Impressions of the Heart Slideshow

Hope you all enjoy watching this short slideshow of our Impressions of the Heart juried show which is currently on exhibition at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts

If unable to view on your equipment, please use the following link:
https://www.youtube.com/v/pZ3gRomOtgI

New Features on the Waterfront!

There's lots more to look at when you pop into our Waterfront with your morning coffee, or of an evening, or even a sleepless night.

Look at the top tab bar, just under our Waterfront title, to see the new features!

The first tab Latest News and Events is the page you are on now. This is where all the latest news about BWS can be found.

Click on the second tab About us: Including Informational Video and it will take you to a page where you can find out more about BWS and watch our brand new Promotional/ information video. Be sure to share this page with all your family and friends, especially those that love art. Remember you dont actually have to paint to be a member of BWS, just someone who loves art, especially watermedia.

Click on the third tab 2013-2014 Schedule to see a list of our meetings, exhibitions and sales for the next few months. The full 2013-2014 schedule will be available soon.

Click on the fourth tab Call To Artists Impressions 2013 to easily access all the information you need to enter our open exhibition this fall.

Remember those wonderfully inspiring visiting Featured Artists we had last year? Click on Visiting Featured Artist Archive and spend a couple of minutes reading about your favourite artist again. All the artists who were featured on this blog aare listed in alphabetical order.

Click on the sixth tab Helpful video's by well known artists! to read about a new feature which will be beginning on The Waterfront this fall.

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Have a great summer

Bayview Watercolour Society Informational Video

We have just created a short informational video about BWS. Hope you enjoy it.
If the video does not appear, please use this link
http://www.youtube.com/v/vObqqIvRAEk

 If you are not a member and would like to join or if you would like to become a sponsor and help support our society please send an e mail to bayviewwatercolour@gmail.com

Feature Artist- Jackie Grisley Step by step demo

Our Feature Artist for this month has very kindly completed a step by step demo of her latest painting for us. Thank you Jackie

 

JACKIE GRISLEY SWA-demonstration

I am currently exhibiting with a selected Members SWA show at Picturecraft Gallery in Norfolk. As I was painting for the show I thought it might be of interest for my blog to take pics at significant stages.

CASTLE RUINS

Pic 1 - I’ve completed a simple outline drawing

Pic 2 - to preserve my whites I have masked off with tape and fluid.

Pic 3 - my paint mix using naples yellow, French ultramarine blue, davy’s grey, burnt sienna, perylene violet and ultramarine violet.

Pic 4 - the sky is done. First I wet the paper and used naples yellow, then a very watered down French ultramarine blue to the lower parts which is hardly noticeable but granulated nicely. I mixed naples yellow and davys grey for around the castle and then added a tiny amount of burnt sienna to that mix. Then I strengthened the grey with perylene violet and ultramarine violet, got that down and then added French Ultramarine blue to darken that mix a little more and over painted once more, always leaving some of the original colours exposed. Then I left it to dry. I got a small run back to the right of the castle – I quite liked the way that happened.

Pic 5 - the distant mountains go in

Pic 6 – masking tape peeled away, ready now to put some detail in

Pic 7 – the castle is done

Pic 8 – the loch water goes in leaving pale areas where the light from the sky breaks over the water

Pic 9 – a closer look at the castle

Pic 10 – the painting is dry

Pic 11 – the outer masking tape is now peeled off

Pic 12 – The finished painting- CASTLE RUINS. I wanted this painting to have some tranquillity.

Actually I’ve just noticed the sky, unintentionally, looks like a flying dragon hissing fire! 

 

November Feature Artist Jackie Grisley SWA

Hi everyone and welcome to the beginning of a new month. I would like to introduce to you our feature Artist for this month, Jackie Grisley SWA, and to say thank you to Tony who made the initial contact with Jackie. Welcome to the Waterfront Jackie!

STAIRWAY TO STRUMBLE HEAD

Strumble Head Lighthouse in beautiful Pembrokeshire with its jagged, rocky coastline is so appealing to me and I’ve painted it a few times now. The first time I ever saw it a black storm was developing and as it strengthened the whiteness of the lighthouse against that dark sky was an impressive sight and the vision stays with me. In this painting I have introduced some colour in the sky but my aim was to replicate the image I still have of that first sighting.

I’d like to say thank you so much for inviting me to be your featured ‘artist of the month’, it made my day when I got Tony Cook’s email. I confess I have never done a blog before so I hope I do it justice. I will certainly do my best and am looking forward to conversing and sharing my way of watercolour painting. To kick off with it seems like a good idea to offer an insight into what my goals and inspirations are.

