NEW WORKS FROM THE STUDIO OF ART BY WENDY
That is for sure!
Have you forgotten? Are you buried in your
studio, working hard for shows? Barely
keeping up with things?
So easy to forget why you paint. And how much you love what you do.
When you are in the trenches it is hard to see
over the top. The world is whizzing by and you are missing it.
Breaking the cycle doesn't always mean a rest, a
quick change my make the difference.
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| Some of the Gibson Scenery |
The Gibson Plein Air Festival was a great break
for me. A perfect way to end the season and get ready to head into the
Fall/Christmas rush. Jan Poynter is the
organizer and with her many volunteers she has put together a great 3 day
event.
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| Jan and Ruth with their demos - Sorry Edna I just didn't make it to your demo |
Friday started with a morning demo on Plein Air Basics - how to equip yourself for mini to maxi outings in watercolour, acrylic and oil. I was happy to assist with that demo and even though I do lots of outdoor work I was pleased to learn a few new tricks.
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| Sketch Crawlers Working Hard |
In the afternoon we were off on a sketchcrawl, lead by Paula & Dennis O'Brien. Stopping for 20 minutes at a spot to do a quick sketch. I loved it.
I have been following a Liz Steel, a major urban sketcher blogger in
Australia and I really felt like I was on one of her outings. We chatted, we walked, we sketched, we
shared. And Gibson has so much to offer
in such a tiny space!!
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| Some of the Sketch Crawl drawings |
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| My Sketch Crawl Paintings |
The evening was a barbecue, great to meet and greet everyone. Lots of juicy discussions, met many new friends, and of course good eats and drinks.
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| Good to have time to chat |
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| More Art talk happening, and others too |
Saturday saw us up and on the docks by
8:30. Setting up and painting. We blanketed
the little town with painters. Soooooo much fun.
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| Working hard |
1pm was a gathering time,
showing off work and of course a picture moment.
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| Our Saturday Painters |
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| Some of Saturday's Paintings |
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Early Morning - My Saturday Painting
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Many went back to paint but many went to
RuthRodgers Pastel demo. Not really my thing
but very interesting to watch. Ruth did
impress us with how quickly a pastel can be worked up and how many of the steps
are so like working with oils and acrylics.
The late afternoon sun set most of us on our way for the day but a few
were back to catch the light. ( I must
admit there was a golf course at our campsite and I could feel it calling
me. I got 9 holes in before dark!!)
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This fellow greeted us on the wharf Sunday Morning |
Sunday was a little different.
Our nice weather
was starting to collapse, it was cooler and windy.
Well gusty, actually. Made for
innovative methods to keep everything together and paints wet. A few paintings
hit the dirt and hats went flying but over all the painting went well.
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| Some of the Sunday Group |
Enda Bardell had a watercolour demo at 2. I had to miss this as I was not finished my Sunday Picture. Then at 4 we gathered at the Landing Gallery for show reception.
Not too many photos for today as my battery
died. ( Who checks and charges their
battery at night when they are immersed in painting.) But there are tons more pictures on Jan'sWebsite. (Give her a few more days to get them up on her site. She was tired by the end of the weekend!)
Headed home on Monday morning, feeling fresh,
inspired and full of new plans.
Bring on
the fall rush, I am ready for it!!
If a 3 day break doesn't work for you, try
something shorter. Get out, paint
something new, kibitz with artists, revitalize your love of painting. When that spark is back, nothing can stop
you.
I know that you aren't all painters but you know
what I mean. You are head down, working
hard, pedal to the metal. Just taking a
break wont do it. Get out, try something
new, kibitz with friends, revitalize.
Get your spark back. Be ready for the fall rush.
The Plein Air season is drawing to a close here on the coast. (I know some of you are out all year and I will be too on a nice day.) There are more and more festivals and groups out there painting now. Good Starting Place to find groups or events are the Meetup groups, Urban Sketchers or Pleinairbc.com. Start preparing for next year.
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Have a great day,
Wendy
2 comments:
Looks like great fun was had by all and the weather looked great
It was a great energizer event. I do admire Jan with sticking with it to get this going. This is the 4 th year and getting bigger all the time.
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