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Summer 2016 • Vol. IX • Issue II

Feature Artist

T a mm yHudgeon

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MARGERY BLOM~ Oil Painter ~

Resident Artist, Studio #3The Old School House, 122 Fern St., Qualicum BeachActive Member of the Federation of Canadian Artists

www.Margeryblom.com • email:[email protected]

The Green Bough

1411 Moby Dick's Way, Gabriola Island, BC 250 247-7255

Joy OlsenCeramics

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Zulis YalteSculpture & Paintingwww.zulisyalte.com

Visit us during the Gabriola Island Thanksgiving Studio Tour #33 on the Map

There is a vitality, a life force, a quickeningThat is translated through you into action,And because there is only one of you in all time,This expression is unique.And if you block it,It will never exist through any other mediumAnd be lost.The world will not have it.It is not your business to determine how good it is:Nor how valuable it is: nor how it compares with other expressions.It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly,To keep the channel open.No artist is ever pleasedThere is no satisfaction whatever at any time.There is only a queer, divine dissatisfaction,A blessed unrest that keeps us marchingAnd makes us more alive than the others.

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6An Artist in Italyby Ingrid deJong

8Port Alberni

9North Island

12Feature ArtistTammy Hudgeon

16How It’s Doneby Brian Buckrell

17Texada Island

18Designing a Brochureby Susan Schaefer

20 - Services

22 - Marketplace

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North Island College Students Hooked on Metal Jewellerysubmitted by Christiana Wiens

Errol Evanik is hooked on making jew-ellery. The Metal Jewellery Design stu-dent and sculptor started NIC’scertificate program in September eagerto see how much he could learn and howfar it would take him. He never expectedsuch positive results.

“This is one of the best things that has happened in my life,”Evanik says. “Every week I’m learning new techniques and see-ing more potential for a new livelihood. I’m really enjoying my-self and I don’t ever want to stop.”

Errol’s story is not unique. Making metal jewellery has becomea growing obsession for students across Vancouver Island.

“The interest is high,” said course coordinator Julia Peters. “Wenow offer more workshops and specialized courses that exciteour regulars and entice new registrants. The Silver JewelleryMaking Beginners course has been going on for 15 years and itstill sells out.”

NIC started with a single silver jewellery making course at the

Comox Valley campus in 2001. Now 15 years later, the collegeoffers a dedicated metal jewellery design studio in CampbellRiver, with summer intensive courses, evening and weekendworkshops and a full-time cer-tificate program that is filling upquickly.

Every year, students come fromacross Western Canada to attendthe certificate program, whichattracts artists, beginners and re-tirees who want to expand theirskills, start inspired careers andadd meaning and creativity to their lives.

“Designing jewellery is a sophisticated and specialized skill thatchallenges students,” said Jan Hellerud, an artist and instructor,who helped develop the program. “There is also a mystiquearound jewellery making; it is an old craft and many of the handtools and techniques go back to antiquity. It opens up a wholenew world for students and can be quite addictive.”

For more information visit www.nic.bc.ca or contact Julia Peters at [email protected].

Photo caption: Errol Evanik in NIC’s jewellery design studio (top) along witha copper yellow bronze bracelet by classmate Rudi Aalborg.

Raintree Studio & GalleryGreg Swainson - Watercolour Artist & Instructor

5101 Island Highway West, Qualicum Beach, BC V9K 1Z1Check website for classes and Gallery hours

www.raintreestudio.ca [email protected]

(250) 752-6141

Paint Life LaughingPaint Life LaughingCarrie Osborn Art~ Workshops~ Abstract Classes~ Painting Lessons ~ Therapeutic Art


MARGOT PAGE

www.margotpage.com ~ www.imaginethatartisans.comPhone/Fax: (250) 746-8446

Enamelling on Copper and Steel

250-240-3840 • www.CarlaFlegel.comEmail: [email protected]

Carla Flegel ~ West Coast Watercolour ArtistCommission a hand painted watercolour portrait of

your home ~ lasting heirloom and keepsake.

