This month's Second Friday offers a variety of ways to beat the cool air.
On Nov. 11, from 5-8 p.m., start with a Full Moon party at SouthEast Expeditions at the Wharf. Get howling with their free margaritas and new Florida Keys paddling slideshow, "Sunshine Billionaires." Next door at Mallards at the Wharf mention Second Friday and get a free appetizer with any two entrees.
Up on North Street, several eateries will warm you with food, spirits and music. North Street Market will offer a wine tasting from 4-6 p.m. with four personal selections, cheese and appetizers, all reasonably priced and great for the holiday. The Barracuda Pub will offer 10 percent off everything on the menu until 9 p.m. Janet's Café will offer light, fresh and healthy dinners. At the Blarney Stone Pub, the music group, Americana Lovebirds, will warm your heart and keep your toes tapping with the music of several generations.
Reflecting that Second Friday coincides with Veterans Day, the Inn & Garden Café will offer free desserts for military veterans with proof of service. They will also feature three appetizers for $10 or one for $4. Reservations are suggested, call 757-787-8850.
Second Friday is a great opportunity to get an early start on holiday shopping. At gardenART on King Street, come in to see the festive autumn and Christmas décor and great gift selection. Just down the road, the Richardson Gallery will present new paintings by Jack Richardson, John Nyberg, Daniel Lawrence and others. Light refreshments will be served. Nearby at its new location at 6 North Street, Purls Yarn Shop will offer the newest luxury yarns by Louisa Harding, Artyarns and Blue Heron.
The Historic Onancock School on College Avenue will offer something brand new for November's Second Friday -- a pottery exhibit and demonstration in the main room. At Art in Life Gallery (Room 109) start your shopping with fashion scarves, new jewelry and Doug Small oil paintings at special pricing for the holidays.
To see work from the Eastern Shore Art League take a quick detour to The Hermitage, out on North Street to see new work on display in the lobby. Refreshments will be served.
Back on Market Street, Dawn will be bright and inviting with all the colors of Fall in clothing, accessories and unique ingredients for home, bath and body and gifts (open until 7 p.m.). Next door, Great Space ETC will again hold its Second Friday "Surprise Sale." Stop in to see if what's on sale. The Red Queen Gallery will feature Carole Campbell woodcuts, Scot Dolby's wonderful paintings, and Vesna Zidovec's pottery.
At the Crockett Gallery, patrons can get 20 percent off Willie's prints and original paintings.
2011年11月9日星期三
2011年11月8日星期二
Local artists offer accessible art at Metcalfe show
Three Ottawa artists are “recessionizing” the business of fine art at their very first art show this coming Saturday, Nov. 12 and Sunday, Nov. 13 at the Metcalfe Town Hall on Victoria Street.
Deborah Lyall, Barbara Carlson and John Benn have come together after years of friendship to showcase their artwork that, while distinct in their styles and media, share two important commonalities: local content and accessibility.
“Our thing is to have art that’s affordable for the everyday person to buy. It’s kind of like recessionizing the way that you sell art, to have it more accessible to people who are on budget,” explained Greely framer and relatively new artist Lyall, who creates vintage fashion-inspired graphics working from old Ottawa Citizen catalogues, advertisements and photos.
While Lyall uses recycled paper, repurposed fabrics and other multimedia materials to create her fun – and often very funny – graphics, Carlson spends her time extrapolating fun and whimsical creatures, objects and fashion pieces out the junk she finds on the ground around Ottawa. Objects are scanned into their digital form, where she then works them into animated drawings from her very unique imagination.
“If you look at things you can recognize the items. If you look up close,” Lyall said.
One of Carlson’s drawings hanging in Lyall’s house is called the “homemade highrise,” an image of a towering brick apartment building made up of photos of many different houses, walk-ups and apartments around the city.
“A beautiful mind, this woman has,” Lyall added.
Carlson’s husband John Benn is perhaps the most traditional of the three, creating ‘plein air’ oil paintings of various landscapes and scenes found in Ottawa South.
Plein air painting sounds just like what it is: the artist takes his materials, sits outside in the elements and paints the scene in front of him from start to finish.
“The man is amazing. He paints outside in the cold. He will be outside being eaten by bugs all day, and it’s done in a short amount of time. Plein air painting tends to be a little more coarse,” Lyall explained.
