for looking at my artwork.
Sunday, August 30, 2015
Countryside Art Group Blog - Show Updates
On the first of each month I will update the Countryside Art Group's blog with a listing of shows where the various artists in the Group are exhibiting their work.
If you get a chance come out and visit them at one or all of the shows.
If you get a chance come out and visit them at one or all of the shows.
Saturday, August 29, 2015
Stoney Lake Boat Cruise and Sailboat Sketches 1-7
Last week we tried to get reservations for the three hour sunset dinner cruise for our anniversary, but unfortunately not enough people were booked to take the dinner and sightseeing cruise on the Kawartha Spirit with Stoney Lake Boat Cruises so it was cancelled.
Today was a different story altogether and I made sure that I was well prepared for taking plenty of photographs and had a spare 64GB SD card and plenty of batteries for my camera.
I also took along a note pad, a sketch book and a couple of pencils just in case there was a little time in between taking pictures and notes of the placces to do a few sketches.
Sailboat 1
Back in May, Cindy, Norma and I had been out sketching and taking photographs on Norma's family farm in Woodview and we stopped at the Viamede Resort located on the Mount Julian Viamede Road to see if it would be a good site for the Outdoor Painters' Group to have a paint out there for next year.
It was there, that I found the Stoney Lake Boat Cruises located at the Public Dock adjacent to the Resort.
Needless to say, I picked up a number of brochures to bring back to the Group for consideration as a paint out location for next year and that some of the Outdoor Painters may be interested in taking the boat cruise before then.
Sailboat 2
We arrived early and I took a number of photographs of the cruise boat which is named the "Kawartha Spirit". It is the largest Canadian Coast Guard approved vessel in the Kawarthas and has a passenger capacity of 200 people.
It wasn't long before we were allowed to board and were greeted by the smiling, welcoming crew.
We were shown our table for the evening meal and then went to explore the rest of the boat and find a place on the upper deck.
The view from the upper deck was wonderful and I wasted no time taking photographs.
Sailboat 3
At the front of the deck by the pilot house there was a ladder leading down to the bow of the boat, we had to go and explore that area as well before heading back up on the deck.
We were very fortunate in that it was a sunny, warm evening with a mild breeze blowing to keep away the humidity and we were to have a clear, almost cloudless night.
It seemed like only a few minutes had passed and the crew was casting off the lines and we were underway for the start of our three hour boat cruise.
Sailboat 4
Captain Randy Hinton introduced himself and provided a wealth of information about the history of the area, the many points of interest and was very helpful in answering all questions asked by the passengers throughout the entire cruise.
Stoney Lake consists of three interconnected lakes, having Upper Stoney Lake in the northeast, Stoney Lake in the centre and Clear Lake to the southwest.
Stoney Lake forms the eastern end of the Kawartha Lakes Region.
Stoney Lake is one of the deepest of all the Kawartha Lakes with a maximum depth of 105' (32m).
Sailboat 5
The scenery was breath taking as we slowly cruised through some of the over 1,000 islands found in Stoney Lake and viewed many of the spectacular mansions, gorgeous waterfront homes and a large number of island cottages of every shape and size imaginable.
At the halfway point which was near St. Peter's on-the-Rock Anglican Church which is located on a small island
and is ironically located in the narrows between the Devil's Elbow and the Hell's Gate Channels and is accessible only by boat.
Here we were called below deck to enjoy a buffet supper consisting of roast beef complete with all the fixings.
Sailboat 6
After the meal we returned to the upper deck and watched as the sun slowly set filling the lake with glowing colours.
Although we did not enter Upper Stoney Lake we did head far enough south to enter Clear Lake where we turned around before heading past the Burleigh Falls Lock 28 and heading up into Burleigh Bay.
There we were greeted by the rising of a full moon which reflected into the water before turning around and then slowly making our way back to the Public Dock in Stoney Lake.
Sailboat 7
We thoroughly enjoyed the cruise and will definitely go on this one again next year.
I also hope to go on one of the Public Lunch Cruises on either a Tuesday or Thursday which departs at 11:00am as well as one of the Daily Cruises which depart at 2:00 pm.