What is the IAM ClubSeveral years ago we came up with the idea to provide a serviceto help promote artists, studios and galleries. After considerablediscussion we introduced the IAM Club (Island Arts MagazineClub). We decided to offer it as a free membership for a simpleon-line directory for artists around the world.

To help promote the idea of the directory, we introduced quar-terly art contests to coincide with the dates of publication for themagazine. What we have noticed is that not everyone who entersthe contest is taking advantage of the directory to promote theirart, studio, gallery or themselves. Of the 213 current members,only 80 are actually listed in the directory.

How to get yourself listed?We only have one criteria to be listed in the gallery and that is ashort biography. All other information is optional. Any informa-tion that is supplied in your profile is displayed in your listing.

If you have not signed up yet, please visit the website and do sonow. A password will be emailed to you. You may then log inand update your profile. Make sure you complete your bio andany other information you would like displayed in the directory.If you are already a member, please take a moment to visit the di-rectory and ensure you are listed and that the information is cor-rect. Log in if necessary and update your profile – including yourbio if you wish to be listed.

Art ContestsWe are reviewing the contest rules and method for entry to try tomake it easier for you. While we work through the issues thathave arisen since we introduced the contest, we are suspendingfuture contests until further notice. Stay tuned for details.

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MAJOR & MAXWELLART

Original Oil PaintingsCommissions Welcomed

View by Appointment116 Wallis Street, Parksville BC

250-586-9171

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Join the Island Arts Magazine WORLDWIDE Online Artist’s Directory Robert Genn – About True Colour

Looking is opening your mind to your impressions.Seeing is replacing what you know with what you see.Mixing is the knowledgeable confluence of pigments.Testing is comparing your preparations with the truth.Adjusting is the will to fix your flagrant wrongs.


An Artist inItaly Ingrid deJongNo one should leave theplanet without seeing Eu-rope. Recently I venturedthere for the sixth time, withmy sister who is also a Canadian artist. We landed in Barcelona,Spain and toured the city for three days. Then we boarded acruise through the Mediterranean. We took advantage of a landexcursion every day, going into ports in the south of France,along the boot of Italy, in Greece and then in Turkey. After thecruise, we spent two weeks in Venice, Florence and Rome. For33 days we experienced full-on culture.

Europe is a cultural extravaganza.We saw museums, art galleries,historical homes, cathedrals andluxurious palaces. The plazas werereplete with marble sculptures.Often every inch of the walls, ceil-ings, doors and courtyards wascovered with paintings, sculptures,decorative tiles and inlaid wood.Little is left without decoration. In

medieval times art showed the world how wealthy someonewas. In Italy, the very wealthy Medici family hired innumer-able artists and artisans to create their sumptuous palaces. The

clergy of the time threatened peoplewith Hell if they did not give every-thing they had. They impoverishedtheir parishioners in order to glorifyGod. As a result the cathedrals arebreath taking. The ceilings are oftenso high you cannot help but look upand gasp at how magnificent thewhole place is. In the hallways of theVatican leading up to the SistineChapel there are hundreds of paint-ings and sculptures, giving a per-spective of the time and talent thatwas involved.

In every port my sister and Iwould draw in our sketchbooks.I enjoyed seeing ancient light-houses amidst modern day ma-rine traffic. Or we wouldcapture crowded housescrushed together on a hill,building up to a domed edificeat the top. Later I would addsome watercolour from myboxed palette, and writea note on the back as to its loca-tion. These visual diaries makegreat memories to pour over at alater date.

Forty years ago, when I studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts inGeneva, Switzerland, I travelled to see some important places.I wanted to see them again with mature eyes. When I was youngI remember coming out of the train station in Venice and beingagog at the boat traffic. I sank onto the stairs to absorb the scene.It was an amazing sight! Older, it brought a smile to my face tosee the same spot.

