Communion - A Work in Progress

With it being hot 86F (30C) and humid 98F (36.7C) today I wanted to do a little the more work on this painting to at least get the decanters finished (see posts on 09 May, 18 July, 02 and 09 August 2016).

First I wanted to complete the wood grain on the panels and I mixed various dark colours using alizarin crimson, French ultramarine blue and burnt sienna.














Next I removed the rest of the masking from the plate, decanters and the handles on the tray.

With French ultramarine blue I painted in the shadowed areas in the cloth in the tray leaving some areas lighter to indicate the light going through the glass decanters.

To complete the tray I used various mixtures of raw sienna, burnt sienna, new gamboge and French ultramarine blue to paint the brass handles being sure to leave the small highlights the white of the paper and paint the cast shadows from the decanters and goblet onto the sides of the tray.














Using mixes of new gamboge and aureolin I put in the bright areas on the plate and the reflected colour on the decanters and on the wafer box.

To give me an idea of the how light or dark I wanted my colours on the remaining pieces I put in my darkest dark which allows me to see which areas need to have the highest contrast.

I will post this painting again once I have completed the plate.

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

Buckhorn Artists' Group Blog - Shades of Summer Art Show and Sale

If you go to the Buckhorn Artists' Group blog you can see the daily results of about what happened during the 26th Annual Shades of Summer Art Show and Sale as well as some of the paintings that were exhibited in the show.

Scenes of Magnetawan

Today Sheila and I took a trip up to the Knoepfli Inn, which is located at 5484 Highway 124, in Magnetawan, Ontario.

Earlier this year (see post on 22 June 2016) the KAGS Outdoor Painters' Group, who spend a week every year at the Inn to paint, were invited to have an exhibition of paintings called "Scenes of Magnetawan" which featured the Inn and paintings of the area.

Since five paintings had been sold from the show we went up to fill the empty spaces with new paintings of the area.

A few of the paintings were rearranged to accommodate the new pieces and after speaking with Bea Kolman arrangements will be made to have a "Meet the Artists Afternoon Tea" in October when the Group returns to the Inn.














Once the date and more details are confirmed about this event I will post it in the future.

OSWOA - Morning Reflections 1

We are finally getting more rain which started around 4:00am this morning and has continued through most of the day. Although there was a Meteorological Alert issued by Environment Canada for severe rain and wind warnings for the area we were fortunate that it bypassed us, but we still had the 80F (26.7C) temperature and the humidity making it feel like 98F (36.7C).

I wanted to finish this painting that I have been working on (see posts on 10 January 2013, 05 March 12 and 14 August 2016).

After looking at it for a couple of days I decided that the painting needed darker colour in the closer tree trunks and in the water and rocks.

Using French ultramarine blue, alizarin crimson and burnt sienna I added the darker colour into the trunks and branches of the closer trees.













With the same colour I added the shadows on the rocks and at the water line.

Next I added in some of the reflections into the water from the main tree trunks and coniferous trees.

Lastly I added a little more alizarin crimson into the stream.

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 300lb. Arches 100% rag, acid free watercolour paper. It is priced at $40.00 and sold unframed.

ACEO - Fence Posts 1

It is a nice hot day at 82F (28C) and with the humidity it feels like 90F (32C); good weather for the letting the second cut hay to dry.

I thought I would like to work on one of the fence post paintings I started last month, (see post on 17 July 2016).

I started by using water and lifting most of the colour off the fence posts.

Next I mixed a dark of French ultramarine blue and burnt sienna and put the wood grain onto each of the fence posts.

Using a thin wash of Antwerp blue and aureolin I brushed it on some areas of the fence post to show the moss and staining.

Then using burnt sienna I put in the strands of barbed wire fencing across the fence posts.

Thank you for coming to look at my artwork.

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.

Last Day of Shades of Summer Art Show

Today is the half day of our show and it was also the busiest with a steady stream of people going through the show.

I thought I would continue with the painting Morning Reflections 1 that I had worked on earlier this week (see posts on 10 January 2013, 05 March and 12 August 2016).

I wanted to darken the warm colour in the sky which is also reflected into the stream using alizarin crimson.

Next I painted in the tree trunks using various mixtures of French ultramarine blue and burnt sienna. Once this was completed I took a much needed break for lunch.

On my return I added the darker colour onto the evergreen trees with French ultramarine blue and raw sienna.













Using the tree trunk colour, I put in some of the branches, twigs and growies at the base of the trees. With various mixes of raw sienna, burnt sienna, cadmium red, cadmium yellow and alizarin crimson I added dead grasses and leave around the trees.

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

Ten paintings were purchased from Heather Grant, Catherine Selinger, Ron Desjardine, Diane Collins Penny Little and Helen Sheppard. Small items were sold by Penny Little, Diane Collins and JoAnne Connell Northey, who also sold pottery.

The hours for our show are:
14 Aug 16 - 12:30pm - 4:00pm

We hope some of you will be able to come out and visit our show before it closes.

Shades of Summer Art Show and Sale

It was an interesting day at the art show, with a refreshing breeze blowing and the lack of humidity in the morning due to a much needed downpour of rain around 5:00a.m. this morning.

The skies however, remained overcast and as the morning progressed the wind increased along with the temperature 80F (26.7C) and the humidity 100F (37.8C) and then the rain came again in waves, of extremely heavy down pours and high winds, then eased slightly before another rainstorm came in, including two thunderstorms during the afternoon.

There were Meteorological Alerts issued by Environment Canada for tornado warnings, severe rainfall warnings and severe thunderstorm warnings in effect for the area. The power went out twice at the show, but no one complained about being in the dark for a short time and continued to enjoy the art work when the lights came back on.

I am not going to complain about the weather as we got the much needed rain which means tomorrow I will not be walking the dog on "crunchy" grass and no tornadoes touched down in the area.

I worked on this painting that I had started a number of years ago (see posts on 13 February 2012 and 13 March 2016) called it Forest Stream 1.













I put some shadow into the bottom of the painting using a pale mixture of French ultramarine blue and burnt sienna.

Next I added another layer of maple and birch trees into the background using various mixes of French ultramarine blue, burnt sienna and raw sienna before painting in some of closer trees into the foreground with a slightly darker mix of the same colours used on the background trees.

Eight paintings were sold by Catherine Selinger, Susan Sydney, Bonnie Windover and Penny Little. Diane Collins, JoAnne Connell Northey and Penny Little sold small items.

I would like to thank new collector Ms. Barbara Worthington of Mississauga, Ont. on her purchase of Birch Song 4 (see post on 03 June 2010).

The hours for our show are:
13 Aug 16 - 9:00am - 5:00pm
14 Aug 16 - 12:30pm - 4:00pm

I hope you will be able to come out and visit the show either today or before it closes tomorrow.