Posts Tagged ‘Friends’
Portrait Painting as an Act of Love
March 4, 2011
When I was doing research for my MA thesis paper on portraiture, in 2003, I came across a story by Pliny the Elder. It was about the invention of drawing/painting. A Corinthian maiden traced the profile of her lover using charcoal and the shadow of his face on a wall. He was about to depart [...]
2011 | Art | Tags: act of love, Art, family, Friends, love, painting, portrait painting, portraitureComments (1)
Back to life, back to reality…
February 25, 2011
So the last week or so has been busy with the ending of my Banff residency and readjusting to life back in Vancouver. I won’t be back in the studio until next week but I’m raring to go with lots of ideas brewing in my head. Banff definitely gave me a creative boost, and I [...]
2011 | Art, Friends, In the studio | Tags: Banff, drawing, Friends, love, open studio, painting, portraits, portraitureComments (2)
The Painted Lovers – Part II
February 15, 2011
Happy Belated Valentine’s Day! Here are some photos of the painted lovers, completed. The piece measures 30″ x 15″ x 1.5″ *** Last night, the artists from the Love residency got together for a project that I started a week ago. Basically, we were writing a Harlequin Romance novel, Exquisite Corpse style, where each person [...]
2011 | Art, Friends | Tags: Art, Banff, Friends, memories, painting, wood cutouts
Misadventures on Ice!
January 29, 2011
So this past week has been a very busy week here in Banff. There was a lot going on, with studio visits, artist talks, and injured knees… Last weekend, the Banff Centre organized a little day trip to Lake Louise to see the Ice Festival. We were going to go see magical ice sculptures, an [...]
2011 | Friends | Tags: Banff, Friends, lake louise, skatingComments (2)
Loop: Revisiting the past
April 23, 2010
A running theme through my work is the past, whether it be recollections of memories, nostalgia or histories. I met up with an old friend recently, and it got me thinking about how revisiting the past can be important in understanding our present. This goes for life and also for my art, as I sometimes [...]
