Tweed & Area Artist and Artisan Christmas Sale

Tweed Heritage Centre
40 Victoria St. N

Grand Opening Friday & Saturday November 21 & 22
Continues during regular gallery hours November 24 to December 13.

A wonderful eclectic array of unique arts - Something for everyone!

I am presenting a few of my pieces at this Sale in support of the Heritage Centre in Tweed.
All are welcome...

Melrose Artists & Artisans Craft Show

Melrose is a small village and for many years women would craft and sell their products at the Melrose Craft Show. Tyendinaga Twp. Public Library is now hosting the show and has invited 22 artists and artisans to participate starting Saturday Nov. 8 and Sunday Nov. 9 from 10 am. - 4 pm.
The show is held in the Tyendinaga Twp. Recreation Hall situated on McFarlane Rd. off of Melrose Road. For more information contact the Library at 613-967-0606

I will be presenting my originals, prints and cards suitable for gifts for the Holiday Season.

Back to my painting....

'Magnolia in White'
Star Magnolia
copyright Cynthia Guthrie
acrylic & gel medium 11 x 14"

Thanksgiving has come and gone and fall is quickly settling upon us....the autumn leaves are beautiful and now are making a gleaming gold carpet.

It is time to return to my paintbrushes...
I continue to explore the use of the gel medium and found it to be quite effective for creating petals of the Star Magnolia which grows in my back yard. I hope you enjoy this latest work of mine.

Art for Literacy

'Art for Literacy'
invites artists to blog at this new blogspot!

As the Art Coordinator at Tyendinaga Township Public Library I am very pleased to announce our brand new blogspot for artists who support Literacy at our Library through their exhibitions at the Library's Gallery!
All artists can participate in the Library's Featured Artist of the Month by contacting the members at artforliteracy@gmail.com

Tulipa in Rouge

Tulipa in Rouge
Copyright by artist
11x14"
mixed media - acrylic & extra heavy gel

Another expression using my palette knife and the extra heavy gel for sculpting the pitcher and tulips. After the gel dried I painted over it with a little more gel to thicken the acrylic. I enjoyed working with the reflected colours on the pitcher, the table top and the wall behind the still life.

Razz ma Tazz

Razz ma Tazz
Copyright by artist
mixed media - acrylic & extra heavy gel medium
11x14"
I love the name of this painting!!! It reminds me of a riot of flowers...and the brushstrokes and gel medium has given it such an unrefined texture. I have been exploring the effects that I can create with the gel medium using a palette knife and found it to be exciting process.

ART IN THE PARK - TWEED AUG. 17/08

2 Days of sunshine and a wonderful place at the shore of Stoco Lake in Tweed to show my Canadian Landscapes of provincial and national parks. Thanks to all who came to my 'art spot'. I hope you will continue to come to my web site and see what I have created.
Several artists were interested in participating in 'Art for Literacy' at Tyendinaga Twp. Public Library. I look forward to exhibiting the work of these artists.
I sold my 'Sunset on Ottawa River' Voyageur Provincial Park ...I'm so glad this painting made this couple excited about my work.
Now to go and rest after a busy 2 days....

Tweed Art in the Park - August 16 & 17

Pansies in a Pot
Acrylic 5 x 7"
copyright Cynthia Guthrie

Another opportunity to showcase my work in Tweed On. on hwy 37 north of the 401 in the Tweed Memorial Park presented by the Tweed & Area Arts Council and Kiwanis Club of Tweed. Fine art will be displayed, art workshops for children and live music. Sounds like a fantastic w/e for one and all! I'm hoping for sunny days so that all the artists will have no fear of rain. I hope to have many guests at my art table!!

'Pomp & Circumstance' goes to Bon Echo Art Show & Sale

'Pomp & Circumstance'
Ruffed Grouse from Obatanga Prov. Park, ON
Acrylic & Golden's Gel 11 x 14"
Copyright
Cynthia Guthrie

This painting was created with mixed media...acrylic and Golden's gel which thickens the consistency of the acrylic making it wonderful to sculpt with palette knifes.

