tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70003661310334716092024-03-14T05:10:17.732-04:00Expressive Brush of Robin BarattaRobin L Barattahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11061446046794468598noreply@blogger.comBlogger404125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7000366131033471609.post-6907838537423298122021-11-06T14:12:00.004-04:002021-11-06T14:12:48.027-04:00October 2021<p><a href="https://us4.campaign-archive.com/?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=5b4ddff498" target="_blank"> October 2021 issue</a></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" id="yiv4784151110templateHeader" style="background: none center center / cover no-repeat rgb(247, 247, 247); border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4784151110templateContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; 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font-size: 40px; line-height: 60px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">What's On Robin's Easel This Month?</h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td align="center" id="yiv4784151110templateBody" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: center center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 45px; padding-top: 36px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4784151110templateContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 600px !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv4784151110bodyContainer" style="background: none center center / cover no-repeat transparent; border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4784151110mcnImageBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv4784151110mcnImageBlockOuter"><tr><td class="yiv4784151110mcnImageBlockInner" style="padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4784151110mcnImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv4784151110mcnImageContent" style="padding: 0px 9px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img align="center" alt="" class="yiv4784151110mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7%2Fimages%2F810f1ddb-0f0f-eea8-8e76-792607411a29.jpg&t=1636222189&ymreqid=c6c3a568-4e03-141a-1cec-8f000001a100&sig=C1K6GpFxhHKzmSolJnGwhw--~D" style="border: 0px; display: inline !important; height: auto; max-width: 499px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="499" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4784151110mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv4784151110mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="yiv4784151110mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4784151110mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv4784151110mcnTextContent" style="color: #757575; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><h1 class="yiv4784151110null" style="color: #222222; font-size: 40px; line-height: 60px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">Turkeys </h1><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br />Ok not literal turkeys, but paintings that for what ever reason just didn't live up to their promise.<br />If they're honest every artist has a few, or more than a few... the idea seemed good, but the execution failed somewhere.<br />After the two solo's and the big commission, I took a week off, which somehow stretched into a month filled with the myriad of stuff that had gone undone in the last few months as I pushed to the finish line. One of those things was pulling out a stack of not quite successful paintings and seeing if they could be rescued.<br /><br />Who knew how addictive rescue work could be!<br /><br />One of the stashed is 'Back From The Beach'. In May of 2018 I had an accident that resulted in a concussion. Being the stubborn impatient person that I am, I tried to go back to the studio too soon and made a mess, which got stored with the other turkeys.<br />The post concussion version 'Coming Home From The Beach' has found it's forever home, yay! and I feel the time has come to retackle the original in a looser style that has been simmering in my brain and hands, that's a sliver of it to the left of this picture. <br /><br />With the (fingers crossed) waning of Covid, shows are starting to come back, most with online options like <a href="https://robinbaratta.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=3bd8a1c721&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank">Westland's Square Foot Show</a>, November 24th to December 30th.<br />My submissions are: <br /><a href="https://robinbaratta.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=f44c16f28f&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank"><img height="147" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7%2Fimages%2Fd0ebc2b4-a472-e335-d24b-6eefc6568502.jpg&t=1636222189&ymreqid=c6c3a568-4e03-141a-1cec-8f000001a100&sig=o.t5q5qc7zeoCzNIpHygbw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto !important; margin: 0px; min-height: 147px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 150px;" width="150" /></a> <a href="https://robinbaratta.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=f07406cf7f&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank"><img height="150" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7%2Fimages%2Ffd02e440-06c1-494b-2a4c-0ed5805cd300.jpg&t=1636222189&ymreqid=c6c3a568-4e03-141a-1cec-8f000001a100&sig=x_9HbdziHRY2eo4kNbztZQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto !important; margin: 0px; min-height: 150px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 150px;" width="150" /></a> <a href="https://robinbaratta.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=8433dfc759&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank"><img height="150" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7%2Fimages%2Fb20de78b-9417-43ec-fc99-d96f3ae10474.jpg&t=1636222189&ymreqid=c6c3a568-4e03-141a-1cec-8f000001a100&sig=SKFeeLnYCkxf5J..D4LYNg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto !important; margin: 0px; min-height: 150px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 150px;" width="150" /></a><br />Where The Sidewalk Ends Posted Going Around The Bend<br /><br />Also STEPAC has their <a href="https://robinbaratta.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=99e01f5ef4&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank">Annual Miniature Show and Sale</a> on November 13th to December 23rd.<br />My submissions are:<br /><a href="https://robinbaratta.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=545e3711db&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank"><img height="125" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7%2Fimages%2F0495d86f-9223-a493-1965-2e760da61f3d.jpg&t=1636222189&ymreqid=c6c3a568-4e03-141a-1cec-8f000001a100&sig=_7Kp8BBie5ZFAnLDa13JSg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto !important; margin: 0px; min-height: 125px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 125px;" width="125" /></a> <a href="https://robinbaratta.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=5545ad51c3&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank"><img height="125" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7%2Fimages%2Fb70e4ca6-bf18-8089-679f-2d7be134498d.jpg&t=1636222189&ymreqid=c6c3a568-4e03-141a-1cec-8f000001a100&sig=jSiW5HcoQur5AOxIBTEWTA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto !important; margin: 0px; min-height: 125px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 125px;" width="125" /></a> <a href="https://robinbaratta.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=a230871e2c&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank"><img height="125" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7%2Fimages%2Ff5130770-62a8-4997-9204-70319910c504.jpg&t=1636222189&ymreqid=c6c3a568-4e03-141a-1cec-8f000001a100&sig=1pfelObm2y1TudHjA_CTgA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto !important; margin: 0px; min-height: 125px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 125px;" width="125" /></a> <a href="https://robinbaratta.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=d174b74822&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank"><img height="125" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7%2Fimages%2Fc3d5c09a-1d2c-46c5-bd71-74c9f0765a2b.jpg&t=1636222189&ymreqid=c6c3a568-4e03-141a-1cec-8f000001a100&sig=.lyUDJP3grNZ7zm0Nj0okg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto !important; margin: 0px; min-height: 125px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 125px;" width="125" /></a><br /> Tree Line Swirls Junction Elgin Spring<br /><br />I wish you all the best of late fall, and fingers crossed we have a good winter, though it's coming way faster than I for one would like, sigh.<br /><br />Until next month<br />Robin</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Robin L Barattahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11061446046794468598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7000366131033471609.post-39527062849203170052021-10-04T15:50:00.000-04:002021-10-04T15:50:09.166-04:00Spt 21<p> <span style="background-color: white; 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font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 40px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 60px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">What's UNDER Robin's Easel </h1><p style="color: #757575; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><br />A very tired dog! <br />We took a much needed vacation this week, the family joined us on Saturday to help celebrate Bill's 75th birthday, and in our family dogs are people too, so Oak had all of his extended pack to play with...tired pup lol. <br /><br />My solo at STEPAC has wound up, the love from the area art community was overwhelming, and much appreciated, also Along Old Vic found a new home, that's news that always makes me smile :)<br /><br /> <a href="https://robinbaratta.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=e0f52ebe1f&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><img height="579" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7%2Fimages%2F17887a87-a0fc-1ad1-35a4-7d308a6ab023.jpg&t=1633376718&ymreqid=c6c3a568-4e03-141a-1ca4-610006019700&sig=P7OV7Mthqcha9Eotnqhq5Q--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto !important; margin: 0px; min-height: 579px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a></p><p style="color: #757575; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">Next up for me, I have the 'big wall' at Art With Panache, October 12-28th. the gallery is located in Talbot Centre, 140 Fullarton St. in downtown London. <br />I know some people who were unable to make it to St Thomas, will find this easier to get to, the selection of work will be a bit different too, with some smaller work available this time. Usually there would be an opening reception but Covid has made openings a thing of an other time, however if a guided tour sounds appealing drop me a line, and we'll work out a time to meet. <br /><br />The 'big one' is officially called Autumn Splendour, and will be delivered later this week, here it is...