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Art Collector Homes Part 2; Art in Oak Bay Earlier this year I wrote a blog post about art collector homes on Canada’s west coast, Vancouver Island. I’m not sure if it is the hot real estate market in Victoria BC, or my artwork on the walls, but something is happening here in BC and […]
Canadian Art in the UK – in conversation with Art Reveal Magazine Canadian Art and the UK go hand in hand, with many Canadian families with roots in the United Kingdom it is only fitting that there would be a keen interest in Canadian art overseas. With the introduction of BC artist and icon, Emily Carr […]
Talking Pop Canadianisms and Confronting the Enormity of the Landscape, in Canadian Art Typically the ‘art season’ runs September to June, typically my art season as an independent self-representing artist runs the whole year, minus a couple weeks around Christmas holidays. This year I decided to book a month on the Hawaiian Island of Maui […]
The Society of Canadian Artists 50th Open International Exhibition welcomed Canadian Art lovers on July 26 at Papermill Gallery, Todmorden Mills Heritage Museum. The show is an outstanding representation of Art in Canada. From realism to abstraction, and emerging to established; the variety of artwork from across Canada is a rare treat for art lovers […]
An entrepreneurial mother, and a meritorious Canadian son. What does it feel like to receive a Meritorious Service Medal from the governor General of Canada, with your mother and family at your side? In creating the most recent portrait for the People of Canada Portrait Project, I had the privilege of expressing the answer to […]
Behind the Scenes – Inside an Artist’s Studio It has been said that the artist’s studio “is central to an artist’s myth and the way that we come to understand a work of art and its meaning in society”, though rarely do many have a chance to visit these creative havens where the artist works. […]
Timely painting depicting a polar bear balancing on an iceberg on display in Toronto New artwork by Brandy Saturley will be unveiled by the Society of Canadian Artists (SCA) at the 50th International Juried Art Exhibition in Toronto, Ontario. The show runs July 24 – August 19, 2018 at Papermill Gallery at Todmorden Mills Museum, […]
Vimy Jam – A Serendipitous Painting Experience Serendipity is defined as; the phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for, meaning something beautiful coming together, that was not forced or planned in advance that put smiles on the faces of all affected and in doing so alters future events. In the past few weeks, […]
The Rules of Buying Art Online Choosing a piece of original art can be a daunting process, buying art online is a relatively new experience, but it doesn’t have to be painful. Whether you’re looking for a painting to suit a small or larger space here are some things to consider: Create a budget. Establish your […]
VIDEO: making Art from initial sketch to final painting Making Art takes time, making a painting, begins with an idea sketched out on paper or digitally formed from photography on a computer. This ‘sketch’ becomes the blueprint for a piece that will live on the canvas as a final fine art piece, that will hang […]