over a cup of mint green tea i realized that the four pieces i am working on bring me back to my buildings
this “downtown” that means so much to me
an evening stroll yielded a few snaps
and gave energy to the inspiration
heARTbeatgal
Tag Archives: ottawa art
layered
what an odd lady this seated nude became
i covered the freshly stretched canvas with a dozen coats of gesso, sanding occasionally, adding other layers. she was drawn on the thick and still slightly wet paint. the pencil carved her outline. more paint. her outline, now in black, gets covered again, but each time now i carve the outline into the paint. this goes on a while.
turns out she is pink. and her body, glazed in fingerprints. multi-layered textured gal. i like her.
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walk with me
i started this adventure with the hopes of collaboARTing at any and every chance
so here is a great chance!
Nuit Blanche Ottawa 2012 / #NBO12
as the new countdown clock of the right tells me, we have five-ish months to go
September 22, 2012
heARTbeatgal and a fantastic fellow collaborator will take part in the over-night pedestrian arts celebration with a few collaborative pieces
(une page blanche)
the intention of the project is to allow the night to shape collaborative inter-active pieces in celebration of connectedness, both within ourselves and with those among us
it invites others to actively collaborate, allowing us to tap into the energy of what is most beautiful in life, self-love, connection, self-expression, fun, creation, community
i will soon detail some of the project ideas…because i wish with all my heART to have you collaborate with us!
think large papier collé that we could start soon and finish that night… think travelling walking sticks that share their journey in snaps… or just think!
we want input
stay tuned
please
heARTbeatgal
feeling preppy
one raw but sized
one with black gesso
one with many coats of gesso, to be sanded to a shine
one covered in silk
and, one for my mother, raw, as requested
can’t wait to paint!
save for my mother’s, they are all already painted in my mind
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doing stretches
new favourite thing…
stretching my own canvases!
i have so many ideas…
primed
un-primed
hyper-primed and polished
silk….
fun. fun . fun. i bought a staple gun
many many heARTs for what will result in a richer expression of my creative vision
heARTbeatgal
MoRE MoMA
j’adore Henri…
my last art history course is clearly still on the brain
(see above: a humble ode to Matisse, femme au chapeau)
my last expressionism class ends in a few hours
what’s a gal to do?
sign up for the other online MoMA course, Techniques of Post-War Abstract Painting
woot woot!
I need something to keep this brain from melting any further
…or is it the other way around?
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getting some exercise
Adam the Great!
my expressionism instructor
challenged me for our last class
i have learned to hate less acrylic paint
i have learned abstraction is a challenge for me
i shared creative space with some lovely folk
i am thankful for all that
time & energy well spent!
heARTbeatgal
la vie est belle
so Ottawa is joining the party with its first nuit blanche
a night, overnight September 22, “…paying homage to the incredible creative human spirit.”
SAW Gallery, ottawa
heARTbeatgal is going to be a part because i believe this spirit is strong in ottawa
strong but silent
disparate, rather that silent, might be a better assessment
i count many pockets of artists, collectives, of various colours
besides which, I never need an excuse to celebrate creativity in all its forms
stay tuned for my project ideas…
meanwhile, my heARTist friends,
i encourage you to think about this event
it will only work if we collaborate and make it great
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Flickr Photos
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