Discoverimg the Past, or from 43 Years ago two Portraits.....

The other day I got a message: “Look what we found in the local fish & chip restaurant.

“George” is a coloured pencil, pen & ink portrait, dated 1982.

I had zero recollection of “George” and no record.

But, the restaurant is fairly close at hand so a visit was in order. There was “George 1982” and companion “Angus & Lucy 1982”.

The former owner on retirement and selling up, had given the two works to the new owner. The new owner is delighted to discover she owns two original works by a well known artist. I’m delighted to rediscover the two works They were completed when I was very pregnant working on a 6’5” x 7’ drafting board space in our tiny unfinished house. The restaurant was in different place. It too less fancy.

American Watercolor Society 157 Annual Exhibition at the Salmagundi Club New York

“I’ve Got My Eye On You” has done it again. He will be off to New York to the Salmagundi Club!

I’m honoured to have him accepted into this prestigious historic exhibition and sale.

Now he has gone on to win the Fredrick Wong Prize.

https://americanwatercolorsociety.org/2024-annual-award-winners

After New York he will be part of the traveling exhibit as it wanders around the USA

And, there is an article in Forbes Magazine about the 157th Exhibition.

It’s almost too exciting!

A Wonderful Person

Julie Tattersall and I first met at Ambercroft Farms in the 1960s. We connected through our mutual arts loves. Julie went on to a the professional horse career. Her career carried her all over. Julie was a legend in the Ontario horse show world. Always producing top quality competitors. Along her three daughters, Jane, Jennifer & Jacquie later Grandaughter Lola and many dogs, she part of the Canadian horse show world for over 50 years. We adventured together. I learned to drive a pick-up truck driving to the Kentucky Horse Park. Discovered you can hide a golf cart and forget it in the back of a trailer far from home. Had a wild Taxi ride to LaGuardia after see Leonard Cohen at Madison Square. Saw Canada Geese blacken the wet fields around Ottawa in spring breakup, and so on.

Julie passed in mid October 2021.

Happy Birthday Di

Di Langmuir is one of those people you meet and immediately Like. I’ve known Di for many years. When Alex was quite little, at Leitchcroft-CornerStone, Di included her in a workshop. The tiny person on the pony along with the bigger people on their horses. Good for Di. Good for Alexandra.

Di has had many of her fur family pictured, for herself or various associates. I was approached by one of her associates. The group needed a birthday present Di’s 60th, August 29 2021.

Happy Birthday Di. Pierre, aka French Leave, can now join all the others.

Pierre aka , French Leave, watercolour 10” x 8” August 2021

Congratulations Barb Millar 2019 RAM Rodeo Tour Barrel Racing Champion

Every summer the RAM-Case IH Rodeo Tour provides exciting rodeo sport competition throughout Ontario. For many years Barb Millar and Storm conquered the Barrels at the RAM-Case IH Championship Events held thoughout Ontario. Storm retired after the Royal Rodeo in 2019. The CanAm All Breed Equine Expo”s Saturday Evening Extravaganza includes a special fine art auction. My donation and Barb Millar’s purchase supports Equine Guelph’s important research. The portrait captures sliding speed coming around the barrel as our competitors focus Winning. See all the barrel racers in the main ring of the Coliseum Sunday afternoon at at the Royal Winter Fair Toronto Winter Fair Royal Rodeo.