News Years Resolutions

A New Year, A New Look: I've updated my website to look better. I didn't change the front homepage. I still like that look.


Pam's New Years Resolutions: (or, "I'll do my best to: ")

1/ Enter the Ducks Unlimited Artist Portfolio Competition.

2/ Work on more mining miniatures or small artworks that depict the history of mining in the north.

3/ Do more large scale landscapes on canvas.

4/ Produce works of art for the Ontario Puma Foundation.

5/ Apply for membership into the Worldwide Nature Artist Group (This has been a goal of mine for the last two years.)

6/ Get a new digital camera for better wildlife photo references.

Let's see if I add anything before New Year's eve. :)

7/ 24 hrs. before the new year and I think I will look for more orginizations that would like my help. I love painting for a cause. :)

Pam
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Xmas is over.

Well, Xmas is over and it is time to think about painting again. I think I need a vacation from my vacation. LOL

The Puma is on the easel calling to me so I may paint while a turkey cooks in the oven today. We ate turkey at the relatives over xmas so we are having ours a few days late. I love turkey!! :)

The New Years is approaching and I have to make some decisions about the upcoming year. Of course, I am entering The Ducks Unlimited Canada Competition, but I haven't really thought about what else I would like to do. This is a time of reflection: a time to look back on the things I have accomplished and make decisions on where I would like to go from here.

I am going to try a wedding portrait this next month. A real change for me, but I love a challenge. It doesn't mean that my wildlife painting will take a back seat. I work on many paintings at one time.

So...I should start posting updates shortly.

Pam
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Happy Holidays

May your holiday season be filled with joy and love. Happy Holidays! From my family to yours.

Pamela Dallaire





The xmas issue of Highgrader Magazine, front cover. :)

Pam

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It's almost done!

I don't dare finish this painting at night. The night lighting looks completely different. But I am close to being done. I need to see it fresh tomorrow and decide what really needs fixing. I try and paint until I am 80 percent done. I don't paint realism!! :)

Here is 20 Pounder

Pam

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20 Pounder almost done.

I have some more work to do tomorrow but I think it may be finished by tomorrow night. YEAH!

Once the ripples look correct the rest should look pretty good. I'm pleased with how it is turning out. I love painting fish! :)

Pam

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20 Pounder

OK, I've decided to call the painting of the carp, "20 Pounder". My sister, a watercolour artist, keeps telling me to include a reference in the painting so people will know how big the fish is. The trouble with that is you are looking at the top of the water. There is nothing I could put in as reference. Because the painting is fairly big, you would assume the fish is that exact size. So, "20 Pounder" as a title will help sort out the mystery. When I sign it I will include the name beside my signature. Not something I regularly do.

I've been working on the head this morning to help me decide how light to go.

Will post more later today.

Sat. night Update: Well, I'm sure this fish has done more fighting on the canvas than he ever did in real life. A long way to go but I'm not beaten yet. :)

Pam

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Back to painting tonight.

Well, I took a couple of days to relax and catch up with housework (always a low priority). Last night was a disaster when I tried painting. Brushes were flying out of my hand, dropping things.... I spent more time cleaning up than painting so I gave up.

Tonight will be different...I can feel the urge to dig in and create again!! Boy, this is becoming addicting! LOL

So, updates later tonight. Oh, I'm doing fix-ups on the foxes snow and working on the carp. What the heck are the names of those paintings ?? #$%!! :)

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Well, the evening went a lot better than last night! I started on the fox painting to warm up. I'm working on the trees and started to make the snow more realistic in the background. A lot of snow to do.

Then I changed to the carp painting. I am concentrating on getting the outline of the carp correct in the ripples and will gradually brighten and lighten it until it looks like it is underwater. The trick is putting in enough to see it against the background water.

Till tomorrow.

Pam
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Midnight Bandits finished.

Midnight Bandits, 16 x 20, acrylic on canvas, with trompe loeil (fool the eye) painted window frame edges.

Will hang in the "Night Shades" annual Porcupine Art Club show at the Timmins Museum.

Pam

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Almost done raccoons.

Well, a day late but almost finished. Of course, the photo is blurry, I'll get a better picture on the final stage.





More to do on the large raccoon and a little touching up to make the frame look like a wooden window frame.

More this evening.

Pam

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Saturday raccoon update.

I've been trying to post an update and haven't been able to for hours, so...I'm doing it another way.

Here is the baby raccoon so far. I'm working late tonight to get as much done as possible. I'm slow today.

I'll post an update below later.

Sat. late night Update:

Here it is so far, will finish it in the morning.

Pam


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