Festival de Peinture à Mascouche 2015

This year being one of the administrators I only showed several works at the festival de peinture a Mascouche. Lots of work running around making sure everything is going smooth. I was in charge of the life drawing session on Saturday afternoon.

wonderful weather we had on the long weekend. Lots of sunshine but a little bit of the hot side.

Life drawing session saturday afternoon.

full house, all chairs were taken!

winners and prizes for the kids category.

Alexandre, our pianist for the weekend. She is the son of our secretary, Martine.

Master class given by Alain Massicotte on Sunday.

Pastels portraits by Alain Massicotte

Claude de Lorimier giving a demo outside on plein air painting.

Richard Belanger, our invited artist giving a demo on watercolor.

one of the artists working on a piece for the silent auction.

works for the silent auction. All benefits goes towards the festival.

my contribution to the silent auction

Jacques Sevigny in full determination. photo taken by Jean-Philippe Leroux

25e Festival de Peinture a Mascouche

It was fun to be in the 25th edition of Festival de Peinture a Mascouche. Making new friends and seeing old friends again. This year the invited artist Jacques Leveillee did a retropective of his works. Wow!

 Jacques Leveillee giving a lecture.

 Me and Monique Dupuis with my oil sketch of her.

Monique Oil 12x18

Bois des Filion symposium + festival de peinture a Mascouche

The past weekend I participated at the 15th edition of Bois des Filion art symposium. Got beautiful weather but not much crowd though. :(  I had a bit of time to paint which was awesome! I did a couple of landscapes and a portrait inspired by Vermeer and the film a girl with a pearl earring starring Scarlett Johannson. Hopefully I can continue working on her at the Festival de peinture a Mascouche this coming long weekend Aug 30 - Sept 2. This year it will be celebrating the 25th year! Come visit and see great art and artists at work! Hope to see you there.

Ile de Bonaventure, Gaspesie, oil 9x12

Ogunquit shore, oil 9x12

Scarlett Johannson oil 14x18

Portrait demo wip cont'd

Continued a bit with the ears and contour.

FPM 2012 cont'd 2



with Lynda Schneider Granatstein, this year's honorary invited artist

Tex Lecor in person!

with  Tex Lecor and Martin Blanchet

with Martin Blanchet and Chantal Beauchamp

This is a portrait demo I gave this morning using a limited palette. (T. white, yellow ochre, alizarin, raw umber and burnt umber)

FPM 2012 cont'd

This is my spot at the symposium. I  won an honorable mention with the female nude pastel (3rd column from right).

We had a visit from PQ leader Pauline Marois this afternoon.

Life drawings FPM 2012

Yesterday's LDs from the parc. What a nice day!


one of the model's poses