The Raging Olives

This photo is full of glares, but this is the painting I painted live at the Art in Action Silent Auction a few weeks back. The previous posting was my dry run to ensure I would be able to finish the piece in time to be auctioned off. I am happy to say that I was done in time and the painting sold. The piece was named by fellow artist Dave Lawson after the restaurant that hosted the event.

Olives

Jordan

This is a study I worked on last night of my friend's daughter Jordan. I had about an hour on it and I am happy with where it was heading. Hopefully she will sit for me again sometime.

I will be painting live at a Silent Auction tonight for Art in Action Burlington. More information is at the Art in Action website.

Close up of Generations

Here is a close up of the previous post.

Generations

This is a large canvas that I did in the studio working from 2 small plein air paintings I did last fall. It is the first time I have worked this way and it was a lot of fun.

International Women Celebrate

I will be participating in the upcoming International Women Celebrate Show at AyrSpace, in Ayr Ontario. The show opens March 8, 2011.

The Way Home

This is the finished painting. I am extremely happy with this one and can't wait to get started on another one. I love the black I mixed for this piece. I used sap green and alizarin crimson with a touch of ultramarine blue. It is really rich and has depth; I find that the blacks that come from the tube can be really flat looking. I will be delivering this painting today, just in time for it to be revealed at Karen and Jon's Christmas  Open House. (Can't wait to see it on the wall guys.)

WIP

This piece is starting to come together.

Commission in Progress

This is a sneak peak at another highway series painting I am working on. This is a commissioned piece, so it already has a home, which is very exciting. The photo is full of glares, but I wanted to post a  progress photo. I still have lots to do on it, and it will probably reincarnate a bit - but here is the start.

Needs a title - got any ideas?

Here is another painting I did this past weekend during the studio tour. I used a photo of my son and his friend for reference. They had both shown up outside to play dressed as Batman. This led to quite the discussion over which one of them was the real Batman. Some of the titles that were suggested for this piece were: BatMENish, I'm the REAL Batman, You be Robin
Have you got a better one? Send it to me.

Toronto Skyline

 

We had a great turn out for our tour this year. I met a lot of art lovers and got to spend the weekend painting and talking to fellow artists. Above is one of the paintings I did this weekend.

Sunrise Gallery Juried Art Show Winners- Kim and Me

Kim Rempell, First Prize Winner at the Sunrise Gallery 2nd Annual Juried Art Show

Tammy Hext (Me), Second Prize Winner at the Sunrise Gallery 2nd Annual Juried Art Show

The Sunrise Gallery had its 2nd Annual Juried Art Show this past weekend. My friend Kim Rempell took first prize (see her fabulous painting above) and I received second prize!

The Moorings' Path

This is a plein air I did this past August at my parents' cottage. It is the path that leads down to the water.

This coming weekend is the opening for the 2nd Annual Juried Show at the Sunrise Gallery. Two of my paintings were accepted into the show this year. If you are in the area, pop in and say hello. 

Highland Glen Conservation Area

Another painting I did at Highland Glen on Thanksgiving weekend.

Looking Towards the Water

I painted this plein air over the Thanksgiving weekend in the Highland Glen Conservation Area. It was a gorgeous day and you could just see the water sparkling through the trees. This is an impasto painting done with a brush.

Finally finished

I finally finished this one. I set it aside for a few weeks because I it was calling for me detail, but I was  afraid of putting to much in and losing the simple graphic quality I had already achieved.

Wild for Blue

Lots of intense colour in this one and big for a change. I have been working a little bit larger lately due to feedback from prospective buyers and from a feeling of being a little restricted by a smaller format. This one took me quite a while and a few incarnations before I was pleased with it.

Orange Sunflowers

Another one of these sunflowers and in the square format that I really love.
The flowers still look great after a week, so I am hoping to get another painting out of them.

Blue Shadow

I found these orange and purple sunflowers? at the grocery store. I had never seen them before.

Plein air in Stratfod

A quick plein air done in Stratford Ontario. This was quite challenging as the cars parked on the street kept changing as I painted.