Brighton Drummer

Here is the latest addition to the Brighton Legion Highland series of paintings that I will be displaying this Saturday at the Trenton Scottish Irish Festival. I love the sound of the bagpipes!

11x14 Oil on Canvas.

New Paintings

11"x14" Oil on canvas. Brighton Legion Highlander
Husband is back to work, paintings are getting finished up. This piece is for an Arts Quinte West display and sale at the Trenton Scottish-Irish Festival September 10. Two more pieces are in the works, more pippers and a drummer.


12"x24" Oil on Canvas. Presqu'ile Marsh
I painted this piece in the shelter of the observation tower at the Presqu'ile Provincial Park Boardwalk. It is an incredibly peaceful spot and a beautiful walk through the marsh and cedar and cottonwood forest.

J helping me with my last blog post. He thought we should be doing some farming, not sitting at the computer.

20"x30" Oil on Canvas
Presqu'ile light painting is off to a good start. Coincidentally, Nana and Poppa are visiting and I finally have something to show. The finished piece will be framed.

Getting some work done!

Two days of not boating = two blog posts in two days and two finished paintings.

July has been a busy month with husband off work, boating, company and a few mini holidays. Did I mention boating? It's not bothering me that the past two days have been too windy to boat. Husband has the boat clean and shiny. Little guy has been busy overseeing the job. I'm getting some paintings that I started painting at Presqu'ile completed. Plus, the neglected bog is being attended to.

Wednesdays in July I could be found at Presqu'ile Provincial Park. What a day to look forward too. Sit in the shade and paint at one of my favourite places to hang out in. Visit with the happy campers and holiday makers. I'm sure they weren't all happy but everyone that stopped at the Artist in the Park sign to visit was. Thanks for stopping and to Jenny, Francis, Emmy and Sara who painted with me. I have four more Wednesdays as Artist in the Park. One of those days should generate a painting that I will be donating to Friend's of Presqu'ile for them to raffle as a fundraiser this fall. Watch for a preview in a post soon.

Hope to see you at Presqu'ile

Marsh Swan 6 x 12" Oil on Canvas

Lake Ontario Rocks 16 x 20" Mixed media on canvas

New mixed media in the works.

More felted scarves from Vanessa's photo shoot.

Felted Scarves

Thanks to my friend, Vanessa Walters for taking pictures of the scarves I made this spring. It was much easier then me carrying my bag of scarves around and making friends pose when they had on the appropriate colour of clothing. Here is a behind the scenes picture of the action at our photo shoot, I was busy running from very wet little kids between outfit changes.

New Paintings

Nana and Poppa have come to visit. Crazy J is happy, he is on a farm tour with Nana and Poppa. Mommy is happy, I'm getting paintings finished. Husband is happy. He is into his last month of school and can soon move home and drool over his boat. Maybe he can boat too. That really has nothing to do with the visitors. The dog is happy. She isn't being harassed by a bored preschooler.

My newest paintings were inspired by photos I took at St Augustine beach in March.

Mixed media on canvas 12 x 24

Mixed media on canvas 24 x 36

More painting pictures will follow soon. Including two commissions. It must be a huge farm tour the boy is on.

Felting takes over the painting room

The newly felted scarf/belt made from wool I found at a "Gathering" for spinners and felters in Port Hope last month.

Ah felting my new love. It's taken over my painting table. And the preschooler can help. He is quite good at soaking the wool. Unfortunately, he gets distracted and starts spraying the dog and then whatever else is in front of him. I don't mind if it isn't my freshly grated and slimed olive oil soap that I've just mixed up to adjust the ph of the fibers to felt.

After my next event organized by myself for Arts Quinte West June 4th called Arts UpFront, it is back to the painting table to get some paintings finished up for display and sale at Presqu'ile Provincial Park this summer.

Erika in the autumn blue/teal scarf. Vanessa in the blue/purple scarf.

Zumba

Zumba, Zumba, Zumba. The last month has been all about Zumba, the Latin dance inspired fitness craze. I decided to teach Zumba in January and took the Zumba instructor course in March. Now I am teaching twice a week. Fun! Now into my second week of teaching, I am back sneaking in a few hours here and there painting. One commission, one special request and numerous half finished paintings on the go. Unfortunately, they are all in the ugly stage and not yet suitable for posting. Quickly upcoming is my first show of the year, a fundraiser for the Trenton Children's Centre on April 9 at The Wing, 230 North Murray Street, Trenton. Exciting news for the Arts Quinte West group I belong to. AQW has launched it's web site artquintewest.ca.