IPA 2023 — Honorable Mention

So excited to announce my film photograph, “Accidental Tourist 04”, received Honorable Mention in this year’s International Photography Awards (IPA)! I’m incredibly proud and grateful for this honour. A huge thank you to IPA and all the judges for this amazing contest!

Awards: IPA 2023 Honorable Mention

Title: Accidental Tourist 04
Category: Analog / Film, Portrait
📷 Belair X 6-12 Jetsetter 
🎞 Kosmo Foto Mono B&W 120 Film

From the “Accidental Tourist Series” — studies of Mark for a creative project turned out more like a series of old tourist photos from the 60’s.⁣

Click to view on the IPA website
Click to view the IPA 2023 Honorable Mentions Gallery

IPA 2023 — Official Selection: Analog / Film, Portrait

Incredibly honoured my photograph, “Accidental Tourist 04”, made Official Selection in the Film/Analog Portrait category in the 2023 International Photography Awards (IPA)! Final winners will be announced late September. So excited and honoured to be part of this prestigious competition.

Awards: IPA 2023 Official Selection

Title: Accidental Tourist 04
Categories: Analog / Film, Portrait
📷 Belair X 6-12 Jetsetter 
🎞 Kosmo Foto Mono B&W 120 Film

From the “Accidental Tourist Series” — studies of Mark for a creative project turned out more like a series of old tourist photos from the 60’s.⁣

Click to view on the IPA website
Click to view the IPA 2023 Honorable Mentions Gallery

Harmony Arts Festival 2023 — Group Exhibition

I’m so excited one of my Swimmer paintings, “Into the Blue”, was selected for the Harmony Arts Festival Group Exhibition this year! The festival runs from 4th-13th August, 2023. Come enjoy wonderful art, music and food in a most beautiful setting.

“We have a wonderful selection of over 70 works this year. Neighbouring the group exhibition is a youth show showcasing the north shores voung artists as well as a Lego exhibit modeling prominent West Van Architectural wonders.”⁣

@harmonyarts @westvanarts⁣

"Into the Blue" painting of a swimmer

“Into the Blue”, Acrylic on Canvas, 8 x 8” — SOLD at the Festival!

Life Drawing: Session 1

Back to Life Drawing!

In-person Life Drawing started up again and it felt so good to draw from life again! Felt super rusty and my style kept evolving — and none of them actually look like our lovely model, Carolina — but loved being back at it.

Life Drawing

After the summer off, we’re back to Life Drawing! And we had the lovely Carolina — always such a wonderful model!!

Weekly Life Drawing

The lovely Carolina was our model again last week!

Weekly Life Drawing

Carolina's such a great model! A few drawing's from last week's session.

Weekly Life Drawing – mid May session

Had such a great drawing session with @barry_the_model visiting from LA. Amazing model!

Weekly Life Drawing – posting from a late April session

Helené was a wonderful model! Really enjoy our sessions at Simply Drawing (lifedrawing.ca)

Weekly Life Drawing

Anne was a lovely model!

Weekly Life Drawing

Drawings from this week's session with the lovely Simona

Venus Rising: Paintings and Drawings

VENUS RISING — OUR LIFE DRAWING GROUP'S SHOW!

Currently on display at Il Centro Italian Cultural Centre
January 23 until 5 April, 2018
https://italianculturalcentre.ca/events/exhibits/venus-rising-paintings-drawings/

A few photos of my series – aptly described as 'Renaissance Andy Warhol'. A series of digital print transfers of my drawing onto unstretched canvas, and then embellished in a series of progression and references to elements in the original painting.

Venus Rising — Our life drawing group's show!

Venus Rising: Paintings and Drawings Opening Reception

Hosted by Il Centro Italian Cultural Centre
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
7 PM - 9 PM

There are certain works of art that reach such a level of fame that they become an archetypal reference point or even a catalyst for our meditations on the mysteries of human existence. Botticelli’s Birth of Venus (or Venus Rising) c. 1480 is one such painting. In this work the viewer becomes a witness to the birth of Venus. In this exhibition 14 artists study and reinterpret this painting. For 15 months these artists have contemplated, examined and recast this monumental artistic achievement. In the process they have reflected deeply on its impact on the history of art, feminism, and popular culture. How has this painting shaped our notions of physical beauty, they ask?

The exhibition’s opening night will be held within the museum from 7pm to 9pm, where light refreshments will be served.

Admission to this event is free.

Weekly Life Drawing

Lovely session with Kaitlin – beautiful, classic poses with a modern/retro look.

Weekly Life Drawing

A great session this week with the always lovely model, Carolina! especially loved the wintery theme and scarf!

Weekly Life Drawing

Last week's session, with AJ, at Simply Drawing.

Looking back at the Sep 28th Life Drawing session

We had a lovely (new to us) model, Melissa. A range of quick gesture and longer poses.