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.
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Monday, August 3, 2015
Confirmed Shows for 2015-2016 - 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
02 Jul - 01 Aug 15 Annual All Members' Show
Opening Reception 04 Jul 15 from 1-3pm.
03-31 Dec 15 and 07 Jan-16 Jan 16 Affordibleism
Opening Reception 05 Dec 15 from 1-3pm.
Kawartha Artists’ Gallery, Peterborough, Ont.
KAGS
26 Aug - 27 Sep 15 Faces and Figures
Opening Reception 29 Aug 15 from 1-4pm.
11-29 Nov 15 Outdoor Painters' Show - Elements of Nature
Opening Reception 14 Nov 15 from 1-4pm.
02-20 Dec 15 and 06-17 Jan 16 Christmas Show and Sale
Opening Reception 05 Dec 15 from 1-4pm.
24 Feb - 24 Mar 16 The Abstract Show
Opening Reception 28 Feb 16 from 1-4pm.
13 Apr - 05 May 16 Floral and Still Life
Opening Reception 17 Apr 16 from 1-4pm.
15 Jun - 10 Jul 16 Figuratively Speaking
Opening Reception 19 Jun 16 from 1-4pm.
24 Aug - 11 Sep 16 Black and White Plus 1 Colour
Opening Reception 28 Aug 16 from 1-4pm.
28 Sep -23 Oct 16 Fall Show
Opening Reception 02 Oct 16 from 1-4pm.
26 Oct - 13 Nov 16 Outdoor Painters' Show
Opening Reception 30 Oct 16 from 1-4pm.
30 Nov -18 Dec 16 and 04-15 Jan 17 Christmas Show and Sale
Opening Reception 04 Dec 16 from 1-4pm.
Lockside Trading Company, 2805 River Ave, Youngs Point, Ont.
15-16 Aug 15 4th Annual Art @ the Locks from 9am-6pm.
St. Matthews Church, Buckhorn, Ont.
BuckhornArtistsGroup
15-23 Aug 15 25th Annual Shades of Summer Art Show
Fenelon Falls Fair Grounds, Fenelon Falls, Ont.
KawarthaArtsFestival
05-06 Sep 15 Kawartha Arts Festival
Township of Douro-Dummer Library Art Gallery, Warsaw, Ont.
08 Sep - 24 Oct 15 Three Good Friends
Opening Reception 11 Sep 15 from 7-8pm.
Millennium Park, Peterborough, Ont.
5th Annual Purple Onion Festival
20 Sep 15 from 11am-4:00pm.
Dancing Blueberries, 360 George St. N., Peterborough, Ont.
02-28 Oct 15
Please come out and enjoy the artwork displayed at these shows.
Kawartha Arts Network - Art on Kent, Lindsay, Ont.
KAN
02 Jul - 01 Aug 15 Annual All Members' Show
Opening Reception 04 Jul 15 from 1-3pm.
03-31 Dec 15 and 07 Jan-16 Jan 16 Affordibleism
Opening Reception 05 Dec 15 from 1-3pm.
Kawartha Artists’ Gallery, Peterborough, Ont.
KAGS
26 Aug - 27 Sep 15 Faces and Figures
Opening Reception 29 Aug 15 from 1-4pm.
11-29 Nov 15 Outdoor Painters' Show - Elements of Nature
Opening Reception 14 Nov 15 from 1-4pm.
02-20 Dec 15 and 06-17 Jan 16 Christmas Show and Sale
Opening Reception 05 Dec 15 from 1-4pm.
24 Feb - 24 Mar 16 The Abstract Show
Opening Reception 28 Feb 16 from 1-4pm.
13 Apr - 05 May 16 Floral and Still Life
Opening Reception 17 Apr 16 from 1-4pm.
15 Jun - 10 Jul 16 Figuratively Speaking
Opening Reception 19 Jun 16 from 1-4pm.
24 Aug - 11 Sep 16 Black and White Plus 1 Colour
Opening Reception 28 Aug 16 from 1-4pm.
28 Sep -23 Oct 16 Fall Show
Opening Reception 02 Oct 16 from 1-4pm.
26 Oct - 13 Nov 16 Outdoor Painters' Show
Opening Reception 30 Oct 16 from 1-4pm.
30 Nov -18 Dec 16 and 04-15 Jan 17 Christmas Show and Sale
Opening Reception 04 Dec 16 from 1-4pm.
Lockside Trading Company, 2805 River Ave, Youngs Point, Ont.
15-16 Aug 15 4th Annual Art @ the Locks from 9am-6pm.
St. Matthews Church, Buckhorn, Ont.
