Make a Pochade Box for Plein Air Painting

Do you do any plein air painting? Here's a really inexpensive pochade box made out of a wood cigar box. Fawzan Barrage gives instructions in the video below.

Zan is the Founder of the Ontario Plein Air Society (OPAS).

Deb

Jacqueline Milner and Sandra Taylor-Hedges are at the CRAG

You can click on the pic for a larger version.....

Selling Focus Art Calendars at Cornwall Square

If you check your email-box, you should have a schedule of time slots where help is needed at Cornwall Square to sell calendars. Here's a note from D'Arcy, Focus Art's President;


Hi Everyone

Here we go again, I am looking for volunteers to help sell the calendars at Cornwall Square. We will be on the second floor in front of the food court for the first two Friday/Saturdays and at the bottom of the escalator for the last Friday/Saturday. Again, we should have at least two people there at all times, more would be better.

They will give us a table but we need to bring our own chairs etc. We are also allowed to have some of our people working on something while we are there so anyone who would like to do that, please let me know.

A lot of members took time to help during the show, we put on a terrific exhibition and had a lot of fun doing it, now it is time to reap the rewards for all that hard work. The public loved us so the potential for sales is terrific, all we need to do is just be there to take advantage of this venue again. Please check your schedules and do what you can to be involved and help make this another great success for Focus Art.

Thanks

D'Arcy

It is with sadness that I bring you the news today that I'm no longer going to be the Secretary of Focus Art. I have submitted my resignation a few days ago and it was effective immediately (at that time).

I will, however, continue caring for this blog. So, if you have any art news that can be shared here, please write to me at focusartblog@yahoo.ca

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See you soon,

Deb

Apples and Arts Tour 2009

'The Circle of Life'

An invitation from Jacqueline Milner;

Regional Visual Artist & Photographer Jacqueline Milner and Regional Dancer, Choreographer and Teacher Amanda Marini have joined forces to present a special collaborative performing art piece entitled 'The Circle of Life'. This presentation pays homage to Birth, Death and Rebirth. Join us this Wednesday, August 19 at the Band Shell by the Civic Complex at 7 p.m. or in lovely Downtown Cornwall for 3 special performances at the Farmer's Market, Saturday, August 22nd at 9:30 a.m., 10 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. This is a family friendly Event.

The event Wednesday will feature an array of performing Artist's from Cornwall & Area. The Farmer's Market features yummy local produce. Come share the tastes and sounds of the Season.

Adele Constantineau at the St. Andrews Library

News from Adele:

"Adele Constantineau is again exhibiting a few of her paintings at the St Andrews library in the Heritage building behind the school. It is a liberating exercise for her as she does not easily expose her work outside of family and friends."
















Deb

Tony Moffit - helping artists sell their art and break into galleries

There are many, many fantastic informational art blogs 'out there' in cyberspace but one in particular that is really worth reading to is Tony Moffit's Art World! (Click on his name for a link that'll take you right there.) His mandate is "helping artists sell their art and break into galleries". He writes very thought-provoking posts. Especially read the reader's comments after each article!

Deb

Call for Canadian Artist's Work

Courtesy of Pat Fish,

Purchase of Art Works by Canadian Artists for the Canada Council Art Bank Collection

Deadline Oct 15, 2009 (Postmarked)

http://www.artbank.ca/The+Collection/Purchase+Program+Information/

Gillian Horgan is the August Featured Artist at the Library

Gillian Horgan of Williamstown is the latest artist to be in Cornwall Public Library's Featured Artist window. Gillian's work is there for the month of August so drop by to see her beautiful work.

Candice Nixon in the 2009 Women's Art Festival in Kingston

This is Candice's third year participating in this festival. For more info, go to http://www.womensartfestivalkingston.ca/ . Click on the above image for a larger version.

There are other Cornwall artists there as well but until I know their names, I can't tell you. ;-)

Deb