White Rabbit

I had to wait for the Timmins Train Station board to dry last night so did a quick 1/2 drawing of a white rabbit.

White Rabbit: 9.5 x 11.5"

Step 3: Done! (A little reflection in the photo.)


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Pam

My Charcoal Workshop Feb 12th

I gave a one day charcoal workshop on the weekend, Feb 12th, 2011. "Charcoal Drawing from a Photocopy Reference". I had help by French art teacher Elise Marin Nolet.

Here are photos from the workshop held at the Centre Art SRF, in Smooth Rock Falls, Ontario.

Final Drawings by the artists:


I will be giving another Charcoal workshop on March 27th, 2011 in Timmins, Ont. at the Porcupine Art Club. "Drawing Young Children in Charcoal" The cost is only $25. supplies included. Only 7 spots left and open to anyone 18 years plus. Email me to sign up or for more information.

Pam

Timmins Train Station

Another Historical piece of art celebrating the 100th Anniversaries of the City of Timmins.

It's not just about the train station. I spent most of my youth within the radius of the train station and the church in the bottom right corner of the picture. Our house was situated one on the block behind the church. I loved the sound of the church bells and the train whistles as the train passed by below the church. :)

The picture is a LOT older than I am but the memories are the same. I used to sit on those same pulley carts waiting for the train, and the building has just been turned into the city bus station.

Timmins Train Station: 22x 30"

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Finished and Varnished. Photo taken with indoor lighting.


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Step 5 is one you can't see on the finished work: An experiment. I plan to varnish the finished charcoal. I haven't done it before, and normally I would do these steps before starting work on a piece.

I glued (with acrylic medium) the watercolour paper to a piece of hardboard and weighted it down for a few hours. After it was attached I let it dry overnight. I just sealed the back of the hardboard and I'm letting it dry so that it will never absorb moisture and warp.

When the board and paper are completely dry I will continue to work on the charcoal. I did a test before deciding to try this technique and liked the look of it. The mid-gray tones will look different than a dry charcoal drawing but with so much dark black in the drawing, it should look good. I won't know unless I try. :)

The varnish will have to be dry and the drawing framed by noon Wednesday, for delivery, so I'll work all weekend on the drawing.

It will be displayed at La Galeruche, La Ronde Building, in Timmins during the month of March. It is The Porcupine Art Club's annual non-themed exhibit, just the members most recent works.

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Step 1: the grid.



Pam

Pastel Bowl of Cherries

I tried pastel pencils and off-white Wallis archival sandpaper at our last art club get-together. The pencils are very high quality and the pastel goes on like butter....but does it ever go on!!! It could be a very expensive piece of art if I only used pencils because the tip gets used up within minutes.

I'm changing to the stick pastels to finish it off.

Bowl of Cherries

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Pam

Fight Back against upcoming Internet fees!

The CRTC has given the green light to Internet Companies to charge usage fees instead of giving unlimited internet packages.

If you, or your children, or grandchildren, intend on using the internet, FIGHT BACK and sign the petition.

As a webmaster for non-profit art and community organizations, this would seriously limit the amount of work I could do on the computer. They would charge my for any data downloaded or uploaded over the monthly limit they set.

Pass on this information to everyone you know that uses the internet in Canada.

Pam