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Tuesday, November 24, 2015
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.
Thursday, November 19, 2015
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)
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.
( He did several variations of this image in Switzerland)
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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Sunday, November 8, 2015
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?
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
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.
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Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Wonderful Watercolours
Golden Artist Colors Inc., a company well-known for their acrylic paints, have produced a range of "modern" watercolours called QoR - pronounced "core". The binder in these paints is different from other watercolours, and according to the company, it gives colour greater intensity and clarity. They offer a large range of colours, including three iridescents.
Four colour sets are available. Three have six colours and one has twelve, and are a good introduction to the watercolours. I purchased the "High Chroma" set of six, which included Cobalt Teal, Green Gold, Quinacridone Gold, Transparent Pyrrole Orange, Quinacridone Magenta, and Dioxazine Purple. They are presented in the paint box below, which can serve as a small palette. The tubes are 5ml and unfortunately paint tended to ooze out of some of the tubes when opened.
I utilized my new paints on two impressionistic woodland scenes on terraskin.
Watercolours on terraskin, as a rule, tend to be more vibrant so it is difficult to asses the brilliance of QoR. What do you think? More later.
Four colour sets are available. Three have six colours and one has twelve, and are a good introduction to the watercolours. I purchased the "High Chroma" set of six, which included Cobalt Teal, Green Gold, Quinacridone Gold, Transparent Pyrrole Orange, Quinacridone Magenta, and Dioxazine Purple. They are presented in the paint box below, which can serve as a small palette. The tubes are 5ml and unfortunately paint tended to ooze out of some of the tubes when opened.
I utilized my new paints on two impressionistic woodland scenes on terraskin.
Watercolours on terraskin, as a rule, tend to be more vibrant so it is difficult to asses the brilliance of QoR. What do you think? More later.
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Friday, July 24, 2015
Art in Haliburton
Art is everywhere - even in a forest in cottage country in Haliburton, Ontario which I discovered in a recent holiday in the Haliburton Highlands. The Haliburton Sculpture Forest is a unique opportunity to view a collection of sculptures by Canadian and International artists as you meander along wooded forest trails within Glebe Park. There are 26 sculptures in total. See www.haliburtonsculptureforest.ca/ for more details.
Here are a few of my favorites:
Here are a few of my favorites:
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Fire and Ice:A Really Big Shoe Charles O'Neil A steel and wire two meter tall stiletto adorned with red and crystal beads 2009 |
A Walk in the Woods Mary Ellen Farrow-Stylized limestone hiker holding a bronze cast of a maple leaf 2001 |
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A Conspiracy of Ravens John Mckinnon - A flock of ravens created of of fabricated and welded steel 2002 |
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Redwing Frond Darlene Bolahood - 4 metres high, curved steel spine with painted acrylic panels 2003 |
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Spiral Ascent John Shaw-Rimmington - With students of the 2015 Dry Stone Structures Course, Haliburton School of the Arts
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Curled Figures Susan Low-Beer - Two curled cement figures mounted on a large boulder. 2003
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Sunday, June 7, 2015
Abstract Art Award
I recently took the opportunity to enter two paintings in the online abstract art competition in the Light Space and Time Online Gallery. It is always reinforcing when your efforts are appreciated by an independent reviewer. I guess, I might keep painting!!
"Artists were asked for their interpretation of the “Abstracts” theme by submitting their best nonobjective or nonrepresentational art for this competition.
The art competition and the submission process for the artists began in April 2015 and concluded on May 27, 2015. The gallery received 760 entries from 23 different countries from around the world, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. In addition, the gallery received entries from 35 different states. The gallery’s art competition for May was the 6th Annual “Abstracts”. 2D and 3D artists (including photography) from around the world, were called upon to make online submissions for possible inclusion in to the Gallery’s June 2015 online group art exhibition.
Artists were asked for their interpretation of the “Abstracts” theme by submitting their best nonobjective or nonrepresentational art for this competition. "
"Overall Winning Artists Category – The overall winning artist’s category consists of the 10 Best Entries received from the Painting & Other and Photography & Digital categories. "
1st Place – Overall – Anne Neidhardt – “Reed Flute Cave 1”
"Painting and Other Category – The painting & other category is considered to be any art where a pigment was applied to a two-dimensional surface, such as canvas, paper, or panel. This category comprises the following media; acrylics, oil, pastels, watercolor, gouache, tempera, ink, line type drawings, encaustic, fresco, etc. applied on canvas, canvas board, paper or any other flat surface.
In addition, this category also includes any 3D art, fabric, mixed media, mosaic, and various other media. "
1st Place – Painting and Other Category - Anne Neidhardt – “Reed Flute Cave 1”
Special Recognition
Anne Neidhardt - "From Space"
"Painting and Other Category – The painting & other category is considered to be any art where a pigment was applied to a two-dimensional surface, such as canvas, paper, or panel. This category comprises the following media; acrylics, oil, pastels, watercolor, gouache, tempera, ink, line type drawings, encaustic, fresco, etc. applied on canvas, canvas board, paper or any other flat surface.
Special Recognition
There is a slide show of this art exhibition on our YouTube Channel. This Art Exhibition and all of the gallery’s past shows are posted there as well.
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Thursday, May 21, 2015
New Zealand as Inspiration
New Zealand has no shortage of inspirational sites for artists. Papamoa Beach in the North Island is quite beautiful. Close to the beach, this grove of trees caught my attention and resulted in the impressions of "Papamoa" series in acrylic on canvas.
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| Papamoa |
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| Papamoa Evening |
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| Papamoa #2 |
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| Papamoa #3 |
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| Papamoa #4 |
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| Papamoa #6 |
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| Papamoa #5 |
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| Papamoa Dunes |
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Thursday, May 14, 2015
About Van Gogh
And you though you knew all about Van Gogh!
FAMILY TREE OF VINCENT VAN GOGH
His dizzy aunt ------------------------------------------------ Verti Gogh
The brother who ate prunes--------------------------------- Gotta Gogh
The brother who worked at a convenience store ------Stop N Gogh
The grandfather from Yugoslavia ----------------------------- U Gogh
His magician uncle -------------------------------- Where-diddy Gogh
His Mexican cousin ---------------------------------------- A Mee Gogh
The Mexican cousin's American half-brother ------------ Gring Gogh
The nephew who drove a stage coach ----------------- Wells-far Gogh
The constipated uncle ---------------------------------------- Can't Gogh
The ballroom dancing aunt ---------------------------------- Tang Gogh
The bird lover uncle ---------------------------------------- Flamin g Gogh
An aunt who taught positive thinking ------------------ Way-to-Gogh
The little bouncy nephew ------------------------------------- Poe Gogh
A sister who loved disco --------------------------------------- Go Gogh
And his niece who travels the country in an RV --- Winnie Bay Gogh
I saw you smiling . . . . there ya Gogh
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Friday, May 8, 2015
Group Art Exhibition
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