Xmas Art Sale

My sister, Ellen Catherwood, and I had our table at the Timmins Museum 21st Annual Arts & Crafts Sale. It was held at the Shania Twain Center over the weekend.

A lot of people attended the sale, which included pottery, sewing, jewellry, artwork, chocolate and xmas decor from local artisans.

Here is what our table looked like.

Now I can get in the Christmas spirit, do my xmas shopping and get back to my regular painting schedule.

The Porcupine Art Club's "Bare Arts II" show is being hung at the Timmins Museum and will open this week to the public. I have my 2 charcoal figurative nudes hanging in the show.

It's off to shop for xmas and a new computer monitor!

Pam

Escape the Light

Another charcoal, this time a quick one.

Nude Male: Step 1
Cover the paper with charcoal and smudge out the figure bits.


Nude Male: Step 2
Finish taking out charcoal and adding until I'm happy with it.


I'm done.

Pam

Get in the Xmas Spirit

To get into the spirit of Christmas I've started listening to holiday music.

I hope you enjoy this one.




I'll post the final stages of my female nude this weekend.

Step 5: I'm finished!
"Out of the Dark" Charcoal on paper.


Step 4 Nude Woman:

I may call this "Out of the dark" or something like that. I'm getting closer to being finished.

Pam

Back to Artwork

I have a charcoal nude to finish before next Thursday, and if possible a second nude to go with it. So it's crunch time as usual. Then I can get back to painting.

Nude Woman: step 3
Using Q-Tips worked well to smudge and slightly lift the charcoal without removing it. I will pop the highlights at the end with the eraser.


Nude Woman: step 2
I'm fighting with how to lift the charcoal and not lift it completely off the paper. I'll try using cotton balls instead of a kneadable eraser.



Nude Woman: step 1

More to come tomorrow...

Pam

I'VE MOVED!

Well...it's done. I'm officially moved! I'll be sending out change of address notifications shortly.

I hooked up my computer but couldn't access it for regular activity until this morning. I'll be starting a nude drawing that will go in our "Bare Arts II" show later this month and I will finish the donation of the owl painting for the Owl Foundation. I hope to reach through boxes to get to my easel tonight. My easel is now situated beside a north window for the best light and beside the fireplace. A better view than I used to have.

Just to let you know, Blackie the crow and his family moved over a couple of days after the move but my feral cat hid in the basement for 8 days before I grabbed her and locked her upstairs. She howled and paced all night (2 nights ago) and didn't let me sleep a wink. Thank goodness she was pretty quiet last night, just coming to cuddle every hour or so. At least I got a full night of sleep.

So, it's back to normal. Maybe I can sit down and drink a cup of tea while I get used to the look of my new house. :)

Updates will come soon.

Pam