Buckhorn Artists' Group Blog - Show Updates

I have updated the Buckhorn Artists' Group blog with a listing of shows some of the various artists in the Group are exhibiting their work in during the month of June.

If you get a chance come out and visit them at one or all of the shows.

Confirmed Shows for 2011 - June

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, Peterborough, Ont.
KAGS
05-23 Jun Temperatures Rising
Opening Reception 05 Jun 11 from 1-4pm.
11-29 Sep Changes
Opening Reception 11 Sep 11 from 1-4pm.
30 Oct – 16 Nov Outdoor Painters' Group Show
Opening Reception 30 Oct 11 from 1-4pm.
04-23 Dec & 02-05 Jan 12 Christmas Show
Opening Reception 04 Dec 11 from 1-4pm.

Art in the Garden, Peterborough, Ont.
GardenRoute
25-26 Jun Horlings Garden Centre, 3056 Lakefield Rd. 10am - 4pm

Norwood Legion Hall – Branch 300, Corner of Alma and King Street, Norwood, Ont.
01-03 Jul Norwood 3rd Annual Art Show and Sale 10-4pm.

Settlers' Village, Bobcaygeon, Ont.
SettlersVillage
15-17 Jul 6th Annual Bobcaygeon Fine Arts Festival

St Matthews Church, Buckhorn, Ont
BuckhornArtistsGroup
06-14 Aug 21st Annual Shades of Summer Art Show

MacKelvie Gallery, Keene, Ontario
PioneerVillage
18 Aug - 06 Oct Lang Pioneer Village Museum, Keene, Ont.

Spanish Beauty - A Work in Progress

I decided to do a little more work on this painting that I had started in the Brian Smith workshop (see post on 10 April 2011 and for the start of this painting see posting on 13 May 2011).

I blocked in some of the hair around the face using pure Payne's grey.

This is to help with getting the correct value of the face for when the next layer of colour is painted to give more shape and contour to the face.

I added a little of the Payne's grey to the flesh tone mixture for the shadow colour.

Shadows were painted above the eyelid, beneath the eye, jaw, nose, in the nostril, crease of the chin and cheek.

A little alizarin crimson was added to the flesh tone to warm the some areas of the face on the forehead, temple, nose and cheek.

The lips were painted using the by adding more alizarin crimson to the warm flesh colour.

Using Payne's grey the eyebrow, eyelashes and pupil of the eye were lightly blocked in.

I will post this painting again once I have more of it completed.

Thank you for looking at my artwork.

Thunderheads - A Work in Progress

With all the rain and thunderstorms we have been having I thought I would like to do more thunderclouds.

Using a grey of French ultramarine blue and burnt sienna I brushed in the lower clouds.

Adding a little more burnt sienna to the grey mix I painted a layer of darker clouds behind the grey ones.

Using pure French ultramarine blue I brushed the sky into the background behind the clouds.

I will probably add some tree tops into the foreground and I will post this painting once it is completed.

Cloud Layers - A Work in Progress

Last month I did three paintings (Against the Clouds 1-3 see post on 20 April 2011) which had a Group of Seven feel about it.

Today I wanted to do something similar.

Using cobalt blue I started the bottom layer of thunderheads with horizontal strokes. Then I painted in the upper edge of the next layer of clouds. Nest a third layer was painted softening the colour downward.

I added Antwerp blue to the cobalt blue and painted in the sky behind the clouds leaving the final edge of the highest layer of clouds.

Once the clouds were dry I painted raw sienna into some of the clouds to give a little warmth to the picture.

I will probably add trees into the foreground to have them stand out from the background clouds like I did with the ACEO.

I will post this painting when is completed.

Colours - A Work in Progress

This small piece was created by dropping the three primaries on a piece of glass, then placing a piece of wet watercolour paper over it and using a brayer to press the colour onto the paper.

The paper was lifted from the glass and set aside to dry slightly until the shine leaves the paper.

While waiting for the paper to dry new gamboge, alizarin crimson and cobalt blue were mixed together for a dark. The first layer of pine trees were brushed into the background.

I will post this painting once it is finished.

Shades of Pink - A Work in Progress

Today is one of those days where I just cannot get motivated to complete one of the many paintings I have started. But I do like to try and work on something every day.

I decided I would use Antwerp Blue and alizarin crimson and at least get a background painted which I can complete at a later date when I know what would go well with the colours.

I will definitely post this later once I decide what it needs.

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