Watch Paint Dry : My painting of the 'Classic and Wooden Boat Show'

'Classic and Wooden Boat Show' 
2010 oil on canvas 31 x 61cm 
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I started painting this 'en plein air' at the 'Classic and Wooden Boat Show' at the Australian National Maritime Museum' on Saturday 16th October despite the having to huddle up to a garbage bin to shelter from the gusts of wind. 

It was more of a demonstration to help direct notice to the exhibition of marine art inside the Museum by the members of ASMA (the Australian Society of Marine Artists) than a serious attempt to produce a work of art in public. 

By Sunday, however, the weather had settled down enough to actually get some paint on the canvas instead of myself and passers-by.  

I had to add details like some of the flags at home, and spruce it up a bit by removing hairs and lumps of grit that had stuck to the wet paint.

I didn't have much choice of subject matter, due to the gusts of wind that threatened to send my easel cartwheeling up and down the wharf.

 As I couldn't find a position to be able to paint one of the boats in all its glory, I decided to paint the atmosphere of the festival itself. This was challenging as the canvas became dotted with little unrelated vignettes as people who I had started to paint moved around.

The result was that I ended up painting mini portraits of some of the stall holders, as they moved around a bit less.

Detail of 'Classic and Wooden Boat Show' 2010 
oil on canvas 31 x 61cm 'The Boat Builders ('Denman Marine')'
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These are 'Denman Marine'a trio of boat builders from Tasmania. 

 

Detail of 'Classic and Wooden Boat Show' 2010
oil on canvas 31 x 61cm 
'The Musicians' 
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A trio of jazz musicians in lairy fluoro suits were milling around.

Detail of 'Classic and Wooden Boat Show' 2010 
oil painting on canvas 31 x 61cm 
'Hydralign Feathering Propellers'
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A customer inspecting one of the 'Hydralign Feathering Propellers' on display.

Detail of 'Classic and Wooden Boat Show' 2010
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'Seatow'
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The team from 'Seatow' demonstrated rope tricks to impress the customers.

Related posts in this blog:

• Marine Art Exhibition at the Australian National Maritime Museum (janebennettartist.blogspot.com)
• Artist in residence at Maritime Museum (janebennettartist.blogspot.com)

Artist in Residence at the Maritime Museum

Watch paint dry!

 Plein air painting 
at the 'Classic and Wooden Boat Show'  
Marine Art Exhibition 
at the Australian National Maritime Museum,
16 - 17th Oct 10-4pm

An Update 
 

As well as exhibiting a few paintings, I'll also have some cards and small cheap works on paper available for sale.

Also - I shall bravely attempt some plein air painting at the Maritime Museum, close to the exhibition!

I will be there all weekend, Saturday and Sunday 10am - 4pm, rain, hail or shine.
Actually you will have to watch for quite a while, before the paint dries - I work in oils!  

I don't know how much serious painting I will achieve, but everyone is welcome to come and watch and ask me questions. I know, this just proves that artists are crazy. It would be just as sensible to set up my easel in the middle of Victoria Road in peak hour.(which I have nearly actually done- it was on the median strip not on the road itself, and it was on a Saturday morning, not actually a weekday peak hour. But it was in the middle of a rather lively anti- Metro rally, so near enough. The result was chaotic yet interesting.)

I expect to do as much talking as painting.

Most people haven't seen an artist at work - one little boy said with wide-eyed wonder that it was like seeing a real live dinosaur! Quite. 

Come along and say "Hi !"