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to illustrate the long graceful fingers moved turned and folded in what felt to the origami butterfly to be like a rhythmic dance as she felt her makers soft fingers lovingly form each careful fold of her wings and body she sensed a momentary flutter deep within her folds it almost felt as if this feeling would carry her high out of his hands and up into the air it was a lot of fun bringing to life that sense of movement in the image i chose to have just the maker s hands and not anymore because to my paper butterfly this is what she connected with and what she felt made her she is so small that visually it then also helped me to focus in on her and yes i spent several days learning how to make an origami butterfly too the maker s hands were modelled by my husband posted by ona kingdon at 2 36 pm 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday january 6 2021 happy new year looking ahead to 2021 i have decided this year to shift my creative focus away from stand alone exhibition pieces and want to write and illustrate a book i am really looking forward to the challenge of creating a cohesive body of work that flows from one painting to the next keeping a similar style for all i am also enjoying formulating the story in my mind that will be told through the paintings and the words that will accompany them my protagonist for the book will be an origami butterfly which is so fun as i actually get to create her myself so there is no need for me meet other people to get reference photos very useful since we are back in lockdown as everything i need to do can be done from the safety of my house and garden my studio table at the moment is filled with folded pieces of paper as i learn how to create my paper butterfly and sketches of painting ideas and excerpts of writing as i work on the first part of the story my studio wall is also decorated with completed 3d paper butterflies that i can use for references and just to make the room look cheerful hope you all have created some fun plans for 2021 too many of us may be in lockdown or needing to be home more right now but there is so much we can still do i am probably going to mostly work on this quietly so please dont worry if you don t hear from me much i will share the odd painting but don t want to give too much away until the book is complete posted by ona kingdon at 2 43 pm 3 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest sunday december 27 2020 looking back at 2020 it has certainly been a far different year to the one i had imagined this time last year but in a way for my art only i am glad it happened this may seem an odd thing to say when i was unable to send paintings to exhibitions that i had been accepted into or to take the reference photos that i had hoped and planned to take for new paintings but the lockdown forced me to take stock and reflect upon where i was in my art journey and the direction or path i wanted to continue along the four paintings of isla in the photo above were not the only paintings i did this year but they were significant for me because the lockdown and then the year of social distancing forced me to look again at previously discarded references with a new more imaginative eye i decided in each painting i created to consciously focus in on what was important and develop a story or capture a certain mood in each through use of colour and value i have always loved using the luminosity of transparent watercolour but this year i wanted to use it with more purpose creating pathways of light and soft high key edges with no deadlines i was able to take my time to stop and reflect when needed and sometimes even to start again until i felt the painting conveyed what i had initially hoped for top left cookies aint just for the big guy bottom left small wonders bottom centre sharing is caring right distant dreams painting them has been an interesting journey and has reinforced both why i love painting and make clearer to me the path i want to continue along in my art journey i promise that i will explain more about this 2nd part next year for now i think i have rambled enough for this year do you have a favourite posted by ona kingdon at 6 53 pm 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday december 9 2020 these cookies ain t just for santa these cookies ain t just for santa transparent watercolour 11 by 15 inches did you know that if santa took just two bites from every cookie left out for him on christmas eve he would consume roughly 336 150 386 cookies in one night isla thinks this is way too many for even a magical fellow like santa to eat in one evening on his own but i am not sure she is going to share them with anyone else but santa do you leaving cookies and milk for santa and perhaps a few carrots for his reindeer really took off as a holiday tradition in the 1930s during the great depression the practice brought over by european immigrants was encouraged as a way to teach children generosity even during the most meager of times by leaving out cookies and milk for santa children would learn to be more grateful for the gifts they did receive as well as hopefully to be giving to those who didn t have much to eat during the christmas season it was a way to reinforce the idea that if you give you will receive much more than money could ever buy the knowledge that you have helped someone else to have a happier time it seems especially fitting to remember this motto this year when so many people have had such a hard year i am sure santa won t mind if you shared his cookies around this year see if you can support a food bank or gift drive to help those less fortunate than ourselves and involve the young ones if you can too posted by ona kingdon at 4 25 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest friday november 20 2020 hanging out to dry during this past summer i helped to raise over 20 monarch caterpillars in the wild only 1 in every 100 monarch eggs will make it to adult butterfly not only do they have to find milkweed to feed on and deal with predators as they grow but they also have to go through the process of metamorphosis ideally when ready a caterpillar will climb up and away from the milkweed they have fed on and find a relatively safe hidden underside of a leaf or twig to spin a thread and hang from as they pupate i quickly realized though that ideal isn t necessarily reality my little crew would find all sorts of strange and less than ideal places these little ones have found some washing drying on a clothes line to suspend themselves from when they eclose they then need a couple of hours to dry their wings before they can fly it gives the term hanging out to dry a whole new meaning doesn t it transparent watercolour 15 by 22 inches posted by ona kingdon at 3 44 pm 