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“I am always between two currents of thought: first the material difficulties, turning round and round and round to make a living; and second, the study of colour. I am always hoping to make a discovery here, to express the feeling of two lovers by a marriage of two complimentary colours, their mingling and their opposition, the mysterious vibrations of kindred tones. To express the thought behind a brow by the radiance of a bright tone against a somber background. To express hope by some star, the eagerness of a soul by a sunset glow.” -Vincent Van Gogh . . . . . . . #learningtopaint #fromtheheart #musings #fridaythoughts #tellastory #artandstory #paintmixing #lifeandcolor #vancouverartist #artistmama #canadianartist #contemporaryartist #keepitreal #oilpainting #studentoflife #spiritlead #mixingpaint #studiotime #studiosession #yvrartist #newwestminsterartist #artandlife #artisticprocess
...because the backstory matters more to me than anything happening on the surface. It’s world mental health day. I hope you have a gorgeous self care plan in place to celebrate ❤️ . . . . . #backstory #contemporaryart #projectinprocess #artisticprocess #artprocess #oilpainting #sendinglove #artobjects #vancouverartist #artandstory #storytellers #yegart #newwestminsterartist #studentoflife #studiotime #studiosession #worldmentalhealthday
Its called a painting, not a painted. And I keep thinking about this, the process, the undoing, the breaking. And I keep thinking about how pictures are in a moment frozen in time, where paintings have a life, a movement, a brokenness that keeps breaking, calling to my brokenness. And I keep thinking about broken bodies, swallowing bread, meeting with the Hero of my Story who always meets me in the middle of the mess. And I keep thinking about the mess. God! What a mess. And I keep thinking about the brokenness and the mess and one broken body meeting another in the middle of the mess. And I keep thinking about my friend, a nurse, painter, and humanitarian friend who I would be happy to be a fraction of the awesome that she is. And I keep thinking about this mess, this brokenness, this life that takes wild turns and erratically collides into that which is beautiful, and more brokenness that follows. And I keep thinking of the Broken One who waits for us to meet , to sit in the middle of it all and let the love in. And I keep thinking about this breaking, and how it’s not called a painted. It’s called a painting. . . . #artisicprocess #artinthemaking #leadbyfaith #andikeepthinking #oilpainting #studentoflifealways
Conversations on the phone with @julierohryeg are kind of like this: so much colour and texture squished into something too small: time. We are always rushing, us both. Our conversations almost always starting with something like: «  I just have 5 minutes before I have to take (some child) to (some thing). Or, I just have 5 minutes before a meeting, an appointment, a way past overdue deadline. But within those 5 minutes which, ok, we tend to stretch to 10, 15, we pack in everything. EVERYTHING. God. Justice. Peace. Philosophy. Our latest novel. Our latest epiphany. The news today. Twitter. An amazing ted talk. A hilarious kid story. Like these squishy flowers, our lives are full. Blooming, packed. Growing. Changing. This sister of mine, who I call Strongwoman. We shared a bed when we were in school. We talked until way too late. This sister of mine. This Strongwoman. I adore her to no end, and my heart is fully committed to living those 5 minutes we have, here and there, to the fullest. Time is precious. Life is a gift, like a bundle of snipped flowers. Fresh and sweet smelling and intricate and fragile. I adore you @julierohryeg, aka Strongwoman ❤️ . . . . . . #lifeisbeautiful #sisterofmine #mydear #oilpainting #artandlife #myheart #liveeveryday #keeppainting #myhero
I am just over the moon to have seen the work of Gathie Falk at #equinoxgallery. She is a visual, performance, and installation artist. Born in 1928 in a small Mennonite community in northern Manitoba, she was curious about drawing and art from an early age. She pushed to the edges of her curiosity and continued to follow her passion for art...even to this day. She creates work that expresses the beauty, simplicity and joy in her everyday experiences. Walking into the gallery filled with her work was walking into a room of joy, curiosity and humor. What a beautiful gift to the world this woman is...a strong woman who finds joy in the everyday ordinary. Her life and work is an example to me and other emerging artists alike ❤️ . . . . . #gathiefalk #beautifulwork #canadianart #canadianartist #historyinthemaking #lyricalabstract #iwanttobejustlikeherwhenigrowup #artfortoday #joyfulart #theartchronicles #artwithheartteam2019