I am packed and ready to leave for Bon Echo Provincial Park, but I heard on the radio that there is a severe weather warning for our area including Bon Echo. This storm can bring high winds, torrential rain and 3cm size hail....not exactly camping weather!! So I'm disappointed that I won't have some free time to wander through this park as it is beautiful. Starting tomorrow morning I will be sitting in my booth exhibiting my parks collection including fauna and flora. I'm excited to participate and look forward to meeting other artists and the public that will be attending the show...maybe even make a sale or two.

Lilac Tea Art Show 2008 Dignitaries & Artists

ARTISTS - LILAC TEA ART SHOW 2008

Leona Dombrowsky MPP Prince Edward-Hastings, Margaret Walsh Reeve Tyendinaga Twp., Artists - Cynthia Guthrie, Anne Buckley, Saga Sabin, Jan Coombs, Roberta Fisk, Joyce Empey-Smith, Suzanne Cavers, Alts Vance, Tina Osborne, Mona Morris
(missing Rita Woodburne)

Community Press - Eastern Edition/ Shannon Bray

Supporting literacy through art

by Shannon Binder Bray

Purple balloons marked the roadways and fresh picked bundles of lilacs permeated the air at the Tyendinaga Township Library's 2nd Annual Lilac Tea and Art Show held Sunday, May 25.

Local dignitaries MPP Leona Dombrowsky and Tyendinaga Reeve Margaret Walsh were among those received at the show which featured the artistic talents of ten Quinte Region artists. The Library's main room and meeting room displayed an outstanding collection of colorful landscapes, vibrant abstracts, dramatic still life, intricate florals and delicate fibre art. All were courtesy of artists Anne Buckley (rug hooking, spinning, weaving, fibre artist), Suzanne Cavers (acrylic and oil artist), Jan Coombs (water color artist), Joyce Empey Smith (impressionistic water color, stained glass artist), Roberta Fisk (poet, oil and charcoal artist), Cynthia Guthrie (impressionistic acrylic artist), Mona Morris (floral and landscape oil artist), Tina Osborne (various media abstract artist), Saga Sabin (acrylic, water color, fibre artist) and Alta Vance (acrylic, water color artist).

Organized by Tyendinaga Township Library's Art Coordinator and Friend of the Library Cynthia Guthrie, this year's show welcomed approximately 100 guests and raised over $400 for the library through the Lilac Raffle. Involved artists donated a piece of their work to the raffle and the generated funds support the library's literacy programming. This year the funds will provide tutoring and reading partnerships for students who are recommended by their teachers. "This provides children with a positive experience and they will carry the benefits of the Library's program back to their school" said Guthrie.

Guthrie would like to see the annual Lilac Tea and Art Show generate a goal of $1,000 in the near future. "Friends of the Library and volunteers will continue to work towards that objective" she said "The artists that donated art in support of Literacy at the Library were invaluable in our ability to fund raise and The Friends of the Library thank them." Guthrie stressed the importance of art promotion and support within all communities and has also been instrumental in establishing an artist of the month, Art for Literacy exhibition within the library.

Township Librarian Frances Smith said the Lilac Art Show brings a sense of "cultural realization" to the community in that there are so many artists in the area that are virtually unknown by Tyendinaga residents. The show and other community events held at the Library, largely supported by Friends of the Library, also "open up the doors of the library" Smith said "to more than just the library itself" attracting various members of the community as well as traditional library patrons.

The show also allowed the library to display it's collection of art history books including their newest editions, donated by Nancy MacDonald. MacDonald made the donation in memory of her late husband, Tyendinaga's Dennis Allan MacDonald, described as "an artist in his own right." Approximately thirty books from Dennis' personal collection, art and otherwise, now grace the Township's library shelves in honor of his memory. The Tyendinaga Township Library extends their heartfelt thanks to Dennis' family for their generous dedication and contribution.

