tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932477008338253220Fri, 01 Jun 2012 13:45:17 +0000animalsinteriorfruitDWhand planesdogsstudieslife drawingsmelancholybirdsJane SiberryDürerworks on paperportraitsIllustration Fridaystill lifesfloralsAt the Feet of the Master(ed)sketchbookPortrait Gallery of CanadaWhodunit? OCADStar PortraitslandscapesRoyal Winter Fairworks in progressportraits animalrantExhibition. Art Openinghttp://smallcanvases.parlour.ca/noreply@blogger.com (Shannon Reynolds)Blogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932477008338253220.post-2366555898604789084Wed, 02 May 2012 23:20:00 +00002012-05-02T20:52:39.380-04:00birdssketchbook I've been slightly hobbled by a kneecap injury and the studio is a long climb, so I've been staging my own Rear Window scenario and drawing the characters that appear in my view.  So many birds.  Such beautiful plumage.  Such antics.  No murders yet, but suspects abound. Mourning Dove Cardinals on the feeder White-throated Sparrow and puffed-up Mourning Dove White-throated http://smallcanvases.parlour.ca/2012/05/backyard-menagerie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shannon Reynolds)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932477008338253220.post-6278726403879032483Thu, 29 Dec 2011 23:47:00 +00002011-12-29T18:47:52.090-05:00still lifes Mercury glass ball with red ribbon, oil on card, 5 1/2" x 7 1/2" We're in that lull, the in between time, the almost end, almost beginning.  Something new just around the corner... detail http://smallcanvases.parlour.ca/2011/12/in-between-time.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shannon Reynolds)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932477008338253220.post-2265297393907417937Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:33:00 +00002011-11-01T12:33:36.946-04:00fruitstill lifesTwo paintings of quinces and pears:  Quinces and pears in glass bowl, oil and metallic leaf on panel, 9" x 12", 2011 Quinces and pears in ceramic bowl, oil and distressed metallic leaf on panel, 10" x 10" I've written about my love of quinces before and so I include my little treatise on this mysterious, astringent, aromatic fruit below: Smell and memory are linked so closely that I can’thttp://smallcanvases.parlour.ca/2011/11/they-dined-on-quince.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shannon Reynolds)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932477008338253220.post-8549524931549690090Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:44:00 +00002011-10-28T11:52:12.574-04:00fruitstill lifes The proper way to eat a fig, in society..., 9" x 12", oil on gessoed panel Underwriting the painting is an excerpt of an ostensibly instructional poem by D.H. Lawrence called, simply, "Figs".  It begins: "The proper way to eat a fig, in society,"... detail http://smallcanvases.parlour.ca/2011/10/two-and-three-quarter-figs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shannon Reynolds)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932477008338253220.post-7503055085189205482Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:07:00 +00002011-04-15T11:07:40.520-04:00portraitsanimalsThis painting is hommage to a lovely little cat named Flannery.  She was a longtime companion to a good friend of mine.  Unlike many pets whose unique relationships with their human companions remain private and sometimes incomprehensible to the outside world (I speak from experience) Flannery was beloved by everyone who knew her.  She will be missed. Flannery, oil on panel 8" x 10",  2011 http://smallcanvases.parlour.ca/2011/04/flannery.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shannon Reynolds)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932477008338253220.post-5430216171405840493Mon, 01 Nov 2010 21:30:00 +00002010-11-01T17:30:01.555-04:00dogsportraits animalanimals Joey, oil on canvas 16" x 20", 2010 This was a stealth portrait commissioned as a surprise birthday present. The secret remained so until the big unveiling (best birthday gift ever, so I'm told and was thrilled to hear), and now I'm free to post the painting without giving anything away. Joey, detail Joey is a handsome dog and I really enjoyed catching his characteristic pose--big grin, http://smallcanvases.parlour.ca/2010/11/good-dog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shannon Reynolds)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932477008338253220.post-8869361250907642236Fri, 28 May 2010 14:19:00 +00002010-05-28T11:08:26.414-04:00Jane SiberryExhibition. Art OpeningportraitsAt the Feet of the Master(ed)portraits animalI have a couple of pieces in a new group portrait exhibition opening this Saturday at the Harbinger gallery in Waterloo. Both are from my ongoing series At the Feet of the Master(ed). One, What's Mine is Yours, is featured on the invitation, above. Three of the four artists in the show--Allan Harding MacKay, Isabella Stefanescu, and I--were featured in the first season of Star Portraits. http://smallcanvases.parlour.ca/2010/05/portraiture-exhibition-opens-saturday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shannon Reynolds)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932477008338253220.post-4366901609374366745Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:55:00 +00002012-05-02T19:22:05.719-04:00birdssketchbookanimals Stork (detail), gouache and graphite in Moleskine I spent an entire day at the ROM this week. The only problem was my compulsive (and futile) attempt to see everything before I settled into drawing. The result is far fewer sketches than I'd hoped to produce. In the end, I drew mainly in the dinosaur and natural history areas. The ROM has a truly wonderful exhibition of birds in flight. I http://smallcanvases.parlour.ca/2010/01/drawing-at-museum.