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.
31 Jul - 04 Oct 17 Scenes of Magnetawan
The Point - the Young's Point Diner and Pizzeria, 403 South Beach Rd., Lakefield, Ont.
03 August to 24 November 17
Kawartha Artists’ Gallery and Studio, Peterborough, Ont.
KAGS
16 Aug - 10 Sep 17 Faces and Figures
Opening Reception 20 Aug 17 from 1-4p.m.
13 Sep - 08 Oct 17 150 Years of Canada's History Featuring Peterborough County
Opening Reception 17 Sep 17 from 1-4p.m.
25 Oct -12 Nov Outdoor Painters' Show- Rural Outlook
Opening Reception 30 Oct 17 from 1-4p.m.
29 Nov - 22 Dec 17 and 03-21 Jan 18 The Winter Show
Opening Reception 03 Dec 17 from 1-4p.m.
27th Annual Shades of Summer Art Show, St Matthews Church, Buckhorn, Ont.
17-20 Aug 17 Buckhorn Artists' Group
28th Annual Kawartha Arts Festival, Fenelon Falls Fair Grounds, Fenelon Falls, Ont.
02-03 Sep 17
Millennium Park, Peterborough, Ont.
7th Annual Purple Onion Festival
24 Sep 16 from 11am-4:00pm.
Extendicare, 860 Alexander Court, Peterborough, Ont.
30 Oct 17 - 01 Jan 18
Please come out and enjoy the artwork displayed at these shows.
Tuesday, August 1, 2017
Monday, July 31, 2017
Scenes of Magnetawan
Today Norma MacEachern and I went up to the Knoepfli Inn, at 5484 Highway 124 in Magnetawan, Ontario to hang the Scenes of Magnetawan art exhibit.
Once we arrived we brought almost 50 paintings into the Inn, unpacked them and placed them on the tables so we could see what we had to hang.
We picked the largest paintings first as focal points and would place the smaller paintings around them to make a pleasing arrangement.
Two of the larger paintings were placed in between the windows.
Next three brightly coloured paintings were put on the wall by the stairs.
Two larger paintings were put onto the main wall with a smaller one to be the centre between them.
First a smaller painting was placed over the light switches.
The remaining four spaces were filled in with paintings having similar frames, colours or subject matter.
Working on the next wall three paintings by one artist whose style was completely different than any of the artists were hung.
On another of the smaller walls in the main dining room we hung three paintings together that had darker wood frames and had orange, green and yellow colours that went well together.
We moved onto the hutch in the corner of the dining room and started with two larger paintings first.
Keeping to green, grey and pastel colours we placed paintings that went well with the larger pieces.
Now that the dining room was completed we started into the lounge area.
First we placed a large vertical painting on each of the corner walls behind the piano which were brightly coloured and would attract attention.
The rest of the areas required smaller paintings.
That would be placed around the mounted deer heads and annual fishing tournament plaques hanging on the walls.
Below the plaque a single painting was hung that had a frame of the same wood as the plaque.
Around the first deer head two paintings were placed that had autumn colours which added a bright spot to the room.
On the last wall four paintings were hung having either neutral tones or autumn colours.
The Scenes of Magnetawan exhibit will be at the Knoepfli Inn from 31 July to 04 October 2017, hopefully some of you will be able to go out and enjoy the show.
Once we arrived we brought almost 50 paintings into the Inn, unpacked them and placed them on the tables so we could see what we had to hang.We picked the largest paintings first as focal points and would place the smaller paintings around them to make a pleasing arrangement.
Two of the larger paintings were placed in between the windows.
Next three brightly coloured paintings were put on the wall by the stairs.
Two larger paintings were put onto the main wall with a smaller one to be the centre between them.First a smaller painting was placed over the light switches.
The remaining four spaces were filled in with paintings having similar frames, colours or subject matter.
Working on the next wall three paintings by one artist whose style was completely different than any of the artists were hung.
On another of the smaller walls in the main dining room we hung three paintings together that had darker wood frames and had orange, green and yellow colours that went well together.We moved onto the hutch in the corner of the dining room and started with two larger paintings first.
Keeping to green, grey and pastel colours we placed paintings that went well with the larger pieces.
Now that the dining room was completed we started into the lounge area. First we placed a large vertical painting on each of the corner walls behind the piano which were brightly coloured and would attract attention.
The rest of the areas required smaller paintings.
That would be placed around the mounted deer heads and annual fishing tournament plaques hanging on the walls.
Below the plaque a single painting was hung that had a frame of the same wood as the plaque.
