The grey season and a few invitations
Posted: November 2, 2024 Filed under: Uncategorized 4 CommentsIt’s the grey season now. The month when I check my weather app daily, looking for a snowflake icon. So far, nothing on the horizon at all, so I will be painting scenes like this one. Bare trees, bare ground, dead grasses, and hopefully a bit of colour somewhere in the scene for variety. Despite the lack of colour, it’s the best time to paint from my car because I need neither AC nor heat and I can be out there for as long as I need.
There are few upcoming shows that I’m excited to take part in this month. This coming Thursday, November 7, is the opening of The Merry Mini show at the Cline House Gallery in Cornwall, Ontario. I’ll be joining 50+ artists (including my husband Spyro who is exhibiting photos in the show), and all works are 12″ x 12″. It’s the perfect time to stock up on original gift ideas for the holidays!
It’s always a great honour to have a watercolour in the Stewart Hall Art Rental Collection. There’s a top-notch selection of work and this year I’ll be exhibiting “Hidalgo 1“. I hope to see you at the vernissage on November 17. All the info is on the card below.
Embrace the brown-blue-gray season! Enjoy your upcoming shows.
Thanks Jean. I will try to do both of those things!
Shari…when working from your car studio, do you work on individual sheets or in a sketchbook? By now, I’m sure you have it down to a science, but I don’t always find a perfect vantage point from the car of a specific scene.
HI Rita,
I do both. In fact, I can work on quarter-sheet watercolour paper, watercolour pads or my A4 size sketchbook. All are fine in the car. I have been doing this for so long (over a decade) that I am used to looking through the windshield, and I am used to finding a parking spot with a good view. It takes some practice!