Busy Day

It was a busy day today. I drove to Grand Bend to pick up the Grand Bend Studio Tour brochures, prepared note cards for Sunset Arts Gallery, delivered the watercolour painting you see to the left to the framer's so it will be ready for the studio tour, finished my tracking sheets for the work which will be in the Lambeth Art Association Show and Sale this weekend, and packaged up the paintings and matted work for the LAA Show. I am now going to relax a little.

Sharing Studio Space

I am now sharing my studio space. My new "roomie" takes things without asking and doesn't put them back where he got them. He chews on my sketching pencils, walks on my work and chats away constantly. Frequently he decides the studio is a good place in which to groom himself or to take a nap in my designated painting chair. In spite of all this, his good looks and charm  make him hard to resist and I worry when he doesn't arrive at the same time I do. While he was napping, I made a quick pencil sketch of him, which you can see below. By the way, his name is Merlin. He is 2 years old. We adopted him from a rescue home.

Spring Cleaning With Tea ??

Tea With Tiffany

A few weeks ago, I was determined to get started on Spring cleaning. I began with the dining room sideboard, which, as it turns out, was a mistake. I found a forgotten little gem. It is a salesman's sample for china. From the tip of the spout to the handle is approximately 3 inches long and the pot is a little less then 2 inches tall. The pattern is Royal Crown Darby and the tiny teapot started me on a series of tea pot paintings that are still underway. This is the first. I placed the shape of the little teapot on an imaginary table and put that in front of my rendition of a Tiffany window, inspired by a placemat, also found in the sideboard. The medium used is watercolour. Some artists don't like the use of black in watercolour. I do. I am now working on painting number 6 in the teapot series. I don't know if anyone else will like them, but I am having a wonderful time with them. So many ideas and possibilities are really making me a bit giddy. Great fun.

  If you'd like to see more, the complete tea pot series to date can be found on my website .Just go to Galleries and look for Tea Pot Series. Some of these will be in the matted works section of the Lambeth Art Show April 26 to April 28 at the Lambeth United Church, Colonel Talbot Road and Main Street, Lambeth.

And, by the way, my Spring cleaning is still not finished.

Brush and Palette Club's 40th Anniversary Show This Week

I have paintings in this show and will be at the show all three days. I hope to see you there!

Lambeth Art Show 5% discount

Print this coupon and bring it with you to the Lambeth Art Show for a 5 % discount on your purchases!

Pen at Play

Woods

Northern Shore

Shutter and Brush Galleries

On Sunday I went to Port Stanley to drop off two pieces for the Artists In Italy Show. It was the first time I had seen the gallery and I was blown away! Mary Louise Whites's glass pieces are fabulous as are David's photos. I fell head over heals in love with a wonderful bowl created by Mary Louise and her Italian trip inspired pieces are just wonderful. Some of the work for the Italy trip show has already been delivered and are great. This is definitely something you don't want to miss.