Monthly Archives: April 2015
Looking forward to a Summer of Murals
Walking around Vancouver, one can’t miss the wonderfully colorful murals embellishing the sides of many commercial buildings. My favorite one is on Columbia Street and 3rd. It features a very happy rainbow cloud riding a bike. There are other murals with historical themes, like Fort Vancouver and Pearson Airport. These community assets are the work […]
Let’s Talk Art
No matter how many forms of communication come out of the technology industry, there is no better way to get one’s point across than a conversation. Nothing can replace a good talk. In the arts especially, a quality interaction is an in-person experience. For this reason, one of the surest ways to develop an arts […]
Free Model Guild a Local Gem
Life Drawing is a fundamental skill for any artist. Like our ancestors, who scribbled on cave walls with bits of charcoal, contemporary artists sketch with pencils and charcoal sticks on paper. Some are amazing at this skill, but regardless of ability nearly everyone who creates art regularly has attended sessions with a live model because […]
Meet the Artist
Have you ever wondered what an artist whose work you admire actually looks like and then met him or her? Sometimes, they are different than you thought they’d be, and sometimes they are exactly what you expected. A very cool thing about enjoying a current art scene is you can meet the people whose art […]