West Carleton Arts Society Presents The Artists' Path

Simply passing on information. S. Mini Conference 2011 – The Artists’ Path Please join us for our 2011 Mini Conference and get inspired and learn creative ways to display and sell your art.  Our goal is give you the information that will make you more successful in your work.  We are thrilled to have the following guest speakers at this year’s conference: Wendy Feldberg – award winning Fibre and Mixed Media Artist.  Wendy will guide us with a discussion on inspiration and creating your composition.  Wendy will also show how she applies these practices in her own work. Margit Hideg – artist and creativity educator.  Margit will share creative ways to sell your art.  She will guide you through the process of looking for new ideas and non traditional venues to showcase and sell your work. Patrick Gordon – proprietor Patrick Gordon Framing.  What is in a frame?  To frame or not frame?  How is the best way to present my work?  Patrick Gordon will show different types of framing options for all types of art work.  Mr. Gordon will also explain alternatives to traditional ‘framing’ presentations. City of Ottawa – Public Art Opportunities.  The City of Ottawa staff will present opportunities that are available within the City of Ottawa in the area of Public Art.  Direct purchase opportunities as well as juried competitions. Gallery Panel – Open discussion with a number of different gallery owners.  Find out their individual submission process and artist evaluation.  What do they look for when representing an artist and the types of work they showcase. Space is limited so register early.  www.westcarletonartssociety.ca/events Date:  Saturday, October 22nd, 2011 Time:  9:00am to 4:30pm Place:  Carp Memorial Hall (Intersection of Carp Road and Donald B. Munro Drive). Lunch:  Provided Cost:  $40 per artist / lunch is provided Due Date for Registration:  September 22nd, 2011. Registration Form.

Portrait Painting

Good morning, I met a portrait painter, Deborah Kerr, last evening and we had a fascinating conversation at the end of which she suggested I look at a YouTube entry made of her doing a demonstration on portrait painting.

Take a look at what a beautifully edited, well-conceived video looks like. Also, marvel at Deborah's talent.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XthHa1q33Y

Images from Hair=>Cut=>Peace

These 2 photos were taken by my friend Michael Gauvreau. They capture the empowerment and embarrassment I felt during the performance. The picture on the left shows Lily Butter cutting my hair while the picture on the right was taken right after the unassuming man cut the front of my head bald! Look at the body language I display in these two pictures! They couldn't be more different!! In the picture on the left I look confident and at ease. The picture on the right shows a different mood, one of disbelief. My whole body and face are tense, my arms at my side indicate how dejected I felt at that moment. Thanks for the great pics Michael! ~~~~~~~~~~~~


The picture below was taken by Brian Double. I met him the night of the show. He had heard of the show through the internet and was very excited to be able to participate in the performance. Here two childhood friends cut my hair while a family friend looks on. You can see the look of disgust and intrigue on their faces. A lot of people couldn't believe I was actually doing this and were quite taken aback!

Gallery is Going to Double in Size in a few months.

In a few months the gallery will be expanding.

In November, the square footage of the gallery will increase to 2,900 square feet. The gallery will be one of the largest commercial galleries in Ottawa. Plus it will be the only gallery in Ottawa that has a sculpture garden.

I will be taking down a main wall, moving the kitchen up to the second level. The entire main floor will be gallery. And the second floor to our home will extend itself to showcase more art.

The front room of the house (currently the kitchen) will soon be a space that will feature a painter each month. The main room and back room will host the monthly themed shows.

The second floor of the building will have the permanent show of gallery artists (rotated but not monthly). The second floor will increase to have storage space for the gallery artists. So that clients are able to see more than what is on display in the monthly shows. Plus there will be a mix of sculptures upstairs.

The sculpture garden will extend to the back yard (behind the house / gallery).

A staff member will be helping work two days a week in the gallery starting September 1st.

A lot of things are going to be happening.

Next month there is no themed show in the gallery. I am taking a bit of a break. But September 15th -> I Killed the Group of Seven Group show. This show was a massive success last year. And if it is half as good as it was last year. Wow.

best wishes

Patrick

Piece of the Peace

I wanted to show additional photos of Ali Sztepa's performance art piece, Hair Cut Peace. These refer back to her post of August 21/11.