recent paintings and news

recent paintings and news

Friday, August 28, 2015

plein air, June


I am behind on this blog. This is a plein air painting made in June on the Niagara Escarpment


'Little June'
oil on canvas
8x8in
copyright Jan Yates, 2015

Thursday, August 13, 2015

Shetland art residency update

in progress: St. Ninian's, Shetland
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in progress: Sumburgh Head, Shetland
This body of work is new and I will be delving into it throughout the year-probably much longer. The series is evolving out of a recent (April 2015) residency in the Shetland Islands, of which I thank the Ontario Arts Council and those of you supporting me by purchasing paintings via the 'Wild in Shetland' crowd-funder. Those paintings were all made looking out to the sea, listening to the laughing gulls and lapping waves and breathing in the heady sea air-some were supervised by a seal.





in progress; St. Ninians




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in progress: Scalloway walk 1




Since my return, beeswax (encaustic) has given me the freedom to preserve forever the things that have found me on the Shetland walks.

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The plein air paintings below were made especially for the caring individuals who sponsored me via the 'Wild in Shetland' crowd-funder

 


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above works now sold



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Esheness: sold


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Fare Well, oil and cold wax, 8x10in, private collection

all images and content copyright to Jan Yates, 2015