Dark Water I - A Work in Progress

I came across this sketch that I did a number of years ago at the on a paint out with the KAGS Outdoor Painters' Group, while we were at the Peterborough Riverview Park and Zoo.

This was of a part of the small island on the lower level of the Park near the bridge.

I had a little bit of time and I started with the two pine trees at the edge of the water and the rocks at their base.

I will post this painting at a later date once more work on it has been completed.

Thank you for looking at my artwork.

Confirmed Shows for 2016 - July

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 Arts Network - Art on Kent, Lindsay, Ont.
KAN
09 Jun - 02 Jul 16 Annual All Members' Show
Opening Reception 11 Jun 16 from 1-3pm.
07-30 Jul 16 Transportation
Opening Reception 09 Jul 16 from 1-3pm.
01-24 Sep 16 Mixed Masters
Opening Reception 03 Sep 16 from 1-3pm.
29 Sep - 22 Oct 16 Then and Now Part 2
Opening Reception 01 Oct 16 from 1-3pm.
27 Oct - 19 Nov 16 Feast for the Eyes
Opening Reception 29 Oct 16 from 1-3pm.
24 Nov - 17 Dec 16 and 05-14 Jan 17 Affordableism
Opening Reception 26 Nov 16 from 1-3pm.

Kawartha Artists’ Gallery, Peterborough, Ont.
KAGS
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 Nature's Palette
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 Warm in the Cold
Opening Reception 04 Dec 16 from 1-4pm.

Knoepfli Inn, 5484 Highway #124 Magnetawan, Ont.
22 Jun - 06 Oct 16 Scenes of Magnetawan

Art in the Garden, Peterborough, Ont.
Griffins
16 Jul 16 Griffin's Greenhouse, 3026 Lakefield Rd. 11am - 4pm.

Lockside Trading Company, 2805 River Ave, Youngs Point, Ont.
23-24 Jul 16 5th Annual Art @ the Locks from 9am-6pm.

St Matthews Church, Buckhorn, Ont.
BuckhornArtistsGroup
11-14 Aug 26th Annual Shades of Summer Art Show

MacKelvie Gallery, Keene, Ont.
PioneerVillage
01 Sep - 06 Oct Lang Pioneer Village Museum, Keene, Ont.

Fenelon Falls Fair Grounds, Fenelon Falls, Ont.
KawarthaArtsFestival
03-04 Sep 16

St. John the Baptist Anglican Church, 81 Queen St., Lakefield, Ont.
150th Anniversary Art Show and Sale
10 Sep - 29 Oct. on Saturdays from 11am-2pm.
Opening Reception 10 Sep 16 from 11am-3pm.

Canadian Canoe Museum, 910 Monaghan Road, Peterborough, Ont.
17-18 Sep The Uncommon Marketplace

Millennium Park, Peterborough, Ont.
6th Annual Purple Onion Festival
25 Sep 16 from 11am-4:00pm.

Dancing Blueberries, 360 George St. N., Peterborough, Ont.
28 Sep - 03 Nov 16

Cavan Arts
1st Annual Outdoor Painting Festival Cavan/Millbrook
02 October 2016

Extendicare, 860 Alexander Court, Peterborough, Ont.
07 Nov 16 - 02 Jan 17

I look forward to seeing you at some of these shows.

All Members' Show at Art on Kent

There was a lovely display of artwork by the members of the Kawartha Arts Network held Art on Kent for the month of June.












There is something for everyone on display from sculptures, photography and paintings in every media and a wide variety of subject matter.









If you have are in the area, please come out and enjoy the artwork before the exhibition closes on 02 July 2016.

OSWOA - Summer Evening 1

Today it is 79F (26.1C) with the humidity making it feel like 83F (28.3C) which is a nice summer day with a mild breeze.

I thought I would like to work on this painting that I had worked on a few months ago (see posts on 23 July 2013 and 11 February 2016) and try to complete it today.

I started by putting in the remaining tree trunks with a greyed brown of French ultramarine blue and burnt sienna and the branches on the low laying bushes at the base of the trees.

With Antwerp blue and new gamboge I put in the sunlit needles on all the trees with the exception of the one dead tree trunk.

For the mid tone needles I used French ultramarine blue and new gamboge as well as into some of the leaves on the bushes.

The shadowed needles were a mix of French ultramarine blue and raw sienna with a touch of burnt sienna.

The growies were painted with various combinations of cadmium yellow, cobalt blue and lemon yellow.

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 - Morning Fog 1 and 2

I wanted to complete these two little paintings that I had started a while ago (see posts on 12 September 2013 and 12 February 2016).

Working back and forth on the two paintings I started with a pale mixture of French ultramarine blue and burnt sienna and painted in the furthest back trees.

I added a small amount of burnt sienna to the pale mix and painted in the next closer trees.

Adding a little more blue I painted in the next layer of trees.

Morning Fog 2

Using a pale mix of raw sienna and the tree mix I painted in the the areas of water in the foreground on the first painting and on the grasses in the foreground and at the base of the closer trees in the second one.

Lastly I painted in the sun with aureolin.















Morning Fog 1

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

The ACEO shown here are all original watercolour paintings using Artist quality Winsor & Newton paint on 140lb. Arches 100% rag, acid free watercolour paper. They are priced at $20.00 each and sold unframed.

Coon Lake VIII

It is another hot 90F (32C) and humid 100F (38C) summer day and I thought I would work on a lake scene.

I pulled out this sketch that I did a couple of years ago (see posts on 29 July 2014 and 22 March 2016) while canoeing on Coon Lake.

I started by putting the shading on the rocks first and then added the water ripples below them.












Next I added in the pine trees in among the rocks and lastly added some grasses and growies.

This original 6" x 9” pen and ink drawing when matted and shrink wrapped will be available for $50.00.

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

Burleigh Falls 19 and 20

Today was a hot 88F (31C) and humid 97F 36C day, so Ron and I decided to go canoeing up by Burleigh Falls.

We put the canoe in the water just below the falls and paddled around to the other side of the far shore which was directly across from where we launched the canoe.

On the other side was another waterfall which was a section of Burleigh Falls that most people do not see unless they are on the water.

As we headed up toward Burleigh Bay I did a sketch of the shoreline, and it wasn't long before Ron started fishing and let the current carry us back to the Falls.












On the way back, I saw another artist sitting on a rock sketching and I decided to do a sketch of the artist.

It wasn't long until we returned to our launch point below the Falls and headed home.