I don't do Landscapes!
How often I have said "I don't do landscapes". Well, so far that is still the truth but this winter I tried my hand at a Seascape. Still in an abstract mixed media method but with the look and feel of the ocean. As usual, I started this piece with the texture built with light modeling paste and tissue and no particularly clear plan for the next step. I prefer to allow my paintings to take on an organic growth as they develop.
Café Art Canvas Round Robin
Is anyone interested in a "Café Art Canvas Round Robin" project? I'm looking for about 5 artists who want to have some fun working on a collaborative painting. Here's how it will work.... Each artist buys a 16"x16" gallery depth canvas. Artist #1 will sign the back of the canvas and begin a painting. Once each artist has their "starter" we will meet at a restaurant or cafe for a coffee, perhaps in Carp, Kanata or Stittsville. We'll exchange starters and go home to paint part 2. When all artists have part 2 completed & signed on the back, we meet again and exchange the paintings for part 3. Each of the 5 artists will paint on each of the canvases. Then finally at meeting #6 we'll see what we have and the original artist will claim back their canvas.
If it turns out we are brilliant collaborators, we'll try to find a display venue to either just display or display & sell. The profit can go to a charity of our choice. Let me know if you want to be a "CaféCanvas" member.
Calico Communications
For those of you who know me well, you will know that I am also the owner of Calico Communications. As we rolled over to 2010 Calico Communications got a face-lift and a whole new look. The message is the same, good web design is built on clarity, simplicity and individuality but the look is lighter and cleaner. I look for ward to hearing any and all feedback on the site, its function and mostly its message.
www.calico-com.com
4 pieces travel long distances
This past quarter I said bye to 2 paintings and 2 mono prints. Cranberry Harvest has traveled the furthest. It is now hanging in a private collection in the UK, Tangerine Sunrise has gone to an owner in Grande Prairie. And 2 mono prints, Melody II and Organic Letter went to a collector in Washington State. I will miss these pieces but I know where they live and I know if I wanted to I could still visit them.
 "Ties with meaning. Ties with personality."
My Tie Catalogue is now available from Lulu. Full colour, 26 pages. Every tie painting in the Tie Series is documented in the catalogue along with each painting's story.
Exhibitions:
3 Yellow Tulips Art Shoppe
Main Street, Pakenham ON (613) 624-5932
Herb Garden Almonte
May 2010 in the Bergamot Barn
Lastly you MUST have a look at my Etsy shop.
www.gutsche.etsy.com
Look for more details in future newsletters or just simply go to www.catherinegutsche.com anytime to see what's new.
Catherine Gutsche
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