Pretty in Pink - A Work in Progress

 The image of one of my Standard Poodles, Fourwinds Angel Song at Casava C.D. has been transferred onto a sheet of watercolour paper.

Angel always enjoyed having the bows put into her hair after being groomed and she would prance around looking so proud of herself.

I will post this painting at a later date once I have the under painting completed.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and enjoy the artwork.

Drift Away - A Work in Progress

This is a small painting of reflections in water in an autumn setting.

I am going to put a duck swimming in the water and it still needs more work done to the foreground.

I will post this painting at a later date once I have decided which species of duck I am going to use.

Now I had better get going to Norwood where I will be judging the art show at the Norwood Fair.

Confirmed Shows for 2011 and 2012 - October

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.

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

Kawartha Artists’ Gallery, Peterborough, Ont. 2011 Listings
KAGS
30 Oct – 16 Nov Outdoor Painters' Group Show
Opening Reception 30 Oct 11 from 1-4pm.
04-23 Dec & 02-12 Jan 12 Winter Celebration
Opening Reception 04 Dec 11 from 1-4pm.
15 Jan - 02 Feb 12 Miniatures Squared
Opening Reception 15 Jan 12 from 1-4pm.
05-23 Feb 12 Bringing in the Sunshine
Opening Reception 05 Feb 12 from 1-4pm.
15 Apr - 03 May 12 People and Portraits
Opening Reception 15 Apr 12 from 1-4pm.
25 May - 07 Jun 12 Figuratively Speaking
Opening Reception 25 May 12 from 1-4pm.
10-28 Jun 12 Unfolding
Opening Reception 10 Jun 12 from 1-4pm.
23 Sep - 11 Oct 12 Our Town
Opening Reception 23 Sep 12 from 1-4pm.
28 Oct – 15 Nov Outdoor Painters' Group Show
Opening Reception 28 Oct 12 from 1-4pm.
09-22 Dec 12 & 03-10 Jan 13 Christmas Show
Opening Reception 09 Dec 12 from 1-4pm.

St Matthews Church, Buckhorn, Ont
BuckhornArtistsGroup
19-21 May 24th Annual Among Friends Art Show
11-19 Aug 22nd Annual Shades of Summer Art Show

Evening Light 1 - A Work in Progress

Before going to bed last night I did this quick painting of the Magnetawan River on the far side of the property, I will finish it at a later date.

Today was another bright and sunny day for our return journey.

The leaves were out in full glowing colours as we stopped at Ragged Falls first and had lunch, then onto the Visitor's Centre were there was a wonderful display of artwork of Algonquin Park.

After talking with a couple of the other Outdoor Painters I will check into having an exhibition there with the Group and work on creating paintings of the Park for a show.

Dawn Silhouette 3 - A Work in Progress

Today is a bright and beautiful, sunny day which is a pleasant change from the all rain we have been having.

Before I went down to have breakfast I did a quick painting as the sun came up of the same big pine from last night.

I will post this painting at a later date once it is completed.

Lorraine and I decided to go out touring around the countryside, with our first stop being at Cellar Falls where I took a lot of photographs of the twin falls and did a couple of very rough sketches.

Then on to Magnetawan to get photographs of the St. George the Martyr Anglican Church which was built in 1880 and is probably one of the most uniquely constructed buildings in the area. 

It was made famous when painted by A.J. Casson (one of the Group of Seven) and entitled "The Anglican Church at Magnetawan". This painting currently hangs in the National Art Gallery in Ottawa, Ontario. 

From there we took a wrong turn and ended up getting lost, although it was a beautiful scenic route and we did manage to make it back to the Koepnfli Inn in time for supper.

After the meal it was the custom to have a critique done on all the paintings that were completed over the course of the last three days.

Guess who had to do the critiquing? The work from the fourteen artists was incredible.

Thank you for coming to look at my artwork and I hope you will return often.

Hunter's Moon - A Work in Progress

Today was another overcast day with scattered showers but it did not stop us from going out, taking pictures and painting the area around the Knoepfli Inn.

After supper most of the Group met in our cabin as it had a fairly large living room and we had an enjoyable evening.

After the last person left, I spent some time out on the balcony. You could see the Magnetawan River and although the moon was in the first quarter I decided to paint the large pine with a full moon behind it and the reflections on the almost still water.

I will post this painting at a later date once it is completed.

Going to Magnetawan

It was a rainy day as a number of the Outdoor Painters' Group headed out to Magnetawan for a four day paint out.

One of the bright spots of the trip was when we stopped at Tim Horton's in Minden to collect more of the Group. Across the road at a motel there were a number of antique cars in the lot.

I braved the rain and took pictures of them. The oldest was from 1924 and the newest from 1939.

Autumn Forest

We arrived at the Knoepfli Inn in the early afternoon and got settled in our cabins. I shared the big cabin with Christa and Carol.

Before supper I followed the trail that ran through the property and came across this scene and did the under painting for my small colour sketch.

I will post it at a later date when I have more of it completed. 

Thank you for looking at my artwork.