Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge – June 10, 2018

Posted on June 10, 2018 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Cee for hosting the Odd Ball Photo Challenge

From a headless sculpture of a hanging man to lawn bowling bowls to odd bird feeders….

My First Gallery Show

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Mama Cormier

…..it all happened so quickly

Last week I was informed that I had won a membership to the Women’s Art Association of Canada (WAAC) and when I went for a tour they asked me if I had a painting to submit for their New Members Art Show. The theme was ‘flowers’ and I knew that I had at least one painting that would fit the bill. I submitted the painting on Monday and the opening happened today.

When I arrived downtown I was greeted by three friends outside the gallery. They were very excited for me and I was touched that they wanted to be there. It’s not a huge show but the work was beautifully curated. I met some of the members and was made to feel very welcome. Here is my submission: Floral Abundance

Here are a few more pieces from some of the artists who are members of the WAAC. I really liked the teapot but it was already sold.

365 Days of Art – Adding Colour and Collage

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Mama Cormier

…..days 109 and 110

Once again I went back to one of my sketchbooks and added colour to one of my one-line drawings of cats and I added some collage detail. For the collage I spent some time creating some colourful art papers with oil pastels and then cut out droplet shapes. On the blank page in front of the cats I created collage piece using this paper.

Abstract Studies in Watercolour

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Mama Cormier

….days 103 to 108 of 365 Days of Art

I love colour but this isn’t as easy as it appears. I think I have a tendency to overthink and overwork my colours. In the end I added charcoal lines and shapes and I liked it much better.

Abstract Studies in Ink

Posted on May 30, 2018 by Mama Cormier

….day 102 of 365 days of art

I enjoyed playing with my inks but I felt that I didn’t get the same kind of depth that charcoal gives.

Charcoal Studies in Abstraction

Posted on May 29, 2018 by Mama Cormier

….day 100 and 101 of 365 Days of Art

I’m redoing a class in abstract painting with Karine Swenson. Our first assignment was to create these abstract studies in charcoal.

Mythical Beast and Spooky Tree

Posted on May 26, 2018 by Mama Cormier

…days 98 and 99 of the 365 Days of Art

Over the last two days I’ve gone back to my 500 Daily Drawing Prompts journal to create two more sketches. The first one I did was the spooky tree which was fun to do but I feel like I relied too heavily on an image I found on Google. The second sketch, the mythical beast, was my own creation. I did search the web for some ideas and came up with this flying serpent.

Playing With Complementary Colours

Posted on May 26, 2018 by Mama Cormier

….day 97 of 365 Days of Art

A couple of days ago I was watching a video on YouTube on how complementary colours ‘vibrate’ when placed next to each other. Jean Lurssen does a series of watercolour videos with exercises that help the painter loosen up and experiment with a number of different techniques. Check her out.

One Hot Mess

Posted on May 26, 2018 by Mama Cormier

….day 96 of 365 days of art

Not everything that I paint or draw will be pretty. In this piece I finally got back to playing with ink and watercolour and experimenting with how they interact. You can see that I got a little carried away but I wanted you to see that I haven’t given up on my personal art challenge.