<br /><img height="371" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7%2Fimages%2F85bdecb6-0a83-f6f6-05ae-227cb02f76ef.jpg&t=1633376718&ymreqid=c6c3a568-4e03-141a-1ca4-610006019700&sig=ODlhiQsj3_Q9xqU_YkjZmg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto !important; margin: 0px; min-height: 371px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 450px;" width="450" /><br />And a couple of detail shots<br /><br /><img height="266" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7%2Fimages%2F2459ecf1-ce88-ce9e-73c2-7e5ff6c9cf2c.jpg&t=1633376718&ymreqid=c6c3a568-4e03-141a-1ca4-610006019700&sig=.tDrYJTnoWbqc4_wslUweQ--~D" style="border: 0px; 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text-align: center;">It's A Big One!</h1>T<span style="font-size: 14px;">his is the underpainting for my large sized commission, It's actually quite a bit further along then this and by next update, barring catastrophe it should be done.<br />We are exactly a year after the tornado that damaged our sunroom etc, so I don't use the word catastrophe lightly! After several false starts they SAY we should finally be getting the sunroom fixed starting this week, the gazebo only just finally went up. Some of that is Covid delays, but mostly it's just misadventure, AKA bad luck.<br />Usually I do these big paintings in the sunroom so having to move it now is causing a bit of muddling, but no fear, I've used the dinning room on more that one occasion. My friend <a href="https://robinbaratta.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=9ad53d02ee&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank">Sue Garrington</a> calls her dinning room table her axillary studio, so the precedent is set lol. <br /><br />My exhibition at <a href="https://robinbaratta.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=6f1e994b38&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank">Stepac</a> at 301 Talbot in St Thomas is in it's final week.<br />I'd like to thank everyone who's come out to see my long anticipated show, especially everyone who posted such rave reviews, and to those wonderful supporters who purchased work a million thanks! Putting our work out into the world is always a bit nerve racking, seeing it bring joy to peoples lives makes it all so worth while.<br /><a href="https://robinbaratta.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=e66847f110&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank"><img height="600" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7%2Fimages%2Fc33eca71-5f9d-1797-8935-b51004241d73.jpg&t=1630093351&ymreqid=c6c3a568-4e03-141a-1c01-a10001014b00&sig=7coxiuNDjzkDDJOv.fl7hw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 600px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 450px;" width="450" /></a><br /><br />Last update I was experimenting with mediums, one was immediately trashed but the other two survived, we had some fun on my instagram @robinbarattaartist, and facebook Robin L Baratta Artist with suggestions for painting names. and they are:<br /><br /><strong>Swirls<br /><a href="https://robinbaratta.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=2e09a9362c&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank"><img height="450" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7%2Fimages%2Fb70e4ca6-bf18-8089-679f-2d7be134498d.jpg&t=1630093351&ymreqid=c6c3a568-4e03-141a-1c01-a10001014b00&sig=fIwJnmbej.4bVzAvISl0Aw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 450px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 450px;" width="450" /></a></strong></span><h3 style="color: #444444; font-size: 22px; line-height: 33px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Swirls</span></h3><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="background-color: inherit;">Across undulating hills the tractors dance, in their wake the soil swirls, lines and rhythms to catch the artists eye, patterns in the earth, visual music. </span><br /><span style="background-color: inherit;">6x6, glazed acrylic, on cradled wooden panel, ready to hang</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: inherit;"><strong><u><a href="https://checkout.square.site/merchant/SM9K7EBDWKNH3/checkout/GCUCQMNVEVASIK4XQI3IQ2Q7" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank">Click to purchase</a></u></strong></span></span><h1 class="yiv9285078364null" style="color: #222222; font-size: 40px; line-height: 60px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Treeline</span></h1><span style="font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://robinbaratta.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=444f74b85f&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank"><img height="450" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7%2Fimages%2F0495d86f-9223-a493-1965-2e760da61f3d.jpg&t=1630093351&ymreqid=c6c3a568-4e03-141a-1c01-a10001014b00&sig=y2va6tQL3ymU.MxWiurlGQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 450px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 450px;" width="450" /></a></span><h3 style="color: #444444; font-size: 22px; line-height: 33px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Treeline</span></h3><h3 style="color: #444444; font-size: 22px; line-height: 33px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">A gentle separation, of field and field, crop and crop, properties, a treeline waves. Far friendlier than a fence, and a place for the wildlings to travel to, from and along, poplars, maple, sometimes evergreen. Green punctuation marks upon the landscape. </span></h3><span style="font-size: 14px;">6x6, glazed acrylic, cradled wooden board, ready to hang<br /><strong><u><a href="https://checkout.square.site/merchant/SM9K7EBDWKNH3/checkout/LN3JY3LMPS57GUGGCWYXRWMS" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank">click to purchase</a></u></strong></span><h1 class="yiv9285078364null" style="color: #222222; font-size: 40px; line-height: 60px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />Until next month<br />Robin</h1><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />proud mama <br />congratulations to my son and daughter in heart<br /><img height="200" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7%2Fimages%2Ffa3eb953-502e-b063-36f2-98460a0fd76a.jpg&t=1630093351&ymreqid=c6c3a568-4e03-141a-1c01-a10001014b00&sig=1oZXWE9GIkddHVIWllDesQ--~D" style="border: 0px; 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text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: #757575; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><h1 class="null" style="color: #222222; font-size: 40px; line-height: 60px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">Experimenting With Mediums </h1><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br />As some of you know, the manufacturer significantly changed the medium I use most.<br />I have a stash of it ( I went around the city buying up all I could find of the 'old' version) but as I'm about to start a large commission I don't want to run the risk of running out and not knowing what my alternative might be....<br />so, I'm experimenting. <br />These littles are about half done, and I seem to have a clear winner, Whew THAT's relief. <br />The crazy thing is this is the second time this has happened, It makes you wonder what the heck manufactures are thinking!<br /><br />The rest of the sketches I had ready to go are on hold as I do the prep steps for the 60"x24" commission I'm working up.<br /><br />So, what are the steps?<br /><br />1, mine in situ sketches and photo references for something that speaks to me<br />2, do thumbnails to work up the bones (design)<br />3, do a full size pastel sketch to further tweak and work out any 'bugs'<br />4, cut the terraskin, and mount it on plascore<br />5, do background colour AKA sky <br />6, transfer sketch<br />7, underpaint with rich colour<br />8, outline with black<br />9, build first texture<br />10. do first glaze<br />repeat 9 & 10 until satisfied, there are at lest 3 layers of texture, and dozens of layers of glaze<br />11, prep cradled board, and mount almost finished painting<br />12, finish layers<br />13, top coat<br />14, wire for hanging<br />15, deliver!!<br /><br />Speaking of delivery... <br /><a href="https://artwithpanachelondon.weebly.com/" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><img data-file-id="13404532" height="200" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/b563b4a9-8dfb-43a8-9c73-a7ea43731b5d.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 200px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 200px;" width="200" /></a>Gibbons Gate, 6x6<br /> <a href="https://artwithpanachelondon.weebly.com/" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><img data-file-id="13404528" height="200" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/c3d5c09a-1d2c-46c5-bd71-74c9f0765a2b.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 200px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 200px;" width="200" /></a> Elgin Spring, 6x6<br /><a href="https://artwithpanachelondon.weebly.com/" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><img data-file-id="13404524" height="198" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/ff8b88a3-e272-4c8e-97d7-c1bcf222da5c.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 198px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 200px;" width="200" /></a>Summer Days 6x6<br />Have all been delivered to <a href="https://artwithpanachelondon.weebly.com/" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Art With Panache</a> 140 Fullerton St, London, they're having a 'small art' show and sale July 30-August 27, there's going to be some stunning work by area artists in this show!<br /><br /><span style="font-size: 18px;"><em><strong>AND</strong></em></span><br /><br />I delivered my work to <a href="http://www.stepac.ca/" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">STEPAC </a>for my solo in Gallery Three on Thursday. After 3 postponements, it's finally happening, crossed fingers toes and everything else!!!!!<br /><a href="http://stepac/" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">STEPAC </a>has put a lovely bit on their website,<br /><a href="http://www.stepac.ca/" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><img data-file-id="13799872" height="601" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/9d413d63-e7de-160b-f309-a42755e90c43.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 601px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 375px;" width="375" /></a></p><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">301 Talbot St. St Thomas,ON, CA, N5P1B5<br /><strong>Phone: </strong>519-631-4040<br />Hours of Operation</p><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Monday-Closed<br />Tuesday-12:00 pm - 4:00 pm<br />Wednesday-12:00 pm - 4:00 pm<br />Thursday-12:00 pm - 04:00 pm<br />Friday-12:00pm - 04:00 pm<br />Saturday-12:00 pm - 4:00 pm<br />Sunday-Closed<br />for a map go <a href="http://www.stepac.ca/contact-us" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">here</a><br /><br />and a big thank you to my friends at Learners for their support and shout out<br /><img data-file-id="13799880" height="429" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/e2ea0eaa-de57-2288-c61e-def071e9bd60.