Benn used to be a well-known etcher in the capital as well, creating intricate scenes and landscapes around Ottawa.
“It’s a really good mix, the three of us together. I think it will be an interesting show,” Lyall said.
Lyall grew up in an antique shop and now runs a picture framing business out of her log cabin home near Greely, where she is famous for making shadow boxes to display heirlooms and cherished items.
Now 50, after 20 years of framing other peoples’ art, she decided last year to start making her own.
She was inspired by her grade six teacher Bob Robb, who taught her at Blossom Park Public School and kept in touch throughout her life until he died this year.
“He always encouraged me in art, and he always said ‘How come you’re not doing it?’ I thought framing was going to be it for me. But I got this bug to start doing my own stuff about a year ago. I started working with fabric and multi media work and this is what’s happened,” she said, gesturing to the chaotic studio hung with dozens of her signature vintage silhouettes. Postage stamp-inspired cameos, variations on old-fashioned underclothes, colourful flowers, old trucks and vintage formalwear pop out of their frames around the room, outlined in black and backed with bright colours.
A quilt comprised of ornate paper stars is dedicated to Robb, whose funeral Lyall spoke at several months ago, and whose family will be at the art show. Prints of individual quilting squares will be on sale for $40.
“This gentleman always said to us, ‘Don’t live on the sidelines of your life; reach.’ So, of course, I made stars,” she said.
Deborah Lyall, Barbara Carlson and John Benn have come together after years of friendship to showcase their artwork that, while distinct in their styles and media, share two important commonalities: local content and accessibility.
“Our thing is to have art that’s affordable for the everyday person to buy. It’s kind of like recessionizing the way that you sell art, to have it more accessible to people who are on budget,” explained Greely framer and relatively new artist Lyall, who creates vintage fashion-inspired graphics working from old Ottawa Citizen catalogues, advertisements and photos.
While Lyall uses recycled paper, repurposed fabrics and other multimedia materials to create her fun – and often very funny – graphics, Carlson spends her time extrapolating fun and whimsical creatures, objects and fashion pieces out the junk she finds on the ground around Ottawa. Objects are scanned into their digital form, where she then works them into animated drawings from her very unique imagination.
“If you look at things you can recognize the items. If you look up close,” Lyall said.
One of Carlson’s drawings hanging in Lyall’s house is called the “homemade highrise,” an image of a towering brick apartment building made up of photos of many different houses, walk-ups and apartments around the city.
“A beautiful mind, this woman has,” Lyall added.
Carlson’s husband John Benn is perhaps the most traditional of the three, creating ‘plein air’ oil paintings of various landscapes and scenes found in Ottawa South.
Plein air painting sounds just like what it is: the artist takes his materials, sits outside in the elements and paints the scene in front of him from start to finish.
“The man is amazing. He paints outside in the cold. He will be outside being eaten by bugs all day, and it’s done in a short amount of time. Plein air painting tends to be a little more coarse,” Lyall explained.
Benn used to be a well-known etcher in the capital as well, creating intricate scenes and landscapes around Ottawa.
“It’s a really good mix, the three of us together. I think it will be an interesting show,” Lyall said.
Lyall grew up in an antique shop and now runs a picture framing business out of her log cabin home near Greely, where she is famous for making shadow boxes to display heirlooms and cherished items.
Now 50, after 20 years of framing other peoples’ art, she decided last year to start making her own.
She was inspired by her grade six teacher Bob Robb, who taught her at Blossom Park Public School and kept in touch throughout her life until he died this year.
“He always encouraged me in art, and he always said ‘How come you’re not doing it?’ I thought framing was going to be it for me. But I got this bug to start doing my own stuff about a year ago. I started working with fabric and multi media work and this is what’s happened,” she said, gesturing to the chaotic studio hung with dozens of her signature vintage silhouettes. Postage stamp-inspired cameos, variations on old-fashioned underclothes, colourful flowers, old trucks and vintage formalwear pop out of their frames around the room, outlined in black and backed with bright colours.
A quilt comprised of ornate paper stars is dedicated to Robb, whose funeral Lyall spoke at several months ago, and whose family will be at the art show. Prints of individual quilting squares will be on sale for $40.
