House with Cypress Trees by Julian Merrow-Smith I first visited southern France too many years ago when I was doing the European trek in a VW bus that was almost required of my generation. And I fell in love. There is an ambience that got into my soul and sticks there still. I have been fortunate enough to return to this idyllic area since and would … Continue reading Postcard from Provence
Sanctuary 2 The Cloisters 11×17″ I did this painting with pen using the pointillist technique because I felt the result portrays the texture of the pillars so well. I used watercolour pencils in the ceiling and sparingly elsewhere. I completed this in several sessions over a period of a couple of weeks. Though it may look tedious I rather enjoyed the process. It is done from my photograph taken … Continue reading Pointillism – Going Dotty
A friend and I started painting in watercolours at the same time, about 10 years ago. Since then Sonja has taken more art workshops than I can count, with some reasonably well-known names in the medium – Nita Engle, Karlyn Holman, Gordon MacKenzie – and I have never gone to a single one. I have a workshop phobia. The thought of attending a workshop does not conjure up a relaxed artistic atmosphere for me; the whole idea of it Continue reading “Workshop Phobia”
For now I am adding links that I like to the blogroll. As I find new sites I may dedicate a page but for now I will stick with the blogroll – see sidebar. I have been visiting WetCanvas for a few years now and have found it to be an excellent resource for instruction, feedback, encouragement and inspiration. It encompasses all mediums. They have also been … Continue reading WetCanvas
The Gallery’s annual Juried Exhibition is running from January 25th to March 2nd, 2012 at 168 Pitt Sreet, Cornwall, Ontario. I am excited to say that I have had two of my pastels accepted into the show. I do hope that those of you in the area will have time to stop in to view all the art work. The Awards Ceremony will be Saturday, … Continue reading Cornwall Regional Art Gallery Juried Exhibition
OK, hello folks.This is my third, and I may say, final, attempt to develop a web presence for myself. First attempt, [beyondthebrush.ca], the webmaster inexplicably shut down and took my web address with her. Second attept, [beyondthebrush.org], hacked into twice in short order and I didn’t know how to fix and deal with the situation. So here I am, blogging with WordPress. I suppose it is … Continue reading The Final Answer
