. Whistler Real Estate goes live with a video "Whistler Real Estate's ArtWalk" ... some unabashed self-promotion

... whistler real estate has made this great video featuring whistler art...and surprise surprise

my work is on display through much of the video...

  somehow Whistler Real Estate has created the perfect art exhibition space

thanks again to Pat Kelly and his team for their wonderful support...

 

 

do you remember the tune... "video killed the radio star"?.. hope its not the same for art!

 

DRAW UPDATE:   Angie Nolan was the successful winner of my art print "Inspiration Plateau" from the Art Walk opening...   

OMEGA GALLERY SUMMER SHOW - until August 24th

The weather has been so great... sunshine cooperated on opening night

My work is featured with Jennifer  Olsen's and you can check out our pieces on Omega's website:

www.omegagallery.ca/current.html


We had a nice turnout on July 6th and it was great to meet Jennifer and her family from Victoria

some of my pieces on display are shown below

 

Jennifer's work is very architectural and pieces on display inspired by travels..

Thanks to Jennifer and Jenny for coordinating!! 

Vancouver gallery opening - Omega Gallery July 6th

Just wanted to let you know that my art work will be featured at  the Omega Gallery in Dunbar in Vancouver, starting July 6th with a show opening  from 6:00 to 9:00  pm

visit www.omegagallery.ca ( web site will be updated soon)

Please join us for refreshments and view the work of Victoria artist Jennifer Olson and myself

4290 Dunbar St at 27th

Whistler Art Walk 2013 - Opening Reception July 4th - Whistler Real Estate Company

It's that time of year again.... Artwalk 2013 at whistler has started... come out to the opening reception July 4th  from 6:30 to 9:30....  lots of activities and events

I have new work on display at Whistler Real Estate Company in market plaza until September 2013

Come and check it out and come out and support whistler arts!  It is a fun night

All of my proceeds are donated to Women's Cardiac Research at St Pauls Hospital, and the Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, in honour of my mom, fellow artist, Lillian Gulka

Special thanks to Pat Kelly and Carolyn Hill of Whistler Real Estate for their support.

Painting at Lake Louise

Wow, the scenery doesn't get any better than this!!

 

Painting in the Rockies at Lake Louise... LOVED IT!




Lake Louise... one of my Plein- Air  pieces....  12 x 16

 

 

Enroute to a Brian Atyeo workshop at River Rock Studio outside Cochrane, Doria and I painted plein-air at Lake Louise , hiked at Moraine Lake, and took hundreds of photos

An inspired group, an inspiring teacher, and inspiring scenery!

Three contrasting gallery exposures - The Vancouver Art Gallery( seriously)...the Federation of Cdn Artist Gallery, and Galileo coffee shop

Well its been a busy spring and you just never know where your art will be displayed!

First the coffee shop....  just hung a show at the Galileo coffee shop in Brittania Beach on the way to Squamish ( right before the mining museum)... from early June to mid july...

Next ... the FCA gallery , or Federation Gallery... got juried into another show... CANVAS UNBOUND with  a piece... High Altitude Drama  (shown above larger at 24 x 36)  was displayed earlier in may..its now at Whistler Real Estate Company for the ArtWalk summer exhibit through the summer

Finally, My work was in the Vancouver art Gallery... legitimately...  for a fundraiser!
The Arthritis Research centre hosted an inaugural event  an elegant "ARThritis Soiree"  and invited me to participate

This is my piece "Alpine Majesty" in the Vancouver Art Gallery ....  all in all a very rewarding event for a very good cause I am very close to!

Plein Air - The Agony and the Ecstasy - OPUS Plein Air Honorable Mention

Well it's that time of year again...

Time to get the paints out and get outside... its been "agonizing" and exhilarating at the same time...

the first "agony".... Im trying out water soluble oils for the first time... I've never painted in oils before unless you count the time I accidentally bought a tube of phtalo blue oil paint and thought it was acrylic and couldn't figure out why it wasn't washing away and why it was smeared all over my clothes, sink, counter top, etc.

So, rather than try them in the comfort of a studio... I chose to go outside and experiment!

Well... I didn't use any thinner or medium so my first effort was VERY clunky... went to a park with a view of the North Shore in Vancouver

 

 

 

More agony.... experiencing the nasty weather painting in the drizzle , wind and rain.

 

Carol and I entered  the second annual OPUS Plein Air Challenge and went down to Crab Park on Vancouver's waterfront for a day of COLD and WET outdoor fun....  My "happy accident" painting totally feels like the weather we had that day....  one bonus... it won an "honorable mention"!  great to see everyone's different efforts!

 

 

 

 

 

Now the "ecstasy".... nothing beats a day outside on a perfect blue bird day on the water with the wind blowing and great scenery.    Went out in whistler and attempted the water soluble oils once again....  with a bit more success this time!  Just playing with paint.... it seemed to move around better using a thinner...   more experimentation needed!