BuckhornArtistsGroup
15-23 Aug 15 25th Annual Shades of Summer Art Show
Fenelon Falls Fair Grounds, Fenelon Falls, Ont.
KawarthaArtsFestival
05-06 Sep 15 Kawartha Arts Festival
Township of Douro-Dummer Library Art Gallery, Warsaw, Ont.
08 Sep - 24 Oct 15 Three Good Friends
Opening Reception 11 Sep 15 from 7-8pm.
Millennium Park, Peterborough, Ont.
5th Annual Purple Onion Festival
20 Sep 15 from 11am-4:00pm.
Dancing Blueberries, 360 George St. N., Peterborough, Ont.
02-28 Oct 15
Please come out and enjoy the artwork displayed at these shows.
Sunday, August 2, 2015
Lovesick Lake VI and VII - Two Works in Progress
It is another sunny and hot 84F (28.9C) with the humidity making it feel like 91F (32.8C) day, although today and tomorrow are supposed to be the last of this hot and humid weather for at least a week.
It clouded over around 5:00pm and we have been having one light show of lightning after another together with the continuous sound of rumbling thunder.
I did a little more work on each of these two sketches that I had started last month when we were out on Lovesick Lake in the canoe.
For the sketch of the pine tree I added more details to the branches and areas of the needles.
Then I added in the dead cedar to the right of the pine tree and added the large rock.
Lovesick Lake VI - Beaver Island Pine I
Since I wasn't in the mood to start using pen and ink on this sketch I started working on the second sketch which was on the opposite side of the inlet.
I had the two main cedar trees already sketched and added some of the dead cedars on each side of them and indicated where the reflection will appear in the water.
I will probably end up doing a larger colour painting at a later date as the contrast between the sunlit cedar trees and the dark background of trees behind it will create a lot of interest.
Lovesick Lake VII - Richards Island Cedar I
I will post each of these sketches at a later date once I have applied the ink to them and am pleased with the way they look.
It clouded over around 5:00pm and we have been having one light show of lightning after another together with the continuous sound of rumbling thunder.I did a little more work on each of these two sketches that I had started last month when we were out on Lovesick Lake in the canoe.
For the sketch of the pine tree I added more details to the branches and areas of the needles.
Then I added in the dead cedar to the right of the pine tree and added the large rock.
Lovesick Lake VI - Beaver Island Pine I
Since I wasn't in the mood to start using pen and ink on this sketch I started working on the second sketch which was on the opposite side of the inlet.
I had the two main cedar trees already sketched and added some of the dead cedars on each side of them and indicated where the reflection will appear in the water.I will probably end up doing a larger colour painting at a later date as the contrast between the sunlit cedar trees and the dark background of trees behind it will create a lot of interest.
Lovesick Lake VII - Richards Island Cedar I
I will post each of these sketches at a later date once I have applied the ink to them and am pleased with the way they look.
Saturday, August 1, 2015
All Members' Show at Art on Kent
Today is the last day of the All Members' Art Show at Art on Kent in Lindsay, Ontario.
As usual I am sitting at the Gallery for the last day of the show.
The Gallery was fairly busy with many tourists coming through to look at the display.
I had planned on working on a couple of paintings while I was there but instead spent most of my time speaking with visitors about the art on display.
It was a nice mix of many different styles and subject matter.
I also let them know that next Saturday there would be the opening for the Photography Show from 1-3pm.
With all the visitors time passed quickly and it was after 3:00pm before the last person left and it was time to take down my paintings and lock up everything for the day.
As usual I am sitting at the Gallery for the last day of the show.The Gallery was fairly busy with many tourists coming through to look at the display.
I had planned on working on a couple of paintings while I was there but instead spent most of my time speaking with visitors about the art on display.
It was a nice mix of many different styles and subject matter.
I also let them know that next Saturday there would be the opening for the Photography Show from 1-3pm. With all the visitors time passed quickly and it was after 3:00pm before the last person left and it was time to take down my paintings and lock up everything for the day.
Friday, July 31, 2015
Lovesick Lake I-V - Five Works in Progress
Today was a beautiful, sunny day with a nice breeze blowing and the temperature went up to 82F (27.8C) with the humidity making it feel like 89F (31.7C). It was a wonderful day to go out on the lake with the canoe.
Lovesick Lake II - Sunken Boat
We originally had planned to go to Coon Lake up near Apsley, but as we were going up 28 Highway through Burleigh Falls, we decided on Lovesick Lake instead. We hadn't been on that lake in over 20 years and we would be out on the water sooner, especially since there was to be a thunderstorm later in the day.
Burleigh Falls Lock 28 which allows access between Stoney and Lovesick Lakes has a Parks Canada public boat launch and parking available so it was an ideal place for us to stop and enter Lovesick Lake.
