Wednesday, July 17, 2013

The Alberta Flood Rose Project ~ My Entries 1



These are just a few of my entries to The Alberta Flood Rose Project.

As you know, the City of Calgary and the southern half of Alberta suffered a devastating flood on June 21st, 2013.  The project invites all artists in Alberta to commit to sending in, a small 4"x 4" piece of wall art that depicts the province's floral emblem, The Wild Rose. Each small works of art will then be arranged in groups of 100 and framed together as larger collection pieces. The collection will be on display in various locations throughout the city and then they will be auctioned off and the proceeds going to The Red Cross for flood relief. I had fun painting these little gems and I'm happy to be one of many participating artists in this great project. Hope they will bring lots money to a good cause!

Sunday, July 07, 2013

July Sunflowers 8 x 10 Acrylic on Canvas



I'm finally back to one of my most favorite passions in life, Painting! 

After doing my house move and relocating to another area of town, I feel I'm now established enough to relax a bit and concentrate on creating my art. I had this painting of Sunflower stalks half finished and waiting by the side before I moved. I had some photographs that I took a few years back, from when I visited an acreage just south of the city. The lady who owns the acreage, often opens up her property to artists, allowing them to sit and paint the beautiful views of the land and the mountains just beyond. On a small section of her property, she plants and maintains many tall stalks of Sunflowers, so that people can stand and walk among them. Her flowers I think are the biggest I've seen and you can see them from the highway as you come closer. I took several photos of the flowers and incorporated them in this painting. This is my sixth 8 x 10 featured flower in the series. Hope you enjoy it and it feels good to be back painting again.