OSWOA - Reeds 2

This is a piece I started during the summer (see post on 09 July 2012) and decided to work on today since I really didn't feel like going outside and playing in the cold.














If you would like more information about OSWOA please go to my post on 12 March 2010.

The OSWOA shown here is an original watercolour painting using Artist quality Winsor & Newton paint on 300lb. Arches 100% rag, acid free watercolour paper. It is priced at $30.00 and sold unframed.

ACEO - Christmas Snow 1

In less than three weeks it will be Christmas and I wanted to do a painting of snow falling on a pine tree forest.

I used masking fluid and splattered it across the paper and set it aside to dry.

Once it had dried I noticed that there was a large blob of masking fluid that was just too large to be a snowflake, so I removed it from the paper.














Using Antwerp blue, alizarin crimson and French ultramarine blue I brushed in the sky and added water to the sky colour to make it paler I brushed in some shadows onto the snow.

I added a little raw sienna to the sky colour and painted in the distant trees on the horizon.

Now it was time to paint in the trees.














Using a mixture of French ultramarine blue and raw sienna the main branches were painted.

Burnt sienna was added to the green mi and some darker branches and needles were added.

After setting it aside to dry before I could remove the masking fluid I decided that the painting needed a few more trees.














Using the same green mix and put in another large tree into the foreground, added two trees into the background on the left side and one more into the right side.

After it had dried I removed the masking from the painting to show the snowflakes. I added some growies into the base of the large trees using Antwerp blue and cadmium yellow.














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 300lb. Arches 100% rag, acid free watercolour paper. It is priced at $20.00 and sold unframed.

Amarylis - A Work in Progress

Today is the second last still life class of the year at KAGS, and with only half of the class being able to be here we decided to use things that were in the building.

We used one of the pots of Amaryllis that were decorating the Gallery and found a number of bowls, cups and a copper kettle to place on a mirror for our display.

I couldn't decide if I wanted to do a vertical painting to include the Amaryllis or to do a horizontal one of just a few of the many items that were available. In the end I did a drawing of each one and I will post the other after I have put down at least some of the under painting.

I did a fair amount of the under painting on this vertical piece, but I am still not very happy with the results. Who knows, perhaps with a little more work on it and some correcting of things that I can see are wrong, I may change my mind.

I will post this painting at a later date once more of it is finished.

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 December.

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

Sweet and Sour - A Work in Progress

This was an interesting exercise with cut crystal candy dishes, decanters, vases, glasses, fruit, foil wrapped chocolate, pine boughs, winter berries and poinsettia all reflected into a mirror.

I chose to do a small corner of the entire display, using the two candy dishes, some of the chocolate and the lemons and pears.

There is still a lot more work to do on this painting, especially all the details on the cut crystal which is going to take a lot of thought before I start working on that. I will post this at a later date once more of it has been completed.

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

Watchful I - A Work in Progress

Often while watching television I will sketch a scene that appeals to me; in September I did some sketches of mustangs.

This is a partially completed sketch of a lone stallion. It sill needs more work in the background hills and a lot more work on the horse.











I will post this drawing at a later date once it has been completed.

Confirmed Shows for 2012 and 2013 - December

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.

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

Kawartha Artists’ Gallery, Peterborough, Ont.
KAGS
02-22 Dec 12 & 05-10 Jan 13 Seasonal Delights
Opening Reception 02 Dec 12 from 1-4pm.
13-24 Jan 12 Execuspective
Opening 13 Jan 13 from 1-4pm
27 Jan - 14 Feb 13 Faces and Figures
Opening Reception 27 Jan 13 from 1-4pm.
07 Apr - 02 May 13 Unfolding
Opening Reception 07 Apr 13 from 1-4pm.
23 Jun - 11 Jul 13 Monochrome
Opening Reception 23 Jun 13 from 1-4pm.
15 Sep - 03 Oct 13 Rural Scenes
Opening Reception 15 Sep 13 from 1-4pm.
20-31 Oct 13 Motion in Stillness
Opening Reception 20 Oct 13 from 1-4pm.
03-21 Nov 13 Outdoor Painters' Group Show
Opening Reception 03 Nov 13 from 1-4pm.
08-22 Dec 13 & 05-10 Jan 14 Winter Delights
Opening Reception 08 Dec 13 from 1-4pm.

The Lindsay Gallery, Lindsay, Ont.
LindsayGallery
20 Nov - 21 Dec Christmas Show
Opening Reception 22 Nov from 7-8:30pm.
30 Jul - 24 Aug 2013 Above and Below the Reef
Opening Reception 01 Aug from 7-8:30pm.

St Matthews Church, Buckhorn, Ont
BuckhornArtistsGroup
18-20 May 25th Annual Among Friends Art Show
10-18 Aug 23rd Annual Shades of Summer Art Show

Cobourg Waterfront Festival, Cobourg, Ont.
Waterfrontfestival
29 Jun - 01 July The Lions Club Art Show and Sale

MacKelvie Gallery, Keene, Ontario
PioneerVillage
11 Jul - 08 Aug Lang Pioneer Village Museum, Keene, Ont.

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