Pleine Aire Okanagan - Westkelowna, 11 july,2009.

Mother & daughter team .....Kathy and Olivia ...."Glad we are under the trees, phew, the Okanagan summer sun is merciless".

Sandra creating magic .........."there, that does it......... the final touch".

Kathy discovers ....... "Using palette knife as easy icing a cake? Sure is".

Delighted Olivia....... "Aha, I surprized myself yet again".

Carol-Ann ponders .......... "mmm, good use of my new Pastels".

Juried pastel show, Tacoma, WA, USA.

"Ushi", wet Pastel on printmaking, was accepted for 23rd International Open Exhibit for Northwest Pastel Society in Washington.
I immensely enjoy using chalk pastels on wet Stonehenge Printmaking paper ... the challenge to work quickly while paper is wet is thrilling. Greatest advantage of this technique is ..... no fixative needed once dry as the the pigments adhere to paper and are no longer dusty.

Pleine Aire Okanagan....Boats and Lake

Tina Schnellert busy capturing 3 boats.

Braving the high temps of Okanagan summer afternoon ...... equiped with easles, acrylic paints, canvases, water, palettes and an enthusiasm to capture the magic of Pleine Aire, artists set up by the Yatch Club. Curious sun lovers, all ages, stopped periodically to admire the works in progress.
Before (pleasantly surprized) Tina signed her wet painting, it was purchased by a lady visiting Kelwona from east coast. Well done Tina.


Sandra Bradshaw all smiles with her vibrant and innovative rendition of Okanagan Lake and boats, great painting.

Pleine Aire Okanagan

10 enthusiastic painters participated in the first of series "Pleine Aire Okanagan" in the picture perfect setting of Knox Mountain Park in the glorious summer afternoon in Kelowna, BC. After a demo in Pastels, the artists ventured into painting outdoors, for some of them, it was their first ever experience. Emphasis of workshop was to be able to pick out elements/ settings/ compositions and to render them in 2D with special attention to keep paintings loose and fun.

DESERT ROSE, SUPPRESSED DESIRES

DESERT ROSE, SUPPRESSED DESIRES
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, 23.5" X 15.5", $ 400.00


RAW WHISPERS is the theme for 2nd Annual Okanagan Erotic Art Exhibition to be held at A Woodside Design Gallery, 1561 Pandosy St.Kelowna, BC, (250) 862-3817
www.awoodsidedesign.com

Show opens on June 4, 2009, 6 pm to 10 pm...... come and mingle with artists exhibiting in this juried show and eavesdrop on "Raw Whispers" of their images. Paintings remain on exhibit for the entire month of June.


My entry for the show........
"DESERT ROSE, SUPPRESSED DESIRES" .............If only the walls could walls could speak in the oil rich desert kingdoms, her needs, wants and desires might be heard.

ART SHOW

STARTING APRIL 1, 2009, RECEPTION AT 1730-2030, I WILL DISPLAY 9 ACRYLICS ON CANVAS FROM MY "REFLECTIONS" SERIES.

THE PAINTINGS WILL BE ON DISPLAY FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH.

A DIFFERENT TWIST TO LANDSCAPE PAINTING OF THE BEAUTIFUL OKANAGAN AND A FEW FIGURES..... CAPTURED AS REFLECTIONS IN WINDOWS, WATER, MIRROR ETC.

Spring courses info on YouTube

A peek on YouTube what Iwill be teaching at Vernon Community Arts Centre here in beautiful Okanagan this spring........
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JfLaua0SMk