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shannon Reynolds)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932477008338253220.post-1201049320978689691Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:10:00 +00002010-01-13T16:29:05.273-05:00still lifesanimalsWhitefish, gutted and scaled, oil on canvas board, 8" x 8"This whitefish, from Lake Huron, was the "rich fish" for our own version of bouillabaisse. It always feels a little different to buy the whole fish and have to confront the elegance of the complete animal --before cleaning, scaling, and chopping it up for the pot. http://smallcanvases.parlour.ca/2010/01/whitefish.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shannon Reynolds)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932477008338253220.post-3926617670841333572Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:06:00 +00002010-01-08T16:53:33.631-05:00still lifesPersimmons and Rambutans, oil on linen stretched over panel, 11" x 14"This painting appeared, slightly cropped, on my Christmas card this year. Like last year, (that entry here), I was tempted to document the almost outrageous abundance and variety of food at this time of year. Here, in a medium sized city, in the dark and cold midwinter, I can walk downtown and return home with almost any http://smallcanvases.parlour.ca/2010/01/happy-newish-year.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shannon Reynolds)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932477008338253220.post-3415641362713162963Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:47:00 +00002009-12-04T12:35:33.272-05:00Whodunit? OCADstill lifesanimalsA couple of days ago the person who purchased one of my paintings at OCAD's mystery art fundraiser was kind enough to send me an email. I'm informed that the painting has already been framed to good effect in a floating frame, and that its new owner lined up at 5:00am, securing the 25th spot in line, to get it. I'm delighted to know it's gone to such a good home. I've been meaning to post the http://smallcanvases.parlour.ca/2009/12/whodunit-part-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shannon Reynolds)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932477008338253220.post-4961237403201784897Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:14:00 +00002009-11-19T13:01:23.064-05:00Whodunit? OCADstill lifesLemon, cut and squeezed, oil on gessoed card, 5 1/2" x 7 1/2" private collectionLast night I attended the Whodunit? Gala Preview and Auction at the Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD). For me, a flâneur at heart, it was a perfect opportunity to infiltrate the well-dressed crowd and to watch, entirely incognito, as people braved the crush to scrawl down their bids for the small works--my stillhttp://smallcanvases.parlour.ca/2009/11/whodunit-gala-preview-at-ocad.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shannon Reynolds)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932477008338253220.post-2946353342131501723Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:58:00 +00002009-11-13T21:15:48.800-05:00Star PortraitsA day I’ve been anticipating with mixed feelings is almost here; the episode of STAR PORTRAITS in which I appear will air on Bravo! television tomorrow night, Saturday, Nov. 14, at 8:00 pm EST.If you can’t watch on Saturday, you’ll have a chance to see the episode again on Wednesday night at 9:30, and anytime thereafter (along with the rest of the series) on the Bravo! websiteThe portrait I http://smallcanvases.parlour.ca/2009/11/star-portraits.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shannon Reynolds)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932477008338253220.post-77969141456473014Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:09:00 +00002012-05-02T19:22:26.954-04:00birdsRoyal Winter FairsketchbookanimalsI attended the Royal Winter Fair yesterday. It was my first solo visit to the fair, and my first with sketchbook in hand. I had a fantastic day drawing and was surprized to see so many fellow sketchers. I spent a while talking to two of them: a young woman studying fine art at U of T, and a young man studying animation at Sheridan. The fair is a fantastic place for drawing. I'd love to try http://smallcanvases.parlour.ca/2009/11/royal-winter-fair.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shannon Reynolds)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932477008338253220.post-7319062819810171533Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:44:00 +00002009-10-15T12:59:46.674-04:00sketchbookanimalsLast week I went sketching at the Toronto Zoo.Peacocks roam freely around the zooMalayan tigers--postures and attitudes so much like my own catdeclared a distinct subspecies only in 2004The lions are distant in their outdoor habitat, but utterly magnificent(the hippo didn't stay around long enough for me to draw)African elephantsLast year when I agreed to participate in an episode of Star http://smallcanvases.parlour.ca/2009/10/sketching-at-zoo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shannon Reynolds)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932477008338253220.post-1307572624521104312Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:01:00 +00002009-09-29T10:11:12.553-04:00life drawings from last night's life drawing session | vine charcoal on Stonehenge paperhttp://smallcanvases.parlour.ca/2009/09/life-drawing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shannon Reynolds)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932477008338253220.post-2109719352719947211Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:07:00 +00002009-09-18T10:37:46.487-04:00rantlife drawingsPortrait Gallery of Canadafrom Tuesday night's life drawing session*Warning* rant follows:Why does this federal government have such a narrow view of nationhood? It plans to spend a fortune on patrol ships to assert our physical dominion over our arctic territories (which may contain vast reservoirs of oil) while removing the possibility of a physical portrait gallery to tap the vast reservoir of our cultural heritage. http://smallcanvases.parlour.ca/2009/09/oh-shame-canada-loses-its-portrait.