I fell in love with Venice this trip. She is tawdry, elegant, de-caying, romantic and aristocratic all at the same time. I would

dearly love to go back to paint and drawthere for a month. It doesn’t matterwhere you go in Europe. When you stopto draw you appreciate what is going onaround you. You can inhale the history,aromas, architecture and bustle or quietas you draw or paint. You feel Europe.Then you can come home with richmemories and great material for futurepaintings. It’s unforgettable.

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Ingrid de Jong- Canadian artistWatercolour and Acrylic paintings

Commissions welcome250-585-0424 • [email protected]

www.gallerydir.com/ingriddejong


David Langevin

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In an Artist’s Gardenby Barbara Peyton

Tranquility envelopes as I stroll alongthe forest path lined with Douglas Firsand cedars and enter the woodland gar-den with its exotic trees, shrubs, nativeplants and birds. I pause at the Reflect-ing Pool to watch the dragonflies alight-ing on water lilies. As I meander throughthe rhododendron-lined glades, I amtreated to a glimpse of Milner Houseframed by wisteria on the oceansidebluff overlooking the Strait of Georgia.I am immersed in an artist’s garden andcaptivated by its vibrant colours.

I imagine a scene from times past ofVeronica at her easel painting thesebreathtaking blooms. She was an ac-complished artist and a Fellow of theRoyal Society of Art and Commerce.Selected works of her elegant pastelbotanicals and rich oils are now on dis-play in Milner House.

Veronica Villiers FitzGerald Milner wasborn into British aristocracy in LondonEngland in 1909 and passed away inQualicum Beach in 1998. Her motherwas first cousin of Winston Churchilland she was descended from the Dukeof Marlborough and related to DianaSpencer, Princess of Wales.

Prince Charles sketched in this gardenduring his pre-Expo’86 visit withPrincess Diana. An excerpt from hisMay 5, 1986 thank you note to Veronicaacknowledged his artistic passion:“It made such a difference to my life tobe able to do a little drawing before andafter lunch. It is the best therapy I know- but I am preaching to the converted!”

The estate was acquired by VancouverIsland University (formerly MalaspinaCollege-University) with the goal ofmaintaining the gardens in perpetuity foreducation and community benefit. InMay 1996, the gardens were dedicatedas “The Milner Gardens” in recognitionof Ray and Veronica Milner and openedto the public in May 2001.

In celebration of this artists’ garden,Milner Gardens & Woodland is hostingArt & Photography in the Garden onAugust 6 & 7, 2016.


Port Alberni

Kelly Carter

Ucluelet BC

openwings.ca250-266-2214

one of a kind pyrographic artSee me at Art Rave June 17 - 19

Hi Fire YoFunctional & Sculptural Clay

at the Days of the ArtsJune 17 - 19

or by appointment: 250-724-9991

watch Yolande’s demonstrationat Rollin’ Arts Centre duringthe Arts Festival

Art at DRAW Gallery

Spring Into ART! Group Exhibit. May 5th thru June 30th We are pleased to open our 2016 Season with Spring into ART!"...How are we connected to the Natural world around us as wellas to the nature within us." Featuring work by Cynthia Bonesky,Cecil Dawson, Chris Doman, Chris Finlayson, Gerda Hoffman,John Hoffman, Pamela Holl Hunt, Miriam Manuel, AnnMcIvor, Deborah Philipp, Todd Robinson, Nancy Wilson andMike Wright.

Life Drawing Sessions - 'Open Studio’ continues each week.Featuring live model figure drawing, Artists gather together topaint, sketch or sculpt from different live models.

TEEN NIGHT Mondays welcomes all young artists every Mon-day 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. ADULT’S meet on Tuesday & Wednesday's 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The fee to participate is Teens $6.50 and Adults $12.50. Partic-ipants can also pre-register for five sessions for a fee of $60.Space is limited. Call Astrid at 724-2056 and book your spot.www.drawgallery.com

June 17 - 19, 2016

Tickets available atthe Rollin Art Centre

250-724-3412Char’s Landing778-421-2427

Local pottery, glass, jewelry, textiles, leather craft,and many other wonderful surprizes.

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Visit us Mon - Sat 10:30 am - 5:30 pm2907-2nd Avenue Port Alberni, BC.

