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- Hometown:
- Ajax
- Relationship Status:
- In a Relationship
- About Me:
- A portrait painter, working in a painterly realistic style, I do mainly portrait commissions. I am an active juried member of the Federation of Canadian Artists, the Oshawa Arts Association and the PineRidge Arts.
My education consists of 4 years at Ontario College of Art, Communication and Design with electives in Fine Arts. I continue to develop my life drawing skills at the Alumni open drawing studios at OCAD.
- Website:
- http://www.aportraitbyjocelyn.com
- Favorite Music:
- Canadian Rock, new rock, classic rock, some dance and funk, Canadian singer songwriters.
- Favorite Books:
- Fiction, historical based or not, just about human everyday life, some true crime, and mostly Canadian and British writers.
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Posted on May 16, 2008 at 12:19pm 5 Comments 0 Likes
I need to begin the portrait I intend to enter into 2009's The Kingston Prize. It will be of my son and his guitar.
Anyone interested in entering this great portrait competition/exhibition, just Google Kingston Prize. The subject of your work needs to be someone you know or who… Continue
Lately
Posted on February 16, 2008 at 9:19am 4 Comments 0 Likes
Currently, have entries in a current show through the Fed. of Canadian Artists; hope my entry gets accepted. I don't always get into the juried shows I enter.
Currently have a large watercolour collage style portrait commission to finish for March 3rd so am a bit swamped and short of time lol!
Hello Fellow Durham Region Artists!
Posted on September 28, 2007 at 4:17pm 2 Comments 0 Likes
Glad to have been invited to this site by Allan!
I have rarely had time to get involved much within my own community's art goings on. Always too much work and running I guess.
I have entered the PineRidge juried exhibitions, the Oshawa one a couple of times as well as an older one in Pickering that was held at the library and civic building there back in 97. I had one Best of Show for a black and white airbrush portrait of my sister, Kyla. I think that show may be defunct or…
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I would like to invite all visual artists in the Ajax and Pickering areas to consider applying to the Durham West Art Studio Tour on october 3rd and 4th of this year.
We are looking for dynamic and interesting artists to participate in this annual event. We have over 18 artists now and are looking to complete our artistic roster.
DWAC's mandate is to foster the arts in Durham Region and promote the artist's and their work to the community and beyond.
If you are interested in participating or want more information please contact me at andrew@dwac.ca
cheers
Andrew Hamilton
DWAC Executive Director
I haven't heard anymore about portrait classes or paint outs.Do you still have that in mind?I'm interrested in learning to "paint" portraits in acrylics.
I've been doing pastels for some time now but they are so delicate and dusty.
Please let me know if you're doing a course or get wind of one.
Thanks.
This Summer I had a large mural in a cabana outside a pool at a home in Pickering and 2 pretty extensive commissions. I ended up finishing them last week and had hoped to have a couple weeks to paint off and on, till my busy seasonal job starts, but it got a bit too overwhelming lately, with the kids' stuff and plans and such. So, it is going to be a huge rush for me to finish the painting I need to have done for the show I am invovled in at Gallery 888 on Queen.
I got involved in a life drawing group in Markham, through an artist friend, and I probably will re register for that once a week night this Fall. It is a great and quite talented group of artists I encountered there.
Hope everyone had a good Summer! Delete Comment
I would love to get involved in a portrait group.
The biggest hurdle, to getting good at portraiture, is the lack of models.
I know a few artists in Scarborough and Ajax who would probably jump at the chance.The only issue is the studio space.My house is too small.
Greg
Thanks all.
Welcome to the network. I enjoyed seeing your work posted. Looking forward to more in the furture. Bob
Allan