"Cirrhitus rivulatus or Fishie II"
Ink & Silver Pen. 2.5 X 3.5"
#100daysofocean #ocean #fish #underwater #blue
Day 11 – 100 Days of Ocean
Another "Here be monsters..." Old map inspiration.
Warm grey Indian Ink & blue brush pen.
#100daysofocean #ocean #seamonster #oldmap #herebemonsters #indiaink #blue
Day 10 – 100 Days of Ocean
Day 10. "Here be monsters..." Old map inspiration.
Warm grey Indian Ink brush pen.
#100daysofocean #ocean #seamonster #oldmap #herebemonsters #indiaink
Day 9 – 100 Days of Ocean
Day 9. "Lighthouse"
Pen, ink and collage
#100daysofocean #lighthouse #ocean #stamp #collage #ink #drawing
Day 8 – 100 Days of Ocean
Day 8. "Starfish"
Ink wash & silver pen
#100daysofocean #starfish #ocean #postcard
Day 7 – 100 Days of Ocean
'Hawaii postcard'
Acrylic inks and pen #100daysofocean
#ocean #palmtrees #hawaiipostcard
Day 6 – 100 Days of Ocean
Day 6. #100daysofocean
'Zanclus cornutus or Fishie', Ink & Silver Pen, 2.5 X 3.5"
#ocean #fish #underwater #blue
Day 5 – 100 Days of Ocean
Day 5. #100daysofocean
Starfish, ink wash
#inthestudio #starfish #ocean
Day 4 – 100 Days of Ocean
'100 Days of...' Creativity Challenge #100daysofocean
Watercolour. Shells collected from various beaches and continents.
#watercolour #shells
DAY 3 – 100 DAYS OF OCEAN
'100 Days of...' Creativity Challenge #100daysofocean
Day 3. Pen & Acrylic Ink
"Sibling Swimmers" #swimmers #pacificocean #siblingswimmers
"Sibling Swimmers"
Bonus material... Experimenting with a precious photo of my siblings.
Day 2 – 100 Days of Ocean
'100 Days of...' Creativity Challenge #100daysofocean
Day 2. Pencil & Watercolour "Beach Essentials"
100 Days of.... Creativity Challenge!
I decided to take on a '100 Days of...' Creativity Challenge – choosing something you're passionate about and repeating on the theme for 100 Days... I picked 'Ocean'. I love the sea and all things related. My parameters are to do a small piece related to the ocean, postcard or card-sized, in any medium, every day. I started last night with a sketch of a few shells collected growing up in Cape Town.
Day 1. Pencil Sketch #100daysofocean
Harmony Arts Group Show 2105
A little promo for a lovely summer festival and my newest artwork… If you’re at the Harmony Arts Festival this year, check out the Group Art Show in the outdoor tent. This year’s theme is ‘Harmony & Discord’ and one of my paintings will be on display.
This year’s juried Group Exhibition features the mixed media works of artists Exploring Balance in Art: Harmony and Discord. The theme for this exhibition asks artists where harmony and balance are found in our lives, art or nature. These opposing states are explored in works that encourage conversation. All artworks are available for purchase.
Exhibition Tent outside the Ferry Building Gallery, 1414 Argyle Avenue
July 31–August 9 • 11 a.m.–8 p.m.
Opening Reception: July 31 • 6 p.m.
www.harmonyarts.ca/art/group-exhibition?page=3
ArtWalk 2015! Opening this Saturday, June 27th
If you’re in Whistler this weekend – or anytime over the summer – check out ArtWalk 2015! It’s a fun event – artists are paired with local businesses, creating a series of pop-up galleries in Whistler village for two months. It’s a great way to see and support local artists and businesses, and I’m excited to be one of the 60+ artists participating thus year.
Opening Day party is Saturday, June 27th – live music, entertainment and artist demos on the village stroll, and a series of art socials at 'hot spot' venues throughout the village. And it runs from June 27th to August 31st, with special events planned over the various weekends.
My venue’s the Whistler Eye Clinic, where I have 4 pieces on display. Sadly my venue won’t stay open for the Opening Night, but I’ll have 2 additional pieces on display in the Maurice Young Millennium Place Gallery for the Opening and the duration of the ArtWalk.
http://www.whistlereyeclinic.com/location.html
http://www.artswhistler.com/the-gallery/current-exhibit#sthash.2Bx5XtMV.dpuf (gallery’s on the upper level)
Three works in the Whistler Eye Clinic
Another in the Whistler Eye Clinic. This one loves a dark wall!
This new work's going in the Maurice Young Millennium Place Gallery for the Opening and the duration of the ArtWalk.
One of my swimmer's will also be at the Maurice Young Millennium Place Gallery ArtWalk Group Show for the Opening and the duration of the ArtWalk.
Our life drawing group, Simply Drawing, is having our First Annual Show!
Our Simply Drawing group’s having a show of artwork based on our life drawings. There’s some lovely work, and it’s taking place in the studio where we draw in North Vancouver.
It opens this Friday, June 19th, 6 – 9pm. And runs through the Saturday, 10 – 5. Hope to see you there!
http://www.life-drawing.ca/news/simply-drawing-annual-exhibition
Whistler Art Show 2015
Excited to announce I’m in a group show this month! Last summer’s art workshop in Whistler was fortuitous for many reasons, culminating in this show…
UPCOMING EXHIBIT
From Here To There - A Progression In Art
February 13th - April 1st, 2015
From Here To There aims to show progression of craft, technique, and idea development of artists who have attended the Summer Art Workshops On The Lake program. The show includes the work of students, emerging artists, and professional artists who have participated in the programs, and showcases works at various stages of development. From sketches and studies to completed works, a variety of art mediums and formats are on display.
EVENING RECEPTION: February 28th, 6:30pm - 8:30pm, Millennium Place
A special evening reception to celebrate the exhibit and the Summer Art Workshops On The Lake program will take place in The Gallery at Millennium Place on February 28th from 6:30pm - 8:00pm, just before TorQ Percussion Quartet takes the stage at Millennium Place Theatre as part of the Whistler Arts Council's Performance Series.
Exhibitors Will Include: Larisa Valentin, Anne Popma, Sarah Lang, Ann Spence, Julie Hamilton, Susan Oakley, Shelagh Thiessen, Joanne White, Lorine van Voorst, Astrid Notte, Lisa Geddes, and Bea Gonzales.
Whistler Art Workshop summer 2014
Summer 2014
Last summer's I signed up for a 3-day art workshop, Expressive Acrylics, with Suzanne Northcott. The workshop was offered by the Whistler Arts Council, and their Workshops on the Lake program, on Alta Lake in a wonderful, old lake house.
I’d been looking for the right workshop to advance my understanding of acrylics and the painting process, with an artist who’s work I admire – I found it with Suzanne. She’s a wonderful teacher, known for reaching each artist at their own level, no matter the group. She excelled her reputation, and I learned a great deal from her. Over the three days I completed four pieces, each an evolution, becoming more painterly and layered. I was infused with renewed energy and inspiration, and a solid understanding of the painting process.
Learning to paint like I draw – meaning, being as comfortable with the medium of acrylic paint as I am with chalk pastels, relaxing into the work without being conscious of the process. Many years ago I drew The Back in Chalks, and this weekend I translated it into paint, and hit a high moment when I actually felt like I was ‘drawing’.
In progress
Finished piece
The underpainting
Finished piece
Reference photos I took in the spring
and a sketch
My small 8 x 8” abstract landscape, titled ‘Inspired by the Lake View’
And lastly, a textured experiment, called ‘Stormy Skies Over the Lake’