Monday, September 21, 2015

5th Annual Purple Onion Festival

This year we enjoyed a warm, bright and sunny day for the 5th Annual Purple Onion Festival held in Millennium Park in Peterborough, Ontario.
















There was only a gentle breeze blowing which allowed us to keep both doors open at the ends of the building is year.
















Once again we were in the space beside the Silver Bean Cafe which worked extremely well for us this year as it did last.














It didn't take us very long to get the show set up and ready for the opening; we kept it pretty much the same as last year.

















By having the tables around the side walls and a row down through the center of the building it created an open and inviting space allowing people to go through the entire display without missing anything.














Cindy and Norma had their artwork down the one side wall and on easels at the front and back of the building.















Susan had her artwork on the center panels facing Cindy and Norma's artwork and had a space at the far end on the opposite side wall for a drafting board so she could demonstrate watercolour painting during the course of the show.
















Diane had her work on the center panel facing the other wall which also held more of her artwork and a variety of art cards and gift items.
















The crowds were larger than last year and we had a steady stream of people going through the show and some returned more than once during the course of the day to look at a favourite painting.
















It was an enjoyable show with lots of live entertainment and each of were able to go around and view all the other exhibits set up throughout the park.

We look forward to returning again next year.

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Confirmed Show for September 2015

This is a listing of confirmed shows that members of the Group will be exhibiting their artwork in this month. This list will be updated as more shows are added.

Kawartha Artists’ Gallery, Peterborough, Ont.
KAGS
26 Aug - 27 Sep 15 Faces and Figures
Opening Reception 29 Aug 15 from 1-4pm.
Susan Sydney

Fenelon Falls Fair Grounds, Fenelon Falls, Ont.
KawarthaArtsFestival
05-06 Sep 15 Kawartha Arts Festival
Susan Sydney

Township of Douro-Dummer Library Art Gallery, Warsaw, Ont.
08 Sep - 24 Oct 15 Friends
Opening Reception 11 Sep 15 from 7-8pm.
Susan Sydney 

Millennium Park, Peterborough, Ont.
5th Annual Purple Onion Festival
20 Sep 15 from 11am-4:00pm.
Cindy Allan, Diane Collins, Norma MacEachern and Susan Sydney

Please come out and enjoy the artwork displayed at these shows.

Sunday, August 16, 2015

4th Annual Art @ the Locks Show
















It was a very hot and and humid weekend with temperatures on Saturday reaching 84F (28.9C) and humidity making it feel like 98F (36.7C)and Sunday was even worse with heat 87F (30.6C) and humidity 100F (37.8C).
















But we made the best of it and with where we were set up we were able to have some shade throughout the day.

















On both days there was a fair amount of boat traffic going through Youngs Point Lock 27 which allows access to Clear Lake from Katchewanooka Lake.
















To make it more inviting for people to come in to see the art show Cindy hung some of her paintings on the fence facing the lock.
















It certainly made the people from the boats and those walking along the pathway aware of the art show.
















Norma and I had our artwork hung in the tent to protect the watercolours and other paintings under glass from the direct rays of the sun.
















It was nice to see many of the people we knew come out and visit us at the show.















A lot of interest was shown in our artwork and a couple of people approached us about our having an exhibition in their art gallery next year, which we will certainly look forward to doing.
















We look forward to returning to this art show next year.

Saturday, August 1, 2015

Confirmed Show for August 2015

This is a listing of confirmed shows that members of the Group will be exhibiting their artwork in this month. The list will be updated as more shows are added.

Kawartha Arts Network - Art on Kent, Lindsay, Ont.
KAN
02 Jul - 01 Aug 15 Annual All Members' Show
Opening Reception 04 Jul 15 from 1-3pm.
Susan Sydney

Dancing Blueberries, 360 George St. N., Peterborough, Ont.
29 Jul - 26 Aug 15
Cindy Allan and Norma MacEachern

Lockside Trading Company, 2805 River Ave, Youngs Point, Ont.
15-16 Aug 15 4th Annual ART @ THE LOCKS from 9am-6pm.
Cindy Allan, Norma MacEachern and Susan Sydney

St. Matthews Church, Buckhorn, Ont.
BuckhornArtistsGroup
15-23 Aug 15 25th Annual Shades of Summer Art Show
Diane Collins and Susan Sydney

Kawartha Artists’ Gallery, Peterborough, Ont.
KAGS
26 Aug - 27 Sep 15 Faces and Figures
Opening Reception 29 Aug 15 from 1-4pm.
Susan Sydney


Monday, July 20, 2015

Third Annual Art @ the Locks Art Show

Over the weekend we exhibited our art at the 3rd Annual Art @ the Locks Show held at the Lockside Trading Company.
















