Autumn Maple 1 - A Work in Progress

It is another cold day -1F (-18.3C) with the wind chill making it feel like -16F (-26.7C) but the sun is shining and the wind is supposed to die down a little by the afternoon.

I went to St. John the Baptist Anglican Church in Lakefield help the Lakefield Creative Arts Group complete their paintings which had been started earlier this year (see post on 12 January 2015).

Most of them had completed their paintings but needed some help with tree structure and putting leaves on the trees.

Many of them practiced on small pieces of paper doing various different kinds of deciduous trees and using a sponge to make the leaves.

I will post this painting at a later date once I have painted in the background.

Wine Glass - A Work in Progress

My high school friend Henry came out to visit with me yesterday at KAGS and enjoyed seeing the Small Treasures show. He left me a list of the paintings he would like to have if still available when his numbers are drawn on the tickets he purchased since he will be back in Prince George, B.C. at the time of the draw on the 29th.

It was nice seeing him again after four years but I bet he wishes he would have chosen another time to come to Ontario, yesterday was cold but today is even colder with the temperature at 2F (-16.7C) and even though the sun is shining the wind chill makes it feel like -11F (-23.9C).

Our next Still Life class is going to be glass on mirrors.

I decided to get some practice in and do a drawing of one of the wine glasses and its reflection on the table.

I will post this painting at a later date once I have added some colour to the painting.

Opening of the Small Treasures Show

I was hoping for a sunny day today with seeing the first two robins of the year yesterday; instead it is 27F (-2.8C) and it is snowing with already almost an inch (2.54cm) on the ground.















We will see how many brave souls come out for the opening of the Small Treasures Show at the Kawartha Artists' Gallery and Studio.

There are a total of 77 original 8" x 10" paintings on display and the purchase tickets are available for $30.00 each.

On the closing day of the Show on 29 March 2015 is when the draw for order of selection is made for the ticket holders. The draw begins at 2:00pm.















If you are interested in purchasing a ticket be sure to get them soon as there are only 77 tickets available.

Background 29 and 30 - Two Works in Progress

I finally found the two canvases from the painting I did for the Small Treasures Show called First Snow (see posts on 23 December 2014, 19 January and 15 March 2015).

The first was created using the left over Titanium white, cadmium yellow, lemon yellow, raw sienna and a small amount of French ultramarine blue.

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The second one was painted with French ultramarine blue, alizarin crimson, cadmium red and burnt sienna.

I will post each of these backgrounds once I decide what I will paint on them and have at least the sketch completed.




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Teddy Bear Bedtime - A Work in Progress

It is another cold day 8F (-13.3C) but at least there is very little wind and the sun is shining causing more of the snow to melt.

Today Margaret Tough the President of KAGS and I are going to be on CFFF Trent Radio 92.7 FM in the afternoon after the Still Life class. We will be talking about the Gallery and the current Small Treasures Art Show. It should be interesting.

In the morning our theme for the Still Life class was "Sleepwear".

We had many interesting things to work chose from including various types of housecoats, satin robes, pajamas, night gowns, negligées, slippers, a couple of teddy bears and an alarm clock.














I decided on the two teddy bears, the alarm clock and the negligée on a blanket.

I put in the background with a pale mix of cobalt blue and alizarin crimson. While it was drying I added a section of hardwood floor.

I will post this painting at a later date once I have started painting the teddy bears.

Thank you for taking the time to look at my artwork and I hope you will return often.

Background 24-28 - Five Works in Progress

I had set these ones aside to dry from Autumn Reflections I (see posts on 30 December 2014, 28 January 2015 and 26 February 2015) and I forgot about taking a photographs of them to post.















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The first canvas was painted with cadmium red, alizarin crimson and cadmium yellow.














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The second one was a mixture of French ultramarine blue and Titanium white.














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The third one was Titanium white French ultramarine blue, Cerulean blue and burnt sienna.















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The fourth one was of Titanium white, Cerulean blue and a small amount of burnt sienna.














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The final canvas was of Titanium white, French ultramarine blue and burnt sienna.

I will post each of these canvases as I decide what I will paint on them and have at least a sketch transferred onto them.

ACEO - Shapes 1

Today my Red-winged Blackbirds arrived from the south and it is nice to know I can expect all the various black birds to arrive shortly. Once the Grackles and Cowbirds show up spring cannot be too far behind them.

Today I came across five pieces of paper that I was going to make into a collection of abstract paintings.

First, I blocked in various rectangular shapes with a pencil.

Now it was time to start putting colour into the various shapes. I started on the left side and painted the long rectangle with pure alizarin crimson.

Next, I made an orange of cadmium red and cadmium yellow and painted the large shape on the top right corner.

While that section was drying I mixed aureolin with Antwerp blue and painted in the small shape on the lower right side.

Using pure cadmium yellow I filled in the shape between the red bar and the orange shape.

Next I mixed French ultramarine blue with alizarin crimson for a dark purple and painted in the last shape at the bottom of the painting.

Once the paint was dry, I washed a layer of cadmium red over the shape on the left side to darken it slightly.

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 140lb. Arches 100% rag, acid free watercolour paper. It is priced at $20.00 and sold unframed.