More Fun With Nuns

The second of my nuns has been sold! Both of these have been purchased again  for a sister for her birthday - the last on her 85th! I need to get cracking for her next birthday. Nuns willing to pose, please sign up.

Blessings from Gucci

Nun a la Carte

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How to Paint Like Turner

I have recently visited the exhibition -  J.M.W. Turner: Painting Set Free - at the Art Gallery of Ontario.

One of the memorable and well-know paintings- Snow Storm - Steamboat off a Harbour is oil on canvas. Exciting as this painting is, I much preferred his luminous watercolours.

                                                              The Blue Rigi, Sunrise
                               ( He did several variations of this image in Switzerland)
                                                 

                                                                      The Red Rigi

                                                                Nordham Castle,Sunrise (my favorite)

    Fort Vimieux

                                                                               
Imagine my surprise when I saw a book advertised in an art journal claiming to  help you "paint like Turner". Wow! Off to the public library for a copy of  How to Paint Like Turner, edited by Nicola Moorby and Ian Warrell and featuring the work of various artists.
This is a book well worth a look. The forward is by Rosalind Mallord Turner, his great-great niece and also a painter. It is an interesting introduction to Turner and provides practical information and demonstrations.
I found the book provided additional material on Turner which enhanced my appreciation of the exhibition I had just seen. I decided, however, that I wasn't ready to"Copy first the works of God, and then the works of Turner" as Edward Lear suggested.

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Too Busy to Paint!

Sometimes there does seem little time to  paint in between shows. I did complete some new paintings however for the upcoming North Toronto Group of Artists Fall Show (see below). This painting has made more use of the application of texture than I usually do. What do you think?

                                                                    Whirlwind
                                                               

Thursday evening, November 12, 2015, 6:00 to 9:00 pm

Blessed Sacrament Church,(basement)
24 Cheritan Avenue -  Yonge Street just south of Lawrence.
The location is fully accessible.

There will be music and refreshments will be served. No registration is needed.

The show continues  on Friday, November 13, from 12:00 to 8:00 PM and Saturday, November 14, from 10:00am to 3:30 pm.

 

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Current exhibition

The Willowdale Group of Artists is holding and exhibition at the North York Civic Centre with approximately 90 paintings in a variety of mediums. The show closes on Friday November 13.
More information about this art group can be found at www.willowdaleartists.com.

One of my paintings on view there is landscape inspired by "cottage country" Ontario.

                                                                        Haliburton Still

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