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Experimentation and Growth: New Art Made in London at The Royal College of Art Summer Intensive I recently returned home from a month of art making, art talking, and art education experience in London, England. In my previous blog posts I talk about this compressed and intensive art experience in detail. I also explain the impetus […]
The Discomfort Zone – Making Art at The RCA in London, England I am continually trying to make choices that put me outside of my comfort zone, it is the only way I know how to grow. When I find myself ‘too comfortable’ in life and in my art practice, I get agitated and anxious, […]
Making Art at the Royal College of Art in London London is the capital of, and largest city, in England, and the United Kingdom. It is known as the financial centre of the world and one of the world’s Art & Culture centres. From the Fine Arts, to Literary Arts and Theatre to classical and popular […]
Come Together; connecting over Art in Vancouver, BC The best thing about Art, whether it be a painting, a film or a concert, are the stories behind the work. The ability for the Art to elicit an emotional response, and forge a connection with the viewer, is something of magic. I find that people connect […]
Celebrating 12 Years – The Life of a Canadian Artist July 1, 2019 marked my 12th year as a full-time professional visual artist. This past week I received an email from an art dealer in the Silicon Valley, their first question to me, “how long have you been an artist?” This is always a very […]
The Artist and her Male Muse: the 13th Canadian Portrait A muse’s job is to penetrate the male artist and bring forth a work from the womb of his mind, right? Historically speaking, the artists muse is a woman, who is a great source of artistic inspiration. In mythology, the Muses were nine goddesses who symbolized […]
Curated art collections, ready for you to purchase. In our first article about curated art collections, we talked about the inception of the idea for these iconic art collections, crated and ready for you to purchase. The first release of ‘BOX SETS’ in March was a great success. A limited time offering to own curated […]
Canadian Artist Collaborations Inspired by Famous Art Collaborations in History There I was, a young artist beginning art college, excited about all the possibilities of art and romanced by the stories of famous artists’ lives and artists of the past. As a Canadian artist the most famous artist group is perhaps the Group of Seven, […]
Two Canadian artists are coming together by painting mountains on the Continental Divide. In early 2017, my “Canadianisms” began their solo exhibition tour across Alberta, and as part of promoting the tour and getting to know the arts community of Alberta, I attended the CARFAC AGM in Edmonton at CARFAC Alberta. Previously, Visual Arts Alberta, […]
Is it better to buy art from a gallery or directly from the artist? Over the past two decades, I have spent a considerable amount of time setting myself up as an independent self-representing artist. I would argue that I have done more homework and legwork than most dealers or advisers do in their entire […]