Art Connections ~ Special Edition - Final Newsletter ~ March 23, 2021

 

ART CONNECTIONS  SPECIAL EDITION FINAL Newsletter March 23, 2021

With the advent of lovely spring weather and growing participation in VSC's Tuesday Zoom sessions, the editors have taken the decision to make this the final issue of Art Connections. We sincerely hope this special edition has helped keep members interested, engaged and motivated in their own artistic pursuits during this past 12 months of quarantining. A big thank-you to those sixteen members who contributed 34 images to make up eight issues of Art Connections in 2021. Keep your pencils up!   -- Rand Harrison and Val Lawton Mike Pipes Artist: Mike Pipes Title: Willows Beach; 19x13"; watercolour on Arches 300 paper Artist's comments: winter scene, viewed from north end of Willows Beach; enhanced the colour and sky somewhat from the actual winter tones; a pencil sketch finished in the studio; a compressed image, developed from a  wide-angle perspective of approximately 180 degrees;  Comments welcome.   Contact the artist at: mike.pipes@shaw.ca Joan Head Artist: Joan Head Title: Victoria Amazonica; 10x20"; acrylic on a deep canvas Artist's comments: These are the world's largest lily pads, measuring up to 3 metres in width; can support a toddler; found in Amazon, Australia, Japan, and even Italy. May paint this one day on a larger canvas. Comments welcome. Contact the artist at: head_675@hotmail.com Amy Nohales-Kezes Artist: Amy Nohales-Kezes Title: Haida Gwaii; 24x36"; acrylic on canvas Artist's comments: based on images from a trip to the Haida sacred village of Skungwai; refined the initial painting in various small ways. Comments welcome. Contact the artist at amyartist58@gmail.com Victor Lotto Artist: Victor Lotto Title: no title; 20x24"; acrylic Artist's comments: this is a painting from several years ago which received an honourable mentions in the Community Art Centre show; OF PARTICULAR NOTE is its similarity (sort of!) to a digital image.... you may have read about it?....that recently sold for $69 million. In light of that development I am putting my painting back on the market and am open to offers... Comments (and offers) welcome. Contact the artist at: victorlotto@shaw.ca