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 429px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 375px;" width="375" /></p><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Also you'll be happy to know that. Artist's Whimsy, Beach Breeze and Van Gough Sky all found forever homes this month, thank you Art Emporium!<br /><br /><br />Until next month<br />Robin</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Robin L Barattahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11061446046794468598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7000366131033471609.post-14897600993591158672021-07-26T13:46:00.003-04:002021-07-26T15:16:49.404-04:00June 21<p> to view or subscribe <a href="https://us4.campaign-archive.com/?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=4eacb9979c" target="_blank">June 21issue</a></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" data-template-container="" id="templateHeader" style="background: none 50% 50% / cover no-repeat rgb(247, 247, 247); border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="templateContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; 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text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: #757575; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><h1 class="null" style="color: #222222; font-size: 40px; line-height: 60px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">Exhibition Announcements!</h1><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Ok so this is not what's on my easel...but how exciting is this, they're here!<br />Thank you to Laura Woermke for hand delivering them to me, now we just have to get to stage three, so that the <a href="http://www.stepac.ca/" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">STEP Art Centre</a> can be open to the public! <a href="http://www.stepac.ca/" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">click</a> on the link to see my show announcement on their page :) <br />August 7-September 4, 201, Gallery Three St Thomas Elgin Public art Centre, baring a miracle we won't be able to have an opening, but maybe an artist talk, fingers crossed. <br /><br />So what's REALLY on my easel? a bunch of skies at the moment...already to have the sketches I have ready transferred, so I can start painting.<br /><img data-file-id="13764724" height="150" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/a2f273f3-40e5-a4f1-a5d1-d82398e8def0.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 150px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 150px;" width="150" /><img data-file-id="13764728" height="150" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/9fe7b554-b5a0-44de-7b30-dd60f43f96a5.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 150px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 150px;" width="150" /><img data-file-id="13764732" height="200" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/1a41f96e-f9d8-0484-668e-c9ab10736c2b.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 200px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 150px;" width="150" /><br /><br />My favourite texture building medium has been changed radically by the manufacturer, (again) so I've been experimenting with different mediums, trying to figure out what's going to work best for me, and where. Lets just say that I'm a tad frustrated with the manufactures... Ok so artists are supposed to be creative, and able to rise to new challenges, but<em> really </em>this is twice they've done this, in just over a year grrrr.<br /><br />Just finished...with different mediums.<br /><a href="https://robinbarattamixedmedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/tor.html" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><img data-file-id="13764776" height="341" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/a322cd02-b802-1f5b-e896-37a8e2edec13.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 341px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 450px;" width="450" /></a><br /><strong>Tor</strong><br />Tor, Celtic hill fort, an ancient place of safety, now a place of peace and dreams, surrounded by fields of wild daffodils, and grazing sheep. If only all battle grounds could be this way. </p><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">16x12, glazed acrylic, on cradled wooden panel, ready to hang, </p><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">$255.00 do you have the perfect spot for this, if so you can <em><u><a href="https://checkout.square.site/merchant/SM9K7EBDWKNH3/checkout/ZX6W4RDCF5T4ELKO42IL7MYX" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">buy now</a></u></em></p><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Thank you to my amazing Welsh cousin Deb Tilley for the reference photo see more of her art and photography <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Flonecrowgallery%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3_bp_jeAk4d70LGHukB6AqBP9WWb2y3RbgXZ_0kjluP7Ju-Xj5vrEs198&h=AT335qmUxstziArvod3qsu5mLiTSr0ScBoF6PXI6u8xjvazD36b5ZVYf9F1LiFULytQP37_wx9Pm16I-32n3s7lb1rmb4IIIbUNrZY6VRBcoxee_KueZaTmVmbIEreG_" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">here</a></p><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="https://robinbarattamixedmedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/where-sidewalk-ends.html" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><img data-file-id="13764780" height="442" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/d0ebc2b4-a472-e335-d24b-6eefc6568502.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 442px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 450px;" width="450" /></a><br /><strong>Where The Sidewalk Ends</strong><br />This quite literally is where the sidewalk ends on our morning walk. The end of the street is still a field with a view, but not for long, subdivisions are fast gobbling up the surrounding lands.<br />12x12, glazed acrylic, on cradled wooden panel, ready to hang.<br />$225.00. If it's still here, this will go to the Westland Square Foot Show in November, but why wait when you can <em><u><a href="https://checkout.square.site/merchant/SM9K7EBDWKNH3/checkout/TJPDKFXKPG576RCPGKD52MLT" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">buy now</a> ?</u></em><br /><br />Have GREAT MONTH, and see you at my show! <br /><br />Until next month<br />Robin</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td align="center" data-template-container="" id="templateFooter" style="background: none 50% 50% / cover no-repeat rgb(51, 51, 51); border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 63px; padding-top: 45px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"></td></tr></tbody></table>Robin L Barattahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11061446046794468598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7000366131033471609.post-68706060047778342842021-05-29T16:28:00.001-04:002021-07-26T15:15:28.470-04:00May 2021<p> to view or subscribe <span style="background-color: white; 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text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><img align="center" alt="" class="mcnImage" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/0154fd4f-f572-2012-f312-66f1744685e7.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline !important; height: auto; max-width: 665px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: #757575; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><h1 class="null" style="color: #222222; font-size: 40px; line-height: 60px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">Tools And Potions </h1><p style="line-height: 27px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br />Which are way more interesting to look at then the two first stage sky backgrounds that actually <strong>are</strong> on my easel lol.<br /><br />I like to keep my sky's quite, to help balance the power of the textured and painted areas of my work. Not that I don't work at them, but they are muted, and a teeny bit unexciting at the first stage of life. <br /><br />My garden is a passion a short few months of each year. If you follow my Facebook and Instagram (both are @robinbarattaartist) you've seen some pictures, studio dog stars in a few too lol.<br /><img data-file-id="13739840" height="200" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/9c75e40e-d438-e639-deec-810421e37216.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 200px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 150px;" width="150" /><img data-file-id="13739844" height="200" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/c52ae60e-0abd-4225-9f1a-e6255cc0cdea.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 200px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 200px;" width="200" /><img data-file-id="13739848" height="200" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/48dd6a35-f74f-dd8b-933e-59355ba5ee01.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 200px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 150px;" width="150" /><br />I've got to be honest, it's hard to be adult when the sun is shining and the garden is calling, and do the less interesting bit's of being a professional artist, like posting work on social media, and updating websites.<br /><br />Thankfully, the studio never loses it's draw, and as a result the 'proofing wall' is full. I've probably mentioned before, how I hang paintings up and look at them for a week or two before I put the final protective top coat on. Like a baker proofing bread dough, the results are better if the work rests before the final step. <br /><img data-file-id="13739864" height="534" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/a46bed84-d5d6-9df0-6373-04f673b327de.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 534px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 500px;" width="500" /><br /><br /><em><u><img data-file-id="13739892" height="175" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/05aecdc5-c4bf-37b2-22c9-41ba90d414f2.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 175px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 175px;" width="175" /><a href="https://robinbarattamixedmedia.blogspot.com/2021/05/going-around-bend.html" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><img data-file-id="13739896" height="175" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/b20de78b-9417-43ec-fc99-d96f3ae10474.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 175px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 175px;" width="175" /></a><img data-file-id="13739900" height="175" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/fd02e440-06c1-494b-2a4c-0ed5805cd300.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 175px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 175px;" width="175" /></u></em><br />The three 12x12"s are potentially for the Westland Squarefoot show, how ever, as of yet there is no sign of this year's show on their website, so I'm not sure if it's going the happen.