The British coast is what really inspires me to paint. The dramatic skies are my ‘wow’ factor, the stormier and wilder the better. We have such varying weather here which creates ever-changing conditions, especially around the coast or in the mountainous regions such as The Lake District and The Highlands of Scotland. I’ve found watercolour is the perfect medium for achieving the effects I want in my paintings. I love its freedom but also its discipline. Knowing when to stop painting and put down the brush to allow the drying process is crucial and knowing when comes with experience, fight the temptation to keep ‘fiddling’, I’ve spoiled quite a few paintings in my time doing this and have learned to tell myself (out loud occasionally!) to ‘STOP!’. Watercolour has such a unique and magical quality when you do stop painting it keeps on doing its own thing until completely dry. That really excites me-to leave a sky to dry and to come back a few hours later to see how it has developed whilst drying gives me a little thrill.

I aim to achieve mood, drama and atmosphere in each painting and that all comes from the sky for me and how that affects the rest of the painting, deciding on the light direction etc. You may have guessed by now blue skies with fluffy cotton-wool clouds do nothing for me! I try to keep things simple and spontaneous with not too much detail, I seem to achieve more impact this way, and I hope to leave a degree of interpretation for the viewer. Less is more so they say. The use of light against dark is a technique I use frequently to create contrast and bold impact. I like to work wet-in-wet completing the sky in one session, leaving it to completely dry before proceeding. By profession I started out as a graphic designer and I’ve found it’s been very consolidating and useful in regard to composition, expression and balance in my paintings, bringing a sense of right and wrong instinctively.

LAST LIGHT ON THE CROFTERS’ COTTAGES

I was pretty excited with how this sky wash had dried and I think it demonstrates that controlling the wet-in-wet technique cannot be totally mastered. The way the paint continued to dribble into the underlying colour is as we say a ‘happy accident’. It also makes my point of knowing when to put the brush down and let things happen.

I like to use a restricted palette in order to introduce harmony into my paintings, I always want drama but harmony is equally important to me. I use Winsor & Newton, blocks and tubes. My brushes range from Isabey Petit Gris to W & N sables, round and chisel in varying sizes. My paper is always Saunders Waterford and Arches not and rough surfaces 200lb and 300lb. They don’t cockle and are quite forgiving if you need to lift out. Most important to have confidence in your paper, I’ve used others and have been disappointed with the finish.

When I’m travelling for my reference, my latest trip was September to the Lizard Point in Cornwall, I do simple pencil sketches and take my camera everywhere. I have no qualms about using photographic reference, even though it can be frowned upon, it’s a great way to gather plenty of material to work up in my studio. I don’t like working outdoors, there are too many distractions and it doesn’t suit my painting technique. Plus the viewfinder immediately helps with composition. I’m not afraid to move elements around or even leave some out until I feel the scene is balanced.

I am self-taught and as I mentioned my graphic design background has been very useful to my painting development. After this I helped set up a craft based business making model trees for architectural modelmakers. This has also been advantageous, working in scales and perspective in a 3-dimensional way has helped me understand how to achieve these elements within a painting.

In 2006 I was invited to become a Member of The Society of Women Artists and I felt extremely honoured to become a part of such a special and historical Society. To have my work recognised by such a wonderful Society was and is very special to me.

I really only began watercolour painting about 15 years ago and was hooked immediately and my style has evolved and developed the more I’ve painted. Turner’s watercolour skies and seascapes have been a tremendous source of inspiration to me. His imaginative use of paint and reaction to dramatic weather made him so ahead of his time. I look in wonderment at how he achieved those storms out at sea-incredible-oh to paint like that! But that’s what I love about painting there’s always more to strive for, more to improve on and so much to keep learning.

Well that’s a bit about me, I look forward to the month ahead and hope to be able to chat with fellow watercolourists.

www.jackiegrisley.co.uk

NIGHT GUARD

Lismore Lighthouse in Scottish Highlands has a backdrop of impressive mountains and I would imagine for passing ships in the night the lighthouse must do a crucial lifesaving job. So I wanted to paint a night time view of it showing its power and importance for those vulnerable seamen.

Front page News!

 Yes, our 10th Anniversary celebrations made front page news in this weeks Liberal! Click on the picture to read the text. Thank you Lizbeth for arranging the press coverage.

Ona

Happy Birthday BWS !

It was Bayview Watercolour Society's official 10th Anniversary celebration yesterday evening.... a time of laughter and enjoyment, sharing of memories and excitement as we now look on to the next 10 years as a society.