Lovesick Lake I
We left the boat launch and went across to the far side of the channel markers by Cut Island and stayed outside of them as we passed Ruba Island and followed them as far as the inlet on Richards Island where we backtracked and went up the shallow chancel between Richards, Taylors and Beaver Islands.
Once we were past Taylors Island we eased left and took the scenic route and went all the way around Marshall Island and saw some of the opposite side of Taylors Island before heading back down through the same shallow channel where we would let the current carry us back to the Lock.
Lovesick Lake IV - Abandoned Landing
The lake has a maximum depth of 82' (25m) but there are many shallow areas with submerged trees and large rock shelves, which provides wonderful fishing spots for the many game fish including: large and small mouth bass, muskie, walleye, perch, bluegill and pumpkinseed sunfish, black crappie and carp.
Ron enjoyed himself and caught two large mouth bass and two walleye, all of which were quickly returned live to the lake. He also had numerous fish that he almost landed but got away just shy of the canoe.
Lovesick Lake V - Porters Island Cottage
As we came out of the channel we passed close to Porters Island and stayed fairly close to shore until we had to cross the between the channel markers making sure there were no boats coming toward us in either direction and returned to the boat launch.
Perhaps next time we go to Lovesick Lake we will follow the shore on the opposite side of the channel markers and follow the shoreline into Lower Buckhorn Lake and Deer Bay.
Lovesick Lake III - Survivors
I will post each of these sketches at a later date once I have gone over them with pen and ink.
Thank you for looking at my artwork.
Lovesick Lake II - Sunken Boat
We originally had planned to go to Coon Lake up near Apsley, but as we were going up 28 Highway through Burleigh Falls, we decided on Lovesick Lake instead. We hadn't been on that lake in over 20 years and we would be out on the water sooner, especially since there was to be a thunderstorm later in the day.
Burleigh Falls Lock 28 which allows access between Stoney and Lovesick Lakes has a Parks Canada public boat launch and parking available so it was an ideal place for us to stop and enter Lovesick Lake.
Lovesick Lake I
We left the boat launch and went across to the far side of the channel markers by Cut Island and stayed outside of them as we passed Ruba Island and followed them as far as the inlet on Richards Island where we backtracked and went up the shallow chancel between Richards, Taylors and Beaver Islands.
Once we were past Taylors Island we eased left and took the scenic route and went all the way around Marshall Island and saw some of the opposite side of Taylors Island before heading back down through the same shallow channel where we would let the current carry us back to the Lock.
Lovesick Lake IV - Abandoned Landing
The lake has a maximum depth of 82' (25m) but there are many shallow areas with submerged trees and large rock shelves, which provides wonderful fishing spots for the many game fish including: large and small mouth bass, muskie, walleye, perch, bluegill and pumpkinseed sunfish, black crappie and carp.
Ron enjoyed himself and caught two large mouth bass and two walleye, all of which were quickly returned live to the lake. He also had numerous fish that he almost landed but got away just shy of the canoe.
Lovesick Lake V - Porters Island Cottage
As we came out of the channel we passed close to Porters Island and stayed fairly close to shore until we had to cross the between the channel markers making sure there were no boats coming toward us in either direction and returned to the boat launch.
Perhaps next time we go to Lovesick Lake we will follow the shore on the opposite side of the channel markers and follow the shoreline into Lower Buckhorn Lake and Deer Bay.
Lovesick Lake III - Survivors
I will post each of these sketches at a later date once I have gone over them with pen and ink.
Thank you for looking at my artwork.
Thursday, July 30, 2015
Haunting Reflections - A Work in Progress
I received this notice from Google this morning:
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As a courtesy, we have added a notice on your blog to explain Google's use of certain Blogger and Google cookies, including use of Google Analytics and AdSense cookies.
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I appreciate that Google keeps up on the laws of other countries to keep us out of trouble and for doing the work and putting this onto my blog to comply with European laws as I doubt I would have been able to figure out the codes.
Well, I have checked and confirmed that this notice works on my blog (see below).
Anyway, even though today has a nice breeze blowing and it is going to be a little cooler 83F (28.3C) and 93F (33.9C) with the humidity, than it was yesterday I decided to stay inside and looked through some of the paintings that I had already started including this one that I had painted the background sky (see post 04 February 2011) with plans to put the Alster Tower in the foreground.
It is one of eight structures, including Boldt Castle located on Heart (Hart) Island in the 1,000 Islands of the St. Lawrence River. It is located near Alexandria Bay, in Jefferson County, New York.