“This gentleman always said to us, ‘Don’t live on the sidelines of your life; reach.’ So, of course, I made stars,” she said.
2011年11月7日星期一
Pieces of the past up for sale at antique show
Salisbury is a long way from Lynchburg, Va., but Frances Jackson and her husband, Hugh, think it’s worth the time for the sake of antiques.
The couple own Jackson’s Antiques and will have a booth at this year’s Historic Salisbury Antique Show, which begins later this weekend. This is the 58th year of the event.
The show is at the Salisbury Civic Center, 315 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. The show hours are 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday with lunch and dinner served, and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday with lunch served.
Tickets are $6 at the door and $5.50 in advance.
Advance tickets can be purchased at the following places — Salisbury Emporium, 230 E. Kerr St.; the Rowan Museum, 114 S. Jackson St.; Clyde’s, 224 E. Bank St.; Queen’s Gifts, 221 S. Main St. and Caniche, 200 S. Main St.
“We have done it for five years and it’s a little far for us to come, plus my husband and I both have full time jobs, but everytime we go the people are just wonderful,” Frances said.
She said they always seem to do pretty OK when they participate.
The Jacksons have Chinese Export Rose Medallion, Canton, Early Chinese Export as well as English and American furniture.
In addition to setting up a booth, the two shop the show.
“I pick up items once I’m there. You’re always looking and always find things you add to your collection,” she said.
The annual event — the oldest of its kind in North Carolina — benefits Rowan Museum and its two house museums, the Old Stone House and the Utzman-Chambers House.
“I look at antiques as a wise investment,” said one organizer, Virginia Robertson.
She said there is nothing like the quality and craftsmanship of the items that will be found at the show.
“It’s unparalleled,” Robertson said.
She said antiques can be used as a statement piece in a room.
Tickets for the patron’s dinner are $85 and will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Davis Cooke with Old Sarum Gallery in Salisbury has been participating for years.
He and business partner John Short will have about 10-15 pieces ranging from museum quality art pieces, known artists and what Cooke calls “some sweet little paintings” that may not have a well known artist, but are still a great find.
“Antiques are a connection with the history of our past whether its jewelry or art, that’s a tangible link,” Cooke said.
The majority of what Old Sarum Gallery has falls under landscape and seascape.
The antique show is a way for some people to expand their art collection or start a collection.
“We’re preserving and restoring history,” Cooke said.
He also has people who typically stop by his booth who don’t necessarily want to buy a painting, but want to know how to restore one they own.
Old Sarum Gallery does restoration services as well.
The couple own Jackson’s Antiques and will have a booth at this year’s Historic Salisbury Antique Show, which begins later this weekend. This is the 58th year of the event.
The show is at the Salisbury Civic Center, 315 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. The show hours are 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday with lunch and dinner served, and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday with lunch served.
Tickets are $6 at the door and $5.50 in advance.
Advance tickets can be purchased at the following places — Salisbury Emporium, 230 E. Kerr St.; the Rowan Museum, 114 S. Jackson St.; Clyde’s, 224 E. Bank St.; Queen’s Gifts, 221 S. Main St. and Caniche, 200 S. Main St.
“We have done it for five years and it’s a little far for us to come, plus my husband and I both have full time jobs, but everytime we go the people are just wonderful,” Frances said.
She said they always seem to do pretty OK when they participate.
The Jacksons have Chinese Export Rose Medallion, Canton, Early Chinese Export as well as English and American furniture.
In addition to setting up a booth, the two shop the show.
“I pick up items once I’m there. You’re always looking and always find things you add to your collection,” she said.
The annual event — the oldest of its kind in North Carolina — benefits Rowan Museum and its two house museums, the Old Stone House and the Utzman-Chambers House.
“I look at antiques as a wise investment,” said one organizer, Virginia Robertson.
She said there is nothing like the quality and craftsmanship of the items that will be found at the show.
“It’s unparalleled,” Robertson said.
She said antiques can be used as a statement piece in a room.
Tickets for the patron’s dinner are $85 and will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Davis Cooke with Old Sarum Gallery in Salisbury has been participating for years.
He and business partner John Short will have about 10-15 pieces ranging from museum quality art pieces, known artists and what Cooke calls “some sweet little paintings” that may not have a well known artist, but are still a great find.
