Gallery Announcement

"A Trickle of Spring", oil on linen, 14x18

 

I am happy to announce that my work is now represented by the highly respected

Mountain Galleries at the Fairmont, located in Banff | Jasper | Whistler.

 

It affords me the opportunity of being exposed to many more collectors and international visitors.

 

 To see my Workshop/Class/Demo Schedule for 2014, please see the previous post.

 

I would like to wish everyone a Very Happy and Blessed Christmas

... and May All Your Wishes Come True in 2014!



2014 Demos, Classes and Workshops

"Crabapples", oil on panel, 6x6 inches

 

Atlantis Fine Framing Studio:  New!

4515 Manhatten Road S.E.

Calgary, AB

403-258-0075

 

Oil Painting Demonstration: I will be doing an oil painting demonstration at Atlantis Fine Framing Studio - January, 2014 (exact date TBA soon). Come out for an art filled Friday evening, enjoy a glass of wine and be inspired!

 

Weekly Class:  I will also be teaching an "Open Studio" weekly oil painting class at Atlantis Fine Framing Studio, beginning mid-January, 2014. Small class size so register soon! All levels welcome.

 

Workshops: Stay tuned for Weekend Workshop Dates

 

To register, please contact Atlantis Fine Framing Studio at 403-258-0075 or email me at bobbi@bobbidunlop.com

 





"The Greeting"

"The Greeting" 7.75 x 18 inches, oil on panel

 

 

 

My Dad had such a connection with animals, in his quiet way,  that we would call him the "Horse Whisperer".  It would be a rare sight to see him walking across the barn yard without a dog or two trailing behind, while his horses beckoned to him, hoping to perform a trick for him. 

 

One lovely afternoon, on a meandering buggy ride with his buddy, Francis, we came across these beauties in a neighbouring pasture.  Of course they had a greeting for Dad.  That's just how it was. 



Remembering

W. E.G. (Edward) Dunlop, RCAF WWII

 

 

So grateful to the brave men and women who served this wonderful country. So proud of my Dad and missing him ... W.E.G. Dunlop, RCAF, WWII



A few of my favourite things ....

I've been having fun posting photos on Instagram.  This was posted recently, taken in my studio. The painting is, "Trio", oil on linen/panel, 5x8 inches.

You can also follow me on my new page, Bobbi Dunlop Fine Art, on Face Book.  Here you'll find some postings of paintings in progress which you wouldn't find on my website.

I hope you'll join me!

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What's new ...

"Vestal Moment", has been selected FAV15% (jury's favourite 15% overall) in the Boldbrush Painting Competition for June 2013 and July 2013.  Two "tickle-me" moments!

"Vestal Moment", oil on linen, 20x16

It was really fun imagining Rembrandt as a western hero, and mine, too, sitting on this horse while I was painting it.

"Mystical Might", oil on panel, 24x30





"Dawn of Tang"

 

"Dawn of Tang", oil on panel, 24x24

 

 

I'm really enjoying my body of work on horses.  This painting is one of the most recent, titled "Dawn of Tang".  Unlike most of my larger works, it's painted on a panel which I prepared with several coats of acrylic gesso. 

 

Painting on on a hard surface such as this, rather than the oil primed stretched linen that I normally use, is a very different experience. The main difference is that stretched linen has a lovely spring to it which is felt in your brush as you make brushstrokes.  In addition, the irregular weave of the linen is something that I truly savor.  Conversely, I find the hard surface of the board/panel can be smoother and without the tooth of the linen weave, I often find it more difficult to get the paint on the surface.

 

When I gesso a panel, I like to use a bristle brush and apply the coat of gesso first in one direction and then after allowing it to dry, applying it in the opposing direction.  I do this several times and find it actually does simulate the weave of the canvas to some extent. 

 

A variety of prepared panels with linen or primers are readily available in art supply stores, but I so enjoy the preparation of both the linen and the panels that I paint on. 

 

For me, it's all part of the process and there is nothing quite like painting on a surface where every mark is my own.