Watercolour Symposium

CAPE BRETON WATERCOLOUR SYMPOSIUM
Presented by the Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour
On the Cabot Trail at the Gaelic College Facility in St. Ann’s, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
August 23rd - 28th, 2009

This promises to be a week filled with beautiful landscape, history, art courses and artists; what else could you ask for! Instructors Brian Atyeo, Christopher Gorey, Ron Hazell, Jean Pederson, William Rogers and Anna Syperek will offer a variety of workshops for participants.

Look for more information at http://www.cspwc.com/

White Rock Gallery

"Balancing Act" arrived at the White Rock Gallery last week. The gallery sent this great photo of the 60"X60" painting to show how great it is looking at the West Coast!

These balance paintings are self portraits of myself as they relate to my life. I am balancing so many things Artist, Mom, wife, daughter, friend, volunteer, writer and so on...

The paintings show myself holding things together with fragile grace; one gentle breeze could upset the apple cart!

Hope you like the painting and if you are interested in purchasing it you can go to www.whiterockgallery.com

Thanks for the photo Dennie!

Creative Catalyst Video

I have just returned from Oregon where I filmed my upcoming instructional video with Creative Catalyst. What a pleasure to get to know the staff at CCP and to go through the process of filming a video. I look forward to the edited version, available later in 2009.

Open Water 2008 The Charles Comfort Medal for an Outstanding Figurative Work'

The Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour's annual international exhibition "Open Water" has an award given out only at the discretion of the jury for outstanding figurative work. The award is entitled The Charles Comfort Medal and was presented to me for my painting "Material Girl"


Photograph of Ray Cattell and Jean Pederson with "Material Girl" in background.

Algonquin Park

What a trip!
Eight artists met at a cabin in the northern part of Algonquin park to paint for a week. I arrived a few days late with fellow artist Laura Culic as we both had conflicting teaching commitments.
The landscape was sensational. We painted long days and then enjoyed great meals and laughter every night before retiring to sleeping bags on bunk beds.
It will be exciting to see what comes from everyone over the next year as a result of this incredible painting trip.

Georgia on My Mind!

I had the most wonderful time in Valdosta Georgia teaching a workshop and judging their State exhibition.
I was treated to the finest of southern hospitality and showered with food that I had only heard of (and some that I had never heard of before!)
The participants of the workshop were seasoned artists, I always learn something from all the places that I travel.
Thank you Georgia for a wonderful week and "Bless your little heart!!"

Open Water C.S.P.W.C.

Material girl has been juried into the 2008 Open Water Exhibition with the Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour.
The exhibitions runs from October 28 to November 21.

New Gallery! White Rock Gallery

The White Rock Gallery in White Rock British Columbia has just accepted new work. Four portraits and four still life will be posted on their web site by the weekend. The gallery web site address is www.whiterockgallery.com

Jean

Book Signings

Over the past six weeks I have had the wonderful opportunity to participate in three book signings; Indigo West Hills in Calgary, Red Deer Museum in Red Deer and Delta Art Supplies in Edmonton all hosted a signing. I would like to thank all those who made these opportunities possible!
Thank you to all the art readers out there who took the time to meet me and have their books signed, I had a blast!

Opening

May 21 the Alicat put on another great show with record breaking sales!
The Annual Spring group exhibition featured my paintings this year with "Wrapped in Silk" on the invitation.

Lorna Docstader took this photo of me clowning around in front of one of may paintings as I held my book. Thank you Lorna!

Fellow artists Phil Buytendorp, Marilyn Lambert-Gerwing, David Langevin and Michael O'Toole brought their usual high standard of work to the exhibition. People lines up as early as 8:00am to assure the purchase of their favorite painting!