Alan Wylie Workshop

This weekend I hosted Alan Wylie in a Federation of Canadian Artists Workshop.  A master in his field it was an honour, He is all knowledge and it is such a treat to get refreshing information on creating artwork. As workshop coordinator of the FCA-Calgary for many years it usually it is the same repititive information. Alan was able to articulate new concepts which is so valuable to the upcoming artists. Here we are discussing whether my table line cuts the picture in half too much.

sneak preview of art for the FCA Calgary Show in March.

This turned out so lovely ... I wish i could get a better photo of the painting, I am still working on naming it.

latest 8 X 8 works

In Cuba, These young men work hard to sell a few coconuts, beach blankets, hats and trinkets.  Called "Barraquinha Cuba"

These horses were in the summer but I transformed the background. This is on my husband's family farm on highway 16 west of Calgary.

FCA Workshop MIxed Media

Vermillion Lakes, Banff

Mixed media Pouring Media art

whats on the easel

??? A Hat Store Painting ????

Looking for a title an a suggestion on what colour to change the shirt.

Days gone by Roses

I often let my roses hang around in the vases long after their glory date; 

having a hard time throwing them out, So here are my days Gone By Roses 

6x8  $220.00 each 

They will be at the Eleveden Art show and sale at triwood community Hall Nov 22nd

FCA Workshop with Rex Beanland

As workshop coordinator for the Federation of Canadian Artists - Calgary (along with partner Karen Oliver) we conducted a water-colour workshop with Rex Beanland. 

To see more of the newsletter do to fca calgary; events - workshops - newsletters

A wonderful tribute and article about Robert Genn

Thought I'd share this with everyone too, I enjoyed his mentorship and articles.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/parenting/with-a-year-to-live-heres-what-artist-robert-genn-with-his-family-did/article21273600/

Sneak preview of the FCA artwork for the show Oct 25th 2014

Calgary Sketch Club McAra Award

I will be submitting these two winter beauties, in the Calgary sketch club for a chance to be chosen for the McAra award.  The printing company will prints cards and prints from the artwork and distributes them to their customers

my newest zhaoming wu style attempt

Zhaoming paints another, a model from the FCA workshop LOVE IT

Daisies

My daughter in the daisy field. Along the road out at the acreage will fill with these wild daises

Summer Vacation

Well I hope everyone had a great summer. I haven't been painting at all but have been doing some travelling and spending time with family. Here are some of the places I was off to this summer .

RIviera Maya

Hanging out with Elvis at the Calgary Stampede

Paris at Night

At Vimy 

Pisa, Italy

Versailles

Arc de triomphe

The Louvre Museum

Cinque terre,  Montorosso al mare, Italy

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Workshop with Sarah Kidner in April

urban scenes in oil

paintings i was working on:

Workshop with rick Berg

During the months of April and May 

we had talented Artist Rick Berg teach us classes on colour theory

The ever hard working... Rick Berg... You can always find him painting in his studio and that is great for our motivation.

Here is the artworks I was working on, having brought yellow items of various textures we proceeded to record the textures with oil paint

May workshop with Roberta Combs

Roberta Combs was our May workshop Instructor and here is the uncompleted piece I was working on:

The workshop ended on a Monday and I was off to Edmonton to help plant the garden, It rained all week and so didn't get the work done til the following saturday; We got most of it in and then it started pouring, well, we got drenched but completed the planting.  

I had been accompanying my father on the tractor when he had a heart attack as we were preparing to plant the garden and then later that week had the successful open heart surgery. I have been away since the workshop as I was visiting my son out of country.  He and his wife have been blessed with a baby girl and I went to spend some time with them.