Around the first deer head two paintings were placed that had autumn colours which added a bright spot to the room.
On the last wall four paintings were hung having either neutral tones or autumn colours.
The Scenes of Magnetawan exhibit will be at the Knoepfli Inn from 31 July to 04 October 2017, hopefully some of you will be able to go out and enjoy the show.
Sunday, July 30, 2017
House on the Hill II - A Work in Progress
Today was another hot sunny day 82F (28C) with the humidity making it feel like 90F (32C) but there was a nice breeze blowing which is making the weather bearable.
Ron and I went out in the side by side down the front field where he has been clearing some of the overgrown pathways that lead to the pond and to the trails that go through the 60 acres (24 hectares) of forest at the south end of the property.
As usual I took my sketch book with me so I could draw while I was waiting. I did this sketch of my house on the top of the hill.
I will post this drawing at a later date once the foreground has been completed.
Thank you for looking at my artwork.
Ron and I went out in the side by side down the front field where he has been clearing some of the overgrown pathways that lead to the pond and to the trails that go through the 60 acres (24 hectares) of forest at the south end of the property.As usual I took my sketch book with me so I could draw while I was waiting. I did this sketch of my house on the top of the hill.
I will post this drawing at a later date once the foreground has been completed.
Thank you for looking at my artwork.
Friday, July 28, 2017
ACEO - Fence Posts 2
Today I wanted to finish this painting that I had started a couple of years ago (see posts on 17 July and 21 October 2016).
I started by using various greens made of Antwerp blue, French ultramarine blue, raw sienna and new gamboge to paint in the background trees and bushes.
Next I started on the fence posts; using various shades of grey made of various mixes of French ultramarine blue and burnt sienna to put in the various cracks, knots and crevices in the weathered wood.
With burnt sienna I ran the barbed wire between the fence posts.
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.
Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and enjoy the artwork. I hope you will return often.
I started by using various greens made of Antwerp blue, French ultramarine blue, raw sienna and new gamboge to paint in the background trees and bushes.
Next I started on the fence posts; using various shades of grey made of various mixes of French ultramarine blue and burnt sienna to put in the various cracks, knots and crevices in the weathered wood.With burnt sienna I ran the barbed wire between the fence posts.
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.
Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and enjoy the artwork. I hope you will return often.
Thursday, July 27, 2017
Dusk 8 and 10 - Two Works in Progress
Today as I was waiting for a couple of my friends to come over and pick me up so we can go to Curry's and buy some art supplies, I took out these two little paintings that I had started earlier this year (see post on 09 March 2017).
On the first one I indicated the far shoreline across the lake.
For now I will leave the foreground alone, as I am not quite sure if I want to put land and trees there or rocks.
On the second one which has a lot more sky, I put land on the horizon line.
Then I indicated a small island closer to the foreground.
Dusk 8
Now that my friends have arrived I will put both of these paintings away for now and I will post them again at a later date once they have been completed.
Dusk 10
On the first one I indicated the far shoreline across the lake.For now I will leave the foreground alone, as I am not quite sure if I want to put land and trees there or rocks.
On the second one which has a lot more sky, I put land on the horizon line.
Then I indicated a small island closer to the foreground.
Dusk 8
Now that my friends have arrived I will put both of these paintings away for now and I will post them again at a later date once they have been completed.
Dusk 10
Wednesday, July 26, 2017
Poster for the Crazy Cow Class at The Point
I just had the poster made for the class I am teaching at The Point - the Young's Point Diner and Pizzeria, at 403 South Beach Rd., Lakefield, Ontario on 23 August 2017.If you are interested in taking this class, please contact Janice Costa at The Point.
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
Path Through the Woods I
Today is the first time in a while that the weather has been nice so we could go out on the side by side without the rain.
Ron has been using the rocks he picks out of the back fields for filling in the trail through the sugar bush.
The mosquitoes swarm you when you are in the forest and some of them seem to be the size of jumbo jets.
I did this sketch of the trail which is about three quarters of the way down the trail.
Needless to say, we didn't spend a lot of time in there, but we did put three loads of rock on the trail trying to make the path easier to traverse; and I did a nice little sketch.
Ron has been using the rocks he picks out of the back fields for filling in the trail through the sugar bush.The mosquitoes swarm you when you are in the forest and some of them seem to be the size of jumbo jets.
I did this sketch of the trail which is about three quarters of the way down the trail.
Needless to say, we didn't spend a lot of time in there, but we did put three loads of rock on the trail trying to make the path easier to traverse; and I did a nice little sketch.
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