Blue, White, & Red

24" x 30", oil on canvas

I'll have some artwork in Picton's Arts on Main Gallery this year, and the first group show features two of my recent Barnscapes (the other one is Passage to Silo); I helped hang the show yesterday and it looks great. I'm happy to be part of the gallery and have a few artist friends who are also members, so that'll make it fun, plus, the gallery is only about a five minute drive from Small Pond, so it's just moments away for anyone interested in seeing more of my work (and my other Barnscapes).

My Barnscapes series came about as a response to my now living in the rural setting of Prince Edward County, and having already painted Tractor and Barn as well as the twelve portraits of local farmers for my Field to Canvas series, these paintings were a natural and satisfying progression for me. So far, 14 oil paintings comprise this series, with a very large (36" x 48") painting (and a handful of much smaller ones) to be started very soon. All of the Barnscapes are based on my own photos of local PEC farms I shot while driving around the county the past couple of summers.

The show opening is
Saturday 25 February 2012
2PM to 4PM

AoM Gallery hours (beginning in March):
11AM to 4PM
Thursdays to Tuesdays
(closed Wednesdays)