<br /><br /> The first is Row On Row, I'm not 100% sure it's done yet, so no web link yet, <a href="https://robinbarattamixedmedia.blogspot.com/2021/05/going-around-bend.html" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Going Around The Bend</a> is in the middle the web page is all set for you to look at.<br /><br /> The last needs a name....any ideas? You come up with the best names!!<br /><br />Just reply to this email if you have a suggestion :) <br /><br /><a href="https://robinbarattamixedmedia.blogspot.com/2021/05/across-field.html" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><img data-file-id="13739872" height="221" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/12ce0a5b-3491-0272-faee-fd8d1bf4de3a.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 221px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 450px;" width="450" /></a><br /><strong>Across The Field</strong><br />Distant silos beckon the weary farmer home, not just storage, but a beacon too, tall amongst the trees and crops a guide at the end on a long hard day. <br />12x6 is a new size for me, I like the horizontal format in a smaller size.<br />Glazed Acrylic, on cradled wooden panel, ready to hang.<br />$160.00. If this one is calling your name, you can <em><u><a href="https://checkout.square.site/buy/EGT66YI7VFIHKHZ2YXZULMSN" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">buy now</a></u></em><br /><br /><a href="https://robinbarattamixedmedia.blogspot.com/2021/05/bruces-bluffs.html" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><img data-file-id="13739876" height="450" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/b8127360-36f8-b549-002c-94537eb4b08d.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 450px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 450px;" width="450" /></a><br /><strong>Bruce's Bluff</strong>, a weather worn cabin sit's on the edge of the bluff, overlooking a fallow field, a place for quite reflection.12x16 glazed acrylic on cradled wooden panel, ready to hang<br />$255.00 If you have the perfect home in your home for this one <em><u><a href="https://checkout.square.site/buy/NQ5WZOKV2YMFD63OCCUKBJ75" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">buy now</a></u></em><br /><a href="https://robinbarattamixedmedia.blogspot.com/2021/04/road-to-lake.html" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><img data-file-id="13739904" height="83" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/7dd5e8f7-f577-220a-775c-f5446802a5d1.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 83px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 250px;" width="250" /></a> <a href="https://robinbarattamixedmedia.blogspot.com/2021/04/road-to-lake.html" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Road To The Lake</a> was in last months newsletter, and I just didn't take it down lol</p><h1 class="null" style="color: #222222; font-size: 40px; line-height: 60px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">Countdown to Solo Show</h1><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 32px;">10 WEEKS</span><br /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">God and Covid willing, fingers crossed, no more postponements please.....</div><p style="line-height: 27px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="http://www.stepac.ca/" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">St Thomas Elgin Public Art Centre </a></p><p style="line-height: 27px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Until next month<br />Robin</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p>Robin L Barattahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11061446046794468598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7000366131033471609.post-8778539593659564612021-05-29T16:25:00.005-04:002021-05-29T16:26:07.722-04:00April 2021<p><a href="https://us4.campaign-archive.com/?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=75d82760f1" target="_blank"> to view online</a> or subscribe</p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" data-template-container="" id="templateHeader" style="background: none center center / cover no-repeat rgb(247, 247, 247); 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The two upright 12x12's on my tilt table are under-painted, awaiting texture, the flat two are at the background and line stage, Square Foot Shows will be coming soon and I need to be ready!<br /><br />To the right on the big bench is <br /> <img data-file-id="13704344" height="460" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/9d78c4e3-485c-46be-8b89-bc65ba90fbaf.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 460px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 500px;" width="500" /><br />an almost complete, as yet unnamed 12x16, suggestions??? along a country back road (between Dorchester and 401) a ditch bisected a field, the contrast between the uncultivated green and ready to plant soil caught my eye. I love these green highways, safe havens once the crops grow, for the wildlings that use them to traverse a dangerous world.<br /><br /><img data-file-id="13704372" height="178" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/9a02ca5a-0b27-4415-af67-c29c64e44643.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 178px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 500px;" width="500" /><br />Working Title: Road To The Lake, 12x36.<br />Taking the back roads to catch the Chi-cheemaun in Tobermory all roads lead to the lake, for many Ontarians the memories of these road trips are intrinsically entwined with summer.<br /><br />These two, will be completed soon, and then I'll get them up on my <a href="http://www.robinbaratta.com/" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">website</a> <br /> <br />The current lockdown, (3rd) is playing havoc with schedules everywhere, so the <a href="https://artwithpanachelondon.weebly.com/upcoming-events.html" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Art With Panache</a> 6x6 show is rescheduled to May 31st-June 30-fingers crossed! I plan to have work in that.<br /><br />The <a href="https://www.lambethart.com/" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Lambeth Art Association</a> has launched a website in lieu of our annual show which would usually run this weekend. My work will be up on that site, however after everything that was going on last month I submitted late, so it's not up there yet. <br /> <br />Also <strong>my solo show at <a href="http://stepac.ca/" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">STEPAC</a> has been postponed again</strong>. I'm still up, but now I open August 7th.<br />Good news/bad news that gives me two extra weeks to have my very best work ready, but the show is two weeks shorter,<strong> </strong>sigh.<br /><br />I'm also looking at other venues for shows, there are a few I'm applying to and I'll hopefully have news soon, but it's a process that takes time. <br />Meanwhile, I've been working at posting more regularly on my Facebook professional page Robin L Baratta Artist, and my Instagram @robinbarattaartist feed's there too, so if you're interested give it a follow.<br /><br />As always I love feedback, so drop me a line, I promise to respond in a timely manner<br /> <br /> <h1 class="null" style="color: #222222; font-size: 40px; line-height: 60px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">Until next month<br />Robin</h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Robin L Barattahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11061446046794468598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7000366131033471609.post-41319322865363824942021-03-27T16:03:00.005-04:002021-07-26T15:17:38.813-04:00March 2021<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: white; 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margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">One in the studio, and one on the dinning room table....</p><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br />I'm working a bit bigger again, as I once again start to count down, 17 weeks to my solo at STEPAC. The curator Laura Wormke contacted me at the beginning of the month to talk about the invitations so God and Covid willing I should have them for you very soon! </p><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong>Finished this month is...</strong><br /><a href="https://robinbaratta.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=ff92f3ff3a&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank"><img height="440" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7%2Fimages%2Fe9a3a44d-8428-4da1-b3fa-bf08fd0268da.jpg&t=1616874911&ymreqid=c6c3a568-4e03-141a-1c3f-10002101f200&sig=pnsJ8gUhJCJlF1GFfYPcVg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 440px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 450px;" width="450" /></a><br />Roads Edge<br />8x8, glazed acrylic, on cradled board, ready to hang<br />$140.00<br /><a href="https://robinbaratta.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=1092ba4ee5&e=ddeac65a36" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank">Buy now</a><br /> As you stop where the back roads intersect with the old highway, the vista of rolling land is punctuated with road signs becoming one with the landscape. <br /><br /><strong>also</strong><br />Purple haze was one of the many wonderful pieces featured in the <a href="https://robinbaratta.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=cea0087b6b&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank">St Thomas Art Guild's</a> first online show, and found a new home as a result!<br />The show may be over, but there is still lots of beautiful art to see on the website, and artist contact info if you see something you would like to own. <br /><br /><img height="443" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7%2Fimages%2F58d50b0d-df01-4b19-86da-13f57467d708.jpg&t=1616874911&ymreqid=c6c3a568-4e03-141a-1c3f-10002101f200&sig=LzaBzytCSfDtA.k01DVVGQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 443px; outline: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 250px;" width="250" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I will forever cherish the time I was able to spend with my father as his care giver, it was a gift.<br />My heart hurts, but he is free,<br /><img height="333" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7%2Fimages%2Fc94b21bb-528e-4fcc-babb-7400d7bfa66a.jpg&t=1616874911&ymreqid=c6c3a568-4e03-141a-1c3f-10002101f200&sig=m_SNA5EN71MkCVJ8PW5fAA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 333px; outline: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 250px;" width="250" /><br />Rest Daddy<br />Robin</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Robin L Barattahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11061446046794468598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7000366131033471609.post-29207815710715126572021-03-27T14:17:00.002-04:002021-07-26T15:17:58.368-04:00February 2021<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; 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text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><img align="center" alt="" class="mcnImage" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/7503bf30-cf08-444a-9abe-64961f4da921.