Chris Bentzen, co-curator of Hot One Inch Action, has been working on an excellent video series of interviews with Vancouver artists. The latest is with painter and illustrator Soizick Meister, an artist I have mentioned previously for her inspiring whimsical series of paintings around a character called Mr. M. I’ve been enjoying Chris’ interviews because … Continue reading H1″A Presents, Artist Interview Series
I’m always on the look out for inspiration to keep my creativity fueled and fired up. I collect things like postcards, art show flyers, clippings from magazines, cards people have given me, photos and other bits of ephemera. As shown in the above photo I keep some of the things on display pinned to the … Continue reading Finding & Collecting Inspiration
I have two shows for you featuring the colour red. One is past and the other is upcoming. Centre A Gallery was hosting Norico Sunayama’s live installation of A Sultry World for only two days last week, so I made sure I got myself down there to see it. The idea is relatively simple, a … Continue reading Vancouver Art: The Sultry World and The Red Thread
Out for a Paddle Taken from the train window, somewhere near Tacoma, Washington. I really wish I was better about keeping up with what’s going on at local galleries, because too often I see shows just before they close or miss them completely. In some cases the shows I do catch at the last minute … Continue reading Magic in the Landscape