Lots of people came out for our show opening yesterday at Frameworks Gallery, which was a lovely surprise! It was the highest attended art show opening that the gallery has had so far! Both Hennie and I sold some work and enjoyed mingling with the crowd throughout the afternoon. The gallery was filled with spring tulips which looked very pretty. I guess no surprise that at a spring show it is the florals that are selling…everyone is so sick of winter. The painting below are the ones that I sold. You can click on them for a larger view. Also there’s yours truly.
Intention & Potentiality - watercolour - 36″ x 14″
Red Cycleman - oil on canvas - 20″ x 24″
me at th eopening
Category Archives: watercolour painting
Snow In Barriefield - watercolour - 22″ x 9″
Almost monochrome, the cloudy snowy day I painted this. I think I felt there was no way out of winter at this point.
City Snowscape - watercolour - 30″ x 15″ - SOLD
We’ve had a January thaw, but today it’s back to winter…so I’m posting one from the archives painted last winter. Pain in my right arm is keeping me from oil painting this week. If it doesn’t improve next week, will make an appointment for physio. In the meantime I am sketching lightly and perculating ideas.
Works by Sally Chupick (me) and Hennie Marsh will be shown in a 2-woman, early spring show at Frameworks Gallery Feb 24- Apr 30, 2008. An opening reception will take place Sunday Feb 24 in the afternoon.
I’m really looking forward to this opportunity to share my art with Kingston! I will show a mix of rural and urban landscapes in oils and watercolours. I believe that Hennie will be showing abstract work, but I will find out more about this when I meet with her for a coffee to discuss the upcoming show soon.
I had an idea this morning! As a Kingston Arts Council board member, I am aware of how much is needed in funds to support initiatives like the annual Juried Arts Salon. I thought that if I were to produce a bunch of Xmas cards with 2 images of Kingston Xmas scenes on them, then perhaps I could sell them, and all proceeds of the cards sales I could donate towards the Kiingston Arts Council. It would be my effort to give back to an organization which has been a part of my own arts growth over the years… So I am currently in negotiations to arrange this. I will have my estimate tomorrow, and will know if I can proceed. I think it will be a well timed fundraising initiative, so I hope that it takes off and makes some money for the arts council. Should be ready to roll with it in about a week.
watercolour - 15″ x22″
I rarely ever do watercolour portraits, but this was painted as a lark in a workshop with Amanda Hyatt, who is a well known Australian watercolourist. It is of her daughter who came with her to the session. Amanda graciously filled in for another artist who was scheduled to do the workshop but couldn’t. She is a good painter, very strong in design and composition.
The Country - watercolour - 15″ x 11″
I’ve just spent most of the day cleaning out my studio and family room to make room to display my artwork for the studio tour this weekend. It’s been a lot of work…but I enjoy the tour…however now that I am painting larger paintings on canvas it is getting increasingly more difficult to display them properly. I’m thinking I may not do the tour next year…I will see how it goes this year and make my decisions in a few weeks.
Patio Drinks - watercolour - 21″ x 15″
I put a darker shadow under the awning in a diagonal pattern, to try and bring the focus area to the couple having drinks. I think it’s better now.
No painting time today, as am getting the studio ready for the studio tour this weekend. Not sure I will do it next year, what I am doing now is working on larger canvases, and they dont present very well at my home studio as displaying them is a challenge.
Above Kingston - watercolour & gouache - 13″ x 20″
I’m working on some landscapes with a different perspective. I’ve just added the misty distance, am happier with it now. more mood.
Down On The Street- watercolour - 14″ x 19″
My latest interest is finding the places in Kingston where I am able to get up above the usual hustle and bustle and get some resource material for these birds eye views that I am interested in these days. So far I have only sussed out a couple of multi-storey parking lots, but I might go ask downtown if I can go up in the hotels for a good view.
