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Howdy!
Well, I'm back from my 3 week camping extravaganza from B.C. to Ontario!
We laughed, we cried, we saw family, we rekindled friendships from years gone by, we sang around the campfire with new friends . . . well here, I"ll let the dog tell ya . . .
This interpretive dance, by my beloved English Mastiff, Gracie, 'bout sums up the experience!
(check your speaker volume so you don't get fired!)





For my next trick, I'm going on a three week roadtrip in July! Yep! Camping my way across from Vancouver to Ontario; visiting my mommy :) I'll have my paint supplies with me, though...
When we took this trip last year, I had to convince my boyfriend that I NEEDED my paints, and needless to say with our camping gear, clothes, cooler, English Mastiff, etc, space was prime in the tiny Civic we were traveling in... Well as it happened, by the end of driving all day, all I wanted to do was eat, set up the tent, then crash... Well at a campground in Ontario, The Boyfriend says, "You better paint, damn it!"


Me, just after setting up some of my paintings at my outdoor show July 6





June 6 - June 29, 2008

Jericho Arts Centre



'On the Lake' is one of my new paintings in the
solo show in the Foyer Art Exhibit
during the United Players' run of the play
'You Never Can Tell'
by George Bernard Shaw
Tickets $12- $16
$6 Preview June 5
Thurs-Sun: 8 pm
Reserve: 604-224-8007 ext. 2

George Bernard Shaw’s witty comic play dealing with the long arm of coincidence is loads of FUN!! Issues such as feminism and gunneries are addressed but not taken all that seriously. The characters from the Clamptons and the fatherless Clandon clan, which includes two endearing brats, to the local dentist, intermingle in hilarious events.

1675 Discovery Street, Vancouver, B.C. Canada





SOLO SHOW
May 13 - June 24, 2008

The Naam Vegetarian Restaurant


6 week solo show

Thanks to Ann and the staff at the Naam! Hopefully we can do this again!