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: auto; max-width: 499px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="499" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: #757575; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><h1 class="null" style="color: #222222; font-size: 40px; line-height: 60px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">Another Sketch On The Dinning Room Table</h1><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br />More art then meals are made on my dinning room table, especially this year, when family dinners have been just hubby, studio dog and I.<br />I am hopeful though that it won't be long until the dinning room easel will once again be at lest occasionally put away!!<br />I hope lock down #2 was good to you, speaking for myself, it seems like a less terrifying, and dare I say it, almost familiar place to be this (and hopefully last) time.<br />I've certainly made a lot more art this time through, and a part of me is going to miss the slower more reflective pace of the past year. <br /><br />I'd like to remind you, that the St Thomas Art Guild is having our very first online Art Show. <br /><img data-file-id="13404444" height="700" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/44a8c96b-0540-46c4-a38c-28af32adbbe7.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 700px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 500px;" width="500" /><br />Starting March 1st, go to our website <a href="https://stthomasartguild.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1e40187464b27e21f4b5901da&id=d99e15fb92&e=4238753286" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">stthomasartguild.com</a>, you'll see two works by each of our participating artists, click on the picture for information on the work, A bit further down the page, there is a list of the artists. When you click on a name, it will take you to that artist's page with <strong>MORE ART</strong>, and information on how you can make the show art and other works by that artist your very own!!!<br /><br />Make sure you check the show out, after all how often can you go to an art show in your jammies!<br />The work is over the top amazing, with art of every style, and of course, I have my work in the show too.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.artemporium.ca/" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">The Art Emporium</a> has opened (post lockdown) again, Yay! We're in winter hours, which means Saturday and Sunday 11-4 only, but that's still OPEN!<br /><br />As you know I've been working on several smaller pieces for the gift shop. <br />Last month I asked for help with names for the 6, 6x6's I had just completed, and the suggestions were wonderful, some I used, some I used as a spring board, and other names I'm keeping in my metaphorical hip pocket for use in the future.<br />One of the works 'Purple Haze' is in the St Thomas show. It and the rest are of course all available off my website <a href="http://www.robinbaratta.com/" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">RobinBaratta.com</a> which I've been hard at work gussying up, as the St Thomas show simply points you to each artist's web presence.<br />I still have a few buy now buttons to add, plus a few other tweaks, fingers crossed I only have a few days left to get it all ready!!</p><h2 class="null" style="color: #222222; font-size: 34px; line-height: 51px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br />New work this month:</h2><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="http://robinbarattamixedmedia.blogspot.com/2021/02/posted.html" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><img data-file-id="13614024" height="487" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/a7247a7e-93f5-4f24-b82e-2e43299714c2.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 487px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 500px;" width="500" /></a><br /><br />Posted, 8x8, glazed acrylic.<br />$140.00 <a href="https://checkout.square.site/buy/PTGWY4WJMDCHPMRSGLH4GEJQ" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">buy now</a><br /><br />There was a time, when life moved at a slower pace, in rhythm with the seasons. Posts were for stringing fence lines, not online. Was life better then? or is that just a romantic notion. I'll leave it to you to decide. <br /><br />Plus almost done are these two, as yet unnamed, maybe I'll use some of the names you gifted me with last month!!<br /><img data-file-id="13614028" height="500" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/2d7b5b70-7979-4d3b-aa8d-74fdeb7794ca.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 500px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 500px;" width="500" /><br />My<strong> Solo Show Opening at STEPAC </strong>is just 5 months away, It's almost time to start a count down!!<br />I do still want to do a couple more larger works, but I have lots to chose from already, so the sense of urgency AKA panic I was experiencing last year at this time is non-existent, I'm not sure if that's a good thing...or bad lol. <br /><br />Until next month<br />Robin</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Robin L Barattahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11061446046794468598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7000366131033471609.post-51432833881539615092021-03-27T14:15:00.007-04:002021-07-26T15:18:13.414-04:00January 2021<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; 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max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: #757575; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><h1 class="mc-toc-title" style="color: #222222; font-size: 40px; line-height: 60px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">What's On Robin's Easel This Month?</h1><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #757575; font-size: 16px;">to view or subscribe </span>01/25/2021 - </span><a href="http://eepurl.com/hoSrfH" style="background-color: white; color: #336699; font-size: 14px;" target="_blank" title="What's On Robin's Easel This Month?">What's On Robin's Easel This Month?</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td align="center" data-template-container="" id="templateBody" style="background: none 50% 50% / cover no-repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); 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text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><img align="center" alt="" class="mcnImage" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/3df714dc-c1e9-4b7d-a03e-7e54f9228d4c.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: auto; max-width: 557px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="473.45" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: #757575; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><h1 class="null" style="color: #222222; font-size: 40px; line-height: 60px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">8x8 Pastel Sketch #1</h1><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br />Happy Lock down to you!<br /><br />The numbers are going down, we're below 2,000 this morning, a vaccine is on its way, (my dad got his a week ago YAY) and things are starting to look more hopeful. My pallet has changed too, maybe it's my optimism peeking through. <br />The first lockdown I had a hard time focusing on art, which is not apparently an uncommon complaint, but this time around, all I want to do is paint! Which is good, not only is my STEPAC solo fast approaching (July 24-Spt 4) but the<strong> St Thomas Art Guild is having it's very first online art show</strong> March 1st to 15th. <br /><a href="https://www.stthomasartguild.com/" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">https://www.stthomasartguild.com/ </a> opening night in your living room, dress code-comfy. <br /><a href="https://www.stthomasartguild.com/" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><img data-file-id="13404444" height="630" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/44a8c96b-0540-46c4-a38c-28af32adbbe7.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 630px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 450px;" width="450" /></a><br /><br /><strong>And that my friends is where I need your help!</strong><br />I can only put two pieces up for the show, help me choose from my latest 6 works, I also need help naming them so any suggestions will be greatly appreciated!<br />The unselected 4 will be going onto my<a href="http://www.robinbaratta.com/" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"> website http://www.robinbaratta.com/</a> once they have names of course!<br /><br /><img data-file-id="13404524" height="445" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/ff8b88a3-e272-4c8e-97d7-c1bcf222da5c.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 445px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 450px;" width="450" /><br />6x6 #1 Sketched at Mossley Drive and Brady Road<br /><br /><img data-file-id="13404528" height="452" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/c3d5c09a-1d2c-46c5-bd71-74c9f0765a2b.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 452px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 450px;" width="450" /><br />6x6 #2 Sketched at Ron McNeil and Yarmouth Centre<br /><br /><img data-file-id="13404532" height="452" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/b563b4a9-8dfb-43a8-9c73-a7ea43731b5d.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 452px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 450px;" width="450" /><br />6x6 #3 Sketched at Gibbons Park<br /><br /><img data-file-id="13404536" height="448" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/26f1d2d0-cfba-4221-932e-c49efeabc0fc.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 448px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 450px;" width="450" /><br />6x6 #4 Sketched on Crompton Drive<br /><br /><img data-file-id="13404540" height="447" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/4aef5981-ad46-45a1-8f4a-0bc220647bb9.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 447px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 450px;" width="450" /><br />6x6 #5 Sketched at Venture Gate and Hamilton Rd<br /><br /><img data-file-id="13404544" height="452" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/fefa0e03-8b03-4dd0-a34c-4ba75022713e.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 452px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 450px;" width="450" /><br />6x6 #6 Sketched at Commissioners Rd at Victoria Flats<br /><br />My default naming technique is to just name the location, but that's a bit boring and predictable, so help!<br /><br />Speaking of sketches, I've accumulated a LOT of sketches, I'm planning on matting some of the small ones up and having them for sale at the Art Emporium once the lockdown is over and we open back up, I've thrown many out, but it always feels like such a waste, so they may as well see if they can find homes. <br /><br />You'll be happy to hear that one of the mini's I had at the STEPAC mini show found a home, I'm not sure which one, with the lockdown I haven't been able to pick the remaining two up, but I got the cheque, and promptly went to the art supply store!