If you wondered what happened to the blog last Friday, I had a bad fall that landed me in the hospital. I will do my best to finish the Advent Calendar in time. Please have patience if you contact me. I will try to answer emails as soon as possible. However, my recovery is the number one priority. Here are the days 11 - 17 of the Advent Calendar.
Advent Calendar Day 11:
Summer at Mer Bleue, wool, 8.5” x 11.75”
Summer at Mer Bleue, wool, 8.5” x 11.75”, custom-matted, CAN $400
I recreated my acrylic painting Summer at Mer Bleue, which was challenging because of the dominance of greens. Mer Bleue Bog is in the East of Ottawa, Ontario. This scene is from the boardwalk through the bog with a stunning variety of plants.
Have you ever been to a bog before? Summer is not a great time to visit because of all the mosquitoes and horseflies. However, the landscape is breathtaking at any season.
Advent Calendar Day 12:
A Single Sunflower, acrylic, 12” x 24”, CAN $450
A Single Sunflower, acrylic, 12” x 24”, CAN $450
On the September long weekend, I spent time painting the only sunflower in our garden. All the ones my husband had planted did not survive, but the single one that grew from a seed that the birds had dropped inspired me to create this year’s sunflower painting.
Sunflowers always make me think of my mother because they are her favourite flower. I always feel close to her when sunflowers surround me. This year, even more than at any other time, I needed to feel the connection while painting because it has been almost two years since I last saw her and my father.
Advent Calendar Day 13:
A Single Sunflower, wool, embroidery thread, 9” x 12”, CAN $400
A Single Sunflower, wool, embroidery thread, 9” x 12”, CAN $400
I started the felted version of the sunflower later than the acrylic painting with the same title (see Day 12). However, the easy access to the wool with no cleanup makes it easier to work on the needle felted artwork, whether for a long or short time. Therefore, I finished this painting first.
Advent Calendar Day 14:
Ottawa River, Whitewater Region, wool, 11.75” x 9”, CAN $ 400
Ottawa River, Whitewater Region, wool, 11.75” x 9”, CAN $ 400
I had a lot of fun with this river scene that I had already captured a couple of years ago in my acrylic painting with the same title. I love the three-dimensional impression of the rocks.
Is there not something fascinating about rushing water?
Advent Calendar Day 15:
Low Tide at the Monadnock, Route de la Grève, acrylic, 11” x 14”, CAN $375
Low Tide at the Monadnock, Route de la Grève, acrylic, 11” x 14”, CAN $375
I finally finished the painting from the September 2019 trip to Kamouraska. The scene is from the site of our favourite monadnock. We have returned to the place on each of our trips. It is one of our most visited spots to paint and have lunch.
I love the light colour of the rocks in contrast to the purple foreground with the algae and seagrasses. It is a great spot to walk around, but every time, it amazes me how fast the tide comes back in again.
Advent Calendar Day 16:
Flamboyance, wool, 9” x 12”, custom-matted, CAN $400
Flamboyance, wool, 9” x 12”, custom-matted, CAN $400
This year, I also recreated my acrylic painting Blushing Sunset in wool. I used the beautiful colours of wool rovings that I had ordered. It was exciting to build up the image layer by layer.
Advent Calendar Day 17:
Variety of 2021 Watercolour Paintings
2021 Watercolour Paintings
Instead of the needle felted painting I wanted to feature on Day 17, I post a collage with the best of my 2021 watercolour paintings from the Zoom meetings with my Painting Buddies. Usually, I did not finish the artwork during our one-hour session. I continued the work after the meeting.
For the past two years, I have created more watercolour paintings. The paints are easy to carry and clean up. I love how fast I can cover the different areas of my paper and find them very useful for sketching.
Please send me an email to info@KerstinPeters.ca if you are interested in purchasing the artwork. The shipping fee is calculated depending on the destination.
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