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Going Places With the Reed Cooper Bursary

                

 

“Going Places” 

            Thanks to the receipt of the “Reed Cooper Bursary” I will be able to continue my painting journey with classes at Haliburton School of Art in their program of Studio Process Advancement.

            This is an intensive, focused program of studies designed for mid - career artists to develop their skills and build an artistic presence with their work. It has a strong direction towards in studio practice and procedures and practical work that will generate paintings geared towards a theme or solo show.  

            I look forward to this experience with renewed energy and a sense of adventure. I would like to improve my knowledge of materials and techniques to enhance my painting skills and continue to grow in my field.

            The course of study runs for 4 months full time from May until the end of August. As an instructor, I look forward to learning from other professional artists and will be able to share my  knowledge and experiences with my own students.

            Upon completion of the program, I will continue with my paintings of local areas with an emphasis on the Island Lake Trail Project. I hope to have a show that highlights my recent work and benefits the Trail at the same time. This is something that I feel strongly connected to with my recent Plein Air work that I started in the park and in the studio this summer.

            I have several paintings of this area and more inspirations that are just waiting to be put on canvas. The painting “Going Places” was one of these and I look forward to doing many more!       

 

Going Places!

Going Places!

What a great way to Plein Air paint and get fit at the same time! I parked at the Island Lake trail lot in Orangeville and off loaded my bike. With a full pack of gear, surprized at how much I could carry on my back, I headed in to the park interior. Beautiful, is the only way to describe the job they have done to enhance the trails and build so many wonderful bridges and walkways.

I realized a short way in, that there are many things I probably could have left at home as I was pretty exhausted by the time I reached first big hill. No matter, I planted myself there as it was a good view and had a lovely picnic shelter to sit under (could have left the camp stool at home). Hey, what's that noise as I set up my easel ......

.........where did all that dust come from? It turns out that the front of the Island Lake trail, borders on a fully operational gravel pit, and I chose a spot adjacent to a working pit! Ahh, no worries as I only planned to stay for an hour and a short way into the painting I lost track of all the noise and dust, and focussed on the scene in front of me.

One of the nice things about the park is the feeling of camaraderie with other people on the trail and a mutual admiration of the nature around us. I met a lovely lady named Debbie who was out for a hike and felt that going through the park helped re-energize her during her day (she works from home). I also met several other families and both hikers and bikers came by to chat.

I have a bit of work left to do on the painting but I took reference shots to continue working later. I look forward to going back today and perhaps spending a bit more time in another spot (minus the gravel excavating) Will keep you posted!