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Port Alberni’s Gem ~ Blue Fish Gallery

DAYS WITH THE ARTS is back, and with A TWIST

This year we are starting a co-operative arts festival and we areinviting all artists who are interested in taking part.

We are looking for all artists/artisans who may be interested inhaving a table / display set up on the grounds during the 3-dayevent, June 17-19. Showcase all your work, have demonstra-tions and spend the weekend creating in a beautiful setting.

If you are interesting in being involved at this year’s DAYSWITH THE ARTS, during the Solstice Arts festival, pleasecontact the Rollin Art Centre, 250-724-3412. Space is limited.


North Island

(250) 956-4629 www.heathermarybrown.ca

Heather Brownartist - potter

905 Ravenhill RoadPort McNeill, BC V0N 2R0

250-209-2499Port Alice, B.C.

Seaside Studio and Gallerywww.seasidestudioandgallery.com

Original Stained Glass Artcreated on the scenic northwest coast of Vancouver Island

~ classes and workshops available

NEWS from North Islandby Susan Mohler, Seaside Studio and Gallery Port Alice, BC

NVIAS, North Vancouver Island Artists Society, continues inthe process of restoring itself by creating a website to showcaseand promote NVI artists. Once completed www.nvias.ca willhost pages for the many individual artists who call the north is-land their home as well as studios and galleries and artistgroups. Communities, large and small, will be identified andhave the opportunity to promote local arts events of interest tolocals and visitors alike.

NVI artists are invited to submit images, bio material as wellas contact information and any links to already existing pro-motional materials such as websites, face book pages, ETSYshops etc. A handful of artists have already been uploaded tothe site for visitors to enjoy.

NVI artists are encouraged to contact us directly at [email protected] to begin preparations to have a page show-casing their own works etc.

In addition to this effort NVIAS is once again holding regularmeetings on a quarterly basis and the calendar and minutes ofmeetings can be found on the website… all are invited. Meet-ings consist of an arts workshop, NVIAS “business” meetingand are then followed by a potluck lunch, see blog entries on thewebsite. The location of meetings moves from community tocommunity in order to give all NVIAS “members” the oppor-tunity to participate, car pooling is encouraged to assist thosewho are unable to travel on their own or who would enjoy thecompany of other artists travelling.

Preparations are now underway for an NVI art show & sale, thefirst in some time, to be called ART! UP THERE! #1 and totake place on the MAY LONG WEEKEND 2017 in Port Mc-Neill. Interested artists should RSVP their interest in partici-pating as soon as possible to [email protected] … manydetails to follow.

Family Fun

The fun starts Friday night witha band in the park. Saturday begins with a parade,followed by music and enter-tainment all weekend on themain stage. Join in the fun witha fishing derby, boat buildingcontest and much more; endingwith fireworks on Sunday night.

For more information visit our website:www.filomidays.com

photo by: Cheyanne Speck

Filomi DaysPort Hardy July 15 - 17

50th anniversary for the District of Port Hardy Come back home and celebrate

west coastcommunity craft shop

featuring local artists

7135 market st. @ cafe guido • port hardy bc 250.949.2650


since 1983

Nanaimo North Town Centre

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Open 7 Days a Week (mall hours)

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For more information please contact:Impressions Custom Framing

990B Shoppers Row, Campbell River250-286-1612

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6th Annual River City Arts Festival3 Day Festival Gallery

July 22 - 24Artisan Street Market - Saturday July 23

Downtown Campbell River

Annual Free Self Guided Art Eventguides/maps available from the tour sponsors and Visitors Information Centre in Powell River

or on-line powellriverartists.com

Sat. August 27Sun. August 2810am-5pm daily

10th

Saanich Peninsula Studio Tour ~ June 4 & 526 venues with 36 + artistsAn artistic adventure. An exploration of creativity.A self guided tour of artists studios’ in Sidney by the Sea, North and Central Saanich. Studios open: 11 am and 4 pm daily

Brochures & maps available at The Gallery at Tulista Park,9565 Fifth Street, Sidney, BC • www.cacsp.com

Visit over 20Studios

Everybody would agree that we should put an extraday between Saturday and Sunday.

