Love Tarts

 Original Oil Painting  6 x 6  $85

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I love Granny Smith apples and laid out on this cloth, they reminded me of Valentines which just happens to be coming up in a few hours, so I called it Love Tarts. This is a demo piece I did at the LOOK Victoria Art Show and Sale yesterday afternoon. It was absolutely pouring with rain in Victoria yesterday, so the shopping mall was hopping, and so many people came through to view the art, talk to the artists demonstrating, and buy something new for their walls!

I seem to be concentrating really hard. It's probably more like camera shy! I had a hard time finding a way to set up my still life, because the few plugs in the gallery were situated in difficult traffic areas. So consequently my set up was low to the floor and far away. Very few people noticed my set up and thought I was just painting from my head. Then they were impressed when they realized I was painting from life. (I think it would have been more impressive if I was painting a still life from my head!)

Love Tarts

LOOK Victoria Exhibition - Opening Night

 

What an incredible evening for the Arts in Victoria, BC! The LOOK Victoria Exhibition 2011 put on by the Community Arts Council, is exhibiting over 500 pieces of original art by local artists in both 2D and 3D formats. It was such an exciting Opening with an elbow to elbow enthusiastic crowd!

LOOK Victoria is an open entry show, allowing new emerging artists to get a taste for entering and showing their work. It's such a wonderfully supportive and community oriented show, with emerging and first time exhibiting artists works hanging with well known established artists. A great way to mentor. Many of Victoria's artists, myself included, exhibited their work for the first time at LOOK. One of our Oak Bay Art Society Artists, Martin Machacek, won a prize! His work is amazing and so unique! Check out his lively architectural paintings.

There was an outstanding variety and calibre of work including many beautiful 3D pieces.

 Here's one of my pieces on the top left - Tutti Frutti. An original acrylic 24" x 24".

There was even wearable art! Three fun loving women donned  fantastic glittering costumes which were true works of art. They added an exotic and exciting drama to the evening. The woman on the right with the elaborate head gear, is wearing an masterfully created candelabra which was actually lit, and glowing on her head! All in all it was truly a wonderful evening. 

The Look Victoria Exhibition and Sale continues for an entire month, Feb 4 - Mar 4, in the Bay Center, Lower Level, opening at noon and continuing until regular mall closing hours each day. Check it out!

LOOK Victoria Exhibition - Opening Night

LOOK Victoria 2011 Art Show and Sale

 Tutti Frutti  Acrylic on Textured Deep Wrap Canvas  24 x 24  $800

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In The Garden   Acrylic on Textured Deep Wrap Canvas  24 x 24  $800

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Tomorrow and Sunday are the art submission days for LOOK Victoria 2011 Art Show and Sale presented by the Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria.  And these are my submissions for the show. If you live in Victoria the show is located at the Bay Center downtown, on the lower level. The art drop off is 11-4pm both days.  This is a visual art show of 2D and 3D work, and it will be running for an entire month. I'll be volunteering tomorrow for the drop off, so if you come by with your art, be sure to say hi! It's going to be a great show again this year, so I'll have more to post about it in the upcoming days.

LOOK Victoria 2011 Art Show and Sale