Today was a different story altogether and I made sure that I was well prepared for taking plenty of photographs and had a spare 64GB SD card and plenty of batteries for my camera.I also took along a note pad, a sketch book and a couple of pencils just in case there was a little time in between taking pictures and notes of the placces to do a few sketches.
Sailboat 1
Back in May, Cindy, Norma and I had been out sketching and taking photographs on Norma's family farm in Woodview and we stopped at the Viamede Resort located on the Mount Julian Viamede Road to see if it would be a good site for the Outdoor Painters' Group to have a paint out there for next year.
It was there, that I found the Stoney Lake Boat Cruises located at the Public Dock adjacent to the Resort.Needless to say, I picked up a number of brochures to bring back to the Group for consideration as a paint out location for next year and that some of the Outdoor Painters may be interested in taking the boat cruise before then.
Sailboat 2
We arrived early and I took a number of photographs of the cruise boat which is named the "Kawartha Spirit". It is the largest Canadian Coast Guard approved vessel in the Kawarthas and has a passenger capacity of 200 people.
It wasn't long before we were allowed to board and were greeted by the smiling, welcoming crew. We were shown our table for the evening meal and then went to explore the rest of the boat and find a place on the upper deck.
The view from the upper deck was wonderful and I wasted no time taking photographs.
Sailboat 3
At the front of the deck by the pilot house there was a ladder leading down to the bow of the boat, we had to go and explore that area as well before heading back up on the deck.
We were very fortunate in that it was a sunny, warm evening with a mild breeze blowing to keep away the humidity and we were to have a clear, almost cloudless night.It seemed like only a few minutes had passed and the crew was casting off the lines and we were underway for the start of our three hour boat cruise.
Sailboat 4
Captain Randy Hinton introduced himself and provided a wealth of information about the history of the area, the many points of interest and was very helpful in answering all questions asked by the passengers throughout the entire cruise.
Stoney Lake consists of three interconnected lakes, having Upper Stoney Lake in the northeast, Stoney Lake in the centre and Clear Lake to the southwest.Stoney Lake forms the eastern end of the Kawartha Lakes Region.
Stoney Lake is one of the deepest of all the Kawartha Lakes with a maximum depth of 105' (32m).
Sailboat 5
The scenery was breath taking as we slowly cruised through some of the over 1,000 islands found in Stoney Lake and viewed many of the spectacular mansions, gorgeous waterfront homes and a large number of island cottages of every shape and size imaginable.
At the halfway point which was near St. Peter's on-the-Rock Anglican Church which is located on a small island
and is ironically located in the narrows between the Devil's Elbow and the Hell's Gate Channels and is accessible only by boat.Here we were called below deck to enjoy a buffet supper consisting of roast beef complete with all the fixings.
Sailboat 6
After the meal we returned to the upper deck and watched as the sun slowly set filling the lake with glowing colours.
Although we did not enter Upper Stoney Lake we did head far enough south to enter Clear Lake where we turned around before heading past the Burleigh Falls Lock 28 and heading up into Burleigh Bay.There we were greeted by the rising of a full moon which reflected into the water before turning around and then slowly making our way back to the Public Dock in Stoney Lake.
Sailboat 7
We thoroughly enjoyed the cruise and will definitely go on this one again next year.
I also hope to go on one of the Public Lunch Cruises on either a Tuesday or Thursday which departs at 11:00am as well as one of the Daily Cruises which depart at 2:00 pm.
Friday, August 28, 2015
In the Shade - A Work in Progress
Today I thought I would continue with this drawing that I had worked on earlier this year (see posts on 04 August 2013 and 28 March 2015).
I started by working on the mares and foals on the right side of the main tree.
Next I added the grass beneath the horses' hooves to ground them.
I decided to add a barn into the background and put it in behind my original horse.
I will post this drawing again once I have completed the rest of the horses.
I started by working on the mares and foals on the right side of the main tree.
Next I added the grass beneath the horses' hooves to ground them.
I decided to add a barn into the background and put it in behind my original horse.
I will post this drawing again once I have completed the rest of the horses.
Thursday, August 27, 2015
Buckhorn Artists' Group Blog - Shades of Summer Art Show and Sale
If you go to the Buckhorn Artists' Group blog you can see the daily results about what happened during the Shades of Summer Art Show and Sale as well as some of the paintings that were exhibited in the show.
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