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Visual artist Tammy Hudgeongrew up under the wide and end-less sky of the Canadian

Prairies, a place where the open land-scape became deeply rooted in her souland is now a part of everything she does,thinks, feels, creates.

Hudgeon has traveled widely and findsherself awed and inspired by the manytraditional and tribal cultures she’s vis-ited and their spirited use of colour,adornment and sacred rituals.

Her connection to nature has led her to arustic lifestyle on a small island inBritish Columbia where she explores andcreates in a light-filled studio. Today,these elements, ingrained from child-hood and collected over a lifetime, spillout of Hudgeon and into her work, prov-ing that the spirit of an artist comes fromdeep inside.

TAMMYHUDGEON

What inspired you to settle and open your studio on Gabriola Island?

When I first moved here from the prairies 25 yrs ago I lived on the “big” is-land, Vancouver Island. Soon after arriving here on the west coast I visitedfriends on a tiny island and fell in love with the small island lifestyle, even-tually settling on beautiful Gabriola Island. First and foremost, my reason forcoming here to Gabriola Island was the gorgeous natural setting, and withthat came the sense of freedom and possibility. The ever-changing seascapeand rainforest continue to inspire me every day.

Gabriola Island is called the “Isle of the Arts”. The culture on this island isvery supportive of artistic living. Gabriola Arts Council is a highly engagedcommunity organization that contributes to shaping the creative life of the island.Successful, working artists are a respected part of the fabric of lifehere. The level of art appreci-ation on Gabriola is extremely high. We are activelyengaged in leav-ing behind themyth of the starv-ing artist. GabriolaIsland is an artist’sdream.


What attracts you to using glass as yourmain medium?

I’ve always loved coloured glass. Since Iwas a small child I’ve felt a sense ofwonder looking at stained glass windowsand coloured glass bottles. I started outby learning stained glass. I love the lookof traditional stained glass windows.Glass fusing came into my life a fewyears later, in the early days of home stu-dio glass fusing. It was a natural mediumin which to immerse myself. I’m selftaught, having done thousands of kiln fir-ings at this point. Glass fusing is a per-fect fit for me. It feels like a forgivingmedium, and I don't have to work“within the lines”.

My first glass kiln was only 6”x6”. As aresult my first creations were very smallindeed, and often sold in small giftshops. I now have two large kilns. Myart, both glass art and mixed media paint-ings, large and small, are sold andshipped worldwide through galleries anddirect from my studio. I also allow timeevery year for custom commission work.

How would you describe your work?

I feel like my work is more than whim-sical. I do like words such as childlikeand joyful, joy being a deep emotion.One word associated with my paintingsis soulful. Art for your inner child.Colour and light are often qualities thatwant to come through when I create. Ob-viously that’s not all that I experience inlife, as there is always the shadow withthe light. I believe the deeper you’rewilling to dive the brighter you willshine. Our wounds can become our gifts.

You also like to paint. Do you find thetwo mediums compliment each other?

I’ve been painting for about 7 years. Themediums live brilliantly side by side,while sometimes overlapping. I love theimmediacy of paint; messy, fast, drippy.Fused glass requires more patience,which has been a useful quality for meto cultivate. I will have mixed mediapaintings in one part of my studio andglass fusing happening in the other room.I can migrate from space to space de-pending on what is inspiring me.

Colours and designs flow from onemedium to the other with little effort and

lots of experimentation. Subject matteralso flows between the two, although Iwould say my glass art is more oftenwest coast nature and garden inspired,and my paintings are more connected toanimal spirit and inner journeys. Some-one on my Facebook studio page said “Iget it! You create with the heart of achild.” I like the sound of that. I can bemessy and free, and allow myself time tosimply play.

I feel very grateful to have the opportu-nity to work in more than one medium,to have the studio space to play with dif-ferent things. Dedicated creative spacebrings it’s own gifts.