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Posing with MPP Leona Dombrowsky and Tyendinaga Reeve Margaret Walsh at the Tyendinaga Township Library's 2nd Annual Lilac Tea and Art Show on May 25th were artists (from left to right) Cynthia Guthrie, Anne Buckley, Saga Sabin, Jan Coombs, Roberta Fisk, Joyce Empey Smith, Suzanne Cavers, Alta Vance, Tina Osborne and Mona Morris. Photo by Shannon Binder Bray.

Canada Day in Tweed

What a wonderful way to spend Canada Day than under a very large tree, warm sunshine, a soft breeze off of the lake in Tweed. I took the opportunity to set up my art table and easels and exhibited my art along with 2 other artists, crafters, and the Tweed Horticultural Society.
Just as I began to pack up my art a woman came along and looked at my table and was immediately taken with this picture of the 'Pacific Rim Park'. She had spent a holiday on Vancouver Island and this picture reminded her of that holiday....so of course she had to have it! I was very pleased to sell it to her although I must admit I do miss it...the life of an artist!

Up a Tree

'Morning Nap' Black Bear
Ontario
copyright Cynthia Guthrie

Looks like this bear is enjoying his zzz's....Bears often like to nap straddling a large branch, but this one found a large branch to settle his large bear behind into. I have added a few more highlights to this painting so will have to take another photograph to show the finished painting.

Canadian Fauna...

'Morning Walk' - Deer Doe & Her Fawns
Arrowhead Provincial Park
Huntsville, Ontario

© Cynthia Guthrie

'Moose - Powerful Force'
somewhere near Thunder Bay Ontario

© Cynthia Guthrie

My plan is to exhibit these two 11x14" paintings at Bon Echo Art Show & Sale July 25-27. I will be camping in my tent trailer and exhibiting during the day. This will be my first exhibit at Bon Echo and I'm looking forward to the experience.
These scenes are very Canadian and typical in areas that are still less populated. It is so easy to take all of this for granted, but we have been given the responsibility to be care takers of our world. I hope we can rise to meet the challenge and show respect and care for this magnificent earth!

I've Returned....

'Niagara of the North - Kakabeka Falls'
Kakebeka Provincial Park
copyright Cynthia Guthrie

That was quite the hiatus from my blogspot, but I have been busy painting all the same! I'm continuing to try out the gel medium and the rock face was created in the same manner that I did for the 'Waterfalls from the West Coast Trail'.
Kakabeka Falls Provincial Park is located west of Thunder Bay Ontario and is a park located off of the Trans Canada Hwy. This waterfall drops a distance of 40 metres and is very impressive...more so than Niagara Falls since it is located within a natural setting.

Waterfall - West Coast Trail

I've been painting with a group of artists that encourage one another to try new methods and media. This particular painting was created with a gel medium, acrylics and a palette knife. The gel medium is applied to the painted masonite board with my palette knife as if I was actually painting. Then I waited for the gel to become firm and applied the acrylics with my palette knife into the gel. It was if I was sculpting with the gel and acrylics...a process that was very exciting!
I will try this again as I found it liberating in creative expression.

Lilac Tea Art Show - A Success

A quick posting to let my readers know that the Lilac Tea Art Show held Sunday May 25, 2008 was a success. We had a good attendance and interest in the Art Show. The Lilac Tea Art Show is becoming a wonderful venue for many in our community who would not view art to come to the Library and experience fine art in a comfortable setting. It is one of our goals to raise the profile of the Library through the Lilac Tea Art Show and show case the literacy programs that are available through the Library. The Lilac Tea Art Show is also a great way to meet your neighbours and to experience 'community' at the Library and to give support to the community through the purchase of a Lilac Raffle ticket. We raised over $400 for the Library's literacy programs this summer 2008 by fundraising with the Lilac Raffle. I thank all the artists that participated and supported 'Art for Literacy' at Tyendinaga Township Public Library. I thank Leona Dombrowsky, MPP for Prince Edward - Hastings, Margaret Walsh, Reeve for Tyendinaga Township and Peter Kooistra, Mayor of Stirling ON for 'celebrating the artist' and supporting 'Art for Literacy'.

