Jeff Jackson’s Paris Sketchbook
Many thanks to Michael Kohn for making this little movie.
October 18, 2018
Alëna Skarina’s Latest Piece
Air Ambulance, acrylic on paper.
October 17, 2018Carolyn Gowdy’s Scrapbook
Carolyn has an exhibition of paintings, drawings, printworks, collage, sculpture, and mixed media exploring the ongoing experience of life, past and present along with inspired possibilities for the future at Gallery 286 in London.
Carolyn writes, “My art is not just a form of creative expression. It’s a form of exploration. It’s a way of being. I consider it my job, as an artist, to look for beauty, grace, magic, and wonder everywhere. This gives me a sense of purpose and helps keep me in touch with my gratitude for what is. It reminds me that the miracle of life is something to celebrate, document, and preserve. It helps me stay fresh, new, alive in the moment, awake to elements that might otherwise go unnoticed or forgotten. It helps me to accept and appreciate life on life’s terms, to find hidden treasure in both breakdowns and breakthroughs.
I am fascinated by the subject of consciousness, the ongoing experience of being alive and how this relates to the past, present, and future, of human beings being human on the planet. Humanity is most definitely a work in progress. It is important to keep learning and to ask questions. I am continually in the process of developing wisdom, clarity, and discernment. I choose to align myself with love, light, grace, beauty, truth, magic, and humour as much as possible. I choose to be present, awake and in the now as much as possible and wherever I go. I really don’t want to miss a beat out of the extraordinary adventure that is life.”
The exhibition runs October 9 to October 31, 2018.
For further information contact Jonathan Ross: Phone 07747 807576 or email: jross@gallery286.com
Myths, Monsters & Machines
To highlight his recently published young reader novel, Theo Paxstone and the Dragon of Adyron, James Turner has curated a steampunk art show at the Northern Contemporary Gallery.
The show features work by an host of international artists including Reactor’s Friederike Ablang, Deshi Deng, Blair Drawson, Jeff Jackson, Alëna Skarina, James Turner, Rene Zamic and Emily McCourt
The opening reception is September 28, 2018 from 7:00 PM. The show runs until October 12, 2018.
The Northern Contemporary Gallery is located at 1266 Queen Street West in Toronto, Ontario.
James Turner’s “Steamcycle Knights of Toronto”
Tomio’s Tree
Tomio Nitto paints one of the recent, wind-created sculptures in his watercolour sketchbook.
James Turner’s Steampunk, Medieval Myths, and More…
When the largest dragon ever seen descends out of the night sky and sets the royal tournament aflame, Theo escapes to help. He saves a crippled steam knight, Sir Bentham, from the blaze, assisted by Bentham’s pugnacious squire, Riley.
Together, they decide to hunt the monstrous dragon down — before it can kill again.
But nothing is as it seems, and Theo soon finds himself caught up in an adventure that will turn his entire world upside down…
James Turner’s new young readers’ novel ‘Theo Paxstone and the Dragon of Adyron’ is now available for purchase on Kindle from Amazon.
Tea time with Alëna Skarina.
NIL: No Blood for Coffee
Carolyn Gowdy’s Upcoming Show at London’s Chelsea Arts Club
THEATRE OF WOMEN is an exhibition of a series of limited edition hand-coloured etchings and collages. A number of these prints are based on a series of earlier works inspired by Simone de Beauvoir’s classic, The Second Sex. With these prints Carolyn processes and integrates her personal experiences and observations into her art with the message that gender equality issues are as relevant for women today as ever.
The show runs from January 30 to February 18, 2018. There will be a private viewing on Tuesday, 30th January from 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm., otherwise viewing is by appointment.
Chelsea Arts Club
143 Old Church Street
London, UK
SW3 6EB
R.O. Blechman in Eye Magazine 95
Eye, the international review of graphic design, a quarterly printed magazine about graphic design and visual culture features a large article on R. O. Blechman’s career and work.
January 24, 2018