The ties that bind.

Pepper & Jazz

Rocky

KD

I've just finished the portrait of Pepper and Jazz and it got me thinking of these wonderful animals and their human companions. Each has it's own story to tell and I think as an artist I'm privileged to have been invited into their and their owner's life. KD and Rocky were beloved companions, KD dying tragically at a year, Rocky after thirteen years. Their owners miss them terribly and it was my job as an artist to paint their portraits. I had to try and express who they were and what they meant to the people who loved them. Pepper, rescued from a bad situation and Jazz, a show horse are still here. When I saw them they seemed to be great friends and it doesn't matter to their owner that one's a champion while the other was unwanted and in need of a home. I think the bond people have with their animals is strong because animals are innocent, they never judge, never blame, so we can love them unconditionally.

Autumn at the Lake, Michelle Ross

Recent Oil Paintings from Michelle Ross

Alberta Oil Painters Group Exhibition

On Oct. 16, 2010 the Alberta Oil Painters are having our fourth group exhibition at the Johnson Gallery. We’ve changed from the yearly Thurs. evening show it to a Saturday afternoon wine and cheese from 1-5. Show stays up till Oct. 30.

We'll have a mix of landscape, floral, still life, plein air, and abstract.

Johnson Gallery/Framecraft
7711-85 St.
Edmonton, AB
780-465-6171

Paintings from a Week in the Rocky Mountains

I had the great pleasure of camping and painting with fellow artists for a week in the Canadian Rockies. We camped where the North Saskatchewan River enters Abraham Lake, and there were vistas everywhere.

Here are three oil paintings done on 11" by 14" primed wood panels. I painted transparently over a white ground, which allows the oil colours to glow, similar to watercolour but with more texture.

"Behind the Trees and Across the Lake"

This first painting is the most fanciful. Trees partially blocked my view of the lower portion of the view, but I saw no need to put them in.

"Across the River, the Valley Gives Way"

This painting was done right from our campsite. It's marvelous to live next to such a view, even if only for one week.

"Where the Lake Begins"

This view shows the river where it just enters Abraham Lake. It is painted from the flats right below our campsite.

Peony - New Painting For Show

One July Morning, 16x20, Oil on Canvas
© Cindy Revell
885.00
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Illuminated, 5x7, Oil on Canvas
© Cindy Revell
290.00
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These paintings are two of about 20 that will be at the Candler Art Gallery July 24-Mid August. In addition to the still lifes I'll be showing my new hybrid paintings publicly for the first time. I call them hybrids because they are a coming together of my fine art and illustration.

The Candler Art Gallery is in Camrose, Alberta on historical main street at 5002-50 St.

Early summer is one of my favourite times of the year, marsh ragwort season! Such a common name for such a beautiful all be it stinky plant. The sloughs in Alberta are ringed with gold while last year's grass and reeds glow salmon and pink in the sunshine. A week ago I painted this plein air at Elk Island, a national park just a short drive from my home. If you are interested in meeting people from other parts of the world this is the place to be. A contingent of international conservationists and an elderly couple from Switzerland were a welcomed interruption. For some reason people love to talk to artists!