First assignment of third year: a “rough sketch” of cracks in the pavement that I pass when I walk through the graveyard next to my house. One day my doorbell rang, and I opened it to find a salt and pepper haired man, maybe in his early 60’s, holding an empty container. . “I was just wondering if I can get some water. I’m with my Mom,” he said, his head subtly nodding in the direction of the graveyard. “I brought enough water to wash the stone, but I need more for the flowers.” . I was happy to fill his container. I was happy to help someone who come to pay respects to their loved one. To spend time caring for her plot. To just sit and chat into the sky. . That vast, silent space next to me...it’s quiet, but there is layer upon layer of story, a story that started over a century ago with the first plot, and somehow continues today. It seems to whisper to me. Poems about life as a cycle. It reminds me every time I walk out my door that we are all only here for a time, and that time, no matter the length, is precious; that time, just a sliver in the vastness of eternity, deserves our attention, our intention, our love ❤️ . . . . . . #pavementpoet #oilpainting #paintinginprogress #thoughtoftheday #keeppainting #vancouverartist #greyart #vancouvermood #studentoflife #emergingartist #artexploration #artexperiment #artisticprocess #lifeisshort #livelivedwell #lestweforget #beautifullife❤️ #workinprogressart🎨
I had a conversation with someone who gave up painting decades ago. Eventually, they realized their work was not important in the grand scheme of things, and they stopped. ⁣ It reminded me of that saying, “if a tree falls in a forest...” “But I don’t think art was a ever a tree that Someone planted. I see it as a river I keep wandering back to, over and over. A river that is there to refresh and inspire everyone for whatever they do or make or create.⁣ .⁣ I have a sense that what gives me a feeling of joy, and peace, is something bigger than me. Something I never owned in the first place. So I can let that creative river flow through me. The images are there. The clarity is there. I just wait for the birth. ⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #canadianartist #emergingartist #studiotime #artstagram #intuitiveart #artistmom #canadianart #yvrartist #emergingart #contemporaryartist #artofig #intuitiveartist #storytelling #rawart #paintmixing #dowhatyoulove #doitfortheprocess #thoughtoftheday #studentoflife #expressive #artiste #iloveart #contemporarypainting #storyteller #galleries #abstractartist #artlife #creativeart #carveouttimeforart
I find myself debating pros and cons of painting from life vs. intuitive painting. I love them both for different reasons. I’m not interested in choosing one. Its both, and! Over here. My style is not cohesive. I’m a living breathing, hoping, dreaming contradiction sorts, and the more OK I get with myself, the more OK I get with the poetry of it all. Do you feel like you have to apologize for being complicated? I hope not! ⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #canadianartist #emergingartist #yegartist #picoftheday #studiotime #artistsofinstagram #artstagram #arts_gallery #artist_sharing #vancouverartist #mixedmediaart #artoftheday #artistsoninstagram #oilpaintings #art_spotlight #studiosession #galleries #myartwork #producing #expressive #paintings #artsy #worldofartists #artiste #artlovers #paintmixing #artlife #proartists #artistic_share #doitfortheprocess
I’m thrilled to be back at #ecuad and playing with oils. I’m ready for change and growth and can’t wait to be inspired by all the talented students and staff...its a great place to be! ⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #canadianartist #emergingartist #yegartist #picoftheday #studiotime #artstagram #artistmom #canadianart #vancouverartist #oilpaintings #myartwork #artcollectors #studiosession #expressive #studios #artist_sharing #iloveart #dailyart #studiosetup #artworks #art_spotlight #inthestudio #paintmixing #producing #instaartwork #artlife
It was such a beautiful summer packed full of sweet memories that I will hold close to my heart ❤️ . Here’s to the new season ahead. I wasn’t sure if I would be able to head back to Emily Carr for my third year, but it looks like everything has come together. So, third year: let’s do this! 💪 🙌 ❤️ . . #westcoastbestcoast #happysummer #summerof2019 #artandexploration #beautifulsummer #weliveinabeautifulworld #emergingartist #studentoflife #spotlightonartists #liveandlove #everydaybeauty #vancouverartist
“Allow yourself to die to the moment. Investigate and observe how things are. Everything that arises ceases. In all, everything fits into that pattern, doesn’t it? In this way we can just reflect upon the day-to-day mundane ordinariness of our lives.” ⁣ -Ajan Sumedho⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #everymomentcounts #theextraordinaryordinary #canadianartist #liveinthemoment #simplenow #emergingartist #emergingartiststories #simpleliving #picoftheday #theartofcontentment #happylife #simplelifehappylife #tinyart #studentoflife #studiotime #artstagram #intuitiveartprocess #canadianart #artistmom #yvrartist #yegarts #emergingart #artisticprocess #contemporaryartist #paintpaintpaint #artofig #intuitiveartist #storytelling #westcoastartist #paintmixing
“Allow yourself to die to the moment. Investigate and observe how things are. Everything that arises ceases. In all, everything fits into that pattern, doesn’t it? In this way we can just reflect upon the day-to-day mundane ordinariness of our lives.” ⁣ -Ajan Sumedho⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #everymomentcounts #theextraordinaryordinary #canadianartist #liveinthemoment #simplenow #emergingartist #emergingartiststories #simpleliving #picoftheday #theartofcontentment #happylife #simplelifehappylife #tinyart #studentoflife #studiotime #artstagram #intuitiveartprocess #canadianart #artistmom #yvrartist #yegarts #emergingart #artisticprocess #contemporaryartist #paintpaintpaint #artofig #intuitiveartist #storytelling #westcoastartist #paintmixing
