Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Wednesday

Spring Bike Path 3 - oil on canvas - 24 x 12"
Had a great evening last Friday night!  We went for a wander around 'Art After Dark' which is Kingston's evening art walk held in the spring and again in the fall.  It was such a pleasure to meander around our little city and see the art on display.    One of the place's that we went to (the last on our list of a selection of galleries) was the Frontenac Club Inn, where Susanne Langlois displayed her works. Very impressive. The owner, Susan Shaw, gave us a wee tour of the club's main floor...lovely...full of history...it reminded me of a b&b somewhere in the heart of England! In earlier days it used to be a bank, then a 'gentleman's club'. Such a delightful ending to our art walk around the galleries! Sorry I didn't get a picture of the evening's events.  
Instead I'm posting this almost finished painting, it's another in my new theme  of the moment.  heh.  I like this time of year in my studio, it's good for painting...not too hot, not too cold...when I need a break I wander outside into the garden. There is lots of new things everyday going on out there. Violets are everywhere; the last of the tulips are cheerfully standing guard, poppies are just about to pop into bloom.

6 comments:

  1. This one is another gem Sally! If you didn't write that it wasn't finished I would have thought otherwise! Beautiful! I so love your latest "Bike Path" series!
    Great lighting!
    Michael

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  2. Another great painting Sally - I love the shadiness and the mood it evokes. I loved hearing about your flowers in detail - do you have any photos to show us?
    Your Art After Dark evening sounded very pleasant indeed!

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  3. I love this -- you are such a painter of joy. I felt happy the moment I opened your blog and looked at this incredible painting. You've got it all, the light, the mood.

    XOXOXOXO Barbara

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  4. Halloo Michael! thanks for your kind comments on my bike path series. Its exciting for me to have a new theme to work on. I updated the unfinished work image to the new finished version, so no surprise you thought it done. me too now.:)

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  5. Hi Wendy, Thanks for your thoughts. I actually did take a few pics in the garden today, and will try to post a few soon! Hope you're having a great day.

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  6. Hi Barbara,
    Thank you for that comment about being a painter of joy. You are right, it is joy that inspires me most to paint. When I'm not feeling joy, the only thing I can work on is abstracts. funny huh?

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