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Portrait commission

2/17/2016

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Along with my graphic design work and new enterprise, Older Adult Fitness Specialist, I also have a few portrait commissions underway. Yesterday's storm afforded me the opportunity to really work on this painting – it is really coming along. Acrylic on canvas, 20 x 28.
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Fun with circular canvases

2/16/2016

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A quick little post here - fun with circular canvases I purchased from the Dollar Tree in Kemptville. My young people class decided to do mandalas. Very nice!
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Painting winter's moods

2/16/2016

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We are snowed in today, but 2 weeks ago we enjoyed spring-like conditions. I ran out to our woods to capture some images, which became our subject for that week. We drew the image in conte and secured it with medium, then painted away. Lovely small paintings on 8 x 10 and oval canvases. Aren't these lovely! Mine are below. Acrylic, 8 x 10, $75.00 ea. Contact me to purchase.
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This week at Cedar Lane Studio, February 3

2/2/2016

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Monday, February 1, 2016 came in mild and spring-like. Too bad for Winterlude in Ottawa, but lovely for a walk on our woodland trails at Cedar Lane. Water run-off, combined with snow patches and dazzling sunlight made for some beautiful scenes for capturing on canvas.
   In Monday's class I was able to work on a small piece myself, while still giving guidance and making suggestions to my little group. We relaxed to serene classical music, and had a nice time painting our chosen scenes.
   One of the challenges of painting from photos is the range of available colour - much lower than the human eye sees. The chart at right demonstrates the human eye's range of visible colour, compared to devices by which we can reproduce images. So printed, and even digital, photos just cannot display the range of colour you see when you are right there. Shadows in the snow, in this case, are much grayer, rather than the lovely cool blue you will see when you are standing there.

The next challenge is simplifying detail. In the image at right I have used Photoshop to filter the image (original below) I used for my painting to show you how you might learn to see image in a simplified way, and build up from there.
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Original

My painting is shown at left - not too badly proportioned, I am surprised, actually, as I can't concentrate 100%. Below, for fun, I used an oil painting filter in Photoshop. wow!
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There is usually room to place a couple more folks, so whether this is a once in a while opportunity or you are a regular, I'd love to have you! Contact me to let me know. For more details on my classes <click here>.
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Sunday Salon

1/22/2016

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Tom and I have held Sunday Salons in the past both in our studio and at ArtScene and are happy to re-establish this delightful practice in 2016. The idea is to present 3 artists of different media (music, art, poetry, writing) at each event, in a gentle atmosphere of shared conversation and experience.

There is no cost, but we ask you to bring a beverage and a small snack to share. If you are an artist/musician/poet who would like to present, please click the RSVP below and send details. Artists are welcome to bring cds, or samples of their work for sale.

Date: Sunday, January 31, 2016
Time: 2:00 to 5:00 pm
Please RSVP by Tuesday, January 26.
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Splashing our way to creative expression

1/21/2016

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At Cedar Lane Studio, we have so much fun I wonder how the heck I will top it week to week. The first 2 weeks of classes in this winter season have seen us splashing and drizzling in technicolour. Last week our project was designed around a chosen word or phrase. We were too busy having fun for me to capture all the pieces on camera, but LIanne Gour was kind enough to send me hers, "Balance". Students considered their word choice carefully, and, no doubt, Lianne was thinking about balancing home and work, life and love..and don't we all. But her playful, bright and cheerful presentation shows us her optimism still runs high.
   This week we took the same approach, using as our jumping off point a bouquet of silk flowers, beautifully arranged by student Sandra Ketchum. The image above is from the Wednesday evening class, but the Monday afternoon group did a lovely job too. I tried a few as well, the last one shown below here, along with the bouquet that inspired us. Same flower arrangement, and a bouquet of creative ideas arising. WOW!
  I want to let you know children's classes start this Saturday, running 8 weeks from 10 to noon. <click here> for more details.
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Our Cozy Studio

