Studio visits to international contemporary figurative artists
Vitruvian, studio visit Chicago In 2014 My husband and I were in Chicago doing a home exchange with a family who enjoyed the refreshing cool mountain air in Gibsons, BC while we enjoy the humid muggy heat and sights in Chicago, IL. Our first day was spent just riding bikes around the local neighborhood of […]
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Dean Gazeley, studio visit with portrait painter in Mexico In April 2014, I had the opportunity to meet one of our artists, Dean Gazeley in Guanajuato, Mexico. High up in the interior mountains, Guanajuato is a fascinating town built into a valley well surrounded by mountains. It was the financial center of the very rich
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Toller Cranston, sumptuous costumed figures I recently had the great pleasure of travelling with 3 other painting friends to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico where we stayed just 4 doors up from the imaginative figure painter, Toller Cranston. His home is a wonderland and riot of exotica, color and costume! I have been a fan
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Marina Dieul, studio visit in Montreal, exquisite portraits in a Renaissance style My fifth and final Montreal figurative artist studio visit was to Marina Dieul. My friend and fellow artist, Ann-Marie Brown was able to join me on this visit so we met for coffee and then trekked over to the Fabre neighborhood by Metro
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Lina Vandal, studio visit in Montreal It was a wild and crazy rainy afternoon when I made my way up to Lina Vandal’s studio. I had just been to a great Montreal book store Mona Lisait and was carrying a large bag of second hand French novels to haul back with me to BC and
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Gianni Giuliano, Montreal studio visit with a Western feel I entered the the large University of Montreal campus building and as I was asking the guard how to find the exact address when Gianni Giuliano suddenly appeared in front of me and asked if I was Paula? Perfect timing to meet because UQAM (University of
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Elaine Despins, studio visit & open studio sale Elaine Despins was my third Montreal figurative artist studio visit on my recent trip there. Travelling by public transit with my very helpful iPhone app Google Maps, I was able to find my way there easily by Metro and then a short walk. A super app for
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I’m currently visiting Montreal for a high school reunion and I’m getting to meet some of our Montreal figurative artists. Had a nice meeting with Kai McCall this morning, one of my first long distance meetups. His studio has good northern light with ground floor windows as he is down a few stairs in a
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