Invitation for Black & White Plus One Colour

Today I was informed that my image of The Standardbred was chosen for one of the invitations for the Black & White Plus One Colour Art Show coming up later this month.

For the full image of the black and white drawing of The Standardbred please go to my post on 01 April 2013.

It is of a Standardbred stallion, Remlap Joe that my parents owned and raced back in the mid 70's.

He sired two foals that also made it to the racetrack.

When they retired from racing they were exhibited in Roadster classes in many of the local Fairs and Exhibitions in the area where they won many awards for their speed in the show ring.

If you have a chance please come out for the show at the Kawartha Artists’ Gallery and Studio. It runs from 24 Aug - 11 Sep 16, with the opening reception on 28 Aug 16 from 1-4pm.

Communion - A Work in Progress

The heat wave continues with the temperature today climbing to 89F (31.7C) and feeling like 95F (35C), so I decided to spend the day painting.

I pulled out this painting (see posts on 09 May and 18 July 2016) that I need to have completed for the 150th Anniversary of the St. John the Baptist Anglican Church Art Show coming up next month.













With a mix of raw sienna and a small amount of burnt sienna I put in the under paint for the horizontal boards on the wall and while the paint was still wet streaked in a pale mix of burnt sienna and French ultramarine blue.

Next I worked on the communion tray using various combinations of the raw sienna mix, burnt sienna, French ultramarine blue and alizarin crimson.

While that was drying I mixed up a warm, dark colour for the table top using French ultramarine blue and both of the siennas.

I applied the paint in horizontal layers, having areas of light and darker colour throughout the top of the table.














For the shadows on the edges of the panels; and for the shadows under the table I used a mix of French ultramarine blue, burnt sienna and alizarin crimson.

First I put in the shadows cast by the edges of the panels and then I started with the shadows beneath the table. I hadn't gotten very far when I realized that if I kept working on this piece I may make a mess of it. So I left it for the night, after all tomorrow is another day.

I will post this painting at a later date once the shadows beneath the table have been completed.

Confirmed Shows for 2016 - August

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.

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

Kawartha Artists’ Gallery and Studio, Peterborough, Ont.
KAGS
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.

Kawartha Arts Network - Art on Kent, Lindsay, Ont.
KAN
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.

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

MacKelvie Gallery, Keene, Ont.
Lang Pioneer Village
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-2pm.

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

Please come out and enjoy the artwork displayed at these shows.

Autumn Snow 1 and 2 - Two Works in Progress

Since the 15th July we have had only two days without humidity and all the rest were 86F (30C) or higher, which is unheard of in this part of Ontario. With today no different and the temperature is at 82F (27.8C) and the humidity at 89F (31.7C) with a few sprinkles of rain.

We will see if August brings more of the same.

I thought I should work on a winter scene to "cool" things down, so I pulled out these two little paintings that I have been working on at various times this year (see posts on 29 February 2016 and 11 May 2016).

Using a mixture of French ultramarine blue and raw sienna, I painted in the pine trees on both paintings.

Autumn Snow 1

Next I mixed a grey with French ultramarine blue and burnt sienna.

I started painting in the tree trunks and branches on the maple trees, doing the furthest away ones first.

I darkened the paint gradually by adding either a little more of the blue or of the brown as I painted the in closer trees.

I will post each of these paintings at a later date as they are completed.

Autumn Snow 2

Thank you for looking at my artwork.

Transportation Show at Art on Kent

Today I did a double shift at Art on Kent for the final day of the Transportation show.

It is a good thing that there is an air conditioner at the Gallery otherwise with the heat 84F (28.9C) and the humidity 93F (33.9C) it would have been unbearable.

I was surprised to see that in the back room one of my paintings had its own wall.

In the main Gallery area five of my paintings were placed in a grouping together by themselves on another wall which was even more surprising.













My final painting with the Transportation theme was in the center of the middle Gallery wall in between two large photographs of antique cars.














The heat didn't keep people from coming in to view the exhibit and even though I had taken out pieces to paint while at the Gallery I didn't have any time to work on them.

Abandoned House I - A Work in Progress

It is going to be another hot 86F (30C) and humid 91F (33C) day and this morning I worked in my garden before it got too hot.

Since I didn't have a lot of time after lunch before my friends came over, so I pulled out this pen and ink drawing that I had started a while ago (see posts on 19 June 2013 and 20 March 2016).

I outlined the building first and will decide later whether to make it into a stone house or a log house.













Next I finished the trunk and branches on the tree on the right side of the building.

While waiting for my friends to arrive I added some more grasses and growies along the path to the building and around the tree.

I will post this drawing again at a later date once I have completed the building.

OSWOA - Sailboat 2

After the weekend show Art @ the Locks, where I had the opportunity to watch all kinds of boats and watercraft going through Lock 27 on the Trent Severn Waterway heading either to Clear Lake or to the Otonabee River and Katchewanooka Lake I decided that working on a painting with boats would be appropriate.

With the continuing high heat 84F (28.9C) and humidity 93F (33.9C) I wanted to work on a painting that brings memories of a day on the lake with the wind on my face; so I pulled this painting out that I had been working on since last year (see posts on 29 August 2015, 24 January, 28 February and 05 May 2016).

I started on the sails and painted in the highlights with new gamboge.

I used a mix of French ultramarine blue, cobalt blue and alizarin crimson for the darkest show on the sails and lightened the colour for the lighter areas. Once this was dry I applied a wash of new gamboge to the shadowed areas.

I painted in the hull of the boat with alizarin crimson.

Next I used the same colour to reflect the hull colours into the water and then added cobalt blue to put in the darker areas of the wave ripples at the back of the boat.

With a dark mix of French ultramarine blue and burnt sienna I put in the rigging lines, mast, windows, cabin door, motor, rudder and the heads on the people.

With a mix of cadmium yellow and cadmium red I painted in the life jackets. Lastly, with cadmium red I put the number on the sail.

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 300lb. Arches 100% rag, acid free watercolour paper. It is priced at $50.00 and sold unframed.