Confirmed Shows for 2012 - 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
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.
01-22 Dec 12 and 03-10 Jan 13 Christmas Show
Opening Reception 09 Dec 12 from 1-4pm.

St Matthews Church, Buckhorn, Ont
BuckhornArtistsGroup
11-19 Aug 22nd Annual Shades of Summer Art Show

St John the Baptist Anglican Church, Lakefield, Ont.
02 Jun Artists in Bloom

The Lindsay Gallery, Lindsay, Ont.
LindsayGallery
26 Jun - 28 Jul Annual Juried Art Show of Fine Arts/Visual Arts
Opening Reception 28 Jun from 7-8:30pm.
20 Nov - 21 Dec Christmas Show
Opening Reception 22 Nov from 7-8:30pm.

Cobourg Waterfront Festival, Cobourg, Ont.
Waterfrontfestival
30 Jun, 1-2 July The Lions Club Art Show and Sale

Settlers' Village, Bobcaygeon, Ont.
SettlersVillage
13-15 Jul 8th Annual Bobcaygeon Fine Arts Festival

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

Fenelon Falls Fairgrounds, Fenelon Falls, Ont.
KawarthaArtsFestival
01-02 Sep Kawartha Arts Festival

Kawartha Artists' 2nd Annual Paint Out
14 Sep Griffins Greenhouses, 3026 Lakefield, Rd. Peterborough, Ont. 10am - 4pm and
14 Sep Horlings Garden Centre, 3056 Lakefield, Rd. Peterborough, Ont. 10am - 4pm
15 Sep Elmhirst's Resort, Keene, Ont.10am - 4pm
16 Sep Peterborough Riverview Park and Zoo, Peterborough, Ont. 10am - 4pm

Algonquin Park, Whitney, Ont.
Algonquin
03 Nov 12 - 26 Jun 13 Algonquin Palette

House on the Hill 1 - A Work in Progress

While sitting the Figuratively Speaking show at KAGS I spent my time there working on a couple of small paintings.

I painted in an evening sky as a backdrop for the old farmhouse and then added the distant trees on the horizon in silhouette.

Next I painted in the roof and the chimneys on the farmhouse to finish the upper part of the painting.

Now I have to decide whether I wish to make this painting a winter scene or chose one of the other seasons.

Thank you for looking at my artwork.

Autumn Road - A Work in Progress

Today was a day to experiment with some of the things I had learned in a recent class.

I lightly drew in what my road looks like from the end of my driveway.

Instead of having the road paved as it is now, I am going to make it look like the gravel road it was when I first moved out  here.

I first wet the background area with water leaving the foreground rise of the first hill dry. Then using raw sienna as a base I lightly washed in the road and a slightly darker mix for the edges of the road where the trees and brush grow.

Next various mixtures of alizarin crimson, Antwerp blue, burnt sienna and quinacrodine gold where added to the wet paint to indicate the autumn trees.

I used cobalt blue for the little patch of sky that shows above the top of the far hill.


Next I lightly wet the foreground and brushed in some raw sienna and quinacrodine gold to the sides of the road and a little raw sienna into the centre of the road.

I will leave the painting to dry and will post it again at a later date when it is completed.

Northern Lights - A Work in Progress

I came across this painting that I had started a while ago (see postings on 09 December 2010 and 21 February 2012) and decided to do a little more work on it.

Using a dark mixture of French ultramarine blue and burnt sienna I started painting in some of the background trees.

I will post this painting again at a later date when more work is completed.

Monkey Shines - A Work in Progress

This morning I watched a thunderstorm over Peterborough from the mow of my barn. They got a good downpour of rain while all we received was a light sprinkling, barely enough to dampen the driveway, never mind the flowers or grass. We are supposed to have temperatures of 86F (30C) which is setting records for the month.













Today I painted with the Creative Arts Guild in Lakefield. Most of the morning was taken up with helping other members pick mats for their artwork. But I was able to work on this painting for a little while and finished one of the tubes of paint as well as the brushes on the watercolour block. I will post it at a later date once I have more of it completed.

Brief Encounter - A Work in Progress

I was not very happy with the sun (see postings on 19 Mar 2011 and 11 December 2011) as it still looked too much like a big orange floating in the sky.

I went back and worked on it a little more and got rid of most of the "orange" and added a little white to the center of the sun to make it more believable.

However, I am still not completely satisfied with it. I will post it again at a later date when it is completed.

Autumn Stillness - A Work in Progress

This is an inlet near the 507 Highway on Upper Buckhorn Lake, where a heron can often be found patiently hunting in the shallows.

I decided to do this painting as an autumn scene just before the herons head out for warmer places where the lakes do not freeze over in the winter.

I will post this painting at a later date once I have decided where I am going to put the heron in picture and the placement of the foreground tree stumps in the water.