I’m happy to have my pastel, “Bona Vista Blue Skies” , 21″ x 23″, part of the this annual instructor’s show Sept 26 to Oct 20, 2024. Held at the galleries at the Dundas Valley school of Art the opening reception is Sept 26, 7-9 pm.
Pastel Artists Canada 34th Juried Purely Pastel Open Exhibition
I’m honoured to be included in the Pastel Artists Canada 34th Juried Purely Pastel Open Exhibition. The show opens Tuesday October 8th to Sunday October 20th, 2024 with the opening and reception planned for the afternoon of Saturday October 12th at the Federation Gallery in Vancouver B.C. Thank you to the jurors: Susan Typert MPAC-EP, SCA, Clarence Porter PAC, MPAC, PSA and Ron Underhill MPAC . The online version of the show can be seen at https://www.pastelartists.ca.
56th Society of Canadian Artists Elected and Associate Juried Online Exhibition
Honoured to have “Spring Dance, Twiss Road” and “Reflections of Spring on the Twiss Road Trail” be part of the 112 works of art from 481 submissions from across Canada for this online show. Thank you to the jurors: Danielle Beaulieu, SCA, Luc Fortier, SCA, Jill Hobson, SCA, Martin Murphy, SCA Barry Rafuse, SCA and the organizers. The show can be seen online until Sept 30, 2024 at https://societyofcanadianartists.com/56th-sca-juried-online-exhibition/.
Pastels for the Petrified Workshop Fall 2024
Beginner Pastel Workshop
Date: Sunday Oct 6, (1 day) 2024, 9:30-3:30 pm.
Cost: Members 96.72 +HST, including materials
Non Members $99.00 + HST includes materials
Sunday: October 6 (1 day) 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Fall in love with pastels and discover this beautiful and colourful medium. Using a step-by-step approach, Cathy will demonstrate the fundamentals of pastels such as mark making techniques, layering and colour mixing – all in a fun and encouraging environment. After a few skill building activities, you’ll create your own small pastel painting. Lots of demonstrations and individual attention provided. For all levels – some previous drawing experience is helpful.
Place: Dundas Valley School of Art.
21 Ogilvie Street Dundas, Ontario Canada.
Town of Oakville Community Spirit Awards
As part of a grant from the Town of Oakville, I recently completed a series of 8 paintings for the Oakville Community Spirit Awards. To see my background process click here to see a YouTube video created by wonderful photographer Rob Ditlz of radicalbob.com.
These awards portrayed vignettes of how everyday community actions and annual events can help to create positive community changes. These acrylic paintings were created for awards such as Leadership, Good Neighbour, Arts, Culture and Heritage, Diversity, Climate Action, Equity and Inspiration. The paintings, based on Oakville scenes such as Bronte Creek, Morrison Creek, Sovereign House, Tannery Park and Bronte Provincial park, ranging in size from 8″ x 10″ to 9″ x 12″, portrayed the range of multiculturalism, diversity of ages and abilities that make up the Oakville community. The deserving award winners were presented with their respective paintings on Thursday June 6 at an awards ceremony at Queen Elizabeth Park Cultural Centre in Oakville, Ontario. Click here for more info. Thank you to photographer, Nikki Wesley for her awards night photography.
The Language of Colour: The 128th Annual Women’s Art Association of Hamilton Exhibition
Honoured to have “Reflections of Spring on the Twiss Road Trail” juried into the 128th annual Women’s Art Association of Hamilton’s annual juried show. The show continues at the Jean & Ross Fischer Gallery at the Art Gallery of Hamilton from April 6 to June 2, 2024. Thank you to the jurors and congratulations to my fellow artists.
Central Mass Pastel Society 2nd International Pastels Plus Exhibition
Honoured to be selected for the Central Mass Pastel Society’s Second International Pastels Plus Exhibition. From the 232 paintings submitted from 129 Artists from around the world, 90 pastel paintings using a variety of additional creative approaches, materials and mediums were chosen from 75 artists. The online show launches March 24, 2024. Click here to see the show and my painting after that date.
Pastel Artists Canada Online Juried Show
Honoured to be juried into Pastel Artists Canada 11th Annual Members Online Juried Show. Thank you to jurors: Evalynne McDougalL MPAC, Andrew McDermott PAC, and Elena Selitsky MPAC and congratulations to my fellow pastel artists. Click here to see the exhibition.
Little Black Frame Show 2023
Visit the Dundas Valley School of Arts’ annual little black frame show on November 18, 2023 for a fun night with cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, live music, art and mystery. Each participant gets a number and when your number is called, you’ll have the chance to choose your favourite stunning art piece from a selection of 150+ unique works, each one showcased in a little black frame.
See more details at https://dvsa.ca/black-frame/