Our first Art Cafes were fundraisers for the Accessibility project at Melville United Church in Ivan. Altogether we raised $2,300.00 to give Melville a lift! We learned how Monet, Lawren Harris, and VanGogh painted. How different their painting styles. How each paint stroke added to the final image and the story told by each painting. …
Last Art Café for the Spring
Next Art Café is taking place on Saturday April 27, 2024. supporting a fundraising effort and very good cause. All fees will be donated to this effort. Interested? All you have to do is email me at jhydeArtCafe@gmail.com and let me know you are coming...show up and pay the $40 fee at the door! Kinda …
Birch Trees
This painting was my first Art Café subject with my neighbours. They agreed to come over with their husbands for a nice paint evening and BBQ. Husbands drank and ate...we painted and laughed...then we ate! The subject was pretty easy and could be interpreted several ways using any colour palette. My friends stuck to it …
Mandala
This one was just for me...I started meditating for myself because I have elevated blood pressure and wanted to do whatever I could to bring my numbers in line with a normal level. Downloaded a lovely app for my iPhone and away I went! Then I was looking on Pinterest and discovered these beautiful drawings …
Maple Leaf in watercolour
Have you ever taken the time to notice a simple maple leaf laying on the ground? There are so many colours found in just one leaf in the fall season. Had to take a few moments to capture one of them in watercolour. I haven't done an Art Café for this piece yet...would you be …
Winter Cardinals
I painted this image for everyone who is fascinated with cardinals. This winter scene will put your mind at ease and fill you with a sense calm. It is currently being offered as one of the pieces to be painted on Sunday Nov. 12/17 at the Coldstream Community Centre. Reserve your space on https://jhydeartcafe-wintercardinals.eventbrite.ca
Fall trees
This is a piece that I've wanted to do for a long while and finally finished it this past weekend...
Van Gogh Art Café
A challenging painting experience... Painting this image was challenging for most because of the technique VanGogh used to capture the scene from his hospital room. There is infinite movement through the numerous paint strokes and dark places for the mind to wander...or not as the image is painted. This Art Café took about 3 1/2 …
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