i don’t like how quickly cut flowers wither
so i paint them first
i don’t do flowers justice
better than just dead
hBg
Tag Archives: art in ottawa
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creativity begets creativity
this will never cease to delight me
yesterday’s post inspired artist Lorin Russell
Lorin Russell 23 Burning – mixed media 3′ x 2′ (now in my living room!!!)
we too are going to exchange collage materials!
few rules :
must use everything supplied
cannot make additions
paint and alteration allowed
materials for my swap with Lorin
looking forward to building my repertoire of collaborative pieces
glad to be lighting fires under others
creatively blissed out,
heARTbeatgal
lemonade
when life gives you lemons…
collaborate with another artist in a materials swap!
the ingredients
the materials i am sending to american artist Matthew Taggart
now i cannot wait for mine to arrive
my energy for the project has already started to swell
the spirit of artistic collaboration is so refreshing
…waiting on the postman.
heARTbeatgal
safety first
ok, maybe not first
safety finally, yes
safety NOW!
thank you to my hero!
i cannot afford another brain cell lost
hBg
paris ici
a year ago hBg escaped to paris
her wings now clipped, she paints another night
in her sunny centretown bedroom
un autre paris
au autre paris – oil and papier collé 14″ x 11″
hear this universe
i need a shopping trip, yo!
heARTbeatgal
pieces of me
i have been working on this piece
pieces of me
for many months it has taken over my dining room
it is a beast
much work to be done yet, there is -Yoda
pieces are about to be rounded up on an adventure out west with the kids
some fraction of me is a Calgary mountain girl
and I am taking my children to share in these pieces of “western” me
got on my Montana cowgirl boots
Stampede here we come!
Yee haw!
heARTbeatgal
branching out
wandering through the woods
at night listening to the rain
my direction for my Nuit Blanche Ottawa 2012 walking sticks was revealed
two sturdy branches, used to get me out of the woods, complete the collection
as NBO12 announces its artists i am setting to work on the sticks
along with “walk with me” heARTbeatgal is collaborating with artist Rob Brazeau, and others, for his twenties prohibition era Nuit Blanche photo project at Social
my excitement for the night is starting to grow
…how many days left?
hBg
conquered
we did it
it rained, but we shone
the sun did poke out once or twice
PERFECTLY alone in the woods
at night we could hear the wolves howl
amazing
i also crossed paths with two lovely walking sticks to add to the collection
without whom i wouldn’t have made it out of the woods
we will go back just as soon as i can move my shoulders again
thank you to all our well wishers
heARTbeatgal
deep woods
best cure for an unchallenged spirit
take two six-year-olds into the backcountry
alone
for a few nights
(this may still be my concussion talking…)
kickin’ into girl guide mode!
prepare for rain, hope for shine
i am sure to come out changed
wish me luck!
hBg (the happy wanderer)
p.s. i suspect my nuit blanche walking sticks to be on the brain. there will surely be found at least one stick and heaps of inspiration to add to the project. “I love to go a-wandering along the mountain track, and as I go, I love to sing, my knapsack on my back…”
Flickr Photos
TheheARTbeatgal 