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Painting and Sketching at our Cabin

09 Saturday Aug 2014

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We spent a week up at our cabin. It was just my husband and I.  Usually my sister and brother are there too.  We lost my sister to cancer in February, and my brother is traveling across the U.S. in his Bluebird Wander-lodge R.V.  It was hard not having them there.  My sister and her hubby usually parked their toy hauler trailer next to ours and we would have coffee together every morning.  August 3rd marked 6 months since she passed.  My brother in law held a memorial motorcycle ride for her back in Colchester.  I wish I could have been two places at once.

It was a miracle I got any painting or sketching done.  We’d not been up yet this year, so the first few days were spent waging war on the mice and their mess.  They are disgusting, and there is just no way to keep them at bay.  They will find a way in no matter what preventive measures you make.

I played at doing portraits on my tablet, but I’m not really ready to share any of that yet.  I did a pencil sketch portrait from the Julia Kay Portrait Party group.  A small plein air watercolour,  and an oil painting of the rifle river.

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Visiting Margaret

17 Thursday Jul 2014

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Mary and I went to visit our friend Margaret today.  Margaret is the co-founder at the Windsor & Essex County Plein Air Society.  She and I founded the group back in 2009.   She’s been laid up with a broken leg for over 6 weeks, and we all miss her.

I first got the watercolours out after having them tucked away since fall.  The pot was sitting in the shade, and lack of sun made it difficult to give it depth.  I should have put a cast shadow in, but I forgot.  Oh well.  It was just a quick sketch.  You always see your mistakes once you photograph your work.  I don’t go back in and fix my plein air paintings in the studio.  Why?  Discipline.  My mistakes will glare at me and hopefully make me get out of bad habits.

I also brought along my vintage Sheaffer fountain pen to try out. Everything was going swimmingly, until I tried to add watercolour. OOOPS!! The ink was not waterproof. So… I rescued the sketch by washing the ink. It was fun. Need some waterproof ink though.  There is no one who sells it around here, so I will have to go online and have it shipped in.  That of course raises the price beyond reasonable.  *sigh*  … and people wonder why artists charge so much for their work.

Back to Sketching in the Great outdoors

07 Tuesday May 2013

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YES! Spring has sprung, and I’m out doors with our group again. What a beautiful day it was on Monday. We had six members of our group out painting and sketching today. We love to start off on the Willistead Manor Grounds in Windsor. Williestead Manor is in the heart of Walkerville, and hosts many events, most notably the annual Art in the Park event.

PS:  This painting was gifted to Sandy Kincade, the Director of the Edge of the Rock Plein Air Painting event.  She and her husband Chuck were such a blessing to me.

ACWR Sketch Night at Windsor Printmaker’s Forum – DRYPOINT ETCHING

08 Monday Apr 2013

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Next Arts Council Windsor Region Sketch night will be hosted by Elizabeth Gaye MacDonald at Windsor Printimaker’s Forum Monday, April 29, 6-9pm (420 Devonshire Rd)

Please go here to register: http://acwr.net/sketchnights/

We will be sketching on Plexi glass using a process known as drypoint. Participating artists will be able to print these plates at the forum that evening.  Elizabeth Gaye MacDonald will be instructing this mini workshop.

Pre-registration with the ARTS COUNCIL will be required. There will be an additional fee for materials $10 for ACWR members $15 for non ACRW members.

Please register early on the ACRW site, so that we have enough materials. Please go here to register: http://acwr.net/sketchnights/

The Arts Council Windsor & Region would like to thank the artistic designs of Dave Kant (original design concept) and Christy Lister (final design rendering), for the creation of the Sketch Night Logo, 2013.

Links to location map: http://wpfstudio.org/contact/

Serena for Julia Kay Portrait Party

21 Thursday Mar 2013

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Serena, a photo by photographerpainterprintmaker on Flickr.

Well sometimes it’s a good thing when your computer is down for a few hours. I’m glad I had my friend Serena’s photo on my tablet ready to draw last night. I need to shut the computer off more often!

Mags Rasberry Beads

14 Thursday Mar 2013

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Another sketch for Julia Kay’s portrait party. I really enjoy intriguing photo’s. This great photo of Mags caught my eye. Her pensive look, as she nervously bites her beads reminded me of myself in high school. I would play with my beads nervously in English class. I Drove the teacher nuts! When they broke and spilled all over the floor she was smugly pleased. I on the other hand was embarrassed.
Here is her original photo.

Julia Kay Founder of JKPP

08 Friday Mar 2013

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So, the other day I thought I’d take a stab at sketching Julia. The drawing was not going so well, so I decided to just mess with it, and not try to be so crazy perfect. I thought it was a fail. I even wrote FAIL on it. I was not at all happy. I revisited it a few days later (something every artist should do) and the sketch had grown on me. So here she is Julia Kay, and my wacky interpretation of her colourful photo.

Frank’s Mystery Portrait for Julia Kay Portrait Party

05 Tuesday Mar 2013

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This winter is coming to an end none too soon for me. I’ve had more than my share of sickness this winter. Maybe I’ve had too many good sick free years, and the germs decided that I’m not going to get away from them this year.

Well, that has nothing to do with the image I bring you today, other than I was sick as a dog coughing up a lung when I sketched this portrait from the JKPP site on Flickr. There are over 700 artists who put their egos at risk and allow other artists to draw, paint or sketch their likeness in this great group.

Sara & Ryan Fontaine

19 Tuesday Feb 2013

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We had an incredible sketch night last night sponsored by the Windsor and Region Arts Council. One of our members, Christy Lister, arranged a private party at a posh restaurant, the Gourmet Emporium! The restaurant is normally closed on Mondays, but this Monday they had a band coming in to do some video. We were invited to come in and sketch while the band was recording. The kitchen was not open, but we were able to have have a drink from their wonderfully stocked bar.  If you ever get to Windsor you must visit the Gourmet Emporium.  Sara & Ryan Fontaine played and sang original songs. They are a wonderful duo.

Portrait Party Sketch Night

05 Tuesday Feb 2013

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I was privileged to be the host of yet another successful community sketch night on February 4th, 2013. A great group of sketchers got together and spent a couple of fun filled hours sketching each other, resulting in a great mutual admiration meeting by the end of the evening.

A bit of History on the ACRW Sketch Nights

The Arts Council-Windsor Region has spearheaded a unique community sketch night. They are scheduled for every other Monday. What is unique about them is that a different organization or artist hosts each sketch night.  Each organization puts its own spin on the night.

Elizabeth Gaye MacDonald,  President of the Windsor & Essex County Plein Air Society, will be hosting the second session of 2013 at Windsor Printmaker’s Forum.  Elizabeth is inspired by the artist Julia Kay who spearheaded Julia Kay’s Portrait Party. JKPP is a  communal project in which more than 700 artists from all over the world have so far made more than 30K portraits of each other in less than 3 years.  It should be great fun. Bring your sketchbooks, and drawing tools.

ACWR Sketch Night is made possible with the partnership of local artists Dave Kant, Christy Lister, Elizabeth MacDonald, Mary Wheeler,  Windsor Printmaker’s Forum, and the Arts Council of Windsor and Region.