Poster for Shades of Summer Art Show

Today is the second day of Art @ the Locks, hosted by the Lockside Trading Company in Young's Point, Ont. and it is going to be another hot 89F (31.7C) and humid 95F (35C) day.

It is located by Lock 27 on the Trent Severn Waterway and we will be able to enjoy watching the boats go through the Lock all weekend.

While at the show I was also handing out some of my redesigned posters for the upcoming Buckhorn Artists' Group's 26th Annual Shades of Summer Show held at St. Matthews Church in Buckhorn, Ont.

I would like to thank Ron and Barbara Pereman of Blackstock, Ontario on their purchase of On the Edge (see post on 11 April 2010), Haven 1 (see post on 20 June 2011), Shoreline 2 (see post on 29 June 2013) and Flower Bed 5 (see post on 30 July 2010).

6th Annual Art @ the Locks Show

Today we will set up the exhibit for Art @ the Locks, hosted by the Lockside Trading Company in Young's Point, Ontario.

It is located by Lock 27 on the Trent Severn Waterway and we will be able to enjoy watching the boats go through the Lock all weekend.














First the tent was set up that Norma and I will use for our display, it was close by a couple of cedar trees which would provide shade during the course of the day.

Tables and grids were set up next and it was time to decide how to display the various paintings in the space available.














Originally I had a large watercolour painting on an easel by the front of the tent, but as the sun came around in the morning it was in direct sunlight.

With the high heat (32C) and humidity (38C) it could cause the glass to sweat and damage the painting, so I moved it to the back of the tent where it would be shaded throughout the show.














After getting myself a cup of tea, I set up my equipment and pulled out a number of small paintings and began working on them.

I find it is better if I work on completing small pieces that will only take an hour or two to finish. This way I can stop at any point and talk with the people who come into the show.














I was surprised with the number of people that came out to the show on such a hot and humid day, but with the temperatures remaining unseasonably high for so long, perhaps everyone is simply getting used to the heat.

I am looking forward to another enjoyable day by the Lock tomorrow.

Early Morning 1 - A Work in Progrress

I was up early this morning and enjoyed watching the sun come up over the hills on the east end of the property.

While it was rising I quickly pulled out this little sketch that I did a number of years ago (see post on 26 April 2013) and brushed in the sky.














It is supposed to be another very hot 91F (33C) and extremely humid 102F (39C) day and unfortunately, I do not have the time to do more work on this piece, but I will post it at a later date once it has been completed.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and look at the artwork.

Barracuda I - A Work in Progress

It is typical hot July weather with the temperature reaching 91F (33C) and the humidity making it feel like 99F (37C).

This is another sketch I transferred onto paper from my diving slate when I was in Roatan, Honduras at the CoCo View Resort.















I was on Newman's wall after the first morning dive on my way back to the Resort when I came across this small school of barracuda slowly moving along the reef.

I did a quick sketch of their placement in the reef and thought it may turn into a nice painting later.

I will post this sketch once more work on it has been completed.

Coon Lake X - A Work in Progress

It is another nice summer day with the temperature at 82F (28C) and the humidity making it feel like 102F (39C).

I picked this sketch to work on today I sketched a couple of years ago (see post on 29 July 2014).

First I drew in the distant horizon line and then put in the water lines below the rocks and started a little bit of the reflections.

I started putting in the shadows and cracks on some of the rocks and then the little dead branch at the end of the rock island.

Next I did the grasses at its base.

Then the last thing I had time to do was put the trunk of a tree on the left side of the island.

I will post this drawing at a later date once more of the rocks have been completed.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and look at the artwork.

Uncle Alfred's Farm I - A Work in Progress

It is a nice day with the temperature at 78F (25.6C) and a nice breeze keeping the humidity away.

I thought I would do a little work on this drawing that I had started a few years ago (see posts on 22 October 2013 and 19 December 2015) while I wait for Christine to arrive.

I started on the left side and put in the overhanging tree branches.















Next, I started on the draft horse, but before I got it completed Christine arrived.

It was time to go to the cemetery with flowers, as we do every year on my Mom's birthday.

I will post this drawing at a later date as more work on it is completed.

Communion - A Work in Progress

The humidity is back with the temperature reaching 82F (27.8C) and feeling like 91F (32.8C).

I thought I had better get some work done on this piece that I started (see post on 09 May 2016) for the Church Show coming up in September.

First I made a large pool of pure burnt sienna in one well of my palette and then mixed another of raw sienna with a small amount of burnt sienna in another well.













I applied the raw sienna mix into the areas of the background wood where the sunlight touched of the panels.

Then I painted the rest of the wood with vertical strokes, varying the darkness and lightness throughout the background.

Using pure raw sienna I laid in the under paint for the wooden tray on the table and added a few shadows on the front of the tray with the raw sienna mix.

I set this painting aside to let it dry and will post it at a later date when I start working on the table.

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