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Natasha Bowdoin: Seedling

By J Walters on 07/07/2019 • ( Leave a comment )

Natasha Bowdoin’s large-scale cut paper and collage works transform a Dallas gallery into a garden overflowing with creeping vines, carnivorous plants and acid colour.

Sketchbook Saturday: Endless Patterns

By J Walters on 07/06/2019 • ( 4 Comments )

Polina Oshu is a graphic designer from St. Petersburg based in Riga. She calls herself an endless pattern-making machine.

46/150: Buffy Sainte-Marie – Unstoppable

By J Walters on 07/05/2019 • ( 10 Comments )

Musician and visual artist Buffy Sainte-Marie (b: 1941) has been appointed a Companion of the Order of Canada, the country’s highest recognition for Canadians who have helped shape society. Best known for her powerful music, she is also a respected digital artist.

Karen LaMonte: Embodied Beauty

By J Walters on 07/04/2019 • ( 1 Comment )

Karen LaMonte’s sculptures explore how clothing defines cultural identities and acts as our “social skin.” Instead of the traditional portrayal of the nude, LaMonte chooses to reveal the female form through hollow garments created in a variety of materials: bronze, glass, ceramic and rusted iron.

Quick Hits: July 4th Art

By J Walters on 07/04/2019 • ( 4 Comments )

Happy Independence Day to those of you south of our border. Certain American art has come to represent the spirit of July 4th, some of it obvious (George Washington) and some of it just plain fun (Harold Finster). Enjoy these selections. This painting features George Washington with the […]

Quick Hits: Picasso Still Lifes

By J Walters on 07/03/2019 • ( Leave a comment )

For a deeper look into the detail of Pablo Picasso’s still lifes, consider Remai Modern’s collection of working proofs, part of their collection of Picasso linocuts. Anatomy of a Still Life is on through April, 2020 at the Saskatoon gallery. One extraordinary example, Nature morte à la pastèque […]