<br /><br />Also I'm still developing new Art Project Packs each week, if you know someone who'd like a creative activity during lock down check out my teaching page <a href="https://www.expressivebrush.com/p/project-packs.html" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><u>Expressive Brush</u></a><br />I've also started a Instagram and FaceBook page @expressivebrushart for that side of my business, of course my art Instagram and FaceBook @robinbarattaart are long established if you haven't already followed me there you might consider it.<br /><br />A year ago we had no clue what was in store for us, and as difficult as this has been, there are silver linings too.<br /><br />I stole this off FaceBook, but it seems relevant, and a nice way to leave things for now <br /><br /><img alt="No photo description available." src="https://scontent.fyyz1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/s640x640/138891536_905810746828803_9106533295758460273_n.jpg?_nc_cat=1&ccb=2&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_ohc=2Y0PHnasmX4AX-9W1KC&_nc_ht=scontent.fyyz1-1.fna&tp=7&oh=a1e23d9b491f2a13f1f73f77d85684be&oe=6035EDDE" style="border: 0px; height: auto; outline: none;" /><br /><br />Until next month, stay healthy, <br />Robin</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Robin L Barattahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11061446046794468598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7000366131033471609.post-79103005609931251842021-01-24T12:43:00.004-05:002021-07-26T15:18:28.566-04:00December 2020 Newsletter<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" id="yiv5192658880templateHeader" style="background: none 50% 50% / cover no-repeat rgb(247, 247, 247); border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5192658880templateContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 600px; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv5192658880headerContainer" style="background: none 50% 50% / cover no-repeat transparent; border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5192658880mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv5192658880mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="yiv5192658880mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5192658880mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv5192658880mcnTextContent" style="color: #757575; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><h1 class="yiv5192658880mc-toc-title" style="color: #222222; font-size: 40px; line-height: 60px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">What's On Robin's Easel This Month?</h1><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #757575; font-size: 16px;">to view or subscribe </span>12/27/2020 - </span><a href="http://eepurl.com/hmK2cv" style="background-color: white; color: #336699; font-size: 14px;" target="_blank" title="What's On Robin's Easel This Month?">What's On Robin's Easel This Month?</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td align="center" id="yiv5192658880templateBody" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 45px; padding-top: 36px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5192658880templateContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 600px; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv5192658880bodyContainer" style="background: none 50% 50% / cover no-repeat; border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5192658880mcnImageBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv5192658880mcnImageBlockOuter"><tr><td class="yiv5192658880mcnImageBlockInner" style="padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5192658880mcnImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; 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max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv5192658880mcnTextContent" style="color: #757575; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><h1 class="yiv5192658880null" style="color: #222222; font-size: 40px; line-height: 60px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /><br />Problem Child</h1><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;"> </p><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">Some births are easy...<br />Some just don't wanna...</p><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;">Pastoral has been taking waaay too much time and brain power. I think <em>maybe </em>I finally have it, it's sitting in a quite corner thinking about it's behaviour, then we'll see if we agree that it's ready to go out into the world. The cow's started out as Holsteins, but I just couldn't get mostly white cattle to work in a high Chroma painting, so now they're Angus. They 'fit' much better, but that change brings it's own challenges, I didn't want black holes, they had to still be cows. <br /><br />Fortunately all of the other 'births' this month have been easy.<br /><br /><a href="https://expressivebrush.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=69a64a1c95&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank"><img height="598" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7%2Fimages%2F31b6fcdf-bc9a-47a2-91b2-8077ff7f127c.jpg&t=1611510141&ymreqid=c6c3a568-4e03-141a-1cd3-c3001c018c00&sig=0UCk08sCCWomO76mFVsoRg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 598px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 450px;" width="450" /></a> <br />Kettle Valley 12x16, glazed acrylic, $240.00 <a href="https://expressivebrush.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=68174718cb&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank">Buy now</a></p><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;">We walk with our extra large pup, along the Kettle Creek almost daily, unless there's a monsoon and the valley becomes a lake. This is the view from the crest of the hill, just before the trail head. It's our happy place.<br /><br /><br /><br />You may remember me saying that I was planning on doing several smaller works, potentially for both the <a href="https://expressivebrush.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=90134dd364&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank">STEPAC</a> gift shop, and the <a href="https://expressivebrush.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=6f0ef3ceb2&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank">Art Emporium</a>? Here are a few that are finished, and there are more on my easel!<br /><br /><a href="https://expressivebrush.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=8d066635ba&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank"><img height="459" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7%2Fimages%2Fc58a9bac-f50b-4262-be85-86e68e39c5cc.jpg&t=1611510141&ymreqid=c6c3a568-4e03-141a-1cd3-c3001c018c00&sig=26Ce9McTriSx2iIIRBjXzg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 459px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 450px;" width="450" /></a><br />Stalking the Marsh, 4x4, glazed acrylic, $60.00 <a href="https://expressivebrush.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=a3e3ab2646&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank">buy now</a><br /><br />The coastal salt marsh of the South Carolina Low Country, is the birth place of much of the ocean's life. It's also home to many who feed on the creatures that are born, and live there. The magnificent herons, and their kin, are a constant presence-stalking the marsh.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://expressivebrush.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=54ab999cae&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank"><img height="451" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7%2Fimages%2Ff5130770-62a8-4997-9204-70319910c504.jpg&t=1611510141&ymreqid=c6c3a568-4e03-141a-1cd3-c3001c018c00&sig=xC9.90fVvaav0qvz_PfRkA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 451px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 450px;" width="450" /></a><br />Junction, 6x6, glazed acrylic, $75.00 <a href="https://expressivebrush.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=85f785ab24&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank">buy now</a><br /><br />Junction: A place of meeting or joining. Once, all was forest, then came the colonizers, who took down much of the forest. Pockets remain, and as it is the will of nature to grow and also to colonize, the junctions where field and forest meet are the site of a subtle battle.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://expressivebrush.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=6ed7d178fe&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank"><img height="450" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7%2Fimages%2F229f670e-f6f4-44ef-a985-b4d20b824f9c.jpg&t=1611510141&ymreqid=c6c3a568-4e03-141a-1cd3-c3001c018c00&sig=a8TYuCMbd1ybZRsc6.VN_w--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 450px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 450px;" width="450" /></a><br />Donnybrook Island, 6x6, glazed acrylic, $75.00 <a href="https://expressivebrush.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=2b4bc2403c&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank">buy now</a><br /><br />Pockets of life, islands of diversity, home to many, safe haven.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Happy Almost 2021</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 14px;">I'</span>ve heard this week between Christmas and New Years called the limbo week, the week when the year is over, but it's not. I prefer to think of it as the week of anticipation, a time to rest, and plan, and even dream of what the new year will look like, and how we'll live in it.<br />I think many of us this year in particular, are anxious to move forward. Living through a historical event has been interesting to say the lest, and something most of us have no desire to repeat. It gives us greater perspective though, on what previous generations have endured, much of it far far worse than this. So here's to a better year, lets kick 2020 to the curb and move forward into 2021 with a smile in our hearts.<br /><br />I would like to thank all of you for your kind words, and purchases this year.<br /><br />Spring Tree, posted in last months newsletter found a new home, and my covid pivot with my business Expressive Brush has been slowly but surely building momentum, Project Packs are available for creatives of all ages, on my teaching website<a href="https://expressivebrush.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=3f86ff17e5&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank"> www.Expressivebrush.com</a> <br /><br />I truly appreciate you all, and wish you the best for the New Year, HERE'S TO 2021<br /><a href="https://expressivebrush.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=2bcc58e640&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank"><img height="608" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7%2Fimages%2F4699594e-6a75-4b44-a5d7-d3a1f3ef5308.jpg&t=1611510141&ymreqid=c6c3a568-4e03-141a-1cd3-c3001c018c00&sig=3MTr3cf92TNfYs3rybC4Pw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 608px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 473px;" width="473" /></a><br />and yes this is a <a href="https://expressivebrush.