What are you most proud of?

I love that my creations resonate sodeeply with my collectors; a diversegroup of amazing people who span allages, income levels and cultural back-grounds. Connecting with JOY, withspirit, soul to soul. My art is in collec-tions all over the world. This feels veryrewarding.

What do you like to do in your sparetime?

I never used to allow myself much sparetime. I was so obsessed with creating andrunning my biz that I rarely sat down.

Now I’ve learned to love the space “inbetween”and the “pause”. Going offlinehelps me connect in.

I love to travel, to see new things, to ex-perience new sensations. I love being innature, drawing with coloured pencilsdown by the sea, or hanging in a funkycoffee shop with my guy. I love spiritu-ality, ceremony, deep soulful connec-tions…. books, libraries, art galleries,indie music, spoken word.

I love to see and hear about what othercreative people are doing. Pinterest. Ilove TED talks, Pema Chodron, reading,Qi gong, shamanism, energy medicine. I love being alone in my studio, withendless hours stretched out before me, noplans or schedule.

Spare time, home time, studio time, vacation time….all blend and flow.

~ www.tammyhudgeon.com


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Prairie WhispersDepicting the Quiet Beauty of the Prairies

July 5 - Sept. 8Government House

4607 Dewdney Ave., Regina SK(306) 787-5773

Open: Daily 9:00 am - 5:00 pmwww.governmenthouse.gov.sk.ca

LandscapesFrom the Prairies, to the West Coast and Beyond

June 24 - August 31Shurniak Art Gallery

122 - 3rd Avenue W., Assiniboia SK(306) 642-5292

Open: Tues. to Sat. 10:00 am - 4:30 pmSunday: 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

www.shurniakartgallery.com

www.youngatart.ca

1 Artist - 1 Show 2 Saskatchewan Locations

SUSAN SCHAEFERHunger by Guthrie GloagJune 11-24Opening Reception SaturdayJune 11, 1-4pm

Guthrie Gloag is an emerging artist with a background in biol-ogy who was raised in British Columbia and currently callsBowen Island home. He skillfully uses driftwood to create ex-pressive animal and human forms. He allows the viewer to seeboth the beauty of the driftwood medium and the movement ofthe completed forms. As his pieces are life size, they have alarge impact on any space and Madrona Gallery is pleased topresent 10 new pieces for this exhibition.

M A D R O N A G A L L E R Y 606 View Street | Victoria, B.C. T: 250.380.4660


How It’s Done by Brian Buckrell

Acrylic 24x36 on white gesso canvas

A crude value plan is developed using an application oftransparent pthalo blue-green and medium using a 2 inchcolour shaper for both application and pick out. Colour isadded of the same value to the tree areas again using trans-parents including alizarin crimson and transparent red ironoxide. Bold slashes of opaque bright colour are applied asunderpainting for the grass areas.

The background yellow opaques are added as are otheropaques in the area of the trees. Using a white acrylicmarker I have identified the horizon line and made a roughplan of the distant hills.

Opaque mixed colours applied in the sky, background hillsand water are used to carve the tree shapes. An orange glazeis added to the yellow bushes. A transparent pthalo greenglaze is used on the foreground grasses to drop the value inthe shaded areas. Opaque reds are used to highlight areas inthe trees. At this point I stop. Put the painting in a frameand consider additional changes as might be needed thenext day.

For Galleries and Workshops visit:www.BrianBuckrell.com [email protected]

Brian BuckrellComox Valley Artist

Maureen MarykaVisual Artist

Studio/Gallery open year-round &Quadra Island Studio Tour

For Galleries and Shows visit: www.marykastudios.com

250-285-2547


O.C. (Doby) Dobrostanski has been painting for over 30 years.He specializes in commissioned pieces. He is well known forhis aviation paintings and has been instrumental in organizingthe annual Fly In on Texada Island.

Where does your interest in aviation and aviation paintingscome from?

I have been interested in aviation from the time I first encoun-tered an aircraft. My family moved to Edmonton from Englandin 1948 when I was only 5 years old, and we lived just acrossthe street to an aircraft junkyard. I played in all kinds of unser-viceable airplanes.

