25th Annual Among Friends Art Show

The day has started off with bright sunshine and warm temperatures with just enough of a breeze to make it a very pleasant and enjoyable day.

The Church is holding its annual plant and bake sale outside. I know I will be going to go and see what plants they may have that I will need for my garden and of course pick up some lemon squares and date squares as well as a pie to go with supper tonight.

Today I worked on Bend in the River. I had started it a couple of years ago (see post on 16 September 2010) and thought it was finished. Later, after I had looked at it for a while I decided that it needed something more done to make it more interesting.

With an oval mat on it and a little more colour into the trees I felt it would be an improvement (see post on 12 December 2011) but didn't have the time do all of the painting at that time.

With spending the day at the art show was able to complete the painting and will frame it up next week. This original 5" x 7" oval watercolour when framed will be available for $145.00.

We had a steady stream of people going through the show with three paintings being sold from Rebecca Bilcox and Bonny Windover, JoAnne Connell Northey sold pottery and small items were sold by Diane Collins.

The hours for our show are:
18 May 13 - 9:00am - 5:00 pm
19 May 13 - 12:30pm - 5:00pm
20 May 13 - 10:00am - 5:00pm

Looking forward to seeing some of you at our show being held this Victoria Day weekend.

Setting up the Among Friends Show

Today was spent hanging the paintings and getting everything ready for the the 25th Annual Among Friends Art Show to be held at St. Matthew's Anglican Church in Buckhorn, Ontario.










It is amazing how quickly 25 years have gone by and the number of changes that have happened over those years. From the pegboard panels we used to have for displaying our artwork to the much lighter weight black metal grids we use now. The way the tables are set up and the smaller grids used at the front of the Church Hall to display a few pieces of art from each member.



Replacing our old wooden signs with newer versions, as well as having a couple of brightly coloured banners made to help promote the show.










There have been many changes to the members of the Buckhorn Artists' Group over the years; of which there are still three of the founding members - Helen Sheppard, Irene Smith and myself who continue to exhibit their artwork.










I look forward to the opening of the show tomorrow, the weather is supposed to be nice for the entire weekend and I will be demonstrating tomorrow.  The Church is going to hold their plant and bake sale tomorrow as they did last year. Most of us will be either getting plants or baked goods, and in some cases both.











The hours for our show are:
18 May 13 - 9:00am - 5:00pm
19 May 13 - 12:30pm - 5:00pm
20 May 13 - 10:00am - 5:00pm











I am looking forward to seeing some of you at our show being held this Victoria Day weekend.

Study in White - A Work in Progress

Today has been a very busy day for me, with going to the last meeting of the Still life Group at KAGS  where out theme was "white" and there was a wide variety of white things to paint.










Once I had finished the sketch I put in the background with combinations of French ultramarine blue and burnt sienna. By then it was time for a break. When I went  back to the painting I first washed in the peach coloured cloth with light red and added a touch of the blue to make the cast shadows on the cloth.

I also darkend the backgroud on the right side a little more to vary the colours.

It was interesting to see the wide variety of colours that were reflected back against the white things from the peach coloured tablecloth upon which they were set.










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

After class I went out to do a couple of sketches of the tulips and daffodils at Lorraine Ryan's home with the Outdoor Painters' Group before heading home.

Now I am going to go and set up the panels for the Buckhorn Artists’ Group 25th Annual Among Friends Art Show.

Romance by the Sea - A Work in Progress

This is the third of three sketches that was started at KAGS featuring seashells during a still life class last month (see postings on 05 May and 06 May 2013).

I started painting the candle which has real seashells embedded into the wax. I will post this painting at a later date once more of it has been completed.

Thank you for coming to look at my artwork.

OSWOA - Dawn Silhouette 2

I pulled this painting out that I had been working on since last year (see post on 27 August 2012, 03 January 2013 and 15 February 2013).

I added more trees to the background and added a little more detail onto the closer trees.

Using a pale wash of light red I added it some areas of the snow and while it was still wet put in the shadows of the trees using a mixture of French ultramarine blue and burnt sienna.

I set the painting aside to dry and made myself a cup of tea while I decided where to paint in the growies and what colours to use to paint in the people.













After my break I used raw sienna for the grasses and then added the people.

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 140lb. Arches 100% rag, acid free watercolour paper. It is framed and is priced at $165.00.

ACEO - Open Field 1

This is a painting I have worked on for a little while (see posts on 28 Oct 2012 and 29 March 2013) and wanted to complete it today.

First I painted in the hay field with a mix of raw sienna and burnt sienna, varying the colours throughout the field.

With green mixtures made of Antwerp blue, French ultramarine blue, new gamboge, cadmium yellow and raw sienna I painted in the trees along the far edge of the field.














In the foreground I painted in the tree trunks of the three pines with burnt sienna and French ultramarine blue and then added the needles with darker green mixes of the same colours used on the distant trees.

Lastly, I put in some stubble remaining from the mowed field with mixtures of burnt sienna, raw sienna, cadmium yellow and French ultramarine blue.

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.

Reflections 4 - A Work in Progress

This is the second of the two water paintings we started with Neil Broadfoot (see post on 16 April 2013) last month.

Cobalt blue was used for the sky and water. While the blue was still wet the land and tree reflections were painted into the water. This makes it a lot easier to match the reflections with the trees and the land later which are more detailed and are able to be easier to control.













Once the paper had dried the land mass was painted to match the reflections, then the tree trunks were painted.

I will post this painting at a later date once more of it has been completed.