'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.

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??