“Antiques are a connection with the history of our past whether its jewelry or art, that’s a tangible link,” Cooke said.
The majority of what Old Sarum Gallery has falls under landscape and seascape.
The antique show is a way for some people to expand their art collection or start a collection.
“We’re preserving and restoring history,” Cooke said.
He also has people who typically stop by his booth who don’t necessarily want to buy a painting, but want to know how to restore one they own.
Old Sarum Gallery does restoration services as well.
2011年11月6日星期日
Annual event showcases artists, kicks off holiday shopping
Thanksgiving is still a few weeks away, but it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.
Waterloo Center for the Arts staff and volunteers are knee-deep in glitter and garland, setting the stage for the annual Holiday Arts Festival, Saturday and next Sunday (Nov. 12-13). Artists from nine Midwestern states soon will roll up in their sleighs and unload paintings, pottery, jewelry and other artwork for sale at the annual juried event.
Shopping hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. The festival is free and open to the public.
"It's so exciting," says Jacqui Komschlies from Appleton, Wis. Komschlies and her daughter, Chelsea Reisner, a student at Wartburg College in Waverly, are jewelry makers participating in their first Holiday Arts Show. "You should see my Facebook page --- 'we got into an art show!' For Chelsea and I, it gives us so much to be able to come home and make pretty things, then go someplace where people are coming because it's art," she says.
Komschlies describes her intricately woven, multistrand necklaces as "painting with beads. I take a picture and try to re-create that feeling and colors and the essence of the picture in beads." Her pieces have names like "Midnight Sky," "Seashore Christmas" and "Christmas Treasure." Daughter Chelsea works with polymer clay and other elements to create unique and fanciful jewelry.
The festival will feature 67 artists from Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Nebraska and Wisconsin.
Chad Forbis, a painter from St. Louis, will be returning for his second show. "I was impressed last year. I liked the feel of the show and there was a good crowd both days. The volunteers did an awesome job and the quality of the work is high, so I'm looking forward to it," he says.
Forbis' most recent pieces are 12-by-12-inch paintings of birds in oil, acrylics, spray paint, pen and raw pigments on veneer plywood. He contrasts their natural shapes against often rough-hewn objects. Some paintings are humorous, such as "Weight of the World," featuring a large bird perched on the shoulders of a small bird, and are visual metaphors for real life situations and sentiment, he explains.
This year's event will celebrate the legacy of Clarence Alling, the late former WCA director, who began the arts festival tradition more than 40 years ago.
"He was way ahead of his time in doing this sort of thing," says Maureen Newbill, WCA visitor services manager and festival organizer. "He thought art should be accessible, and he was an artist in his own right."
Alling died last year, but left a large collection of his own pottery to the center, some pieces for the permanent collection as well as pieces that will be sold at the festival through Friends of the Center, a group he founded.
Other activities include a ceramics studio pottery sale and fundraiser, featuring work by dozens of students and instructors priced from $1 to about $ 10. Proceeds will support the WCA Ceramics Studio.
Scott Cawelti will be signing copies of his new book, "Brother's Blood: The True Story of the Mark Family Murders" at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, and Brandon Brockway will sign copies of "Waterloo Postcard History Series" at 1:30 p.m. next Sunday.
The ArtHouse Cafe will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and the Phelps Youth Pavilion will offer half-price admission both days.
Waterloo Center for the Arts staff and volunteers are knee-deep in glitter and garland, setting the stage for the annual Holiday Arts Festival, Saturday and next Sunday (Nov. 12-13). Artists from nine Midwestern states soon will roll up in their sleighs and unload paintings, pottery, jewelry and other artwork for sale at the annual juried event.
Shopping hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. The festival is free and open to the public.
"It's so exciting," says Jacqui Komschlies from Appleton, Wis. Komschlies and her daughter, Chelsea Reisner, a student at Wartburg College in Waverly, are jewelry makers participating in their first Holiday Arts Show. "You should see my Facebook page --- 'we got into an art show!' For Chelsea and I, it gives us so much to be able to come home and make pretty things, then go someplace where people are coming because it's art," she says.
Komschlies describes her intricately woven, multistrand necklaces as "painting with beads. I take a picture and try to re-create that feeling and colors and the essence of the picture in beads." Her pieces have names like "Midnight Sky," "Seashore Christmas" and "Christmas Treasure." Daughter Chelsea works with polymer clay and other elements to create unique and fanciful jewelry.
