We're already into the third month 2017 and while I'm not one for making new year's resolutions, I do believe that practicing ways to be calm can help in many aspects of our lives. It's not easy to remain calm and carry on when our kids won't PICK UP THOSE GODDAMN SOCKS even after the twelfth time … [Read more...]
Artist Spotlight: Jon Shaw
I often paint and draw, it's my "outlet" and I get my creative fuel from speaking with other artists. It's like going for counselling as art is so personal. Each work of art I produce is almost like giving birth (I said almost). I nurture and spend time with my art taking a few years to complete. … [Read more...]
Seeing Spots with Yayoi Kusama
YAYOI KUSAMA is one of Japan's most avant-garde artists in the world today.She is obsessed with dots - paintings, sculptures and art installations. Her art leads one to think beyond the realm of reality. Such a basic concept but with heavy impact. She started hallucinating dots as a child and … [Read more...]
JACK CHAMBERS: Light, Spirit, Time, Place and Life. Exhibition opens at the AGO
When I have the time between playdates and pizza lunches, I like to take a moment to be in a calm place to clear my head and to be inspired. I go to art galleries and museums for this. It's difficult to explain but it's a rejuvenation of sorts. As an artist, I'm always curious as to how other … [Read more...]
A Bad Case of Artist’s Block
Bridget's Beretby Tom LichtenheldHenry HoltISBN: 978 0 8050 8775 8Audience:Bridget is an artiste, and covers her world in drawings - but her most prized possession and key to her success, she believes, is her beret. The day this artistic chapeau took flight on a gust of wind, Bridget tried on every … [Read more...]