The room was filled with some wonderful art work from our award winning artists.

and included a floral demonstration by Steven Wolk

Our VIP guests Herry Arifin, Hi Sook Barker, Art Cunanan, Anatur Dogan, Bianka Guna, Pauline Holancin, Marlene Madole, Wilf McOsterich, Jake Mol, John Nussbaum, Ita Pechenick, Patricia Pollack, Bonnie Steinberg, Diana Bick, Ben Lee, Jean Soong and Steven Wolk walked the red carpet and posed for a group photo with our president Shirley Scoble.

 Of course, no Birthday celebration would be complete without the ceremonial cake cutting ... completed with a smile by Dorothy.

BWS have introduced a student membership this year which gives high school and university/college students a unique opportunity to experience first hand being part of exhibitions and watching demo's from professional artists.  In the words of our very first student member Rebecca,

 "It's an amazing experience for students my age! I know that so many people who love art but never continue with it after school because they simply don't know how to! BWS can be that stepping stone they need to encourage them into the art world. I have learned so much from Bayview and have developed as both an artist and a better person. Huge thanks to everyone involved!"

Here is Rebecca with Narissa our student volunteer for the evening

 Happy Birthday BWS!

Ona has had her painting accepted into NWWS exhibition

Congratulations Ona on the acceptance of your painting "Imagine" into this prestigious International exhibition by NWWS (Northwest Watercolor Society.)

Three International Exhibition acceptances in this Spring season ..............we at BWS are so very proud of you.

If you want to see the other 2 paintings that have been accepted into the Transparent Watercolor Society of America and Louisianna Watercolor Society International Exhibitions  please click on this link

Lizbeth

Steven takes part in Charity Function!

Steven has been chosen with 2 other artists to take part in a charity function organised by  the Markham council to finish a painting in one hour. It is called ‘Art Battle’ and will take place this Thursday March 15th from 12:00 to 1:00 at the Markville shopping Centre on the top floor next to Toys are Us. 

Thanks for letting us know Steven.

Studio Six selling Daniel Smith Paints! and Luminosity Flyers!

  Just wanted to let you know that Studio Six are now selling Daniel Smith  watercolour tubes. YAY!!! Thank you Studio Six. For more information click on the link in the sidebar for a direct link to their website.

  Several of you have also been asking for electronic versions of our Luminosity flyers so here they are. Thank you to our award sponsors The Framing Depot, Studio Six, Emotive Expressions, Lynrich Arts and Discount Art Supplies.

 We now have 46 entries for our show so if you still want to enter a painting please get the information to Marion as soon as possible.

 

Ona

Demo nights

Here are some photos from the last two demos.

Firstly John Nussbaum's floral demo

and secondly John Stuart Pryce's demo about creating light

For those of you who loved Petra's Chocolate Expresso shortbread at last months demo she has kindly given me the recipe to share with you all here. Thanks Petra

Petra’s Chocolate Espresso Shortbread

1 cup unsalted butter, softened

½ cup icing sugar, sifted

6 tablespoons granulated sugar

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour

½ cup corn starch

6 tbsp unsweetened cocoa

1 tbsp instant espresso coffee

½ cup chopped semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 325 F

In a large bowl, beat butter and two sugars together.

In a separate bowl, blend together flour, corn starch, cocoa, and coffee.

Mix together the dry ingredients with the butter and sugar and add the chocolate chips.

Roll into 1 tbsp sized balls, place on parchment paper-lined baking sheet and flatten to ½ thick

Bake at 325F for 10 to 12 minutes

Allow to cool before attempting to remove from baking tray

Makes about 40 cookies.

Catching the light!

A big thank you to John for a wonderful demo yesterday evening. Light is such a crucial componant to a successful watercolour. John has kindly e mailed me his sequential photos today to share.  

 He  would also like to invite all members to visit his web site at www.prycestudios.com  and subscribe to his free newsletter. 

 

Watercolour demo for Bayview Watercolour Society.

March 6 2012                      Instructor.  John Stuart Pryce.

“Catch the light.”

 

This demo contains helpful instruction on how to present the effects of light in your paintings.

Basically the most effective way to show the intensity of light and it’s effect on objects is to be aware of and apply close values as well as reduced chroma in the highly lit areas.  





    Apply areas of warm and cool colours.                        Add middle values and colours.


          Introduce darker values and colours.             Refine shapes, dark values, cools and warms.

 

“Cold Gold”  16” x 20”  Watercolour on 140lb stretched Arches cold press.

Watercolours By Tony Cook Exhibition!

