VSC Art Connections Special Edition #4 ~ November 11, 2020

 

ART CONNECTIONS  SPECIAL EDITION Newsletter November 11, 2020

Welcome to the issue #4 of VSC's Art Connections! Submissions are coming in nicely to Art Connections, so thanks everyone and keep 'em coming! We'd love to see your autumnal colours!  If you're able to participate, please forward the following to Rand Harrison : 1) your image in .jpg format (no pdfs, please) 2) painting details, including title, dimensions, medium, date 3) any artist commentary, and 4) the email address at which you'd like to receive comments    -- Rand Harrison and Val Lawton Mike Pipes Artist: Mike Pipes Title: Mount Doug Forest, watercolour on 300lb cold press paper, 19" x 13"  Artist's Comments: I used location and a photo to create a picture looking into the forest, with virtually no sky. I used masking fluid to capture the light on branches and some ground leaves; and I made the cedar and fir trees the prime focus by reducing local foliage to an incidental role. Comments welcome. Contact the artist at mike.pipes@shaw.ca Victor Lotto Artist: Victor Lotto Title: Cattle Point, acrylic on canvas, 12" x 16"  Comments: Painted in early fall    Comments welcome. Contact the artist at victorlotto@shaw.ca Joan Head Artist: Joan Head Title: Andra tutto bene! ; 10" x 20"; acrylic on deep canvas  Artist's Comments: This was a commissioned piece. English translation of the Italian phrase "everything will be all right/OK!". As Italy started to go into Covid-driven lock-down, adults and children prepared artwork and banners with this image and phrase to boost morale to show solidarity and encourage hope. Editors' comment: With a global Covid resurgence the message is as important now as it was months ago. Comments and suggestions welcome! Contact the artist at head_675@hotmail.com Agnes Oosterhof Artist: Agnes Oosterhof Title: Farmland (Saltspring Island); 11" x 14"; acrylic Artist's comments: A wonderful painting site. Feedback welcome. Contact the artist at agnesoosterhof@hotmail.com