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shannon Reynolds)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932477008338253220.post-6866822926890256211Tue, 26 May 2009 21:42:00 +00002009-05-26T18:29:29.954-04:00Exhibition. Art OpeningSuspect Profile #5 (detail), oil on birch panel, 24" x 36"I'm pleased to announce that several paintings from my Suspect Profiles series will be included in a new exhibition entitled Face Time: The Portrait Under Investigation--a selection of contemporary portraiture by Sadko Hadzihasanovic, Timothy Laurin, Louise Noguchi, and Shannon Reynolds.The exhibition coincides with the opening of http://smallcanvases.parlour.ca/2009/05/face-time-portrait-under-investigation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shannon Reynolds)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932477008338253220.post-6336745479075115362Mon, 25 May 2009 21:25:00 +00002009-05-30T18:15:29.275-04:00hand planesstill lifesTwin Carter Mitre Planes, brass with ebony infill, oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"This painting of my twin mitre planes--planes given to me by the very generous Bill Carter, planemaker, and his wife Sarah--should be on a plane en route to Bill and Sarah right about now. To read the whole long story, click here. I thought I had completed the painting a couple of months ago, but several things http://smallcanvases.parlour.ca/2009/05/twin-planes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shannon Reynolds)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932477008338253220.post-1746628314969541301Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:52:00 +00002009-04-13T23:40:24.718-04:00portraitsDWDerek (detail), oil on canvas, collection of Gerald and Marie Weiler © Shannon ReynoldsI’ve been thinking about Derek all day, reading the tributes, and wanting to write something myself. But when I found myself using the past tense, my heart broke and I couldn’t continue. Finally I decided that if I addressed myself directly to Derek, the brutal finality of the grammar might be a little http://smallcanvases.parlour.ca/2009/04/derek-weiler-1968-2009.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shannon Reynolds)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932477008338253220.post-7314033606288714277Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:56:00 +00002009-02-24T16:05:00.954-05:00Exhibition. Art OpeningOpens tomorrow. The opening reception is Sunday, March 1 from 2-4. All are welcome. Click the invitation for a larger/more legible image. Or follow this link for more details.http://smallcanvases.parlour.ca/2009/02/points-of-departure.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shannon Reynolds)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932477008338253220.post-8891942856120590096Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:25:00 +00002009-02-04T10:08:40.146-05:00portraitsI will be part of a three person exhibition coming up at the end of the month. The Art Gallery of Peel is in my childhood home town and the exhibition, entitled Points of Departure, features three artists: me, Phil Delisle, and Linda Martinello, who grew up in the region but have since moved away. We all find different points of departure for our work: portraiture is mine. The curator has http://smallcanvases.parlour.ca/2009/02/facing-my-self-portrait.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shannon Reynolds)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932477008338253220.post-3073001258507100968Wed, 14 Jan 2009 23:48:00 +00002009-01-14T18:52:16.185-05:00still lifesOutlier--still life with tomatoes, oil on board, 5" x 7", 2009http://smallcanvases.parlour.ca/2009/01/outlier.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shannon Reynolds)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932477008338253220.post-6832912527349830144Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:13:00 +00002009-01-12T11:31:28.321-05:00life drawingsworks on paperfrom top left: male profile, charcoal and gouache on Fabriano paper, 10" x 12"; female profile, charcoal and chalk on Whatman paper, 14 1/2" x 11"; Chris, charcoal on BFK Rives, 12 1/2" x 22"Drawing the human figure from life is one of the great pleasures of being an artist. Nothing has quite the same sense of immediacy: landscapes and still lifes tend to hold still, but a live model is always http://smallcanvases.parlour.ca/2009/01/drawn-from-life.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shannon Reynolds)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932477008338253220.post-8158876908519276203Sun, 11 Jan 2009 17:17:00 +00002009-01-11T12:23:32.836-05:00still lifesWinter citrus, oil on maple panel, 11 3/4" x 11 3/4", 2009http://smallcanvases.parlour.ca/2009/01/january-11.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shannon Reynolds)2