Hope you will take the time to visit Tony's Exhibition this coming month. Good luck Tony form all of us at BWS  Artify Pop Up Gallery presents Watercolours by Tony Cook Artify Pop Up Gallery is pleased to present watercolours by Tony Cook March 5 to April 5, 2012. New works on watercolour paper and Terraskin in sizes from 6" x 8" to 11" x 14" on wood panels (no glass) Also, high resolution giclée prints of popular originals and framed floral paintings. Hosted by: Café by "Crepe it UP!" and Pavillion Pastries 507 Church Street, (at Wellesley) Toronto, ON M4Y 2C9 Hours: Daily 7am to midnight, Weekends, 8am to 11pm Enjoy delicious crèpes and fair trade coffee while you view the art work.

Artist of the Month Daniel Vangeli PWS, BWS

My, the months seem to be flying past. It’s March and time for me to introduce our new artist of the month Daniel Vangeli. I had the pleasure of meeting Dan and his wife last year at the PWS exhibition. Dan is a fabulous but very modest person. He has huge talent and has just won a major award at this years American Watercolor society 2012 exhibition with this painting. 

I know many of you are starting to enter juried shows locally and some are thinking of spreading their wings and trying further afield. So why not ask Dan about his experiences. 

I will now pass this post over to Dan

Hello Everyone,

First of all thank you so much for having me. When Ona asked me about sharing what I do, I felt honored, as well as  inadequate. I have been painting watercolors for a little over 3 years total, with just finding a passion for it within the last 2 years.

   I had left painting all together several years ago, only giving watercolor a second try in 2010. Something just "clicked" for me this time, and I haven't stopped since. My first painting back was "Lost and Found", which  is the painting above and is also the painting that has launched my career. 

    In 2010 I entered my very first watercolor competition, the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society's International Juried Exhibition. Not thinking much about having a chance in entering, my painting won first place.  This gave me the confidence I needed to keep going, and over the last 2 years I've won awards at other societies, have had work published in a few magazines. 

 Here are a couple more of my paintings.

 I look forward to sharing what I do know, and hearing from you as well. 

Thanks again, and I look forward to hearing from you!

- Dan Vangeli

www.danielvangeli.com

Congratulations Ona Kingdon

All of us at BWS would like to congratulate Ona who has just been notified that one of her paintings has been accepted into The Transparent Watercolour Society of America (TWSA) 2012 exhibition.
This news is so hot off the press that Ona does not know which one of the two paintings she submitted was chosen.

 Lizbeth

Get Inspired and get Painting!

What is your special subject? You know, that scene, flower idea, or

colour that makes you pick up a brush, lose all sense of time and create the very best painting you've ever done. Now that is the painting we want to see!!

Are you a passionate beginner who has never entered a juried show before?

Or are you a practiced professional? Whatever your level, the upcoming

LUMINOSITY SHOW IS FOR YOU!!!!!

WE HAVE CREATED ATTRACTIVE PRIZES AT EVERY STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT

Don't be intimidated by our internationally known juror.

I can guarantee that whatever stage you are at, she has been there.

An experienced teacher she will fairly evaluate everyone's efforts

and tell us why she chose the winners.

SO GET INSPIRED, AND GET PAINTING!!!

WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE RESULT!!!

For entry information please click on this link

SHIRLEY SCOBLE

Thank you John!

A special thank you to John for  sharing  information so generously on Tuesday evening. You had so many great tips, especially the money saving idea of making your own masking fluid!!!!!!

It was gratifying to see someone who paints so losely but plans so thoughtfully and throroughly. So many artists get part way through and get stuck because they haven't planned properly.

Your work is exquisite and you give an excellent demo. Look forward to calling on you again in the future.

Shirley Scoble.

Enter our Luminosity 2012 Exhibition!

 There are many wonderful prizes to be won. A big thank you to The Framing Depot, Studio Six, Emotive Expressions, Lynrich Arts, and the Art Supplies discount store, our award sponsors for this years show.  

Bayview Watercolour Society

Call to Artists

Luminosity 2012 Exhibition

May 2-6 2012

McKay Art Centre, Main Street Unionville, Markham

Awards Juror: Birgit O’Connor

Reception and Award presentation Thursday May 3rd from 7-9pm

Eligibility of artists: The exhibition of original, water based media on paper, board or canvas is open to all members of the Bayview Watercolour Society.

Paintings must be executed within the last three years without instructor supervision. Work using photographs other than the artist’s own is not considered original.

Works previously shown in BWS exhibitions are ineligible. All paintings must be ready to hang and meet the display standards set by the society. (see separate attachment on show rules) All paintings will be required to hang for the duration of the show.

Sales: A 20% commission will be retained by BWS from all sales. Please price your paintings accordingly.

