What...an Eye Opener

And you all thought that life on a still life table was quiet, calm and peaceful. Not on Halloween. A crime has occurred and the F.B.EYE are investigating as I write this. They have asked me to release a statement.


Press Release WHAT….AN EYE OPENER!

“On Friday October 31st at 2pm an orange was brutally sliced and stabbed with a sharp metal weapon. A nearby witness, a small Clementine was so overcome by the sight of the knife and the bloody juice trickling onto the table that he fell apart. Other witnesses the pear and the pineapple reeled at the sight. The only three remaining witnesses are too shocked to discuss the juicy details and are still staring transfixed at the scene unable to move. A small Clementine is believed to have rolled away from the scene of the crime at high speed. The F.B.EYE are keen to locate this potential witness. He is thought to be approximately 8 inches in circumference with a reddish orange peel. Please report any sightings to the F.B.EYE immediately.”

One shot was taken by the camera which had previously been set up ready for the still life photo shoot. Unfortunately it did not capture the actual incident only the aftermath and the blur of the fast moving Clementine.

A little more work needs to be done to achieve the most accurate color balance but we did not feel this was evidence we could keep under wraps for too long.

Happy Halloween (grin)

Ona

Sequel to 'Keep your Eyes Peeled'

Yes the next installment of the orange story is taking shape on the easel at the moment. Avert your gaze if you are squeamish. If not look below for a quick snap shot of my progress so far....


One of the oranges has been sliced and fatally stabbed. The big question is.... Who did it? Was it another orange who was jealous of the fame that those who appeared in the first painting received? Or was it the lemon who was feeling a little bitter at being made so unwelcome on the table?

Ok, so I'm having HUGE fun with this one. I have been working on it for the last week and there is still a lot to do but it's at the stage where you can begin to see what is going on in the painting. Next I need to finish the reflection of the orange in the pool of bloody juice on the table.

The First Taste of Winter

Here is the second of my Christmas Treasures card designs.

Young children put nearly everything in their mouth and I thought it would be fun to play with the saying "The first taste of winter". I decided to paint a toddler tasting the snow. I wanted to capture that feeling of a cold day contrasting against the warm cuddly soft clothes and also that sense of uncertainty in the child's eyes as she put the cold snow to her mouth. I played around with many different ways of doing the snow and ended up using salt for the background. Then, of course being me, I painted every individual closer snowflake.

Ona

Georgina Arts Centre Juried Show

Today was the awards ceremony for the annual juried art show at the Georgina arts centre and gallery. I had three pieces that were juried in and was amazed, delighted and shocked to be acknowledged for two of these! 'Keep Your Eyes Peeled' placed third, and 'A Colourful Imagination' was awarded first place. A huge thank you to everyone who encouraged me to enter.

The exhibition runs until November the 16th at the GAC, 149 Hight St., Sutton West (just south of lake Simcoe).

Ona

Ribbons and Bows

I have finally finished the painting and will be printing it onto cards very soon. All of my cards have blank inserts ready for you to write the greeting of your choice and some information about the inspiration behind the painting on the back. For this painting I have written...

When you have a very young child in the family, the temptation to shower them with gifts at Christmas is enormous but when Christmas arrives you discover that what interests them most is the colourful wrapping paper and bows. This young child is fascinated by a discarded Christmas bag full of bows and ribbons. Unconcerned about anything other than this moment in time he is full of curiosity and wonder.

"yesterday's the past, tomorrow's the future, but today is a gift. That is why it's called the present" (Bil Keane).

Whether you have children or not pause a while this Christmas and savor each small colorful moment in time.

Thank you for following along with me as I painted this.

Ona

So Curious a Baby

For those of you that are following the progress of the painting of the baby here is another update. Over the last couple of days I have been painting the bows, slipper and bag. I have also begun to put some of the reflected colour on what will be the wooden floor. Lots of work still to do but its beginning to take shape.


Ona

Today's update

Here is an update on my progress with the christmas painting. So far I have had suggestions of 'Bows and ribbons', 'Wrappings and Bows' and 'Christmas all Unwrapped' for possible titles. Don't forget to post your idea either here on the blog or you can e mail it to me. The floor only has its initial washes, no detail as yet. First I need to finish painting the clothes and objects that will reflect their colour onto the floor.


Thank you for following my progress

Ona