“Sometimes I feel like I’m the spoils in a battle between good and evil right now, or that I’m both sides doing the fighting, and I’m not even sure of the outcome nor the terms. But sometimes it comes into my head, like right now, what would you really give? And it feels like, even just musing, I could make a terrible and tragic error in judgement if I don’t always keep my head and my priorities clear. It’s as if the devil is really trying to buy my soul and pretending that it doesn’t matter if I say yes because everybody knows he’s not for real anyway. But I don’t know that. And I don’t think this is all a dream at all, and no, I would not give up love.” ⁣ -Audre Lorde⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #artandlife # #canadianartist #emergingartist #artandlove #keeppainting #paintmixing #picoftheday #studiotime #artistsofinstagram #artstagram #intuitiveart #artistmom #canadianart #artisticprocess #contemporaryartist #paintpaintpaint #contemporaryart #artofig #storytelling #rawart #paintmixing #dowhatyoulove #artforsale #doitfortheprocess #thoughtoftheday #studentoflife #mixedmediaart #creativelife #vancouverartist #artist_sharing
September is Recovery awareness month in Canada. I am thinking about this because I am currently walking with someone in recovery, and I am also currently evaluating my own need for recovery. I drew this picture many moons ago and recently found it in an old bin. ⁣ .⁣ Two little words: Be New. ⁣ .⁣ What are they to you? What are they to me? Be New. Recovery is a series of tiny steps in the dark of night, towards a new day. ⁣ .⁣ This business of being human can be quite the trip. Wherever you are on this journey of life: Struggling (dark of night?) Recovering (seeing a hint of dawn?) or Looking forward (basking in the light?) I send love and peace your way. ⁣ .⁣ If you are walking with someone struggling, I also send love to you and ask you to take care of yourself. Get the help you need, strength for the journey. You aren’t alone. ⁣ .⁣ There is a light in the darkness, and there is a path to renewal. Be New. ⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ ⁣ #canadianartist #emergingartist #yegartist #benew #recoverymonth # #artcollectors #creativeart handdrawn #onlyhuman #humanjourney #artistic_share #spotlightonartists #vancouverartist #worldofartists #artistmama #blackandwhite #artandhealing #proartists #artistsharing #artofdrawingg #penandpaper # #artsanity #sharingart #creative_instaarts #creativeminds #emergingartstories #canadianartist #leadbyfaith #inspiredbyfaith
For the beauty of the earth⁣ For the glory of the skies⁣ For the love which from our birth⁣ Over and around us lies...⁣ .⁣ .⁣ A beautiful summer is slipping into autumn. The cool skies are coming to water the parched earth. My heart sighs a thanks as the rains roll in. Its time to make sure my tea kettle is in working order! ⁣ .⁣ Here is a recent commission I was able to make for someone’s birthday present. It was an honor to capture this beautiful little spot on the globe and I hope they feel peace and joy when they look at it! ⁣ Happy weekend everyone!⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #emergingartist #yegartist #picoftheday #studiotime #artistsofinstagram #artstagram #intuitiveart #artistmom #canadianart #inthestudio #art_spotlight #carveouttimeforart #artlife #artiste #studioflow #artlovers #dailyart #doitfortheprocess #artoftheday #artworks #instaartist #artistic #arts_gallery #artist_sharing #artgallery #iloveart #paintings #myartwork
A little hydrangea love for you today. I wanted to capture these beauties before the end of the season. We have two bushes growing in the front lawn and they add joy and peace to my day as I walk by. I am intrigued by the composition of these bushes and will probably make more studies, because there is so much more to capture in the form of the stems and the variety of colours. Just lovely, they are. Side note, I am currently working on studies so these pieces are small, and affordable. They won’t go up in my shop just now, but if you see something that you want to take home, DM me. Most of them are 5x7 and will go for $100 CAD😃 Cheers! Hope you are enjoying the flowers you see on your daily walks as well 🌸 🌺 🌹 . . . . . . . . . #beautifulday #beautytoday #florallove #flowerstolove #fortheloveofflowers #artistlife #artisicjourney #thelittlethings #emergingartiststories #keeppainting #yvrartist #newwestminsterartist #galleries #artcollectors #fortheloveofart #colourtheory #artisticstudy #studentoflife #painteveryday #artfortoday #todaysart #yvrartist #kunstwerk #arte #thatsdarling #lovetheseflowers #hydraenga
The makings of a birthday present for my #1 person. I was really happy to see those tiny people coming up, because tiny people don’t usually appear like that without a struggle...Life is hard enough, so why not celebrate the little victories?😃 ❤️ 👍🏼 . . . . . . . #walkinthewoods #nature #naturalart #artandlife #familytime #paintmixing #keeppainting #shepaints #yvrart #emergingartstories #painteveryday #artistmom #westcoastbestcoast #tinyart #mixedmediaart #creativelife #creativejourney #creativespirit #takeahike #bcartist #contemporaryartists