Arts Quinte West Featured Artist

This month I am the featured artist at the Arts Quinte West Gallery downtown Trenton.
On display are WaterStudies, floral and some feathered friends.  Plus one Pipe Band.  I love pipers!  I like to throw one in the painting mix every once in while.  This little painting is of the Prince Edward Hasting Band. 
Most of my work is done in oils or mixed media (acrylic, tissue papers or impasto and oil glazes).  I have some small Encaustic work also.
I also have some felted berets and scarves for sale.

My latest piece is a donation to the Gallery for the December fundraising show, Art Squared.  Can you see the price?  All 12" square pieces are only $50.  I have other pieces in the 12" square $50 selection too.

 

Handmade Scarves and Berets

These one of a kind wool scarves and berets are wet felted. They are mainly Merino Wool with accents of silk and mohair. Other wool fibres are thrown in on occasion. Some are beaded and some have tassels. Each side is slightly different. They are hand washable. Flower broaches are coming...

Fall Shows

My booth at the Brighton Lion's show and sale in October.
I only displayed a few of my paintings deciding to feature my newly felted berets and scarves.




Setting up at the Arts Quinte West show Arts Extravaganza November 12.



New mixed media water study of St. Augustine Beach. 18"x 48".
I painted three paintings from the pictures I took last March while on holidays with my family in St. Augustine. It is a fabulous beach that I hope to return to some year.

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.