September Open House

June, Pearl and Jeannette
( Missing- Laura)

Thanks to all that attended our awesome art exhibition this last weekend! We've made new friends and reacquainted ourselves with old friends! This summer has been very rewarding and motivating. Thanks for all the encouragement and compliments! Now, we concentrate on painting.....

June Haringhttp://www.mountainlegacies.blogspot.com/

Laura Watmough

http://www.artbylaura.blogspot.com/

http://www.paintingnewsletter.blogspot.com/

http://www.laurawatmough.com/

Jeannette Sommers

http://www.jeannettesommers.com/

Pearl Der

http://www.pearlder.com/

Open Studio 2009

June, Jeannette, Pearl and Laura are hanging and printing labels for this weekend and hope you make it in to see our latest efforts.
Pearl and Jeannete will greet you at the door with their easels set up and paint on their pallets. Around the corner in the gallery June will be putting some finishing touches on her Jasper Hotel. Laura is in the studio surrounded by her many desserts...always a nice place to be.
Our 'Studio's Open' is sharing billing with Albert Arts days this year! To celebrate, students of Hidden Talent have been invited to a painting 'warm-up 'just before lessons officially start. So, the gallery and studio will be extra busy with LOTS to look at!
Sept 19/20 from 12:00-5:00!!!!

What a great summer! We've been busy with all the visitors to the Gallery and all of us are painting like mad!
Laura was in the Capitol Ex Northwest Originals Gallery for 10 days with her dessert and winestyle paintings. All 5 of them are now hanging at our gallery, ready for inspection! Two new style corks painting are also on the go as well as a winescape- glasses, cheese, bottles etc.
Laura is also offering 6 paintings a week at special prices to help fund the community mural. See her mystery paintings at http://www.artbylaura.blogspot.com/ .

Pearl is finalizing her new website.... http://www.pearlder.com/ . Pearl is creating a continuous painting of her koi...now one painting flows into the next. It is very exciting and gives such a peaceful feeling. Her latest, Amethyst Waters is on display at the Spot Light Gallery.
Jeannette Sommers will be showing her Automotive Oils at Gemport in Downtown St. Albert for the August Art Walk, just in time for the Rockin' August crowd who line up to see her art!
June Haring will be back from her photo safari into the Western Canadian Cowboy country. She is looking forward to getting this disappearing way of life down on canvas as fast as she can.
There are only three more Thursday night Summer Galleries left, so plan to drop by and get personal with the artists and their process! We'd love to show you around and talk art!

Thursday Summer Gallery July 16th

Thanks again for a great turnout from our Art Friends! We've had so many positive and encouraging comments we would all like to quit the world and just paint. Thanks SOOOO much.

We are excited to show you more new paintings this week!
Jeannette will have her mini cars- 8x10 gilcees of her most popular paintings, as well as she will be painting, yet another commission!!!!
June has just finished her portrait commission of two neighbourhood children, and it looks fantastic! Clients in Prince George are now in the front of the line. There is a rumor that she paints in her sleep!
Pearl has the second of a tryptyk on Koi underway. With two paintings side by side it will be a wonderful immersion into the koi pond.
Laura will be painting a brand new painting since her winestyle/ dessert series will be delivered to Capitol Ex on Wed. Be sure to go to Hall D to see them hanging in the Northwest Originals Gallery.
A reminder! You do not need an invitation to attend! Please bring your friends with you to enjoy the art, atmosphere and fun.
See you Thursday from 6:00-9:00!

Thursday Summer Gallery

Thursday evenings are going to be FUN this year!
The 'Colony Girls' were ready to go on Thursday night and had great art up on the wall and on the easel! Thanks to all of you that visited us and the students who came for the drop ins.

This Thursday July 09 6:00-9:00 will have
* The Community Mural - come and paint a bit of color with acrylics on canvas!
* Jeannette Sommer's new paintings in the gallery. come and see her creative set-up!
* Pearl Der's newest Koi painting "Amethyst Waters"will be in the gallery.
*Laura Watmough's newest 24x48 CORK painting will be getting it's final touch up before Capitol Ex.
* Six new paintings will be offered to help fund the Community Mural. To see then visit www.artbylaura.blogspot.com
PS- Didn't you think June Haring's authentic western wear and the hat from her painting(complete with trail dust) was fantastic. She's an artist that paints what she knows!
See you on Thursday!

Colony Member News

With the start of the Art Season just around the corner, we wanted to share what we've been up to in the last few months!
Pearl Der's figure painting "A Secret" was selected to hang in the foyer of the newly renovated Ronald MacDonald House in Edmonton Alberta. Her "Nine Koi" hangs in the reception area for the Alberta Hip and Knee Clinic at Northgate Mall in Edmonton.
June Haring has finished two commission portraits and is currently working on a third. Her " Mountain Spirit" painting of horses in the forest wilderness is ready for framing!
Jeannette Sommers has releases an 8x10 edition of her most popular car art and continues to paint car commissions. Her work is also featured on http://www.autorestoration101.com/
Laura Watmough is painting a new series of the finer things in Life-Wines and desserts! They will be showcased at the Northwest Originals Gallery at the Capitol Ex.
This year there will be a Special Project sponsored by the St. Albert Artists Colony; Press announcement coming soon!!!

Summer Gallery Nights 2009

Celebration!
24x48

A reminder.....Every Thursday in July and the first two Thursdays in August will be Gallery Night for the St. Albert Artists Colony. Come by from 6:00-9:00 and see the creative process and 'talk art' with us.

What will you see? There will be artists painting in the studio and a delightful display in the gallery of new works by the members and invited guests!

We will also be part of the Alberta Arts Weekend Sept 18-20th and hope to get an interactive event going just for you.

If you just can't wait that long....come to Hidden Talent Fine Art Studio any Thurs evening and enjoy the artists busily painting their masterpieces.

Mountain Goat

Laura Watmough

The St. Albert Artists Colony is finalizing our membership for 2009 and getting our write ups and dates ready for the Art Drive Brochure. Would you like to join us? We have limited space for new members
You must be in the Art Drive brochure, have 4-6 paintings for sale and be available to meet your invited guests at Spot Light Gallery four Thursdays in the summer. There is also a Studio's Open Event in Sept. and opportunity to have events in the winter and spring. We are a friendly and professional group and welcome serious local artists. For more information and an application contact Laura @ 780-419-2055.

Get Ready!

Members of the St. Albert Artists Colony have been very busy in the studio! Our 2009/10 season is just about to begin and we have lots to show you! The Art Drive Brochure is in progress and we are finalizing our exhibition calendar for the next year. Of course you will see our newest works in the summer shows, but we will continue creating art and showing throughout the year. We have enjoyed including you in our creative process and will continue to do so in the future.

Congratulations!

Our very own MEMORY ROTH just recieved great news!
Her painting, was chosen as one of only three winners ( first runner up) in the International Torrit Grey competition sponsored by Gamblin Oil Paints . This is truely a well deserved honor for Memory! Her painting will be posted on the Gamblin website- http://www.gamblincolors.com/ , used in their advertising and featured on next years entry form. Come by and see Memory's black, white and Torrit grey painting at our Spot Light Gallery this month!! You can see her winning entry at www.memoryroth.blogspot.com .