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest sunday october 18 2020 sharing is caring inspired by a photo i took a while back of isla eating strawberries and my new garden friend the red squirrel who also adores eating the juicy fruit i decided to combine both isla and the squirrel into one painting after all it s so much nicer when you can share isn t it i have given it the title sharing is caring for now but am open to other ideas if anyone thinks of a good one my squirrel friend seemed to enjoy being my model maybe it had something to do with the seeds nuts and fruit i put out for him each day i have a little feeder on my studio window that he thinks is just the right size for him the photo below is one i snapped while painting the squirrel it was wonderful to be able to see his markings up close as i painted posted by ona kingdon at 5 01 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest sunday september 13 2020 eggspectant had so much fun over this last week teaching an online virtual workshop eggsperimenting with texture in watercolour this was my demo painting which i have called eggspectant momma goose waits for the time when her eggs will hatch and yes we had a bit of an egg theme happening all week and much laughter and eggslporation as well as learning in our virtual group we had artists from california minnesota alberta and ontario it was a workshop that was originally planned long before covid that would have taken place in cambridge ontario being virtual allowed people from much further afield to join us thank you to the workshop organizer tiina price for being flexible and working with me to find a way to present it online posted by ona kingdon at 7 51 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tuesday august 11 2020 people s choice award just before the covid lockdown i received news that my painting distant dreams had been juried into the red river watercolor society s national exhibition sadly due to covid i was unable to frame and ship my painting to the us the society very kindly allowed me to be part of the online component of the exhibition but it was not eligible for any awards by the juror the society did allow it to be included in the people s choice voting which was done online and i am delighted to announce that distant dreams has won this award the painting was also featured in an article about the exhibition with the drop of flowing watercolor paint luminous colors spread out like thoughts emerging into the world as tangible works of art representing the past present and future of things to come all of these elements are encapsulated in one painting ona kingdon s distant dreams one of the 50 pieces included in the red river watercolor society s 2020 national juried watermedia exhibition our art is our dream and in this dream we often dwell on our thoughts kingdon says in her artist statement for a painting pondering a little girl with her mind on nature kingdon expresses messages of hope that future generations will be able to grow up in the beauty of the natural world not a distant dream you can view the entire exhibition online https www redriverws org wordpress 2020 national juried watermedia exhibition i have been taking a couple months off from painting and have been enjoying our garden and getting lots of inspiration for future paintings hopefully i will have lots to share with you once i begin again in a few weeks time until then stay safe and enjoy the lovely summer weather ona posted by ona kingdon at 10 00 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday june 3 2020 hope you enjoy this paint along video i was asked by the richmond hill public library to create a paint along video hope you enjoy it for additional information on how to paint a jpg of my finished painting and the outline please visit my website hope you all enjoy it have fun and do share your attempts with me i would love to see them ona posted by ona kingdon at 3 17 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels paintalongwithona watercolourworkout paint along video painting a misty scene watercolour monday april 27 2020 byron levy memorial award oh this news has made my day the juror of the louisiana watercolor society s 50th international exhibition juror z l feng aws nws has awarded my painting small wonders the byron levy memorial award i am honoured thank you to everyone at the louisiana watercolor society for making the exhibition online this year to help protect us all thank you also for making the exhibition available for so many others to see at a time when many are staying at home i know it will be appreciated you can see the full exhibition here the rest of the awards will be posted on may 2nd posted by ona kingdon at 8 01 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday march 4 2020 a drop of love i often get asked how i think of ideas for my paintings i have an ideas sketch book and sometimes i just like to play around with thoughts in it this small watercolour a drop of love was the result of my play today if you show someone even the slightest act of kindness without expecting anything in return imagine the ripple effect and just how many people it could affect like the tiny water droplet hitting the surface of the water in my painting a small act of love can ripple far from its source and affect many people be that tiny water droplet today and help me spread some love around our world posted by ona kingdon at 6 35 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tuesday february 11 2020 distant dreams our art is our dream and in this dream we often dwell on our thoughts our dreams are possibilities of things to come records of what is now or distant memories of things that once were i hope that when this child grows up the beautiful natural world that we live in is not some distant dream for her distant dreams transparent watercolour 20 5 by 26 inches i had a lot of fun with this one playing with the idea of double exposure to capture her thoughts and concerns visually posted by ona kingdon at 5 25 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest older posts home subscribe to posts atom copyright all paintings drawings and photographs are the copyright of ona kingdon please respect this copyright and do not use or reproduce any image or use the idea for a painting photograph or digital manipulation of your own without seeking permission first translate this blog follow ona on instagram facebook fan page ona kingdon emotive expressions promote your page too showcased on grandmasters of fine art subscribe to posts atom posts all comments atom all comments blog archive 2022 1 march 1 art of watercolour 2021 4 november 1 february 1 january 2 2020 13 december 2 november 1 october 1 september 1 august 1 june 1 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