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A Bold Plan! (or Am I Biting Off More Than I Can Chew?)
It seems that in the last several years, the concept of creative types setting a time-limited challenge for themselves to get some work done has become more and more popular. For writers, the 3-Day Novel Contest and NaNoWriMo come immediately … Continue reading
Posted in 2016, charcoal, Dry Media, Edmonton, Figures, Landscape, Pastels, Still Life, Urban Landscape, Writing
Tagged 3 Day Novel contest, Alberta, Art, Arts, Canadian pastel artist, Christmas, Daily Painting, Daily sketching, dry media, dry pastel painting, Edmonton, ice hockey, Jackie Parker Park, journey, landscape, Millwoods, NaNoWriMo, Painting, pastel art, pastel artist, pastel artists, pastel painting, pastel paintings, pastellist, poinsettias, shinny hockey, skating, skating pond, soft pastel painting, soft pastels, still life, urban landscape, visual art, Visual Arts, winter
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“Artists’ Copyright”, or “How I Learned My Lesson”
A few years ago, when I was still painting just for fun, had just discovered soft pastels, and was not yet thinking of selling my work, I had a brutal awakening regarding artists’ copyrights. It’s a story about a bully, … Continue reading
“Dear Artists, Think Twice Before Purging Your Work” – A Cautionary Tale
Wishing a Happy New Year and all the best in 2016 to all! (This is a long post, so I hope you make it to the end, especially if you’re thinking of purging any of your art in preparation for … Continue reading
Posted in 2016, Artists, Dry Media, Edmonton, Landscape, Mill Creek Ravine, Pastels, Still Life
Tagged 2016, Alberta, Art, art journey, art purge, Arts, Canadian pastel artist, drawing, dry media, dry pastel painting, Edmonton, Happy New Year, Jackie Parker Park, journey, landscape, lesson learned, Light, Mill Creek Ravine, New Year's resolution, Painting, Pastel, pastel art, pastel artist, pastel artists, pastel painting, pastel paintings, pastellist, soft pastel painting, soft pastels, still life, urban landscape, visual art, Visual Arts
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Pastel Artists of Canada Online Juried Exhibibion
I am pleased to announce, first, that two of my paintings have been accepted into the 3rd Online Juried Exhibition of the Pastel Artists of Canada; and second, that one of them (La Jeune Boheme en Vert) has won an … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, Dry Media, Edmonton, Figures, Landscape, Mill Creek Ravine, Pastels, Portraits
Tagged Alberta, Art, Arts, Canadian pastel artist, drawing, dry media, dry pastel painting, Edmonton, honorable mention, honourable mention, journey, juried exhibition, landscape, Mill Creek Ravine, online juried exhibition, PAC, Painting, Pastel, pastel art, pastel artist, pastel artists, Pastel Artists of Canada, pastel painting, pastel paintings, pastellist, portrait, portrait painting, soft pastel painting, soft pastels, urban landscape, visual art, Visual Arts
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Van Gogh Comes to Edmonton!
I’ve been neglecting my art blog! My excuses are legion, but I’ll just say no excuses are good enough, and apologise: I am sorry. And on to the good stuff! We attended the Van Gogh exhibit last week, featuring … Continue reading