Lorna Dockstader SFCA PPC

Started the new year by creating two new acrylics, a 36×36 and a 24×60. Am working towards finishing fifteen new paintings by the first of June.

Have always loved the shapes of the cottonwood trees in Fish Creek Park. These had a particularly nice rhythm. While painting here one afternoon in autumn I met an interesting fellow who chatted to me from the beginning to the end of the plein air piece. He didn’t even realize what I was doing. And if he did, he didn’t comment.

Christmas is quickly approaching and easel time is limited. I managed to finish another 24X24 acrylic and have started another. Time will tell whether or not it can be finished before Christmas.

Seems like the harder I work, the “luckier” I get.

I wanted to create a warm winter scene so I started with a series of glazes and added the opague pigments on top. It doesn’t have the contrasts I normally create; however, it does capture the feeling of the place.

After a wonderful summer visit with family on the west coast this summer, we decided it was time to head to the east coast.

Late this September Lewis and I went to visit friends in New Bruinswick. They took us to Hopewell Rocks at the amazing Bay of Fundy and kindly lent us a car to use while we were there. We headed to Halifax and took a tour of Peggy’s Cove, then crossed by ferry, to the beautiful red sands  of PEI. Took another 800 reference photos.

Attended the Story of Buddy Holly show in Charlottetown, it was amazing! Then headed back to see our friends and spend time with them at their cottage. Even played bridge which I haven’t done in years. Wish some of Calgary friends knew how to play.-guess we’ll have to return to NB for another game.

As always, it seems like I need new paintings for the gallery so am hoping to have six new pieces finished by the end of this month.

The commission for ASC was completed in lots of time, and was picked up on August 23rd. Now we need to cross our fingers and hope the framer has enough moulding in stock for these three large pieces. Am hoping I’ll get to see it after its been installed.

This was a large project (42X172), that took a lot of planning, and a lot of measuring, to be sure that everything would line up properly when it is installed. Am feeling a bit sad that its so close to completion, so may as well start a new one.