painting the human form
I recently found these self portrait drawings from around 1980. An eyeglasses wearer from age 6, it’s always a challenge to draw my own face from life. I need the glasses to SEE but they get in the way of my face. So drawing my own face without glasses is always a challenging compromise. This […]
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I returned to weekly life drawing in September 2007 when I realized that my day job didn’t mind me not arriving there until 2 pm on Tuesdays. What a revelation drawing from direct observation was again after many years away from it, busy lives with family and business obligations. It was like returning to my
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This is the story of my piece Countdown to Goodbye for The Art of Loss which I had the honour to curate for the Sunshine Coast Hospice Society and Gibsons Public Art Gallery, an opportunity which arose shortly after the passing of my wonderful husband Dennis in early 2017 when the Hospice Society brought the
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Through a line, a gesture, human voices wake us. Seven artists capture the human condition and form in their own unique and distinct figurative style. Bringing the human face into focus are Justin Ogilvie, Jay Senetchko, Andrea Armstrong, Maria-Margaretta from Vancouver and Jennifer Goodwin, Cindy Riach and Paula O’Brien from the Sunshine Coast. From delicate
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We hit the Art Trail fairly early and got a LOT in on Day One of the Sunshine Coast Art Crawl 2015. Come along with us and see some of our highlights… With map in hand, we started with a Parallel 49 coffee at 1902 Tea House in Gibsons. #88 Tam Harrington & Alanna Wood
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South Side Art Shuffle in Puerto Vallarta Old Town On our recent trip to Puerto Vallarta, the South Side Shuffle took us on a wonderful evening stroll through the art galleries. Galeria Danté We wandered into the large meandering Galleria Danté and say hello to owner Claire Guarniere again. We feature three of her artists on
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Please drop in and visit on the Art Crawl! I’m #17 on the art map at 504 Sargent Road, Gibsons, just the next street up from the Arts Building. Walk up the foot trail between South Fletcher and Sargent or drive up. By popular demand the 2014 Sunshine Coast Art Crawl will be open 10:00am–5:00pm
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After our jaunt down the Oregon Coast, we headed inland on a route that would see us visit 5 wonderful artists studios. From Newport, we hit Toledo on our way to visit Clint Brown in Corvalis. Toledo was an interesting small place but Monday morning saw many things closed. We peeked in windows and walked
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Mural Mosaic’s latest huge outdoors mural panel is unveiled in Sherbrooke, Quebec today! Participating artists include: Juan Martinez Steve Adams Igor Postash Andrew Benyei Heather Brewster Kai McCall Phillip Buller Paula O’Brien Autumn Skye Morrison Meghan Hildebrand Big job! Well done! My little panel appears just over the runner’s uplifted leg. Published 2013/08/16
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