Didi's workshop

 Here are two of the three paintings I started in Didi's May workshop. The top one is Coral Flourish.

                                    This one is called Deep Purple.

Judy's Iris

Finally it's spring again. I had left another silk painting for a while when my sister in law spied it in my studio. She has a fondness for irises and announced that she would like to buy it. Of course I replied that it would be a gift but I just needed to touch it up a little............you know how that goes. But I did get at it and finished it to my liking. Now it is ready to be framed by Peter Moon of Bordered Image.

Two Perspectives

                                                                  Water Colours

                                                                Above and Beyond

Ink and wash a la Barry Coombs

Here is "Bear with Me" my very first try at ink drawing and wash. Barry gave us a great workshop and I would recommend him to any group for a positive engaging instructive day.

MGA Mural Project

Here is "Snail's Pace" my canvas for the mural project sample. I found this project challenging at first. We were each given a 6 x 6" section of one larger picture. The large picture was divided into 28 small sections. The challenge was to increase the size of our work to 12 x 12" and then make a realistic painting out of the section we were given keeping the same values and colours if possible. Mine became a garden with a snail, some bull rushes, mushrooms and a puddle. I will let you know how the project proceeds.The end result will be a mural for the Markham Public Library system to display on one of the library's walls.

ARTBEATS: MGA Show at the McKay Centre, Unionville

Today is the official opening of the latest show by the Markham Group of Artists.I was very pleased to learn that my abstract "BACKBEAT" made it into this juried show. There were over 100 paintings entered and only 42 were in the final selection.

Dates:  May 23 - June 3, 2012
Location:  McKay Art Centre, 197 Main Street, Unionville
Hours:  Tues - Sat 10:15 am - 5 pm, Sun 12:15 - 5 pm, (Closed Monday)

Village Grocer Calendar

Here is a 12" by 12" acrylic painting that I did to enter the calendar competition. I entered it under the name "Celebrate" but I think I will call it"Cakewalk" here.