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=95ff9d3e10&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank">Project Pack </a> (shameless self advertisement) <br /><br /><br /><br />Until next month<br /><em>Robin</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td align="center" id="yiv5192658880templateFooter" style="background: none 50% 50% / cover no-repeat rgb(51, 51, 51); border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 63px; padding-top: 45px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"></td></tr></tbody></table>Robin L Barattahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11061446046794468598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7000366131033471609.post-82203906663711749232020-12-25T17:49:00.003-05:002021-07-26T15:18:43.107-04:00November Newsletter<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" id="yiv5492008320templateHeader" style="background: none 50% 50% / cover no-repeat rgb(247, 247, 247); border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5492008320templateContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 600px; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv5492008320headerContainer" style="background: none 50% 50% / cover no-repeat transparent; border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5492008320mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv5492008320mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="yiv5492008320mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5492008320mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv5492008320mcnTextContent" style="color: #757575; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><h1 class="yiv5492008320mc-toc-title" style="color: #222222; font-size: 40px; line-height: 60px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">What's On Robin's Easel This Month?</h1><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #757575; font-size: 16px;">to view or subscribe </span>11/23/2020 - </span><a href="http://eepurl.com/hjGG2b" style="background-color: white; color: #336699; font-size: 14px;" target="_blank" title="What's On Robin's Easel This Month?">What's On Robin's Easel This Month?</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td align="center" id="yiv5492008320templateBody" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 45px; padding-top: 36px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5492008320templateContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 600px; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv5492008320bodyContainer" style="background: none 50% 50% / cover no-repeat transparent; border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5492008320mcnImageBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv5492008320mcnImageBlockOuter"><tr><td class="yiv5492008320mcnImageBlockInner" style="padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5492008320mcnImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv5492008320mcnImageContent" style="padding: 0px 9px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img align="center" alt="" class="yiv5492008320mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7%2Fimages%2F6a16359c-0195-4afb-a620-b5db7c606a7e.jpg&t=1608936474&ymreqid=c6c3a568-4e03-141a-1cc4-65000401e500&sig=9hzlFPZNuFM_d5ol7Ztu.w--~D" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: auto; max-width: 847px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5492008320mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv5492008320mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="yiv5492008320mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5492008320mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv5492008320mcnTextContent" style="color: #757575; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><h1 class="yiv5492008320mc-toc-title" style="color: #222222; font-size: 40px; line-height: 60px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 38px;">the messy studio</span><span style="font-size: 32px;"> </span></h1><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br />Ok where do I start....</p><h1 class="yiv5492008320null" style="color: #222222; font-size: 40px; line-height: 60px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">My Solo Show at STEPAC has been moved up to coincide with the women's exhibit the Art Centre is putting on, July 24-September 4 2021.</h1>So the countdown, has sped up, a lot! I have lots of work, <em>but </em>I decided to change up some of the smaller pieces for larger sized ones. Pastoral-above, is almost done and is going to be one of those. I guess its a good thing (she says through her tears) that we can't go south to our snowbird getaway this year, I can work on those larger works instead... <br />I'm also working on a bunch of small works, 6x6 4x12, and 4x4. If you follow me on either instagram (robinbaratttaartist) or facebook (Robin L Baratta) you'll see them as they come. I also post a lot of work in<br />progress...if you want to watch paint dry with me lol. <br />This little guy is Spring Tree, 4x12. $145.00<a href="https://expressivebrush.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=df1ff89076&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank"><u> buy now</u></a><br /> <img height="266" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7%2Fimages%2F3583c24c-990d-487f-afd2-55b8c6272c58.jpg&t=1608936474&ymreqid=c6c3a568-4e03-141a-1cc4-65000401e500&sig=7DiLS7HrvMdvqmPXf81EbA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 266px; outline: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 200px;" width="200" /><br /><br />Also, many of you know that for many years I've presented Art/Horticultural programing in Long Term Care. With Covid turning our world upside down, independent contractors aren't able to work in LTC. It's going to be a Loooooong time before that changes.<br />Meanwhile our seniors are under stimulated, and bored. The rec staff are trying their best to replace all of those services, but as one of my contacts said, it's a lot of work, and they just don't have the time and often the experience to come up with specialized programs. <br />So, over the last few months I've been developing Project Packs, complete with all supplies, and instructions. So far the response has been encouraging! I may not be able to see the smiles on the faces of my 'art peep's' but I can at lest know they're happening. <br /><a href="https://expressivebrush.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=46d0d52706&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank"><img height="466" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7%2Fimages%2Fa45581be-35e5-4e42-91c7-026f75c6378b.jpg&t=1608936474&ymreqid=c6c3a568-4e03-141a-1cc4-65000401e500&sig=0ULCvMtaHh_uUEX6JHxDjA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 466px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 350px;" width="350" /></a>if you'd like more info on this endeavour please go the <a href="https://expressivebrush.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=f0cd0000b7&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank"><u>Project Pack website</u></a> and take a look. All feedback welcome, and orders too!<br /><br />The Miniature Show is still on at <a href="https://expressivebrush.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=fb7609015b&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank">St Thomas Public Art Centre </a> I still have work available there.<br /><a href="https://expressivebrush.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=f3a2f421ee&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank"><img height="200" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7%2Fimages%2F199df656-2cf9-4e5c-8988-5819adaf556c.jpg&t=1608936474&ymreqid=c6c3a568-4e03-141a-1cc4-65000401e500&sig=XdloO4A6_cxIgNSMDt7x4Q--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 200px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 200px;" width="200" /></a><a href="https://expressivebrush.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=afa5ff3012&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank"><img height="200" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7%2Fimages%2Fc137a445-a383-46e9-a240-45e1635c9116.jpg&t=1608936474&ymreqid=c6c3a568-4e03-141a-1cc4-65000401e500&sig=XgmA3fVGlyis7YX8jaVYLQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 200px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 200px;" width="200" /></a><a href="https://expressivebrush.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=02a4cfebae&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank"><img height="204" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7%2Fimages%2F15da7d4a-1e29-46ce-af4a-4fbff52ebfb8.jpg&t=1608936474&ymreqid=c6c3a568-4e03-141a-1cc4-65000401e500&sig=AOCmAhcKw5UdI0T4rEwBiw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 204px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 200px;" width="200" /></a><a href="https://expressivebrush.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=9bdc8c8095&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank"><img height="319" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7%2Fimages%2Fe8a4ebef-5c23-4bb2-a8b0-b14d6a4e502e.jpg&t=1608936474&ymreqid=c6c3a568-4e03-141a-1cc4-65000401e500&sig=CTEsPjPc.3OMqK9yiw2Qng--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 319px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 200px;" width="200" /></a> <br />And... all three of the pieces that I had in the Westland Square Foot show have found new homes, Yay!<br /><br /> <p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;">Until next month, stay safe, stay well!<br />Robin</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Robin L Barattahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11061446046794468598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7000366131033471609.post-53633195027229701002020-10-19T17:07:00.006-04:002021-07-26T15:18:58.506-04:00Newsletter Oct 2020<p> </p><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="yiv2075299997bodyTable" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; height: 100%px; margin: 0px; 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min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv2075299997mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="yiv2075299997mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2075299997mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv2075299997mcnTextContent" style="color: #757575; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><h1 class="yiv2075299997mc-toc-title" style="color: #222222; font-size: 40px; line-height: 60px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">What's On Robin's Easel This Month?</h1><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #757575; font-size: 16px;">to view or subscribe</span>10/19/2020 - </span><a href="http://eepurl.com/hgvwLP" style="background-color: white; color: #336699; font-size: 14px;" target="_blank" title="What's On Robin's Easel This Month?">What's On Robin's Easel This Month?