Rosebud

Today I worked on this painting that I had started last year when I taught a class on floral paintings with poured backgrounds.

I removed the masking from the rosebud and started with the under paint using a wash of new gamboge over the entire flower and let it dry completely.

I worked on one petal at a time making sure that it was not touching another petal that was still wet.

The next layer of colour was new gamboge with a small amount of cadmium yellow.

I continued until all the petals had the second layer of colour.

The colour was darkened by adding more cadmium yellow and a touch of cadmium red to the mixture for the third layer of colour.

Cadmium red was added to each additional layer of colour until all the petals were completed.

Using a mix of French ultramarine blue and aureolin the first layer of colour was put onto the calyx. As each layer dried a little more of the blue was added to darken the green until it was finished.

This is an original 5” x 7” framed watercolour and is available for $95.00.

Frozen Barns

Today we hung works by eight members of the Buckhorn Artists' Group at Showplace Performance Centre in Peterborough. The show will run from 02-28 February 2010.

I have a solo exhibit of my paintings at Showplace in April of this year, and I will post more information about it closer to the time of the show.

The painting I am exhibiting with the Buckhorn Artists' Group is Frozen Barns, an original 22" x 30" framed, watercolour painting available for $980.00.














Please excuse the reflections that appear on the picture of the painting but I had framed it before I took a photograph of it.

The cold weather brings back memories of when I started this painting of my barns. It had been a cold winter day and many of the roads were closed due to the freezing rain we had overnight and continued throughout the morning. The tree branches and grasses were coated in glittering armour made of ice, which crackled as the wind blew. Just for a moment a ray of sunlight managed to force its way through the storm clouds to brighten the snow bank before the barn.

Thank you for coming to look at my artwork.

Confirmed Shows for 2010 - February

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 Artists’ Gallery and Studio, Peterborough, Ont.
17 Jan – 11 Feb Black and White
Opening Reception 17 Jan 10 from 1-4pm.
14 Feb – 04 Mar Winter Escapes
Opening Reception 14 Feb 10 from 1-4pm.
28 Mar – 15 Apr Faces and Figures
Opening Reception 28 Mar from 1-4pm.
06-24 Jun Spring into Summer
Opening Reception 06 Jun 10 from 1-4pm.
11 Jul - 05 Aug People, Places and Things
Opening Reception 11 Jul 10 from 1-4pm.
05-23 Sep Driven to Abstraction
Opening Reception 05 Sep 10 from 1-4pm.
24 Oct – 11 Nov Outdoor Painters Show
Opening Reception 24 Oct 10 from 1-4pm.
05-22 Dec & 04-13 Jan 11 Christmas Show
Opening Reception 05 Dec 10 from 1-4pm.

Showplace Performance Centre, Peterborough, Ont.
02-27 Feb Buckhorn Artists’ Group Show
30 Mar - 04 May Solo Show

Above Loblaws, Lindsay, Ont.
05 Mar Women in Art

Envinrude Centre, Peterborough, Ont.
01-03 Apr Kawartha Home and Cottage Show

St Matthews Church, Buckhorn, Ont
Buckhorn Artists' Group
22-24 May 22nd Annual Among Friends Art Show
07-15 Aug 20th Annual Shades of Summer Art Show

Settlers' Village, Bobcaygeon, Ont.
09-11 Jul Bobcaygeon Fine Arts Festival

Kingston Kennel Club Show, Kingston, Ont.
24-25 Jul

The Lindsay Gallery, Lindsay, Ont.
23 Nov - 18 Dec Christmas Show
Opening Reception 25 Nov from 7-8:30pm.

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