It’s the Heliconian Club's first “arts and letters” show, written and picture portraits.
Portraits can be other and more than just people. Here are three of mine, a fourth is Turpentine the Studio Cat for many years.
They were on view along with many others, in “A Portrait by Any Other Name...” at the Toronto Heliconian Club.
“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!
Lily, aka Benno’s Fancy, has a blue eye. Her owner loves this distinctive feature.
I first saw Benno’s Fancy, in the junior division in the mid teens at a CornerStone Farms Dressage at Palgrave Event. She was a lovely pony, with a distinct identity, a blue eye and a very determined junior rider. She did not return. Instead she went on to a number of different careers, including western dressage and barrel racing, and the undignified moniker Bubbles. Now at a mature 17 years, with the name Lily which better suits her personality and maturity, she is back at Dressage. This time with a very determined senior citizen A/O rider who is finally getting her first experiences in the Big Rings of Palgrave and Angelstone. Good for you Lily doing what you do best with an owner who waited a long time to realize her childhood goals of horse ownership for herself.
Lily is actually a very dark bay, seen in the very subtle area around her muzzle and a warm tone to her “black” coat. Lily was a fun challenge!
Muskoka Chautauqua 2020’s creative paddle fundraiser was a paddle. Oh My Goodness! It’s a real paddle, full size!! I contemplate the paddle. It is intimidating. What to do? It’s an opportunity to pursue several different not usual methods and materials.
A watercolour trillium image in my files from the 60 blossom patch in my East York backyard became a transfer. It was a Learning experience. Thank you Muskoka Chautauqua for this adventure in Creativity, Experimentation and New Learning.
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Since 2000 I’ve been creating torso images that trace the development of the Game, be it Football, Hockey or Baseball through torso images of uniforms and their home stadiums, fields, ballparks and arenas. By 2020 almost 2000 individual images. The torsos convey that a real person is there, especially important in football where players size, build and equipment vary depending on position.
Complete team’s posters retail across North America. Occasionally are seen in surprising places, the background of a scene in ”Concussion”, an estate sale or lavish homes.
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On Wednesday November 20 Peter Marsh was the scheduled presenter at the Banbury Watercolour Workshop with the topic “Personal Expression” Unfortunately this was not to be the case. Nola stepped into his place with Subject, Style and Personal Expression”.
Subject is what we see, Style is how the artist interprets the subject . Substance is the physical pigments and surface they occupy.
Samples and the tools used to achieve the images were shown, explained and demonstrated. Nola used works from her files to illustrate the concepts. First was a pair of flowers. The same species, from two views and in two styles on the same paper and using the same sized brushes.
Fritilaria #1,a loose 20 minute sketch, detailed with ink.
Fritilaria #2 , stylized using a flat brushes in a variety of widths to create a similar image with a modern twist. This took longer as each glazed layer must dry as the image is developed. NB retitled Yellow Fritillaria, For Ukraine it was selected by FCA Federation Gallery as an invitation image
The next set of samples were all developed at the CanAm All Breed Equine Expo held on the first weekend of April at the Markham Fairgrounds. Over three days Nola demonstrates to a constantly changing international audience of horse lovers of all ages. The same Subject approached in a variety of Styles on a variety of Surfaces. Each image used a variety of brushes. Two added Pencil Crayon
mixed media
It’s fun to play with paints, pencils papers and brushes
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.
The Washington Nationals and Houston Astros face off in the annual baseball classic. For the full catalogue of heritage uniforms please visit https://www.heritagesportsart.com
Houston Astros
Pictures speak. Pictures came before words. Pictures are timeless. Pictures record our world.