Artspa Christmas Party - Crêpe Mobile at Laurel's

Gritti banzen a Swiss Christmas tradition courtesy of Jacqueline!

...and a great time was had by all!! Thanks Laurel and Alain for hosting!

Laurel's Octopus Painting (commission)

YouTube - yellow flag moments

You Tube : Yellow Flag Moments
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=EM32hGxDUxQ
They used my poppy mixed media (Oblivion) in the background of this tv ad! Must have rented it from ASAR. Andrea

Monika's beautiful scarf/shawl

Monika created this beautiful scarf/shawl in a felting class with Tara Grude!

MUTO animation by BLU - Enjoy!

MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU

VANS CANVAS EVENT

Some imagines (thanks Maxine) from our night out at CANVAS!

Laurel's Opening at Advantage

Laurel's opening was well attended. A fabulous show featuring her cyanotypes, watercolours, mixed media and acrylic work....on until the end of October at Advantage Frame and Gallery in Fall River. Happy Birthday Laurel, the cakes were delicious!

Vote For Arts

Karen, Sarah Jane and I were at the Vote for Arts Rally yesterday at Grand Parade, Halifax. The sign says it all!

Laurel C. Rath Art Exhibit

Two Sides of the Atlantic" Oct. 1-31, 2008, Advantage Frame and Gallery, 3269 Hwy. 2, Fall River, 860-1162. Opening Oct. 3rd, 7-9 pm. All Welcome!

Habitat For Humanity Christmas Card by Maxine Hannaby

Maxine Hannaby's painting will be used as a Christmas card, a fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity 2008

To order cards www.habitathrm.com/holidaycards.html

Economy Shoe Shop

Andrea Pottyondy will be exhibiting her artwork at the Economy Shoe Shop on Argyle Street in Halifax for the month of September. Opening night is Monday, September 1st, from 7pm to 9pm. "Come From Away" is the title of the exhibit featuring many mixed media pieces that reflect her travels from away and around Nova Scotia.

Advantage Frame and Gallery

Throughout the month of August….
You are warmly invited to come and see new work by
Becky Thompson & Andrea Pottyondy
Advantage Frame & Gallery, Fall River

YouTube - Sophia's Picasso Story

YouTube - Sophia's Picasso Story

more plein air photographs

Plein Air Painting

What a great day! I did get to finish two small paintings! Andrea

Lunch at The Heron's Nest MacDonald House

Plein Air Lawrencetown Beach

Laurel's Zenlike Garden

20x30 mixed media
I ended up taking a landscape painting that I wasn't happy with, added lots of new paint and texture.....thought about the wonderful day we all spent at Laurel's painting in her garden and without references this is what I came up with. The original painting I started has become ground for a new painting! Andrea

Po lar Exhibit

Patricia Gonzalez

Po lar Exhibit

Nieves Santos

Po lar Exhibit

Sarah Jane Conklin

When No Birds Sang
8x10 mixed media piece. The oil painted image is that of a weakened and silent forest.
Attached is a poem of hope written on a piece of fallen birch bark.
The poem is written from a futuristic point of view. It refers to a time when global
warming had adversely affected our Canadian landscape and wildlife. It comments on
how our Canadian Government had let us down (the Maple Leaf wilts) by its inaction on
this global catastrophe.
A definitive indication on how global warming has had a negative impact on our forests,
is in the silencing of our tiniest and most vulnerable wildlife, including our birds.
However, there is hope. It was through the pain and devastation that people made a
conscience effort to save the planet. The voices of hope returned as the birds sang
again.

When No birds Sang, Came Voices of Hope
Look back to our future,
Our maple leaf wilts,
The woodlands would hang,
Time when no birds sang,
In Canada.
In shadows of darkness,
Were voices of hope.
From life’s and limb’s pang,
Came time when birds sang,
In Canada.

Polar Exhibit

Juan 8 x 8 acrylic

Laurel Rath

Po lar Exhibit

How Many More? Andrea Pottyondy 8 x 8 mixed media

World Environment Day, commemorated each year on June 5th, is one of the principal vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and action.

I incorporated the years and themes for World Environment Day featured since 1974 into the art work by printing data on vellum and by applying it over a fractured earth with a thick layer of acrylic gel medium. This process achieved a wrinkled effect to symbolize the eventual ice age that will result from global warming!

The artworks aim is to ask myself and the viewer what will it take to apply action instead of words (since we seem to know what the problems are) to save earth from the ravages of global warming and the inevitability of our own extinction.

Po lar Exhibit

Greenburg - Maxine Hannaby - 8 x 8 oil

Greenburg is an exploration of the diversity of Mother Nature's capacity to morph with environmental conditions. Where there was once an iceberg, may become a greenscape and provide warmth. Where there was once tundra, trees grow.


CORRIDOR GALLERY Members' Show po-lar Climate change is having an increasing impact worldwide. The polar regions of our planet are important indicators of climate change because they both reflect and compel changes throughout the globe. Come see this fantastic group exhibition of 28 works which respond to this theme. June 7th - August 29th, 2008.

Artspa and VANS members featured: Becky Thompson, Sarah Jane Conklin, Andrea Pottyondy, Maxine Hannaby, Nieves Santos, Laurel Christine Rath, Jacqueline Steudler and Patricia Gonzalez Rivero.

One of Karen Phinney's Moon Series Paintings

24 x 36

A Moment In Time

24" x 36" by Maxine Hannaby

Horizon - Andrea Pottyondy

I've been working on a series of Horizon paintings, this was a very small one 16 x 20 and doesn't have the same impact as the large paintings but I certainly enjoy creating them!

More Artwork By Laurel Rath

Pick a Pepper
8 x 8

He Stands Alone
8 x 39

Escape (triptych/mixed media)
16 x 52

The Outport II 12 x 12 Mixed media by Laurel Rath

Available at Cheesecake Gallery, Mahone Bay, NS

Becky Thompson and Monika Wright at Art Sales and Rentals

Art Sales and Rentals “New Faces” show highlights artists who have joined us this past year. The exhibit runs from April 17th to the 30th.

Susan Alain, Lida Azizi, Louise Baker, Kathryn Reith Blake, M.J. Edwards, Anne Launcelott, Barbara McLean, Shaun Richardson, Becky Thompson, Colleen Underwood & Monika Wright

Art Sales and Rental Gallery
1723 Hollis Street, 424-3087

Amnesty International - Carol Morrison

Artspa listening to Carol Morrison's talk.
Carol Morrison dropped by Artspa to show us her portraits for Amnesty International and to explain their purpose. Thank you Carol.
For more information please contact Carol through her website at http://www.carolsfineart.ca

Artspa - Collaborative Art Project!

Decided to do a collaborative art project with the Artspa members. We all had a 16 x 20 canvas board and had to be creative and do some art/mark making on it for five minutes before passing it on to the next artist. The artwork had 10 stops before returning home! I think everyone had a fun time. Here are the results:

My best art buddy (Sarah Jane) arranged to celebrate my birthday (again!) a few days early with Artspa friends. Got to have a cake and tea break! She is always so thoughtful and quiet as compared to my boisterous ways......makes a good combo (at least I hope so).