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I'm honored that two of my paintings were selected to be in the top 50 finalists in the American China Oil Painting Artists League Competition! 
You can see the top 50 here

"Spilling Citrus" 14x30 Oil on linen.



"Onions" 11x12 Oil on linen. 



 


Three of my paintings are in the master category in the Sidney Fine Art Show in Sidney, BC, October 14, 15 & 16.  Below are the three paintings that are in the show.



Balancing Lemons
11x12 Oil on linen
Shown with frame



Braids
16x11 Oil on linen
Shown with frame



Lilies Dancing
24x30 Oil on panel
To see some of my process for this painting visit this blog post.


I'm doing a free oil portrait painting demo at the art store Opus this Saturday 1-2:30pm. 512 Herald St.
If you are in the area come by and watch!

Free demo

I'm honored to have my painting "Onions" selected for a "Finalist" award for still life's in the
Art Renewal Center's 2010-2011 Salon!





I'm going to be at the Art Gallery of Victoria's Moss Street Paint-in again this year.

Moss Steet
                Paint-In

The Paint-in is Saturday, July 16th from 11am to 4:30pm.  My spot this year is right across from the Art Gallery between Purcell and Rockland.  If you're in the area please drop by and say hey.  With 30,000+ people attending the event it's always a great day with lots of fun things happening!  I plan or doing some sort of demo at some point during the afternoon.


I'm very honored to have my painting Onions and Garlic selected as a finalist in the America China Oil Painting Artists League Competition!

Onions and
                Garlic Painting



I'm doing a free drawing demo at the art store Opus in Victoria this coming Sunday, January 23rd, 2-3:30pm.

demo


New drawing class starting in February.  New painting class starting in March
visit my Classes page for more info.


Drawing class


I'm very honored to win an honorable mention for my painting "Spilling
Citrus"
in the Artist's Magazines Annual Art Competition! You
can see my painting and small article in the December issue of the
magazine or online. http://www.artistsnetwork.com/article/2010-StillLifeFloral/





I'm honored to win "Best Work on Canvas or Board" for my painting
"Boxed Lemons" at the Sidney Fine Art Show. This is the second major
award I've won at this show and moves me into the master category for
next year!! You can see my blog post about this painting here.
http://noahlayne.blogspot.com/search/label/Lemon%20paintings


I have 3 paintings at the Sidney Fine Art Show 
October 15th to 17th at the Mary Winspear Centre in Sidney, BC. 
http://www.sidneyfineartshow.com/
Show hours are:
Friday, October 15th 9 am – 9 pm
Saturday, October 16th 9 am – 9 pm
Sunday, October 17th 9 am – 5 pm

I'm going to be doing a demo for meet the artists night Saturday, October 16h 7-9pm







I'm doing a free portrait drawing demo at the art store Opus in Victoria BC, on September 11th from 1-3pm.
If you are in Victoria come by and say hi!
 


I'm excited to have my painting "Onions" selected to be part of the Oil Painters of America's Western Regional Exhibition! 
This year the show takes place at Mountain Trails Gallery in Jackson Hole, WY. October 9 - November 10, 2010 
For more info about the show visit the OPA sitehere.





 

Two of my still life painting are in the top 100 in the 2009-2010 ARC Salon

I have some paintings available with The Brigham Galleries


 
 
 
 

My painting "Spilling Citrus" has been accepted into the prestigious Oil Painters of America, 
19th National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils.  This year at the Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona.
April 30 - May 30, 2010
For more info visit Oil Painters of America


 


 
 

I'm doing a demo for the Oak Bay Art Club Feb. 15th.  7:30-9:30 pm 
Contact me for more info. noahlayne@shaw.ca

New drawing class starting Feb. 23rd see Classes for more info

The Kingston Prize for Canadian Portraiture is showing in Toronto until January 19th.
Before heading to the Art Gallery of Calgary 
January 29 - April 17. 
My painting "Self-Portrait 08" is one of the finalist!

For more info visit http://www.kingstonprize.ca/
 
 

I have 3 paintings at the Sidney Fine Art Show 
October 16th to 18th at the Mary Winspear Centre in Sidney, BC.  http://www.sidneyfineartshow.com/
Show hours are:
Friday, October 16th 9 am – 9 pm
Saturday, October 17th 9 am – 9 pm
Sunday, October 18th 9 am – 5 pm

My painting "Dreaming" won Best Work on Canvas or Panel!


 


 

I'm back from the Hudson River Fellowship.
You can see some of my drawings and painting from the Fellowship here.


 
 

My painting "Self-Portrait 08" has been chosen as a finalist in the Kingston Prize for Canadian Portraiture. 

The main prize is $10,000.
Following its opening in Kingston, the 2009 exhibition will travel on a national tour across Canada.

Kingston, Ontario 
October 9 - 25 

Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia
November 6 - December 10

Waddington’s Auction House in Toronto
 January 8 - 19

The Art Gallery of Calgary 
 January 29 - April 17. 

For more info visit http://www.kingstonprize.ca/
 
 
 

My painting "Lemons and Limes" is a finalist in the Still Life/Floral category of The Artist's Magazine 26th Annual Art Competition.
 


 
 
 

My painting "Three's a Crowd" has been accepted into the Oil Painters of America, 2009 Western Regional Exhibition. 
August 6th to the 30th.  This year it's at Howard/Mandville Gallery in Kirkland, Washington.
http://www.howardmandville.com/


 

 I've been given a fellowship to take part in the Hudson River Fellowship in Hunter, New York from July 6th to August 2nd.   The Hudson River Fellowship was founded by Jacob Collins, one of the most respected academic teachers teaching in North America today.  I'm looking forward to a month of painting along side my fellow artists as we paint the landscape around the Catskill Mountains as well as visiting New York City and connecting with other artists and galleries! 
http://www.hudsonriverlandscape.com/
 
 

I've uploaded a demo of this recent painting that you might find interesting.   You can see the demo here.
http://noahlayne.com/PaintingDemo.html


 
 

My painting "Lemons in Box" has been accepted into the prestigious Oil Painters of America, 
18th National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils.  May 1st to 31st at Sage Creek Gallery Santa Fe, New Mexico.
 
 


 
 
 
 
 

I'm currently looking for models for some new paintings.
For more info. email me at noah@noahlayne.com