Madoc Art and Music Festival

This coming weekend is the 3rd annual Madoc Art and Music Festival, the 19th and 20th June 10 a.m. to 10 p.m Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Come and see us and listen to some great music as well. It is in Kiwani Club Hall in Madoc. Entrance is free. There will be tents and a stage set up outside as well, so hopefully the weather will co-operate.

"Music as muse" Juried art show in Belleville

Well, I managed to get a painting accepted in the "Music as Muse" juried show at the John M Parrott gallery which is on right now until the end of June.

I turned the subject around and painted the muse of music-a goddess named Terpsichore, sitting on top of Mount Olympus, the home of the gods.

I think this show (not just because I am in it! ) was far superior to the last one at this gallery -the Quinte Arts Councils annual show. There were some very interesting pieces and quite a variety of media were displayed. Susan Holland had done a great job of hanging the show. One wall for example, was just for black and white pieces.

I thought Marion Casson's felted floor rug "walk the line" (Johnny Cash) was a great idea. It was really supposed to be on the floor, so that people could literally "walk the line" of the stripes made in the fabric.

Barbara Chappelle won an award for her pottery sculpture "Blue man"- at least I think that was the title. Correct me if I am wrong.

Lola Ried-Allin also won an award for her photograph.

Tweed Flowerama Canada Day

The next annual Tweed and District Horticultural Society's Flowerama will be held on Canada Day on July 1st 2010. This is on a Thursday this year. There is also a parade through the main street in Tweed ending at the Memorial Park which is home to the Flowerama.
The gardening folk have invited me to put up a tent there with my paintings (I try to bring the more flowery ones) as they do every year. I think they like me because I provide free sheep manure from our farm to some of their members. Artists Suzanne Cavers, Bob Pennycook and Audrey Thomas will most likely be there as well.
It is a fun time for the kids and there are some good deals on plants. See you there!