I drew pictures of airplanes all over my school notebooks, andno one, not even I knew that I was actually studying for my fu-ture profession...art, and specifically, aviation art.

Showcase - Texada ArtistDoby Dobrostanski

www.studioondogwood.com

Texada Island

TEXADA ANNUAL FLY-IN AVIATION ART EXHIBITION

The Texada Annual Fly-In at the Texada Airport will be hostingan Aviation art exhibition on July 30 -31. The exhibition will beopen to artists whose work depicts aviation related subject mat-ter. All fine art media and scale modelling will be accepted forthe exhibition.

It is expected that several members of the Canadian AerospaceArtists Association will be displaying their works, with some ofthe artists in attendance. The Association (CAAA) is a uniqueorganization of artists who paint and sculpt aviation subjects.Several of the members are well-known for exemplary works,many of which are in museums, government, private and cor-porate collections.

The exhibition will be held in the new Texada AeroSpace CampHangar at the Texada Island Airport from 12:30 to 3:00 PM onSaturday, 30th July and from 10:00 A, to 2:30 on Sunday, 31stof July.

Artists wishing to participate can contact O.C. Dobrostanski bytelephone at 1-(604) 223-2588, or by email at [email protected]

Spend the Weekend on Beautiful Texada Island

Spectacular Art & Charming Artists

• 20 artists in 14 studios • free admission• free island bus available

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For Visitors to Texada IslandProceed to the BC Ferries Westview Terminal just off

Marine Drive in Powell River and board the ferry to Texada Island.

August 13th & 14th

2016


Designing a Tri-Fold Brochure: Best Practicesby Susan Schaefer

This summer I have two gallery exhibitions at approxi-mately the same time, both in Saskatchewan. My taskwas to try to incorporate both shows into one marketing

piece. I decided to design a tri-fold brochure using a tag line ofOne Artist - One Show - 2 Locations.

A tri-fold brochure can be any size, but I prefer an 8.5 x 11” for-mat. It gets folded in on both sides, over the middle, folding theright side first then the left, making 6 panels. I like this designas it fits nicely into a standard #10 envelope. One of the gal-leries hosting my exhibition is also designing a rack card formy show. This will be a nice compliment to their promotion.

Knowing how to lay out a tri-fold brochure can be confusing.Let me explain the different sections for you.

1) This first panel is the front flap of the foldedbrochure i.e the front cover. This is also thefirst page that the consumer will see. On thispanel you want to have a strong and concisemessage to entice the reader to open thebrochure and continue reading. On this panel Ichoose to put my name, the show and a strongimage that represents my artwork. Simple.

2, 3 & 4) These are the inside panels when the reader unfoldsthe brochure. This is where youwant to put your message. I wouldsuggest keeping the text to a mini-mum and not using too many colouror design changes. Use headers andimages. I have designed brochuresfor many corporate clients. Whenthere is a large amount of text, I useheaders with text in point form.

5) This outside flap can be used forfurther information, testimonialsetc. This is where I have includedthe show dates and locations. Whendesigning this flap, keep in mindthat it will be cut slightly short toaccommodate the inside fold..6) The outside back panel (the middle of the back) is reservedfor contact information, logos and maps if necessary. Don’t for-get to include your QR code.

Once you have your tri-foldbrochure designed, I stronglysuggest printing out a copy onyour home printer. Take thetime to put it together and foldit. This way you will get a vi-sual of what the final piecewill look like. I do this with

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Q: I have recently started painting with oils, so please, pardonmy ignorance. I am using linseed oil to thin out my paint. Ipainted the background 1st, but I am finding that it is still notdry after 3 days. Is this normal or am I using too much linseedoil? How do I know when I am using too much or too little?

A: It is not a good idea to thin your paint with linseed oil. It willdrastically slow the drying time. Because of the excess oil used,subsequent layers will not stick well to this glossy (“fat”) layereither. The extra oil will also make the paint yellow more as itages and it may also cause wrinkling. If you are painting oncanvas, more oil will soak through to the fabric and cause it torot prematurely.