*click poster* Put on your dancin' shoes, Baby, cause the party's ON! SATURDAY APRIL 26th 7 pm - 11 pm Come to the AGRO CAFE to see the art, set to the live music of Butcher's Dog, featuring YOURS TRULY on vocals! That's right, my band is playing at my art event! Come and hang out, hear music, look at art, drink organic beer & wine, and eat some fabulous food! March 21, 2008 Wow! Guess what?! 9 of my original paintings are now available at Artistree, a new art gallery & gift shop in Landsdowne Centre in Richmond, B.C. (located at No. 3 Rd. at Alderbridge Way, Richmond BC) Artistree is located in the mall across from Gingeri Restaurant, next door to Home Hardware! Thanks so much to Chris Chow for jurying me in! March 16, 2008 My solo show at Bean Around the World was a success! I really love hanging my art there and hope to do so again in future. I sold this painting: Thanks so much to Byron and the staff at the Bean! This bustling neighbourhood coffeehouse serves the full range of coffees from straight-up to fancy, and has all the baked treats you've come to know and love! Pop by and enjoy some art with your cappucino! Tell your friends! Location: 3598 Main St (at 20th), Vancouver These are currently up for sale at Bean Around The World SOLD January 9, 2008 I went in on Monday January 8th and put up my gallery wall at Arts Off Main. It was closed to the public and a few of us were there, workin' away at our walls. It was fun 'jig-saw puzzling' these paintings up. I started with the legs one up in the top, and the large on on the bottom, kitty-corner, and filled the rest in like a patchwork. It was a good challenge, and I think it worked out great. I love the look of it, and I'm really excited to be among these artists! I'm all official now and everything!! :) Arts Off Main is open 11-6 Wed-Sat and 11-5 Sun Drop in and have a looky!! January 3, 2008 Well after a very successful one month run, I took down my show at Libby's. As I bagged them up, the owner, Alice, came to me and offered me another month this year. So of course, I took Lucky December /08! Yay! Thanks, Alice. From this Wednesday, January 9, you can see some of these paintings again, as well as several new ones at Arts Off Main, on my new gallery wall. Yeeeehaaaaa! December 15, 2007 WOW WOW WOW!!! I am now one of 9 artist partners at Arts Off Main, an artist-run gallery filled to the brim with local masterpieces! From paintings to pottery, jewelery to paper art, as well as a vast array of cards and magnets, this is the perfect spot to get a gift for that special someone...yes, you! ;) So...just what does this all mean? Well... it means that I now have a permanent gallery wall space for my new paintings! Every time I paint something new, which, if you're following my young career (!) you'll know that this is often, it will have a home in the public eye, for sale...rather than my mastiff-haired living room. Hooray!! It also means I belong to a creative artist collective, and it means that I'll be working shifts in the gallery so do come visit! Arts Off Main is located at 216 East 28th (28th & Main) Vancouver B.C. Hours: Wednesday-Saturday 11am - 6pm Sunday 11am - 5pm December 2, 2007 Boy, did I ever have a great time at my art opening on Sat Dec.1st! Thanks so much to all of you who braved the snow and came out to show your support...and buy paintings! I sold 7!!! You could have knocked me over with a feather! :) Do you think I got pictures? Geez. All I can say is I was too busy livin' it up! :) Here's some of the art, with sold signs on a couple of the ones that went. First, goofy me... That's just a little peek...there are 40 paintings up! My art hangs at Libby's Kitchen - 3429 Porter St (18th & Victoria, across from Trout Lake Community Centre, Vancouver) for the month of December 2007... go have a looky!! If you want to buy a painting as a gift, I will take it down for you before Christmas so that you can have it under the tree! December 1, 2007 2-4 pm Opening Reception at Libby's Kitchen 3429 Porter St. (18th & Victoria) Well... long time no see, heh? I feel as though I've done lots and I feel as though I've done little... I spent from February to June taking private weekly oil paint classes with artist Madeleine Wood, and MAN, was that wonderful. I learned so much! I have a better understanding of how to use oil paint and I did something in these classes that I never did before: I painted from life. I painted what I saw, and further, I started each canvas by drawing it first. I would either paint what was in front of me, like oranges or scenery...or I would work from a photograph. It was much different than my usual approach which is the highly technical act of wingin' it ;) In the end, I missed painting with acrylics, not loving the toxicity of solvents (but adoring the brilliant colors and the way that oil behaves...) and I missed approaching a canvas without a map. So I stopped classes, feeling like I had to step back and apply everything I was learning. I stepped back, alright, I stepped all the way to Ontario, driving and camping my way across, the car loaded with art supplies, among other necessities. ;) Truth is, I've essentially taken the summer off painting, not so much as a decision, but just because of the way it turned out. I guess I've been re-fuelling, the same way I do with songwriting and performing. There's a lot of work going on, but it's the 'root work'...the underground. The showy blooms will be the paintings...they're starting to flow... I've got two new ones this summer. Yes, that's down from 2 per week, but I feel I've gone deeper into being an artist, and hopefully, I'll find (and you'll find) the paintings worth the wait. Nice to be back. Oh, this is cool... my photographer friend, Ellen Crystal, emailed me a photo of 2 of my paintings hanging in her kitchen, framed by Liz McLaughlin from Arts Off Main. Ellen bought 'Beach Mama', the bottom painting, last year and when she came to my art show at Libby's this past December, she was surprised to find 'At the Pool' and thought it was a good match for 'Beach Mama'. So now she has them, and I quite agree, they make a great pair. Really, a Happy Accident, since they weren't planned as a series. Thanks so much for sending this photo, Ellen! The ever-changing gallery that is my living room :) And that's just the living room . . . So, guess what I've decided to do. . . In 2007, I'm lucky enough to work with Artist MadeleineWood. My hope is to really understand OIL paint and maybe a little of the art world. I'm really looking forward to meeting and working with her!! YAY! This is my first foray into formal training. Weeeee! The OTHER thing I've decided to do . . . Is SCULPT. All those women in those lonesome scenes that keep popping out of my paint brush are going 3-D. The Drift is an annual art festival which takes place along Main Street in Vancouver, and runs from mid-September to mid-October. During this month, local artists showcase their work in shops, galleries, and cafés along Main Street. Also, for one weekend during the Drift, our artists open their studios to the public. Ok, that's a little back story, lifted directly from 'The Drift' website, with my thanks. LIz McLaughlin from Arts Off Main arranged for AOM members and consignees to show in the gallery next door, The Sacred Box, and phoned to invite me to take part in it! I was so honored to be included and must have thanked her 13 times! So I chose the paintings that you see above and hung them there on Saturday morning. When I went to pick them up on Sunday, I was delighted to find that I had sold one! I sold 'A Million Miles Away' (the photo's upper left, under the peas) to a lovely woman named Claudia! ~Thank you, Claudia~ And Thank you, Liz, and all the folks at Arts Off Main! These shots were taken at Arts Off Main on the weekend of Aug 26th & 27th, 2006. I was happy to be the Featured Artist for the weekend and the weather was perfect: sunny & warm, with a breeze. I enjoyed this weekend so much!!Click photos to enlarge 3/9/06

Click here to see the latest 'State of the Art' for the painting 'Beach Day'

and


Click here to see the latest 'State of the Art' for the painting 'The Party'


and

Click here to see the latest 'State of the Art' for the painting 'Mermaid's Heart'




12/29/05
I sold 2 more paintings today! 'Driving Rain' sold, along with my newest one, 'Blue' Both paintings have gone to the same loving home!