The festival will feature 67 artists from Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Nebraska and Wisconsin.
Chad Forbis, a painter from St. Louis, will be returning for his second show. "I was impressed last year. I liked the feel of the show and there was a good crowd both days. The volunteers did an awesome job and the quality of the work is high, so I'm looking forward to it," he says.
Forbis' most recent pieces are 12-by-12-inch paintings of birds in oil, acrylics, spray paint, pen and raw pigments on veneer plywood. He contrasts their natural shapes against often rough-hewn objects. Some paintings are humorous, such as "Weight of the World," featuring a large bird perched on the shoulders of a small bird, and are visual metaphors for real life situations and sentiment, he explains.
This year's event will celebrate the legacy of Clarence Alling, the late former WCA director, who began the arts festival tradition more than 40 years ago.
"He was way ahead of his time in doing this sort of thing," says Maureen Newbill, WCA visitor services manager and festival organizer. "He thought art should be accessible, and he was an artist in his own right."
Alling died last year, but left a large collection of his own pottery to the center, some pieces for the permanent collection as well as pieces that will be sold at the festival through Friends of the Center, a group he founded.
Other activities include a ceramics studio pottery sale and fundraiser, featuring work by dozens of students and instructors priced from $1 to about $ 10. Proceeds will support the WCA Ceramics Studio.
Scott Cawelti will be signing copies of his new book, "Brother's Blood: The True Story of the Mark Family Murders" at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, and Brandon Brockway will sign copies of "Waterloo Postcard History Series" at 1:30 p.m. next Sunday.
The ArtHouse Cafe will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and the Phelps Youth Pavilion will offer half-price admission both days.
2011年11月3日星期四
Mont Vernon Artisans planning annual show and sale
Mont Vernon Artisans will host their sixth annual Show and Sale featuring art and fine crafts.
Meet 20 artists and artisans and view their work in glass, silver, photography, textiles, beads, pottery, oils, acrylics, watercolor, woodturning and more. Get a jump on holiday shopping and enter to win a basket of handcrafted gifts. This stop on the New Hampshire Open Doors tour is held in collaboration with the League of NH Craftsmen and NH Made.
The Mont Vernon Artisans are artists and makers of fine craft, amateur and professional, who are residents of Mont Vernon and are engaged in supporting and learning from each other.
These Mont Vernon Artisans will showcase their art or craft: Mike Amadeo, woodworker and beadmaker; Anita Carroll, glass beads, photography and graphic design; Sheila Clegg, handcrafted silver jewelry; Tony Immorlica, turned objects; Lyn Jennings, baked goods and cheeses; Kyeong Kim, jewelry and photography; JoAnn Kitchel, illustrator; Doug Kolb, hand-sculpted jewelry; Michelle Kolb, fine silver jewelry; Sarah Lawrence, creative calligraphy; Cheryl Miller, fabric collages and paintings; Hazel Milligan, paintings on canvas and wood; Karen Mitchell, fine silver jewelry; Jane Nilles, video, vignettes and design; Roxanne O’Brien, watercolor and oil; Paula Pestana, acrylic and watercolor; Earle Rich, wood-turned objects; Susanna Ries, stained glass; Amanda Wassell, handmade accessories; and Nina Zotcavage, contemporary jewelry.
All Mont Vernon residents at any stage of their practice are welcome to join Mont Vernon Artisans. The group hosts events that give members an opportunity to show and sell their work, such as the sixth annual Veterans Day weekend event. The artisans also display their crafts at the town’s Spring Gala in mid-May and participate in events that support other town organizations to celebrate the presence of art and fine craft in the community. The Mont Vernon Artisans and the Friends of the Mont Vernon Daland Memorial Library recently collaborated in a fundraiser for which the artisans painted chairs and stools based on favorite children’s books, the library hosted an ice cream social, and the event culminated in a successful auction.
Meet 20 artists and artisans and view their work in glass, silver, photography, textiles, beads, pottery, oils, acrylics, watercolor, woodturning and more. Get a jump on holiday shopping and enter to win a basket of handcrafted gifts. This stop on the New Hampshire Open Doors tour is held in collaboration with the League of NH Craftsmen and NH Made.
