Under 100 Challenge

This summer I took the opportunity provided by the nice weather to get outside to paint.  After wrestling with my very heavy pastel box and struggling with my rapid drying acrylics, I decided I needed a more suitable method to capture the great outdoors.

The day after the Lake Country Art Walk Show, I was too tired to pack a lot of stuff so I took my watercolour palette and at the last minute, decided to throw in my pens and ink bottle.  I immediately fell in love with this combination of media.

Not long after, I decided to submit some work to the Lake Country Art Gallery for their annual Under 100 show.  This show is limited to works under 100 square inches and priced at under $100.  It's timing (just before Christmas) is no coincidence.  This very successful show is an idea place to find that perfect gift for someone.

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Little Wilderness, 6" x 8" Acrylic, $85

The plein aire works I had been creating were perfect.  I also decided to do  several small acrylics for the show (from the comfort of my studio).

I will also be exhibiting a number of these smaller paintings at the For the Sake of Art Almighty annual show at the Rotary Centre for the Arts on November 12 and 13.  These works have been a lot of fun to do and I have learned a lot as well.

I hope you can make it to one or the other show.  If you make it to the show at the Rotary Centre for the Arts, stop by my booth and say hello!

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