Summer of Fun

It's been a wonderful summer.  A summer of fun at the beach, skate park and visiting with cousins.  I am lucky to be able to work around the schedule of my 7 year old.  This summer that meant less work and more play!  It was a success!  School starts soon enough.

There was a bit of painting mixed into the fun.  Last summer we moved close to my inspiration, Lake Huron.  I can't see the lake from our house but I am close enough that I can hear the waves and know when I just jump on my bike and go snap some reference photos.

23 x 36 Mixed Media on Canvas.  Sold.

Members of the Victoria Park Gallery enjoyed a relaxing day painting at the Peace Garden in Kincardine at Geddes Park.

May Paintings

Lola's Coffee House in House in Brighton is a great supporter of the Brighton Arts Council.  Art changes monthly.  This month I share the space with John Granton a talented photographer.

John thought it would be fun if I painted one of his photos for the show.  Here is my take on his winter swan.

I had so much fun painting the yellow flower, I painted this poppy using the same techniques.  It incorporates texture, stamping, acrylics and oil glazes and palette knife application.

November Gales

 

Painted for the Arts Quinte West Juried Show 'Stories' in November.  This encaustic wave piece has snippets of news clippings from the Great Storm of November 1913 which plummeted the Great Lakes from November 9-13 leaving more than 250 people dead and 19 ships lost.

 



 

 

Also for the juried show, this painting is typical of a visit to the beach with my son, an only child who enjoys family 'hoping'.  In this painting he is chatting with his new friend Grace and her mom while we wait for the fireworks to start over the harbour at Kincardine's Station Beach.

Spotlight on Brighton

40"x60" Mixed Media on Canvas

For my part in promoting the arts in my local area I curate the Brighton Art's Council Art Rotation. In between running around Brighton getting all the BAC venues spruced up for this weekend's "Spotlight on Brighton", and chasing the toddler, I have managed to finish the fine tuning on my Cape Sagres beach painting.
This will be a very busy weekend in Brighton with special displays set up in the local resturants to coinside with live music and a large art show at the East Northumberland Secondary School sponsered by the Lion's Club. Plus, numerous other events. I get to paint pumpkins with any kids that come to the art show and mind my both. You can learn more about all of the activities at octoberisartsmonth.ca.
Now I only have to worry about who is going to put their finger into the wet paint.