It is much better to use an oil painting medium to thin yourpaint. There are many good quality ones available at the art sup-ply store. My favorite is called Liquin, made by Winsor & New-ton. Some “fast drying” mediums will even speed up the normaldrying time of the paint. Some colors dry faster than others andthe addition of a good quality medium will regulate this as well.

If you do not want to use a painting medium then you can thinyour paint with a solvent (mineral spirits or turpentine) or justapply a very thin pure layer of color. Don’t use too much sol-vent either or your paint layer will be too ‘lean’ and loose itsflexibility – causing cracking and flaking.

Have fun painting, David


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My time spent at CaribouCabin last summer couldn’thave been more idyllic. As aparticipant in the Artists-in-Residence programme of ParksCanada at Mount Revelstoke National Park, I discovered thekind of spot I had always thought should exist as an option forCanadian artists on vacation, but had also considered to beunrealistic for decision makers within the Parks system, sinceit is for such a small segment of the population…us.

Caribou Cabin, when I first noticed iton Parks Canada Web site, appeared tobe too good to be true and even whenI had reserved the cabin for a week lastsummer, I wondered when I would be-come disenchanted with the vacation.

It never happened! Every detail of the accommodations andthe general organization of the cabin suited me perfectly. Infact, this summer I have again placed a reservation, but thistime for my husband and myself. While I am working on mydrawings and watercolours, he will be able to concentrate onhis photography. What more could Canadian artists ask of asummer vacation?

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Mount Revelstoke NationalPark offers artists a unique op-portunity to stay and create onthe mountain. The CaribouArtists' Cabin is nestled highon Mount Revelstoke, 1200metres (4000 ft) above the valley below. The Meadows in theSky Parkway leads right past the cabin’s front porch. Artists renting the cabin will also have access to the BalsamStudio, just below the mountain summit. It’s a great place towork if the weather’s not perfect. To help artists stay onbudget, the cabin and studio together rent for just $22.00. Toreserve call: 250-837-7552

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See Vi Isaac’s work during thePowell River Studio Tour August 27& 28. Maps and brochures in all thestudios. www.artbyvi.net

3rd Annual WET PAINT SHOW &SALE, August 20th and 21st atSaratoga Beach, featuring 10artists with an eclectic mix ofsubjects and styles. Seascapes,landscapes, still life, figurative art,and abstracts in various mediumswill be on display. 8870 ClarksonAve., Black Creek.www.wetpaintshowandsale.weebly.com

GALLERIES & GIFTSGallery of Artisans Gift Shop. Arts and Crafts from over 45 IslandArtists. 141 Jensen Avenue East,

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International Artist Day Festival,White Rock, Oct. 2016. Art to be12” X 12” x 1 ½, signed on the backfor anonymous show. Entry fee$10 /1 piece, or $15 / 2-3. Contact Chris MacClure: [email protected]: 604 536- 3049, cell: 604- 838-3049 Deadline Sept. 8.

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WORKSHOPS & CLASSESAlan Wylie - painting“grisaille style”, a method ofpainting entirely in shades ofgrey or of another neutralgreyish colour. March 18 & 19,2017. Hosted by Island ArtsMagazine. Watch for details:www.islandartsmag.ca

Art on the Lake, Whistler BCartswhistler.come/classes

Mixed Media Workshops withPatt Scrivener, AFCA.Register onlinewww.pattscrivener.comor call 250-248-2775

Look For the Fall issueSeptember 2016

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Jewellery-Making Workshops June & July 2016 at North IslandCollege . PMC, wire jewellery,bead stringing, decorativebezels and more. For moreinformation, [email protected].

Paint Life Laughing Studiopresents: "Paint Nights".Join us for "Paint Night", a fun evening held in a local cafe! No experience necessary in thisstep-by-step process. Completeyour very own masterpiece bythe evenings end! Call Carrie fordates to the next exciting event.250-752-6141

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