Portrait Society of Canada Self Portrait Competition – a first!
This year the Portrait Society of Canada has opened the first ever Self Portrait Competition. The competition garnered over 200 entries, including myself, or should I say my three selfs, above! All the entries are on-line and you can vote for your favorite: https://www.portraitsocietyofcanada.com/confvote.php?conf=164
Plein-air – finally!
After some unforeseen commitments this spring, indolent weather and recent smoke warnings, we are looking forward to arranging some plein-air sessions in the coming months. We have a list of interested painters from last year, and should you like to be added to the email list for weekly details, just send us an email david@davidkearn.com
First meet-up is this week:
09:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Thursday 12 JUNE – BATE ISLAND
Bate Island is accessed from the Champlain Bridge – We will meet at the North East end of the Island – the final parking area in the anti-clockwise one-way loop, in the Eastern (downstream) portion of the Island.
Map location: https://goo.gl/maps/eTTJ3VqC9gnT8nB4A
Hope to see you there!
Optional coaching program: on-site instruction and follow-up review by email $25.00/session
Ottawa Paints Competition – there’s still time!
Details: https://www.artottawa.ca/ottawa-paints-landscape-contest-2025
Travis Doubt Exhibition at the OSA
A couple of days ago we dropped in on Break-a-Brusher Travis Doubt at the end of his recent exhibition, exploring locations along the old train line between Deschênes and Queen’s Park, in Aylmer. Excellent exhibition and our congratulations!
A New Colour?
A new colour, achieved by shining lasers into the eye to stimulate the colour receptors (no thanks) is apparently teal-ish but brighter. I’m sure I see unreal colours when I start to paint anyway – without the aid of lasers! Here are a couple of articles:
Fall Courses – already!
The OSA should be announcing Fall courses by the end of this month. We’ve already posted our course contributions to the website in preparation: https://www.davidkearn.com/workshops/
Mirror, Mirror – on the wall or in your hand!
“The mirror is a good judge for you to know. It is marvelous how every weakness in a painting is so manifestly deformed in the Mirror” Leon Battista Alberti (c1404 – 1472) – a Renaissance humanist author, artist, architect, poet, priest, linguist, philosopher and cryptographer; he epitomized the Renaissance Man.
As some of you well know, I second this idea … I don’t think I ever leave my studio without looking at my work in a mirror. It’s so effective because it forces a different view – the brain has to recognize and see the image all over again. Try it!
Break-a-Brush!
David & France