RNS ART SHOW

This painting is called Siesta time in Venice as you can see the Gondilear taking a break.

It is also watercolor and another painting in my series Mediterranean Moments.

The sale at RNS goes tonight until late tomorrow afternoon.

RNS ART SHOW

Tonight is the opening at Rothesay Netherwood School Art Show. Go to www.rns.cc then Whats happening)

I have three paintings for sale there.

This one is Positano Shop Front from My Mediterranean Moments series.

I combined a photo of the shopfront with another shop that had the beautiful colorful peppers hanging outside it.

Blue Mask finished

I have now finished "The Blue Mask" The final step was spraying it with two coats of Fixative.

I have added silver to the mask itself as well as the ornament on the right side of the mask where the feathers attach

The edges of the canvas have been painted with black acrylic.

This painting is certainly now mixed media!!!

I look forward to any comments or suggestions.

I hope to be able to use just watercolor on my next canvas but there certainly is a learning curve with the canvas as compared with 300 lb Arches coldpress paper.

Blue Mask Step 7

This photo shows the background still wet where I have applied Turpnoid to the pastel.

I have also defined the plumage abit more.

When this dries I will add the finishing touches.

Blue Mask Step 6

I have now covered the back ground with pastel after the canvas had dried.

The Tooth worked very well to hold the pastel. I am certainly more pleased now with the depth of color and I feel it has brought the mask foreward.

Blue Mask Step 5

In this step I have removed the masking I had applied to save the whites for the feather Plume.

You will now also see the wet film I have applied over the background. It is Golden Acrylic ground for pastel.

I have applied it to give tooth to my canvas to allow me to now use pastel over my watercolor as I did not like the texture of the background with just the watercolor.

Blue Mask Step 2

In step 2 I have started filling in the background and the table top.

I am really finding it hard to cover and layer withoutmy brush marks showing.

Please keep watching to see how it progresses.

I am hopeing that I will be able to apply fixative to the canvas so that it does not need framed under glass.

Blue Mask Step 1

I started another Mask painting for my Mask Series.
This one I am calling Blue Mask.
It is another feminine mask from a photo I took in Venice.
This mask has a large white feather in it.
I first transfered my drawing onto Watercolor canvas which I am trying for the first time. I find the paint does not absorb as well as the 300 lb. cold press paper I usually use for watercolor.
I have masked out the feather tips and started the mask with cerulean and tourquise.

Positano Shop front

This is another painting from my Mediterranean Moments.

I combined two photos here to include the beautiful hanging peppers and the enormous lemons with this awesome ceramic vase that was outside a shop front in Positanio which is a beautiful town on the Amalfi coast just a short distance from where I took the photo for the Amalfi Coast painting.

This town was wonderful !!! It was full of beauty. Both a joy to the eyes but also to the tongue. We sampled and bought some of their lemmoncello. A refreshing liquor served chilled in the daity little glasses.

This is one of my favorite paintingsbut I am now releasing it to the universe and truely hoping it will bring someone else joy.

Saint David's Art Show & Sale ( Oct. 22& 23)

Friday Evening 730-930pm and Saturday 10 am-5pm October 22&22. Saint Davids United Church 7 Gondola Point Road, Rothesay N.B. Will be holding its annual Art Show & Sale.

This year I am putting in two pieces from myMediterranean Moments collection , A winter scene and flowers.

This Painting is framed 18.5 X 21.. It is from a photo I took of the Amalfi coastline.

I took this photo while on a tour bus.. There are three buses ahead of us that are in the painting.

The roads are very narrow and when we met a bus comming in the other direction a couple of times their side mirrors almost touch. Beautiful countryside!!!!!!

Gold Mask Finished

My Gold Mask is finally finished.
The final touch was a Swarovski crystal in the shape of a snowflake that I added to the center of the forehead.
It is clear in color but in this photo picked up the green from the background despite being glued on gold leaf.
Now to find my next Mask.

Gold Mask WIP 1 step to go

Well just one more step to go. I have just added the final jewel to the point of the mas where the feathers join so I will be able to show you the finished product in my next post.
Here I have worked some more on the Lilies and the background as well I have applied more gold leaf.
This is the third in my Mask series.

Gold Mask WIP

I have almost finished my gold mask. Tonight I removed the central rhinestone and added more gold leaf to that area to cover the white feather edges and pull the whole mask together. I just have a few details left to finish like the stamens in the lilys and to make the book come foreward.

Gold Mask WIP

I have finally worked some more on the Gold Mask. You can see I added some feathers and gems as well as futher defining the flowers. Unfortunately when I shook the gold leaf pen that I used to futher define the mask the tip flew out and sprinkled gold mask fluid on my roses. I am letting it dry the either trying to lift it or including babies breath with the roses.. I do not find the center gem is lining up so I plan to build up that area more and apply more gold leaf sheeting over it.

Gold Mask WIP

I have started adding the background and also begun the roses. The mask now has a second layer of gold leaf over it and I will add the feather and Rhinestones last after all the painting is done.

I just removed the Masking and I quite like the white outlines. I am debating wether to put any paint on them.

This is part of the creative process,to take your photo and expand on it.

Gold Mask WIP

I have started working on the background and on the flowers. In my reference photo the roses are white but I am now thinking I will paint them red. I have real feathers and jewels to affix to the mask but I will complete the painting part first.

I am hoping to affix this 3oolb watercolor paper to ampersand board and fix it so it does not require a frame.

I am trying to find a canadian source for the type of cradled board i want to make it Gallery quality.

Gold Mask Step 2 WIP

I have now applied the first lst layer of gold leaf. I was hoping it would go smoothly over the texture but it did not. It is not smooth with the raised areas but I still think it is turning out interesting.

I have also now decided to go with real feathers and rhinestones for its decoration.

The next step will be to do the background and the watercolor part.

Gold Mask Step 1

Started on another Mediterranean Mask . This one is a partial mask which is half gold.

Iwant to apply alot more gold leaf to this one but first I wanted to build up texture so after the mask was drawn I added Texture Magic dimensional Paint in white . The Yellow color and blue-green are masking.

This is very experimental for me as I have not used this texture product before.

Beside the mask are roses and Lilys.

Male & Female Mask

Here is my Male and Female mask side by side.

I am pleased with how they both turnen out.

My next mask is underway now and includes even more gold.

Guess like the rest of Team Canada Gold is on our minds right now!!!!!!!

Male Venetian Mask Finished

I finished the Male Venetian Mask tonight by adding sheet music to his cheeks and forehead then surrounding it with gold leaf ink.

I am enjoying working with this gold leaf to accent my watercolor.Hope you enjoy looking at it as much as I enjoyed creating it.