MORNING OVER THE MAZINAW - BON ECHO ON

At long last here is the finished painting...I have been very busy with the Lilac Tea Art Show and my neglect of my blogger shows.

I reworked this painting since I wanted the sky darker and the water to reflect more of the sky's colours! This painting will be exhibited at the Bon Echo Art Show this summer in July 25th - 27th. I will be camping in the park and up each morning to set up my display. If you are able to attend I would be pleased to meet you!

MAZINAW LAKE & ROCK @ BON ECHO

Mazinaw Lake & Rock
Bon Echo Provincial Park, ON
15 1/2 x 15 1/2 " acrylic
Copyright Cynthia Guthrie

Finished!!....(but I think I need to take the picture with more lighting since the colours on the left side seem pale to me.) I decided that the colouring in the painting of yesterday looked like light was just appearing in the sky. Since the view is toward the east I decided that it was the beginning of the morning sunrise hence the pinks and yellows in the sky above the rock. These colours are reflected onto the calm water surface along with the rock reflection and shadows. I'm pleased with the end result and I hope you will enjoy it too.

Bon Echo Provincial Park - Unfinished

Bon Echo Provincial Park
Acrylic 15 1/2 x 15 1/2 "
Copyright Cynthia Guthrie

I paint with a group of women whose paintings styles are very different from mine. It's a good thing to expose myself to other styles as it challenges me to try new things and become a better artist. In this painting of the rock face in Bon Echo Provincial Park I under painted the canvas with blues, whites, greens and purples. The rock face has deep vertical cuts in it and to capture that look I used a gel medium which dries clear and hard. My brush strokes are applied in a 'messy' fashion and the rock colours are conveyed through the clear gel medium. When viewed at a distance of 15 feet the effect is amazing. The rock face appears to have deep vertical cuts! Now I'm in a conundrum....do I add more paint or leave it as it is? The jury is still out. What do you think??

Native Wildflower - ' Cool Yellow Drops'

Woodland Bellworts
' Cool Yellow Drops'
Acrylic 20 x 20"
Copyright Cynthia Guthrie

This painting 20x20" was a lot of fun to create!! I used a very loose approach and broadly stroked on cerulean blue, burnt sienna, chromium oxide green, dioxazine purple and a little naples yellow. The bellworts were painted with a very cool lemon yellow, titanium white, and shadowed with dioxazine purple. Since my last posting I felt more shadowing was needed on the flowers to give them more definition and shape. This is where I added some purple.
Bellworts are also known as 'wild oats' and the plant belongs to the Lily family. They are found in woods and thickets and bloom in spring from April to June. I think they are a delicate spring flower and soon they will be blooming in my woodland garden.

A Work in Progress...

'Bellworts'
20x20" acrylic
copyright Cynthia Guthrie

Come see my studio where I paint....Bellworts are native woodland flowers and I have some growing in my woodland garden. In this art work I'm trying to capture the blades of grass against which the bellworts are dangling. Now I will rest my eyes from the image and look at it with fresh eyes tomorrow in order to decide which changes I need to make.

LILAC TEA ART SHOW

I am very excited to let my readers know that the Lilac Tea Art Show now has it's full complement of 12 talented artists in the mediums of oils, acrylics, water colour, coloured pencil, pastel/charcoal and fiber arts.