The first day it was the start of a very hot and humid weekend with the temperature climbing to 85F (29C) and the humidly making it feel like 100F (37.8C). We had the added bonus of severe thunderstorm warnings in place.
















Fortunately, we did not get the storms they were calling for until very late in the evening and even then there was only a little thunder and not a lot of rain.
















We had a fair number of people come out to visit the show today, with many who stopped in before they continued through Lock 27 which allows access from Katchewanooka Lake to Clear Lake on the Trent-Severn Waterway.
















There was a lot of interest in a number of the paintings and Diane sold small items.

On the second day of the show it was even hotter and more humid than the day before with the temperature going up to 86F (30C) and the humidity making it feel like 106F (41.1C) and once again there were severe thunderstorm storm warnings in effect along with the possibility of a tornado.

Needless to say, there wasn't as much boat traffic or as many people out to visit the show as the day before.

Those who did come to see the show were very interested in some of the paintings and took flyers about some of the other shows we would be exhibiting at later in the year and a number of them planned on returning to the next Art @ the Locks Show being held on 15-16 August 2015. Once again Diane sold small items.

When we were about to take down the display the thunder clouds started rolling in and thunder began to rumble. Fortunately, the storm held off until everything was packed away and we made it home.

The four of us will return again in August and hopefully we will have cooler weather than we had this weekend.

















Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Confirmed Shows for July 2015

This is a listing of confirmed shows that members of the Group will be exhibiting their artwork in this month. The list will be updated as more shows are added.

Kawartha Artists’ Gallery, Peterborough, Ont.
KAGS
10 Jun - 05 Jul 15 Warm and Cool
Opening Reception 13 Jun 15 from 1-4pm.
Norma MacEachern and Susan Sydney

The Lindsay Gallery, Lindsay, Ont.
LindsayGallery
24 Jun - 25 Jul 15 Motion in Stillness
Reception 25 Jul 15 from 2-4pm.
Susan Sydney

Kawartha Arts Network - Art on Kent, Lindsay, Ont.
KAN
02 Jul - 01 Aug 15 Annual All Members' Show
Opening Reception 04 Jul 15 from 1-3pm.
Susan Sydney

Lockside Trading Company, 2805 River Ave, Youngs Point, Ont.
18-19 Jul 15 3rd Annual ART @ THE LOCKS from 9am-6pm
Cindy Allan, Diane Collins, Norma MacEachern and Susan Sydney

Dancing Blueberries, 360 George St. N., Peterborough, Ont.
29 Jul - 26 Aug 15
Cindy Allan and Norma MacEachern 

Please come out and enjoy the artwork displayed at these shows.

Monday, June 1, 2015

Confirmed Shows for June 2015

This is a listing of confirmed shows that members of the Group will be exhibiting their artwork in this month. This list will be updated as more shows are added.

MacKelvie Gallery, Keene, Ont.
PioneerVillage
28 May - 25 Jun Lang Pioneer Village Museum, Keene, Ont.
Cindy Allan, Diane Collins, Norma MacEachern and Susan Sydney

Kawartha Artists’ Gallery, Peterborough, Ont.
KAGS
10 Jun - 05 Jul 15 Warm and Cool
Opening Reception 13 Jun 15 from 1-4pm.
Susan Sydney

The Lindsay Gallery, Lindsay, Ont.
LindsayGallery
24 Jun - 25 Jul 15 Motion in Stillness
Reception 25 Jul 15 from 2-4pm.
Susan Sydney

Please come out and enjoy the artwork displayed at these shows.