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 October.

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

Autumn Trees 2 - A Work in Progress

Today is our last day at the Knoepfli Inn and we will head home after breakfast.

Having gotten everything ready to go last night, I spent the morning working on this little painting that I had originally started here a couple of years ago (see posts on 20 October 2013, 17 February 2014 and 10 July 2016).

With having both oak trees and maple trees in front of the balcony, I sketched in the tree trunks and branches, as well as the pine trees in the background.

Next I painted in the tree trunks on the main trees when I heard the bell ring for breakfast and had to put everything away.

I will post this painting again once I have put the pine trees into the background.

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

ACEO - Dusk 14

We arrived at the Knoepfli Inn, located at 5484 Highway 124 in Magnetawan, Ontario yesterday and spent most of the afternoon settling in and taking photographs. I am limited by my leg as to where I can go on the property but hopefully by next year it will be a lot better and I can get down the hill to the river behind the cottages.

Bea Kolman mentioned at breakfast this morning she would really like it if for next year she could have some paintings of the various cottages for the Scenes of Magnetawan" show for next year. While the light was good in the morning I most my time out taking photographs of the cottages on both sides of the road, then I took pictures of the Inn, the farmhouse and the boathouse.

After lunch I spent some time working on a number of sketches of various birch trees on the property.

This evening after supper went down to the dock by the boat house, which is on Ahmic Lake at the start of the Knoepfli Falls which become the Magnetawan River at the end of the rapids under the Highway 124 bridge.

I thought I would use the opaque watercolor paint that I had used earlier this year, as it seems to lend itself to painting late evening scenes.

I had to work quickly so I kept the painting fairly simple before I lost the light as the sun set.

Thank you for looking 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. Fabriano 100% cotton, acid free watercolour paper. It is priced at $20.00 and sold unframed.

Confirmed Shows for 2017-2018 - October

This is a listing of confirmed shows that I will be exhibiting my artwork at this year and into next year. I will update the list as more shows are added.

Knoepfli Inn, 5484 Highway #124 Magnetawan, Ont.
31 Jul - 04 Oct 17 Scenes of Magnetawan

The Point - the Young's Point Diner and Pizzeria, 403 South Beach Rd., Lakefield, Ont.
03 August to 24 November 17

Kawartha Artists’ Gallery and Studio, Peterborough, Ont.
KAGS
13 Sep - 08 Oct 17 150 Years of Canada's History Featuring Peterborough County
Opening Reception 17 Sep 17 from 1-4p.m.
25 Oct -12 Nov Outdoor Painters' Show- Rural Outlook
Opening Reception 30 Oct 17 from 1-4p.m.
29 Nov - 22 Dec 17 and 03-21 Jan 18 The Winter Show
Opening Reception 03 Dec 17 from 1-4p.m.
24 Jan - 04 Mar 18 Beauty of Stillness
Opening Reception 28 Jan 18 from 1-4p.m.
07-25 Mar 18 Small Treasures
Opening Reception 11 Mar 18 from 1-4p.m.
Draw 25 Mar 18 from 1-4p.m.
28 Mar - 03 May 18 SPARK Photography Show
Opening Reception 08 Apr 18 from 1-4p.m.
20 Jun - 15 Jul 18 Interactions
Opening Reception 24 Jun 18 from 1-4p.m.
08 Aug - 09 Sep 18 Figuratively Speaking
Opening Reception 12 Aug 18 from 1-4p.m.
26 Sep -21 Oct 18 Driven to Abstracrion
Opening Reception 30 Sep 18 from 1-4p.m.
24 Oct - 11 Nov 18 Outdoor Painters' Show- Nature's Splendour
Opening Reception 28 Oct 18 from 1-4p.m.
28 Nov - 21 Dec 18 and 03-20 Jan 19 On the Move - A History of Transportation
Opening Reception 03 Dec 18 from 1-4p.m.

Extendicare, 860 Alexander Court, Peterborough, Ont.
30 Oct 17 - 01 Jan 18

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

Rural Outlook Poster

Today I completed the poster and invitations for the KAGS Outdoor Painters' Group art show called "Rural Outlook".

After I had it proof read by Cindy Allan and Norma MacEachern my co-conveners I went and had it and the invitations for the exhibit printed and the members of the Group were emailed to come in to pick them up and distribute them throughout the area.

It should be an interesting show with 14 artists displaying their art work.

The show runs from 25 October through to 12 November with the opening reception on Sunday 29 October 2017 from 1-4 p.m.

I hope you are able to come out and enjoy the exhibit.

Clear Lake II

I have been working on this drawing for a while (see posts on 09 June 2013, 23 March and 12 October 2016, 05 March and 17 May 2017).

First I started by putting in the remaining background trees in behind the three pine trees and behind the large rocks on the left side of the drawing.














To finish this drawing I added the shadows onto all the rocks in the background.

This original 6-1/4" x 9" pen and ink drawing when matted and shrink wrapped will be available for $50.00.

Upper Stoney Lake II

Today I was sitting the 150 Years of Canadian History exhibition at KAGS today which is open this weekend from 10:00a.m.-2:00p.m. due to the Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour.

I thought while I as at the Gallery I would fill in the time in between visitors by working on a number of pen and ink drawings that are in various stages of completion.

The nice thing about working on these drawings is that I can easily leave them to answer questions about the exhibit and once the visitors have left, return to the drawing.















I wanted to finish this drawing of Upper Stoney Lake that I did the original sketch a couple of years ago (see posts on 24 August 2015 and 04 August 2017) while at Quarry Bay Beach enjoying the sun, sand and water.

All I needed was to put in the distant shoreline and add the trees and rocks along the edge of the lake.

This original 7-1/2" x 9" pen and ink drawing when matted and shrink wrapped will be available for $40.00.

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