Delivery and collection of paintings: Paintings should be hand delivered to the McKay Art Centre between 12-1pm on Tuesday May 1^st. You will also be required to pay the appropriate entry fee at this time.

Paintings need to be collected between 10-11am on Tuesday May 8^th.  Any painting not collected will be subject to a $25 per day storage fee made payable to BWS.

Awards: The juror for awards, Birgit O’Connor, will present the awards on May 3rd.

The Framing Depot Award for Best in show… $250 cash

The Framing Depot Award for 2nd place… $150 cash

The Framing Depot Award for 3rd Place… $100 cash

The Emotive Expressions Award for 4^th place… $100 Art photography and printing voucher

Art Supplies Landscape Award... $50 voucher

The Phyllis Forrest Memorial, Floral Award …$25 voucher

The Ken MacFarlane Watercolour Award …$25 voucher

The Studio Six Mixed Media Award …$25 voucher

The Studio Six Acrylic Award… $25 voucher

The Lynrich Arts Award for best presentation …$25 voucher

The President’s Encouragement Award ...$30

3 Honourable Mentions… Award Certificates

People’s Choice Award

Entries: Entries must be received by April 3 2012, Fee $10 for the first painting and $5 each for any additional painting.

Because there is no formal jurying in of paintings other than meeting our display/ hanging  guidelines there will be a maximum of 50 paintings accepted into the exhibition (If the maximum number is reached before the deadline date the entries will be closed early)

 Please make sure that your 2012-13 membership is renewed to be eligible for entry. (Deadline: March 31, 2012)

Read the options below, choose either option 1 or option 2 and then E mail the appropriate information to Marion ♫ macsart@yahoo.com

Entry Option 1: You can submit up to 3 paintings no bigger than 24 x 30 inches outside dimensions of frame

Entry Option 2: You can submit one painting with framing dimensions no

larger than 36 by 44 inches and one other no larger than 24 x 30 inches (if you want this option you need to submit your entry early as there will only be 3 large paintings accepted into the whole show)

For each painting please provide Marion with the:

Title

Image size (in inches)

Frame size (outside dimensions)

Medium used watercolour, acrylic or mixed media (if mixed media please specify which variety of media used

Price

Choice of sitting time (see below)

Can you also please write a sentence about each painting outlining location or idea e.g’s  “Plein Aire, Main street Unionville in winter.” Or “ An exploration of light on petals”

On receipt of the above information Marion will provide you with labels to attach to the backs of your paintings. Please confirm the accuracy of the information on your labels when received. If there are any errors, new labels will be issued. Do not wait until the day of hanging to have information changed.

All members who have work in the show must be available to sit for 1 session. Please also provide Marion with 1^st and 2^nd choice for sitting time.

Wednesday 10 am- 2pm

Wednesday 1pm-5pm

Thursday 10 am- 2pm

Thursday 1pm-5pm

Thursday evening… Reception and Award ceremony

Friday 10 am- 2pm

Friday 1pm-5pm

Saturday 10 am- 2pm

Saturday 1pm-5pm

Saturday 4pm-8pm

Sunday 10 am- 2pm

Sunday 1pm-5pm

We will let you know your exact sitting time by email after April 3 once the sitting schedule has been compiled.

Any person with paintings in the exhibition is entitled to submit cards, giclee prints or matted original paintings FREE OF CHARGE. All items need to be presented in crystal clear bags or equivalent for a professional finish. Prices need to be clearly labelled on each item.  20% of all sales during the exhibition will be taken by BWS.

News News News!

It is so lovely to see our members both past and current having success in the world of art.

Past member Bianka Guna, has a special message for all her friends at Bayview.

Dear Friends,
I would like to invite you and your family, friends  to my solo show "KALEIDOSCOPIC  DAYS" , in The Distillery District , the up gallery of Balzac Café  (building 60in The Distillery) from the 1st to the 29th  of February 2012. The gallery is open  daily   from 9:30 am to 7:30  pm.
I will be on the site on Tuesday , the 7th  of February 2012 from 2-4pm .
You can also  find me in my studio, at the Artscape  Case Goods Warehouse ,Building #74 ( behind Balzac Café) ,Studio #211 most of the days . Come , chat  and  explore a full collection on my latest  "Kaleidoscopic Days "  Series.

 Lizbeth, Sharon, Dorothy, Rebecca and I went to see the exhibition this afternoon. 

Thank you Bianka for a lovely afternoon.

Tony has also e mailed me to let me know that

'Artists against the Mega Quarry' show has been picked by NOW magazine!

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Thats fabulous news Tony!

Don't forget to let me know of any other good news, Interesting articles or upcoming shows.

Ona