12/24/05
Wow!! I sold another painting!
I went in to Libby's to pick up some money from magnet sales and was told 'The Bus' just sold that morning! Well Merry Christmas! WOW!





12/23/05
I sold another painting!
'Girls' Night Out' left my art show at Libby's so that it could be under someone's Christmas tree!! Weeeeeeee!

UPDATE: And here it is hanging in its new home :)


Here is 'Nevermind'... looking great all framed up,
sharing the same home as Girls' Night Out





12/16/05
I sold two paintings this past weekend!
'Beach Mama' and 'Singer' sold out of Arts Off Main! Thank you, kind souls!!







12/10/05
Phase Fashions is going out of business
This is a New Westminster location where I had my cards & magnets for sale. Paula, the owner, was kind enough to show my wares to Chris from Favorite Things, at 614 Columbia St, 3 doors down from Phase, and Chris has taken over my contract! Cards & magnets are now available at Favorite Things! ~This is a beautiful store, go see!! :) ~




*click to enlarge*

This beautiful young artist truly made my day




The International Fridge Gallery
is up & runnin'. . .
~Click Fridge ~




12/04/05
I sold 2 paintings!
'Diner' and 'Better Days Ahead' sold at my art opening at Libby's! Yyyyyyeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaaaa!




11/01/05
I sold a painting!
'Couldn't Wait' sold out of Arts Off Main! Woohoo!

Below are some of my Valentine's
paintings up at Arts Off Main.
(3 above the light switch and one below).
You can also see some of my magnets below the icon.
I'm proud to be in such good company,
look at all this gorgeous art!!




My Libby's Experience
I can't say enough good stuff about having a show at Libby's. I hung my paintings on Friday, December 2nd, and two days later on a Sunday afternoon, had my art opening. It looked so cozy in there, lots of people, a great vibe, with excellent food catered by Stephanie McNulty and her staff.



December 2 - January 20 at
Libby's Kitchen!

3429 Porter St. Vancouver (Victoria and 18th)

Click here to see
~ Photos from my Dec. 4th
art opening at Libby's ! ~

Even after the opening, I've been really happy with the fact that Libby's is a very busy spot, and so many people have seen my art who otherwise wouldn't have. It's been great exposure, which has resulted in lots of sales! It's been a wonderful month, an excellent experience, and I would line up to do it again next year.

With Lisa MacIntosh, the proud new owner of the painting, 'The Bus'
Thanks so much, Lisa!











01/13/06
Wow!! I sold 3 more paintings!
Today I was contacted by a woman who saw my art at Libby's and told me she wanted to buy
Moon
Fairies
and
In the Air
SOLD! :)
Thank you!







10/15/05
12 of my original paintings enjoyed a month long outing!
Bean Around The World Coffees graciously hosted my art from Oct.15 (Thank you so much!)
The show came down on Nov 15 and promptly went up in my house where it shall stay a couple weeks before it's off again, this time to Libby's (see What's New)





9/27/05
My cards & magnets can now be purchased at Phase Fashions 622 Columbia Street in New Westminster!







9/07/05
I took 3 framed original paintings to Arts Off Main to be juried for consignment.
I find out Friday if they want these paintings and a few others, as well as my
my magnets, and my greeting cards


They said YES! Woohoo!

They are hanging the three paintings I took in,
shown below:

In The Air SOLD

Couldn't Wait SOLD

The Bus SOLD

Framed print of 'MOON' in Baby Sadie's nursery!
Thank you to proud parents Janice & Gido :)


7/31/05

I enjoyed having 'WAITING' in a my first show, Art In the 'Hood
at
The Flower Factory & Gallery
Click here to see photos from the opening reception

While I was at the reception, I went across the street for a cup of coffee, and noticed art on the walls, and to make a long story short, that's how I booked the show at Bean Around the World!





7/21/05
Gee, it was so nice to be mentioned in Ruby Dog's online newsletter!
Big thanks to owner Leanne for the exposure!
Visit Ruby Dog's Art House 4738 Main St. in Vancouver
for all your art/mixed media/collage/book binding/journalling needs!
Go fill your creative boots!





7/13/05
Folks in Scotland will now be able to buy Lucie's Walker's Happy Accident!
Many thanks to Carol Finlayson for inviting me to place some original art magnets in her beautiful Edinburgh shop,
Body & Soul Books!




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