Robert Genn in the Bugaboos

I thought I would show something I started and have yet to finish. Here is the venerable Mr. Robert Genn in mid-lecture. I was fortunate to be included in his Bugaboo heli-painting adventure in September 2010. He is a really great guy and something of a sage when it comes to painting and life.

I liked the unusual light effect here. Hopefully posting this will motivate me to finally get the portrait completed - I can see all sorts of things that need tweaking!

Coincidentally, I just read the most recent letter on Robert Genn's website, "The Painters Keys" , and was gobsmacked by his tale of getting a call from a broker who told him to bring over any old painting and he would be presented with a cheque for $60,000. Wow. Hmm, wonder if that guy could use a portrait of Mr. Genn as well?

Plein Air Today Published My Photo From Bugaboo Trip!

Not this photo - this is a shot of me on our last day out in the helicopter, at Cobalt Lake. The published photo (found here, among other photos of plein air painters going to extremes) shows our helicopter perched beside a mountain top lake, waiting for us to finish our plein air paintings.

If you dropped by because you were looking for more photos of the trip, go to my other painting site and scroll back a bit!

I was painting in the wind, the snow, the sleet and the rain while struggling with an umbrella with one hand and holding my brush (and occasionally trying to keep my tripod holding my painting setup from blowing over) with the other hand but I loved every minute - what an adventure!

For fellow artists, I also have a blog with information for painters, so check it out!

Star Portraits

I just returned from a fabulous plein air painting adventure - traveling by helicopter in the Bugaboo mountains!

That is the good news - the kind of disappointing news is that I got a call from Star Portraits (a television show featuring 3 artists painting a celebrity) asking if I could participate in the show, but the dates were the same as my trip.

Even though I won't be one of the artists painting this season, be sure to check out this fantastic show. Some of the celebrities that will be painted are: David Suzuki, Jeanne Beker, Tanya Kim, Gordon Pinsent and Jim Cuddy.

The show airs on Bravo!, beginning on September 11, 2010, Saturdays at 8 pm with repeat viewings on Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Tune in and enjoy a celebration of portraiture - that's reality TV I can get into!