 This is not a new painting but the subject matter is located on the pathway between my house and Seniors on the Bow I am very excited to be starting an instructing contract with Town of Cochrane in 2020, it will be so great to get involved in my local arts community. At the moment, I have three classes that will fill the Wednesday afternoon 1:30 - 3:30 spot at Seniors on the Bow from January till May. The first two sessions are focused on Acrylic Paint, the last session is for drawing that should take us out and about the Spray Lake Sawmills Family Sports Centre property (weather permitting) Registration is now open (you can read more about these classes here) or read the descriptions below:  Making Your Mark Beginner Acrylic Painting for 50+ Adults Seniors on the Bow, Cochrane AB January 15th - February 19th, 2020 Wednesdays 1:30 - 3:30 PM Learn the basics of painting and start working on your masterpiece! Students will learn how to choose their subject, prepare their canvas, apply paint with a variety of techniques as well as troubleshoot problem areas. Students will take home a completed painting and the knowledge to develop their skills further on their own $75.00 ($60.00 for SOTB Program Members) + Supplies & GST Students may bring their own supplies or purchase from the instructor. Supplies include canvas, paint, and use of brushes. Register here or contact Seniors on the Bow Centre at 403-932-6002  Exploring Texture with Acrylic Paint for Depth and Interest for 50+ Adults Seniors on the Bow, Cochrane AB February 26th - April 1st 2020 Wednesdays 1:30 - 3:30 PM Learn how to build rich layers into your paintings with simple tools and techniques. This will help you identify the different types of products available and how you can use them in art. Participants bring home a set of textured paintings that build colour with different approaches. $75.00 ($60.00 for SOTB Program Members) + Supplies & GST Students may bring their own supplies or purchase from the instructor. Supplies include canvas, paint, texture medium, brushes and palette knives. Register here or contact Seniors on the Bow Centre at 403-932-6002  Sketching - Take Your Sketchbook and Actually Use It! for 50+ Adults Seniors on the Bow, Cochrane AB April 29th - May 27th 2020 Wednesdays 1:30 - 3:30 PM Fill your sketchbook with memories at home or on vacation. Learn what to bring, how to pack it and everything you need to know for travelling with art supplies. This fast-paced class will help you beat every excuse preventing you from drawing when you are out and about. $62.50 ($50.00 for SOTB Program Members) + Supplies & GST Students may bring their own supplies or purchase from the instructor. Supplies include a sketchbook and 2 pens for students to keep. Register here or contact Seniors on the Bow Centre at 403-932-6002  I have very much enjoyed becoming a more active member with Alberta Printmakers this year. They are comprised of amazing artists and supporters who are super inclusive and encouraging. One of their yearly fundraising efforts is the Not So Mini Print Exchange and Exhibition. It is an international call and artists submit an edition of 10 prints. Of that edition, 8 prints get given to other artists and 2 go up for auction with the proceeds going to fund further A/P projects. My piece, The Fox and the Crow, was a return visit to an old theme that has been popping up in my work for about a decade. It's based off of a fable by Aesop - in it a crow has a tasty morsel of cheese in her beak. A sly fox decides to convince the crow that her voice is beautiful and that he wants her to sing. As she starts to caw and croak, the cheese drops to the ground and the fox runs away with the cheese. This has always been interpreted by me as a stark warning about flattery and other wasted words. I have a hard time receiving compliments, I tend to be very awkward and uncomfortable when this happens. This is a long standing thing - hence the reoccurring fox and crow theme that I relate to on a deeper level. This strangeness about compliments was recently pointed out to me and I started to process a little bit about why it is hard to hear those things (haven't totally figured that out). I do like receiving warm feedback (especially from those that I really respect their opinions) and I decided it was time to put the Fox and Crow theme to rest. It was the subject of a print I did a long time ago that was rushed and I was dissatisfied with the end result. This version I am much happier with. I printed it using 3 different blocks (the large red rectangle with scalloped pattern, the blue circle/floral blocks (used twice) and the final fox and crow block. I played around on my Chandler & Price treadle letterpress with very diluted pigment and tried my best to get nice registration and clean edges. It turned out well. I agonized over the composition for quite some time because I couldn't picture the placement very easily in my head - but at the end, I think it reads well. I feel like I am making slow art these days. Hopefully the flavours are that much more developed because of it. I also feel like I'm starting to make peace with some of my hesitations surrounding kind words about my work. Come and check it out and all the other amazing pieces at: Not So Mini Exhibition Alberta Printmakers December 6th - 21st, 2019 Find out more here. |
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