Maria, who looks after all of us with the FAA just sent over the final line-up and studio locations for the Trek. Here it is:
Images Studio: Katie FitzRandolph (Oil and watercolourist), Chris Harding (Surface Designer) Guest artist: Lynda Rae Burke (Painting), Location: CSAC, 732 Charlotte Street Phone: 454-6952
Studio 202: Laurie Winter,(Painting), Line Lagacé-Basque, (Painting), Margaret Bannister(painting), Guy Vezina(Painting), Location: CSAC, 732 Charlotte Street, Phone: 454-6952
“Loominations” Studio : Karen LeBlanc\Loominations (Weaving) Guest artists: Jan Ashton(Weaving), Kathy Tidswell, (fibre artist), Cynthia andDavid Ryder (Jewellery Design), Location: 94 Grasse Circle, Phone: 457-1443
studio4ward: WhiteFeather (fibre artist), Deanna Musgrave , Marie Fox, Ian Miller,(Painting) Guest artist: Joyce Ripley (Painting) Location: 384 Queen Street, Suite 7 (top floor), Phone: 455-8932
161 Victoria St. Artist: Stephen May (Painting), Guest artist: Derek Davidson (Painting) Location: 161 Victoria St, Phone: 459-7379
23 Southhall Court: Rita Sassani (Scultpure and Painting) Guest artist: Sandi McKessock(Painting) Location: 23 Southhall Court, Phone number: 206-0898
22 Grey Street: Jane Geurts (Painting)Paula Keppie- Mixed Media, Harriet Taylor- Mixed Media, Gillian McLean- Painting, Peter Gross- Photo, Linda Brine- Fiber Art, Location: 22 Grey Street, Phone: 455-1467
239 George Street: Sarah Petite (painting), Location: 239 George Street, Phone: 454 3285
This looks like it should make for a fun weekend for everyone that has an interest in art and fine craft. Many of the particpants are well recognized by their peers, award winners and members of various arts groups including juried craft council members.
The Art Trek opening will be on 17 October, Friday evening at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre. So mark your calendars.
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Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Brave Moment...
...And it was fun too.
For the first time in years I put a brush to canvas. It was not easy.
I have had the paint, brushes and canvases for well over a year and I have periodically ranted about wanting to try painting again. It was good to play in the paint - acrylic - cheap but very functional when you know that this isn't your main gig.
I learned something that helped today too.
The reason that I shied away from visual art, since I could draw OK and could use oils OK was that in my mind, my mother was better, but she didn't paint much and often voiced disatisfaction with some branch or other of the family tree in regards to art. I got turned off and also I didn't want to appear to be competing with her - and maybe that's an only child/daughter hang-up. My mother liked to work on landscapes and painted in a realistic but not photographic fashion. I am very uncomfortable with realism, besides I have a lot of doubt in my ability and I am hung-up on all of this.
But what I learned is that if I pick really contrary colours to work in: green and blue for flesh for example, that the whole activity becomes a lot more fun; after all it is hard to take a green/blue nude seriously.
The three small canvases, I think they are the standard 5x7, will be signed and dated, probably tacked up on the studio wall and will be replaced with several more blanks.
I know that the 'paintings' are NOT gallery quality, at least in my humble and self-detrimental opinion, but I'm still pretty proud of them because it's real progress. It took a lot of time and a good bit of bravery to try something that I gave up on 20 years ago.
Now I wonder what else I can rediscover and try again?
For the first time in years I put a brush to canvas. It was not easy.
I have had the paint, brushes and canvases for well over a year and I have periodically ranted about wanting to try painting again. It was good to play in the paint - acrylic - cheap but very functional when you know that this isn't your main gig.
I learned something that helped today too.
The reason that I shied away from visual art, since I could draw OK and could use oils OK was that in my mind, my mother was better, but she didn't paint much and often voiced disatisfaction with some branch or other of the family tree in regards to art. I got turned off and also I didn't want to appear to be competing with her - and maybe that's an only child/daughter hang-up. My mother liked to work on landscapes and painted in a realistic but not photographic fashion. I am very uncomfortable with realism, besides I have a lot of doubt in my ability and I am hung-up on all of this.
But what I learned is that if I pick really contrary colours to work in: green and blue for flesh for example, that the whole activity becomes a lot more fun; after all it is hard to take a green/blue nude seriously.
The three small canvases, I think they are the standard 5x7, will be signed and dated, probably tacked up on the studio wall and will be replaced with several more blanks.
I know that the 'paintings' are NOT gallery quality, at least in my humble and self-detrimental opinion, but I'm still pretty proud of them because it's real progress. It took a lot of time and a good bit of bravery to try something that I gave up on 20 years ago.
Now I wonder what else I can rediscover and try again?
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