1/21/2016

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Painting in our beautiful studio, built by Tom in 1995, is a pleasure we love to share. With the Christmas season over, and a good store of firewood in the shed, Tom is turning his attention to putting finishing touches on his (significant) body of plein air work. Shown above, "Behind the Auberge, Val David" . We are currently seeking a few galleries to represent him. Meanwhile, we want to announce the return of our Sunday Salons.
   A salon is a "gathering of people under the roof of an inspiring host, held partly to amuse one another and partly to refine the taste and increase the knowledge of the participants through conversation." (Wikipedia) Typically we like to present 3 artists of various disciplines, and are just rounding up our artists now, so stay tuned! Artists may bring samples of their work for sale. Sunday, January 31, 2-5 pm. BYOB and snack to share (if desired), no charge. enjoy!
   For more information, to ask to be presented, or to let us know you are coming, contact Mary.
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Starting the New Year: 2016

1/7/2016

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The shelf! Yay!
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A nice collection of my wrk
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Works in progress
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Love this! Sorry I do not have the artist's name....
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Complicated, but wow! By Wildman Designs
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This is cool too. From Pinterest.
The holiday season has run its course, and Tom and I have spent some time tidying the studio in preparation for the winter season at Cedar Lane. Tom built a great new storage space with a leaner footprint - and out of recycled materials too. Still a bit more to do (this afternoon, I promise!). Paints are lined up ready to go, lists are being made, so time to get thinking of some fresh ideas for us all to explore.

Prompting my first project idea was a little painting image I spied on the web. I was not quick enough to remember to gather the artist's information (oops) but it is a lovely little piece shown at left. Now, in my work as a designer, creating logos and designs from text is something I do all the time; however, I have not yet really created a painting using a word or words and the idea intrigues me. I do have calligrapher friends who excel at creating designs from words, but I have in mind something simpler as in this painting.

I was also prompted today by a conversation thread on a website I frequent for its insight (The Painter's Keys), and was lead to a site created by Ali Edwards called One Little Word. I will let you listen to her video and ideas,but suffice to say I found it an appropriate challenge for my students and me.

So, next Wednesday, January 13, weather permitting, I will have materials and ideas ready to share. I will have them ready for my Monday group too, starting next Monday, January 11. That being said the Monday group often like to bring individual projects, always welcome.

My children's classes are always a little more challenging recruitment-wise, so I plan to start Saturday, January 24 from 10 am to noon.

For more details <click here>. Classes are run on a drop-in basis, but it is great if you can let me know in advance.
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Painting Beaches

11/19/2015

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My painting. I don't always get a chance to paint in class, so this was a lot of fun!
Although the weather has been mild, we thought we would paint a beach scene to put up when winter finally rears its ugly head. I like to propose creating the possibility of 'surprises' in every painting. This time. once the simple layout was roughed in with charcoal, a palette knife loaded with gel medium was scudded over the ocean portion of the scene. In addition, natural sand was affixed to the beach area using the gel. While waiting for that to dry, the sky was painted in, then the beach area. Paint thinned with water was applied to the water area in successive layers until the level of final tone was almost reached. The gel resists the paint, and the area shows up as a lighter value. Finally, more brighter paint is scudded over the surface in successive value and colour layers, and light is added to the beach area. Voila!
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The other beach beauties, including my unfinished one. Sorry, the image is a little fuzzy...
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November 18, ideas, ideas, ideas!

11/17/2015

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While it has been a busy time here, I have had fun painting along with my students. Last week we painted 'surfaces' - forest floor, beach sand, pebbles. I completed (more or less) my pebble painting, adding a sense of water and a leaf for contrast.

Watching one of the Monday students paint a beach with waves got me thinking that would be a nice subject for us to explore this week.  At left is the Ottawa river beach scene I painted last summer. I used a palette knife to scumble in the waves, lots of paint layers to enrich the surface.

So, let's go to the beach together. Add a sunset. Maybe a beached wine bottle... Hope you can come!
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