The Lilac Tea Art Show date is Sunday, May 25/08 from 1 - 4 pm.
852 Melrose Road (north east of Belleville Ontario and Hwy 401)
613-967-0606 or email tyendinagatwplibrary@yahoo.ca
www.ttpl.ca

Art for Literacy is an unique partnership between the Library of Tyendinaga, the Friends of the Library and a large community of local artists to promote learning through literacy.

You are welcome to join us with your support by purchasing a Lilac Tea Raffle Ticket. All proceeds from this sale are given to Literacy programs and purchase of non-fiction books at the Library.

'Spring's Perfume' (5x7" acrylic) by Cynthia Guthrie and 'Sure Sign of Spring' (5x7" coloured pencil on pastel board) by Rita Woodburne will be donated to the Library to be raffled at the Lilac Tea Art Show.

I will keep you posted as to other donations of art to this worthwhile cause. In the mean time lets all think 'SPRING' and get all this snow melted. Besides I have a very cold robin eating sumac berries from my winter twig display and he looks like he could use some warmth.

I HEARD A ROBIN SING...

'Spring's Perfume'
5x7" acrylic
Copyright Cynthia Guthrie

I heard a robin sing this morning....and I felt a relief that winter will be gone soon. Painting lilacs to capture their delicacy reminds me of that heady fragrance that easily fills a room. The canvas was textured with Golden's Extra Gel Medium and the lilac blooms painted with titanium white cerulean blue and permanent rose. A cool sunny day reflects the newness of the spring season and the blooms promise summer days ahead.

Art at Tyendinaga Township Public Library

Today 2 local artists, Elveda Lockwood and Pat Werden brought their work to exhibit in the Library Gallery until April 17/08. Both paint in oils and a majority of their work represents landscapes from the township.

I'm hoping that as more artists become familiar with the Library Gallery that over time the Library will become known for it's support of local artists and culture within the community.

Volunteering as the Art Coordinator has been a wonderful experience and I am enjoying the opportunity to organize and plan events that promote 'Art for Literacy'.

Provincial Park Themed Art

I'm pleased to let you know that I have paintings on exhibit for the month of March at Barratt's Office Pro, an office and art supply store in Belleville. The paintings are displayed on the store's easels promoting not only my art but their product. Since this winter has been so long I felt spring flowers would be wonderful for the eyes....'April Sunshine' (orange/yellow tulips) and 'Woodland Beauty' - Canada Lily. Camping in Ontario parks isn't too far away and what better than an inspirational painting of 'Sunset Rocks' at Killbear Provincial Park. 'The Cascades' out near Thunder Bay is another beautiful location to enjoy Ontario's landscape.

The Belleville Art Association's themed exhibition titled "On the Move" gave me opportunity to show 'Arrowhead Provincial Park- Paddling'. Paddling down the East River in a canoe in the sunshine is such a peaceful feeling. Don't you feel as if you are in that canoe enjoying the water and sun?

I received my acceptance packaged for the Bon Echo Art Show to be hosted this summer at Bon Echo Provincial Park. I'm really looking forward to this great opportunity to be a part of this venue to showcase my provincial park themed art. I'm planning to include a painting of this park based on a visit to the park a couple of years ago.

Lilac Tea & Art Show 2008

'Spring Spires' water colour 11x14" (2007)

This painting was inspired by the beautiful lilac borders along the country roads where I live.

As the Art Coordinator for Tyendinaga Township Public Library I saw a wonderful opportunity to partner local artists with 'Art for Literacy'. The Friends of the Library primary function is to fund raise for literacy and do so by hosting an annual " Lilac Tea & Art Show". Last year's Lilac Tea & Art Show was amazingly successful showcasing 16 local artists from the Roslin area. This year we will be having an exceptional group of 10 artists exhibiting their fine art on Sunday, May 25/2008 1 - 4 pm.

For further information to to the Library's web site www.ttpl.ca

I'm looking forward to exhibiting my Canadian landscapes done in acrylics. I am drawn to water, skies and reflected scenery and try to capture the drama through colour, light and shadows. Enjoy!