The Mont Vernon Artisans are artists and makers of fine craft, amateur and professional, who are residents of Mont Vernon and are engaged in supporting and learning from each other.
These Mont Vernon Artisans will showcase their art or craft: Mike Amadeo, woodworker and beadmaker; Anita Carroll, glass beads, photography and graphic design; Sheila Clegg, handcrafted silver jewelry; Tony Immorlica, turned objects; Lyn Jennings, baked goods and cheeses; Kyeong Kim, jewelry and photography; JoAnn Kitchel, illustrator; Doug Kolb, hand-sculpted jewelry; Michelle Kolb, fine silver jewelry; Sarah Lawrence, creative calligraphy; Cheryl Miller, fabric collages and paintings; Hazel Milligan, paintings on canvas and wood; Karen Mitchell, fine silver jewelry; Jane Nilles, video, vignettes and design; Roxanne O’Brien, watercolor and oil; Paula Pestana, acrylic and watercolor; Earle Rich, wood-turned objects; Susanna Ries, stained glass; Amanda Wassell, handmade accessories; and Nina Zotcavage, contemporary jewelry.
All Mont Vernon residents at any stage of their practice are welcome to join Mont Vernon Artisans. The group hosts events that give members an opportunity to show and sell their work, such as the sixth annual Veterans Day weekend event. The artisans also display their crafts at the town’s Spring Gala in mid-May and participate in events that support other town organizations to celebrate the presence of art and fine craft in the community. The Mont Vernon Artisans and the Friends of the Mont Vernon Daland Memorial Library recently collaborated in a fundraiser for which the artisans painted chairs and stools based on favorite children’s books, the library hosted an ice cream social, and the event culminated in a successful auction.
2011年11月2日星期三
PoMo Art Association hosts annual sale by members this weekend
Still life, portraits and Mother Earth in her glory will be among the subjects shown this weekend at the 44th annual Port Moody Art Association sale — one of the most highly anticipated events of the year for Tri-City artists and collectors.
Some 50 PMAA members will have about 160 acrylic, watercolour, oil and mixed media paintings up for grabs: all of them new and, best of all, original.
PMAA spokesperson Tracey Costescu said Friday night will be the hottest ticket in town as buyers pack the opening reception, wanting to get the first pick of the offerings.
“Our members have been working all year to get ready for this show,” she said. “And we insist that we have only new artwork and no repeats. We find that if we have prints, it brings another dimension so we prefer originals because it really adds to the excitement for the crowd.”
One PMAA member showing four works at the sale — and for the first time — is Leesa Hanna, a Port Moody resident who uses a variety of media such as photography, collage, charcoal, and acrylic, watercolour, oil and encaustic paintings.
Though Hanna has displayed in solo and group shows regularly since 2008, including at the Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, she hopes to focus more on her craft, especially now that she has settled into her film set decoration career and that her preschool daughter is getting older.
In fact, the 43-year-old artist recently took three months off and spent time in her studio at 2709 Esplanade in Rocky Point Park, often with her girl in tow. Hanna gave her a paint brush and canvas, and the pair found inspiration in a Georgia O’Keeffe book. Her daughter’s creation impressed Hanna so much that “I framed it and put it on my wall,” she said, proudly, “and it was really enjoyable to have her by my side.”
Hanna started in the art scene as an apprentice to a fashion photographer. She branched out on her own, snapping mainly black and white pictures, but found the profession didn’t suit her.
She took a few classes at Emily Carr University of Art and Design but never graduated.
“Life,” she said, “just ended up happening.”
Hanna added, “I think that if I’m going to win the lottery, I’m going to go back to art school because the biggest thing that I lack is the technical aspect. I have books. I have the internet. I have lots of artist friends. But I really want to master painting and just immerse myself in the whole culture.”
These days, Hanna’s artwork is being sold at Chartreuse Living, a furniture store in Suter Brook village.
Some 50 PMAA members will have about 160 acrylic, watercolour, oil and mixed media paintings up for grabs: all of them new and, best of all, original.
PMAA spokesperson Tracey Costescu said Friday night will be the hottest ticket in town as buyers pack the opening reception, wanting to get the first pick of the offerings.
“Our members have been working all year to get ready for this show,” she said. “And we insist that we have only new artwork and no repeats. We find that if we have prints, it brings another dimension so we prefer originals because it really adds to the excitement for the crowd.”