I went through the many photographs I had taken of the buildings whenever I had visited Boldt Castle over the years.
Since I wanted the structure reflected into the water I started my sketch of the Alster Tower showing the tower boat dock at the foot of the building.
The Tower was one of the first structures built on the island and was originally built for the entertainment of guests and as a play house for the Boldt family children. However it was occupied by the Boldt family during the first four years when the Castle was being constructed.
Its design was inspired by the by the castles and towers found along the Rhine and Alster Rivers in Germany by King William, the German Emperor.
Construction began on the Tower in 1897 and the building was completed in 1899 at a cost of $15,000.00. The six story Tower made of made of brown stone was deliberately built with slanting and uneven walls, ceilings, and roofs.
There are two stairways leading to the top of the 90 foot (27.4m) tall tower, one on the outer wall of the building. The other is a stone spiral staircase inside the building allowing which when reaching the summit of the Tower guests are greeted by a magnificent view of the area.
I will post this piece at a later date once I have completed the drawing and transferred it to the watercolour paper.
European Union laws require you to give European Union visitors information about cookies used on your blog. In many cases, these laws also require you to obtain consent.
As a courtesy, we have added a notice on your blog to explain Google's use of certain Blogger and Google cookies, including use of Google Analytics and AdSense cookies.
You are responsible for confirming this notice actually works for your blog, and that it displays. If you employ other cookies, for example by adding third party features, this notice may not work for you.
I appreciate that Google keeps up on the laws of other countries to keep us out of trouble and for doing the work and putting this onto my blog to comply with European laws as I doubt I would have been able to figure out the codes.
Well, I have checked and confirmed that this notice works on my blog (see below).
Anyway, even though today has a nice breeze blowing and it is going to be a little cooler 83F (28.3C) and 93F (33.9C) with the humidity, than it was yesterday I decided to stay inside and looked through some of the paintings that I had already started including this one that I had painted the background sky (see post 04 February 2011) with plans to put the Alster Tower in the foreground.
It is one of eight structures, including Boldt Castle located on Heart (Hart) Island in the 1,000 Islands of the St. Lawrence River. It is located near Alexandria Bay, in Jefferson County, New York.I went through the many photographs I had taken of the buildings whenever I had visited Boldt Castle over the years.
Since I wanted the structure reflected into the water I started my sketch of the Alster Tower showing the tower boat dock at the foot of the building.
The Tower was one of the first structures built on the island and was originally built for the entertainment of guests and as a play house for the Boldt family children. However it was occupied by the Boldt family during the first four years when the Castle was being constructed.
Its design was inspired by the by the castles and towers found along the Rhine and Alster Rivers in Germany by King William, the German Emperor.
Construction began on the Tower in 1897 and the building was completed in 1899 at a cost of $15,000.00. The six story Tower made of made of brown stone was deliberately built with slanting and uneven walls, ceilings, and roofs.
There are two stairways leading to the top of the 90 foot (27.4m) tall tower, one on the outer wall of the building. The other is a stone spiral staircase inside the building allowing which when reaching the summit of the Tower guests are greeted by a magnificent view of the area.
I will post this piece at a later date once I have completed the drawing and transferred it to the watercolour paper.
Tuesday, July 28, 2015
ACEO - Shapes 5
It is a hot, 88F (31C) and humid day 95F (35C) and I thought I would paint inside instead of working in the garden.
I decided to make this piece into an abstract.
First, I drew a couple of rectangles using a pencil.
Starting in the upper left corner I painted that square with Antwerp blue.
For the lower left corner I used a mix of Antwerp blue and alizarin crimson to make a rich purple colour.
Next I moved to the upper right corner and painted it alizarin crimson.
Lastly, I painted the bottom right corner with a mixture of Antwerp blue and cadmium yellow.
I would like to thank Ms. Frances Doane of Toronto, Ontario on her purchase of Threatening Skies (see post on 14 November 2014).
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.
If you would like more information about ACEO please go to my post on 11 March 2010.
Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and enjoy the artwork. I hope you will return often.
I decided to make this piece into an abstract.First, I drew a couple of rectangles using a pencil.
Starting in the upper left corner I painted that square with Antwerp blue.
For the lower left corner I used a mix of Antwerp blue and alizarin crimson to make a rich purple colour.
Next I moved to the upper right corner and painted it alizarin crimson.
Lastly, I painted the bottom right corner with a mixture of Antwerp blue and cadmium yellow.
I would like to thank Ms. Frances Doane of Toronto, Ontario on her purchase of Threatening Skies (see post on 14 November 2014).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.
If you would like more information about ACEO please go to my post on 11 March 2010.
Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and enjoy the artwork. I hope you will return often.
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