Jamaican Sweetheart

My Friend Beth was showing me this little sweetheart; I thought I'd like to paint it, so she got me the photo and i just love the stance in the little girls face. Check out he fca art show at edgemont community hall mar 9th thought it would be nice to put this one in the show next weekend. 

Pastel wine & carafe

Here is one I whipped up really quick today, not so tight, just need to add a touch more colour and I will call this one finished, but not literally

just working on a new pastel, here are the first few stages

Just something for smitty's for the month with Valentines Day

Smitty's February theme paintings

Smitty's February theme paintings include the picture of the heart in the sand

Smitty's

We are creating valentines/ love/heart themes for Smitty's

Here is my artwork for February

ENCAUSTIC ART

 THIS WEEKEND WAS THE ENCAUSTIC ART WORKSHOP AT ATLANTIS FRAMING WITH KEN BOURASSA -  HERE ARE MY EXPERIMENTAL PIECES - SO MUCH FUN TO PAINT WITH WAX.  THE ROOM IS WARM AND SMELLS JUST WONDERFUL.  THE PAINTING JUST FREE FUN

Workshop with Curtis Golumb

I attended a workshop with the Calgary Sketch Club this afternoon . Our instructor was Curtis Golumb Owner of Avens Gallery in Canmore.  His bright approach and easy style was fun to watch.  He was able to create two demos for us today and we each recreated the first of the two.  I was fortunate as at the table next to me was Famous Canadian Artist Sheila Adams, Here she is with her work. I will post mine  tomorrow.  For now enjoy her amazing artwork!

From the Empire State Building

New York Yankees: These are the Blue Jays Fans

resin workshop

This saturday is a resin workshop
so I am gearing up to get supplies for the participants.  Our artist is Asya Barker

More information can be found on the fca calgary webstire under events, workshops, paypal payment is available

Workshop with Rick Berg

This weekend I coordinated a workshop with Rick Berg our instructor for the Federation of Canadian Artists of Calgary.  Rick Is an amazing artist and probably the very best art instructor there is, Hands down!!  As coordinator my volunteer job consists of applying for approval after the artist and myself work out his costs, I arrange the room rental and prepare the food  and coffee plan.  Probably the most difficult thing is keeping track of people who signup for the workshop as there are three ways they can do this, through a fca voucher, paypal or cash/cheque.  I like to leave the emailing to Sonja who assists me with fca workshops. I make the purchases of materials we will require and hopefully am able to get sponsorship from gift certificates and or artworks for further FCA opportunities.  I prepare all the financial documents always with a break even balance.  I enjoy getting to know the artists while arranging for their workshop and love to watch them paint.  I hope that artists who attend the workshops have a wonderful experience of social interaction intertwined with the best instruction available.

At the Elveden Show Downtown Calgary Nov 12 - Nov 24th 2012

Sunflower - oil painting - unfinished

New Artwork

I am still working on the flower and its accompanying sunflower for this weekend some highlighted areas left to add and background

Federation of Canadian Artists Show and Sale November 2012

Today was the Show and Sale, Lot of beautiful artworks.

FCA Art SHOW

Workshop with Brent Laycock

This past weekend the FCA hosted a watercolour workshop, Sonja and myself coordinated the workshop for 15 participants. It's been a long time since I worked in watercolour but how fun as the colours just flow into each other, I will finish this next week.  This is the picture I worked on for little while, I had spend most of the day at the Calgary Sketch Club Riverpark Show and Sale as the Lead of the Exhibition

FCA Watercolour Workshop & CSC Art Show

Its going to be a busy week for me Tuesday I will be teaching my first classes for the year, homeschool art then its off to the federation of Canadian Artists for the demo that Rick Berg will be doing, I was going to drive him but my daughter was in a car accident so I will be taking her to the university early for a 6pm class. There will be a judging at the FCA for a door prize painting that I will choose and frame tomorrow. I also will be expecting visitors from Northern Alberta; a friend of mine from high school and her daughter who will  taking courses in calgary and staying with me for the duration of the week. On wed and thurs. I teach again but thursday I will need to hustle straight from work over to the calgary sketch club to sign up the members for the art show on the weekend. I will need to decide and frame the 5 artworks I will be bringing as well. (perhaps monday i can start this after I have planned lessons for the 3 homeschool and seniors classes) )  I will also be hosting the watercolour workshop with Brent Laycock held at Atlantis Framing beginning at 7 on friday night and all thru saturday.  As lead for the show I will need to take the kitchen supplies like urns and coffee/etc. for both clubs on the weekend. I will be at The Calgary Sketch club show at 8am for people to sign in and to set up, a three hour shift and then I run back over to the FCA workshop around noon and find time for lunch, make sure that the workshop participants are happy and then I will return to close the CSC show.   whew... The proximity from one to the other is not that close, Both functions end at 4 pm so thats the only difficulty I see but there are so many nice people I know everyone will be more than willing to stand in when it is necessary. Hopefully the weather will be cooperative!  See you at the show.

Winter Artwork to Banff Museum

Small Treasures 2012: Due November 2
Challenge your artistic boundaries. Think inside the box, literally! You only have 144 square inches to express yourself. This is an open invitation for winter-themed artwork, in any media of two or three dimensions. In keeping with the Small Treasures theme, artwork will be restricted to a maximum size of 144 square inches, but not limited to any specific dimensions.

Watermedia in the Rocky Mountains: Due December 14
For over a century, Watermedia has been a traditional median for artists in the Rocky Mountains when inspired to capture the sheer beauty of their surroundings. Keeping with tradition this show will feature several Watermedia Artists who portray their love and respect for the Rocky Mountains and area.

NEW FOR 2013: Due December 14
New store front show and sales will see the Whyte Museum Shop window and store front filled with artworks from an individual local artist for a number of weeks. This juried store front art show and sale will continue with new and innovative artists works displayed throughout the year.

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Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
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working on a puppy

Scuffy Puppy 

I use a lot of colours under the final coat of hair to indicate layers and so that colour shows through the fur rather then the paper showing. 

Recently we went to New York and I have compiled a few original paintings depicting New York

Best hotdogs in NY

Take me out to The ballgame 

Buskers in Bethesda Fountain walkway

Blue Jays Fans  at Yankee Stadium

Caricature

ARTember in Airdrie, I helped out at the Dry Gulch Art Show with Caricature artist, Kelly.  This is his caricature of me.

http://www.creativeairdrie.ca

Creative Airdrie and FortisAlberta are pleased to announce the 12 finalists for the Fortis Art Wrap Program. The public is now invited to cast their votes for the top five that will become shrink-wrap polymer canvases that are applied (similiar to wallpaper) around five FortisAlberta switching cubicle boxes in Airdrie. The top five will be announced on the last day of ARTember (Sept 30).

Please vote for my flowers; Seems I am a finalist. thankshttp://www.creativeairdrie.ca

ARTember in Airdrie

In our city of Airdrie it is ARTember and the community has set aside 17 days of art and culture.  I will be participating in the junior arts program at the Airdrie Public Library -  Creating mosaics on Sept. 15th.  I will be featured in an Airdrie Business, last year it was the CIBC this year I have not heard yet.

This is one of the pictures I will have on display, please some out to view all the artwork.