One PMAA member showing four works at the sale — and for the first time — is Leesa Hanna, a Port Moody resident who uses a variety of media such as photography, collage, charcoal, and acrylic, watercolour, oil and encaustic paintings.
Though Hanna has displayed in solo and group shows regularly since 2008, including at the Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, she hopes to focus more on her craft, especially now that she has settled into her film set decoration career and that her preschool daughter is getting older.
In fact, the 43-year-old artist recently took three months off and spent time in her studio at 2709 Esplanade in Rocky Point Park, often with her girl in tow. Hanna gave her a paint brush and canvas, and the pair found inspiration in a Georgia O’Keeffe book. Her daughter’s creation impressed Hanna so much that “I framed it and put it on my wall,” she said, proudly, “and it was really enjoyable to have her by my side.”
Hanna started in the art scene as an apprentice to a fashion photographer. She branched out on her own, snapping mainly black and white pictures, but found the profession didn’t suit her.
She took a few classes at Emily Carr University of Art and Design but never graduated.
“Life,” she said, “just ended up happening.”
Hanna added, “I think that if I’m going to win the lottery, I’m going to go back to art school because the biggest thing that I lack is the technical aspect. I have books. I have the internet. I have lots of artist friends. But I really want to master painting and just immerse myself in the whole culture.”
These days, Hanna’s artwork is being sold at Chartreuse Living, a furniture store in Suter Brook village.
2011年11月1日星期二
Child artist Kieron Williamson to hold new exhibition
The oil, watercolour and pastel originals are expected to fetch between £1,000 and £15,500 each.
He has already earned enough from art to buy a house on the Norfolk Broads.
The latest paintings include scenes from Kieron's home county and abroad.
Kieron's last exhibition at the Norfolk gallery in 2010 caused a stir across the art world, with his collection of works selling out in 30 minutes.
Fans camped outside the gallery days before the sale, with people from as far away as Arizona in the US snapping up his paintings.
His last exhibition was at the Delamore Arts Festival in Devon in May, where his works sold out before the event began.
"It's lovely to see a nine-year-old boy keeping traditional landscape painting alive," said Kieron's mother, Michelle.
"The new paintings reflect Kieron's continuing passion for capturing Norfolk landscapes, as well as dipping his toes into foreign waters.
"We see massive progress in Kieron's work every three months or so and so you can't help but celebrate and share this progress with family, friends and the public."
While giving some of his earnings to charity, Kieron's parents have so far invested much of his fortune in property.
He bought his first house in Ludham on the Norfolk Broads, where the famous watercolour and oil-based artist Edward Seago once lived, in March.
Plans are still in place for the family to move to Cornwall in the near future, hoping it will further develop the young artist's talent.
Mrs Williamson also confirmed a retrospective exhibition and sale has been organised at Picturecraft Gallery for next year's Holt Festival, to coincide with Kieron's 10th birthday.
He has already earned enough from art to buy a house on the Norfolk Broads.
The latest paintings include scenes from Kieron's home county and abroad.
Kieron's last exhibition at the Norfolk gallery in 2010 caused a stir across the art world, with his collection of works selling out in 30 minutes.
Fans camped outside the gallery days before the sale, with people from as far away as Arizona in the US snapping up his paintings.
His last exhibition was at the Delamore Arts Festival in Devon in May, where his works sold out before the event began.
"It's lovely to see a nine-year-old boy keeping traditional landscape painting alive," said Kieron's mother, Michelle.
"The new paintings reflect Kieron's continuing passion for capturing Norfolk landscapes, as well as dipping his toes into foreign waters.
"We see massive progress in Kieron's work every three months or so and so you can't help but celebrate and share this progress with family, friends and the public."
While giving some of his earnings to charity, Kieron's parents have so far invested much of his fortune in property.
He bought his first house in Ludham on the Norfolk Broads, where the famous watercolour and oil-based artist Edward Seago once lived, in March.
Plans are still in place for the family to move to Cornwall in the near future, hoping it will further develop the young artist's talent.
Mrs Williamson also confirmed a retrospective exhibition and sale has been organised at Picturecraft Gallery for next year's Holt Festival, to coincide with Kieron's 10th birthday.
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