WATERCOLOUR PORTRAITS - at the ARTBARN

 

I'm teaching a Watercolour Portraits Class starting in October at the awesome Artbarn at 250 Eglinton West, just past Yonge street. Super excited about it! It'll be 8 Wednesday evenings. Join me! We'll go over all the features and complete up to 4 portraits in watercolour. WooHoo.

SOLD OUT

Lots of Xmas Shows are back on!! THREE COMING UP!

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH - 10-4pm - 56 Neilson Drive, Etobicoke.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20TH 10-4pm - 1300 Gerrard St. E (at Greenwood)

SATURDAY DECEMBER 3, '22 10-4pm Come by my Table and say Hi!!

ALL THE CHRISTMAS MARKETS ARE BACK ON! TWO IN NOVEMBER AND ONE IN DECEMBER. #woohoo I'll have small paintings, cards and crochet cuties for your Xmas tree.

Annual Christmas Market Craft Sale

 

I know, I know... we haven't even had Halloween yet! But, the following Saturday, I'll have a table at the Annual Christmas Market Craft Sale. It's a super fun, affordable, crafts-y show. I'll have small paintings, crochet christmas tree ornaments and hand-painted cards. Lots to see on November 5th from 10-4pmET.

Toronto - 361 Danforth Ave. at Chester Subway Station. You'll see the big sign!

knock your socks off

 

SOLD

$100 - 6x6" original oil painting on panel

Check out my Instagram page at noramacphailart to see the time lapse video of me painting these feathers. It's a good one! ; )

This painting is available at my DailyPaintworks Gallery, just click the PayPal link to see more. The bird series continues!

Birds Birds Birds!

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"little wonder" - $90 - 6x6" original oil painting on 1/8"panel.
Hummingbird

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"from dawn to dusk" - $90 - 6x6" original oil painting on 1/8"panel.

Yellow-Breasted Blue Tit

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"longevity" - $90 - 6x6" original oil painting on 1/8"panel.

Red-Breasted Grosbeak

Well, the long weekend came and went... that was fast! #doh  

I'm just catching up on my three latest bird paintings. I'm super happy with them. I really tried to make clean and colourful 'one-brush-mark' marks. 

You can see the videos of me painting them over on my Instagram page. (can't get blogger to upload them here...?)

Cheers Y'all. (email me if you're interested in a set of 3). ; )

Mr. Lionfish

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$90 - 6x6" original oil painting on 1/8" panel.

Well! The great thing about being in an art group that has weekly challenges is... when the topic is FISH... this happens! I would never have thought to paint this fella' and I had the most awesome time doing so. I mean, he's even got polka dots!

p.s. I think Mr. Lionfish had this expression on his face well before March 15, 2020.
Be sure to check out my Instagram Page to see my two colour palette and painting process pics for this one - https://www.instagram.com/noramacphailart/

Save The Date!

There are TONS of artisans in this upcoming art show, including me! 
November 16 - Saturday only - Free - Save the Date!

Jim's look

6x8" original oil painting on 1" deep board. Painted sides and wire hanger.

Let me just say that the art show this weekend went great! Wonderful visitors, lots of sales and fab weather. Phew! 

I didn't show this painting of Jim since it's still a tad bit wet...

Thanks again ya'll! 

Art Show this weekend!

I'll be there! Both Friday night and Saturday day. Hope to see you this weekend. Be sure to come by and say Hi to me!

it's a new year

$60 - 5x7"original gouache painting with 8x10"mat

The way the holidays fell this year, it seems like there's nothing but time! Time to paint. I'm enjoying switching between watercolour and gouache. I think the change helps me understand each of them better... make sense? : ) 

p.s. this painting has a nice white border around it. 

Art Show This Weekend!

I'll be there! Me and my paintings. Hope to see you there too! 

spring circle

$60 - 5x7"original watercolour painting with 8x10"mat

These friends are enjoying early spring! 

I chose white flowers because I was in the mood for a dark background. And I added a few cherries to keep them company. 

; )

little friend

 $60 - 8x10" original watercolour painting with 8x10"mat.
Ready to frame.

It's the Year of the Dog. What a wonderful excuse to paint this soulful eyes of this little Daschund.
Here's a close up - 

true stripes

$60 - 5x7"original watercolour painting with 8x10"mat, ready to frame!

The pleasure of being an artist is being introduced to all the subtlties in life like... I never noticed the white blobs on tigers ears until I painted one. Wild cats markings are truly marvellous! The stripes were a joy to discover and paint. This guy has big meaty paws, one of the few ways to tell a male from a female. 

Arts and Crafts Sale!

It's that time again, in just a few Saturdays, for the arts and crafts show at Chester and Danforth, in Toronto. Lots of vendors with lots of wonderful handmade objects, all at affordable prices!

My table is on the main floor by the windows. This is my 6th year participating. Come by, say Hi and see my art in person!!

Saturday Nov. 18th

310 Danforth Ave. (near Chester and the Carrot Common).

10-5pm

Free!

Fun!

great show!

Very happy with how my table looked this year. : ) 

Thanks so much to all those that came by and said Hi. And I'm glad the mid-day rain didn't keep away the steady stream of people, and sales. : ) 

And who knew that my Rudolph X-mas cards would be such a hit. 

See you at the same show next year! : )

Art Show Tomorrow

Come by my art table tomorrow and say Hi! Original and Affordable Art.

Landsdowne & Queen, Toronto. 

78 Seaforth, 10-1pm : )