Fall Show in St. Albert October 26-28

Check out the evite with an image of one of my works.

A Great Workshop with Pastelist Joan Larson

This past Sunday I spent the day with several other students learning some fundamental/core ideas behind creating dynamic and powerful paintings. Joan Larson, a premier pastelist now living in British Columbia, taught a session on the value of "value". The premise of the workshop was that a painting will be dynamic if the values work. It does not matter what the colours are so long as the values work. " The colour gets the glory; the values do the work." We did several exercises throughout the day to test this premise. It was very liberating not to worry about getting the exact tint or shade of colour for a tree or shrub. The piece that I completed (still needs to be "pushed" ) started out with a brilliant red sky ; hence the title.."Sailors Delight". I like this approach to pastel work and may try my hand at more of these pieces.

My Fused Glass in St. Albert

I am pleased to announce that the Art Gallery of St. Albert will be selling my fused glass in their gift gallery. Currently my fused glass work is only available in Sherwood Park at the Loft Gallery (Ottewell Community Centre/Red Barn).

Mixed Media Workshop This Weekend

So today I attended a mixed media workshop taught by Doris Charest. Great workshop so far.  Today we were making many of the background papers and textures for our paintings tomorrow. Learned an overwhelming methods which I can not wait to incorporate into my own practice.

Gearing Up for Show in Sherwood Park

I just took down my show at the Glenrose Hospital and am now getting organized for my next show at the Loft Gallery in the  Ottewell Community Centre/ Red Barn in Sherwood Park. I am the feature artist for the months of September and October. The exhibition will include about fifteen pastel works, almost all of them new, which will interpret the Alberta landscape. The Loft Gallery is open every weekend (excluding statuary holidays) from 12-4 p.m.. Below are some of my newer works.

Finally Finished Pastel on Suede

I have finally finished a soft pastel on suede. The painting sat on my easel for over four weeks but as of today it is done. There definitely was a learning curve; had to develop a new technique. I do not know if I will return to using suede although I do have several pieces waiting in my studio.
This work will appear in the Loft Gallery (Ottewell Centre, Sherwood Park)  when it re-opens on September 8.

Sky Spirit

Great Time @ "Series" Red Deer College Again!!

I spent the last week in Red Deer College again for one of their Series courses. This one was in "Mixed Media Printmaking" with Tony Bousnall. The core of the course was on collography printing which I had never done before. It proved to be a steep learning curve but overall I can not express enough how much I learn at these classes.  Again..a great learning experience and met some fantastic fellow artists.