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 August.

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

Last Day of All Member Show at Art on Kent

Today is a bright and sunny day that is going to become hot, humid and hazy. It is changing back to hot summer weather from the below normal temperatures we have had for the last couple of weeks.

For most of the day I will be sitting at Art on Kent in Lindsay, Ontario as it is the last day of the All Members' Show and I will be taking my paintings home.

It was a busy day in the Gallery with a number of artists bringing in work for the upcoming photography show.

We also had a fair number of people coming in to see the current show before it comes down.

Various gift items gift items were sold including calendars, earrings and cards.

I had brought with me a number of things to work on while I spent the double shift from 11am-3pm there.

But with it being as busy as it was today all I managed to do was get everything set out and I didn't even get to do any painting.














When I return home I can start framing up the three paintings I am going to take to the upcoming show at KAGS called Figuratively Speaking.















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

Confirmed Shows for 2014 and 2015 - August

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 Arts Network - Art On Kent, Lindsay, Ont.
KAN
03 Jul 14 -02 Aug 14 Member's Show
Opening Reception 05 Jul 14 from 1-3pm.
04-27 Sep 14 Reaping and Gathering
Opening Reception 06 Sep 14 from 1-3pm.
02-25 Oct 14 Water, Water Everywhere
Opening Reception 04 Oct 14 from 1-3pm.
30 Oct 14 - 22 Nov 14 Abstraction and Contraptions
Opening Reception 01 Nov 14 from 1-3pm.
27 Nov - 10 Jan 15 Affordableism
Opening Reception 29 Nov 14 from 1-3p

St Matthews Church, Buckhorn, Ont
BuckhornArtistsGroup
09-17 Aug 24th Annual Shades of Summer Art Show

Kawartha Artists’ Gallery, Peterborough, Ont.
KAGS
10 Aug - 04 Sep 14 Figuratively Speaking
Opening Reception 10 Aug 14 from 1-4pm.
21 Sep - 16 Oct 14 Carnival of Colour
Opening Reception 21 Sep 14 from 1-4pm.
02-20 Nov 14 Outdoor Painters' Show - Water
Opening Reception 02 Nov 14 from 1-4pm.
25 Feb -22 Mar 15 Still Life
Opening Reception 01 Mar 15 from 1-4pm.
08 Apr - 03 May 15 Spring Show
Opening Reception 12 Apr 15 from 1-4pm.
10 Jun - 05 Jul 15 Summer Show
Opening Reception 14 Jun 15 from 1-4pm.
26 Aug - 20 Sep 15 Figuratively Speaking
Opening Reception 30 Aug 15 from 1-4pm.
04-22 Nov 15 Outdoor Painters' Show
Opening Reception 08 Nov 15 from 1-4pm.
25 Nov -20 Dec 15 and 06- Jan 16 Winter Show
Opening Reception 29 Nov 15 from 1-4pm.

Fenelon Falls Fair Grounds, Fenelon Falls, Ont.
KawarthaArtsFestival
30-31 Aug 14 Kawartha Arts Festival

Millennium Park, Peterborough, Ont.
Purple Onion Festival
21 Sep 14 from 11am -4:00pm.

The Lindsay Gallery, Lindsay, Ont.
LindsayGallery
18 Nov - 19 Dec 14 Members' Christmas Show and Sale

Please come out and enjoy the artwork displayed at some or all of these shows.

Wanna Play? - A Work in Progress

I had some time and wanted to work on this painting that I had started during a Still Life class at the Kawartha Artists' Gallery and Studio (see post on 27 March 2014).













I will post this painting at a later date as more work is completed on the stuffed toys.

Thank you for looking at my artwork.

Koi 5 and 6 - Two Works in Progress

Today I did another fourteen sketches of koi for the painting called Koi Pond that I had started as an abstract showing movement in a class I took in the spring (see post on 21 May 2014).

I think I now have enough sketches of koi on tracing paper in various sizes and positions that my next step is to cut them out and place them onto the photocopies of the background.


Koi 5

Once I am happy with their placement on the photocopy I will tape them into place and after doing all four I know in which direction the panel should go and at that point I will have the sketches enlarged to the size to fit on the panel.














Koi 6

As usual I took two of the sketches and transferred them onto smaller pieces of watercolour paper which I will post at a later date once they have been painted.

Coon Lake I-X - Ten Works in Progress

It is so nice having Ron home during the early part of the week as we can get away and go out in the canoe when the lakes aren't as busy with all the weekend cottagers.

Even though the skies were overcast with a brisk wind blowing making the weather a little on the cool side for a summer day in July we enjoyed ourselves.

Coon Lake IV

Today we went on Coon Lake as it is located on the north side of Highway 28 just east of Burleigh Falls.

It wasn't very far away, especially with the chance of rain in the forecast; we didn't want to spend our time driving instead of being out on the water.

Once we had the canoe and our gear unloaded and into the water we paddled as usual to the end of the lake and allowed the current to carry us back to the launch site.

Coon Lake VI

The lake isn't all that large although it does reach depths of 50' (15.24m) with the average depth being around 22' (6.7m).

What I enjoyed was exploring the irregular shoreline and the many small bays and inlets.

As we headed toward the shallower north west end of the lake we came across a rundown cottage on a small island.

I did a couple of sketches of and made sure I had plenty of reference photographs.

Coon Lake VII

It was one of those unique fixer uppers and perhaps we will find out who owns the place and if they would be willing to sell. It would be another project for the future.

While going around the back part of the island I had to keep a sharp eye out for submerged logs and rock shoals just below the surface of the water. It was very weedy but it had a multitude both the yellow and the white lily pads.

As we drifted back towards the southeast section of the lake there were a number of steep rocky drop offs.

Coon Lake IX

Ron had a great time catching four large mouth bass, a small mouth bass, a sunfish and a small muskellunge all of which we live released back into the lake.

I was fortunate to be able to get photographs of a Great Blue Heron fishing near the shore and took as many photographs as possible until we got too close and he flew further down the lake.

I did a number of sketches of the lake, shoreline, trees, birds and the water lilies and also took a lot of reference photographs.

Coon Lake X

I should be able to produce many paintings over the winter of Coon Lake.














Coon Lake VIII

I know it won't be long before we return to Coon Lake.















Coon Lake I

On the way home we stopped at the Burleigh Falls Lodge Resort and had supper in their Island Grill restaurant where we enjoyed their fish and chips.














Coon Lake II

It was a wonderful way to end the day and the rain held off until we made it safely home.














Coon Lake III














Coon Lake V

Evening Grosbeaks III - A Work in Progress

This is the last of four sketches (see posts on 20, 22 and 25 July 2014) of Evening Grosbeaks that I would like to paint.















I didn't have much time today to do more than indicate where I will place the seven birds and some of the growies, but at least I have a basics in for the sketch.

I will post this sketch at a later date once the outline drawing has been completed.