</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td align="center" id="yiv2075299997templateBody" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 45px; padding-top: 36px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2075299997templateContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 600px; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv2075299997bodyContainer" style="background: none 50% 50% / cover no-repeat transparent; border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2075299997mcnImageBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv2075299997mcnImageBlockOuter"><tr><td class="yiv2075299997mcnImageBlockInner" style="padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2075299997mcnImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv2075299997mcnImageContent" style="padding: 0px 9px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img align="center" alt="" class="yiv2075299997mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7%2Fimages%2Fd7efddde-c0d6-4460-8adc-0f788ebd6f19.jpg&t=1603141542&ymreqid=c6c3a568-4e03-141a-1c95-b20001015a00&sig=20RCovYn4hXRkgaIoU6bkA--~D" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: auto; max-width: 476px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="476" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2075299997mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv2075299997mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="yiv2075299997mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2075299997mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv2075299997mcnTextContent" style="color: #757575; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><h1 class="yiv2075299997null" style="color: #222222; font-size: 40px; line-height: 60px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">Pastoral, Early Stages</h1><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br />This is going to be a 24x30, which is just about as big a painting as I can comfortably do in my tiny studio. Once upon a time I did a lot of animal paintings, wildlife, dog and cat portraits, even a bull once, but that was in a much more traditional style, so this is both a trip in the way back machine, and a stretch outside of my comfort zone. I'm on day three of building the relief image, and then I have to give it time to dry completely before I start to glaze. It's a process. <br />I promised you show news, yes there are a couple coming up for all of us art show starved folk! I have three going into the<a href="https://expressivebrush.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=24b3b454df&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank"> Westland Square Foot Show.</a>..<br /><img height="154" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7%2Fimages%2F1b7f63bd-c1b9-4290-8fef-be591a62a639.jpg&t=1603141542&ymreqid=c6c3a568-4e03-141a-1c95-b20001015a00&sig=Epv5nTWmvaZpJ10ZBK3lIg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 154px; outline: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 150px;" width="150" /> <img height="150" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7%2Fimages%2F7d76d96e-8aac-49f7-90d2-ba7a46dc6e3d.jpg&t=1603141542&ymreqid=c6c3a568-4e03-141a-1c95-b20001015a00&sig=NdSzpiAKvtqGrxHex7yC9Q--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 150px; outline: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 150px;" width="150" /> <img height="150" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7%2Fimages%2Fb52de746-e89f-42cd-b99a-59093513a7d2.jpg&t=1603141542&ymreqid=c6c3a568-4e03-141a-1c95-b20001015a00&sig=Va4Sb4HX1ug90rHjAPeLBw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 150px; outline: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 150px;" width="150" /><br />Yorke Line Spring Runoff Rill<br /><br />all 12x12, glazed acrylic, on wooden cradled panel. That show opens Wednesday, November 18th and runs until Dec 24th, you'll need to make an appointment to see the work, and it'll be online too.<br /><a href="https://expressivebrush.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=82085dd160&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank"><img height="249" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7%2Fimages%2F98115136-7cbc-4822-bbb4-0b568f7a73d2.jpg&t=1603141542&ymreqid=c6c3a568-4e03-141a-1c95-b20001015a00&sig=1PRWgi7TAyuP9Om9PgTPuQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 249px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 250px;" width="250" /></a><br /><br />Also I have work going into the <a href="https://expressivebrush.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=040a26e203&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank">St Thomas Elgin Public Art Centre'</a>s Mini show November 14- Dec 19 at STEPAC <a href="https://expressivebrush.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=789ca9d234&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank"><img height="398" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7%2Fimages%2Fe8a4ebef-5c23-4bb2-a8b0-b14d6a4e502e.jpg&t=1603141542&ymreqid=c6c3a568-4e03-141a-1c95-b20001015a00&sig=PNuP85KJP4tRYI3JU0_neA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 398px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 250px;" width="250" /></a><br />301 Talbot St St Thomas<br /><br /><img height="153" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7%2Fimages%2F15da7d4a-1e29-46ce-af4a-4fbff52ebfb8.jpg&t=1603141542&ymreqid=c6c3a568-4e03-141a-1c95-b20001015a00&sig=8LEUB9k4FzMJsPDMm.tDLQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 153px; outline: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 150px;" width="150" /> <img height="150" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7%2Fimages%2Fc137a445-a383-46e9-a240-45e1635c9116.jpg&t=1603141542&ymreqid=c6c3a568-4e03-141a-1c95-b20001015a00&sig=0.Te8BA5bYXRYJkS7rKlGw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 150px; outline: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 150px;" width="150" /> <img height="150" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7%2Fimages%2F199df656-2cf9-4e5c-8988-5819adaf556c.jpg&t=1603141542&ymreqid=c6c3a568-4e03-141a-1c95-b20001015a00&sig=6mcsNjnFVvexRu9rh98ySg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 150px; outline: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 150px;" width="150" /><br />Spring Bouquet Take The Long View On The Fence<br />all 4x4, on cradled wooden panel <br />I seem to be into squares this month! also just finished is... <br /><a href="https://expressivebrush.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=a8ab3b9393&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank"><img height="239" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7%2Fimages%2Fab228ead-dc9b-4ed7-954e-7b74ae607c7a.jpg&t=1603141542&ymreqid=c6c3a568-4e03-141a-1c95-b20001015a00&sig=.kL0ip6Wn2ZagIdVMtelYw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 239px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 243px;" width="243" /></a> </p><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;">Along Old Vic. 16x16, glazed acrylic on cradled wooden panel, CDN $295.00<a href="https://expressivebrush.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=a63ab3c8b7&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank"> buy now</a></p><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;">Old Vic (Old Victoria Rd S) is one of those forgotten rural roads, mostly used by farm equipment. Home to falling down barns, homesteads and gently rolling landscapes, the patterns of the land speak to me of things past. GPS 42°53'35.0"N 81°07'40.6"W</p><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;">Stay Safe, Stay Happy<br />Until next month<br />Robin</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Robin L Barattahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11061446046794468598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7000366131033471609.post-74705752264214128842020-09-28T16:11:00.006-04:002021-07-26T15:19:22.315-04:00Newsletter September 2020<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4854176244templateContainer" style="background-color: #fafafa; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; max-width: 600px; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td id="yiv4854176244templatePreheader" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 9px; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4854176244mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv4854176244mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="yiv4854176244mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4854176244mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv4854176244mcnTextContent" style="color: #656565; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a href="https://mailchi.mp/6bb1dbd063fb/nv0veaertz?e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow" style="color: #656565;" target="_blank">View this email in your browser</a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td id="yiv4854176244templateHeader" style="background: none 50% 50% / cover no-repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"></td></tr><tr><td id="yiv4854176244templateBody" style="background: none 50% 50% / cover no-repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 9px; padding-top: 0px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4854176244mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv4854176244mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="yiv4854176244mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4854176244mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv4854176244mcnTextContent" style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><h1 style="font-size: 26px; line-height: 32.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">What's on Robin's Easel This Month?</h1><div><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px;">to view or subscribe </span>09/23/2020 - </span><a href="http://eepurl.com/hed2O9" style="color: #336699; font-size: 14px;" target="_blank" title="What's On Robin's Easel This Month?">What's On Robin's Easel This Month?</a></div><div><br /></div><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;"><img height="533" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7%2Fimages%2Fb73b25b0-d7a5-44c3-8592-072a5145febc.jpg&t=1601323803&ymreqid=c6c3a568-4e03-141a-1cd7-850003015100&sig=oRwEqpR.d1hGI89nWJRecQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 533px; outline: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 400px;" width="400" /><br />Barely begun, working title Yorke Line, and half done-as yet un-named, do you have a suggestion?<br /><br />First, thank you for being here!<br /><br />You possibly got a message in lue of a newsletter in August. Unfortunately someone choose to report my newsletter as spam, and well....I'm back but it took some jumping through hoops.<br /><br />It's also been an interesting month on other fronts. <br /><img height="586" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7%2Fimages%2F6cb0bb29-465f-46ab-aa06-987cd810952b.jpg&t=1601323803&ymreqid=c6c3a568-4e03-141a-1cd7-850003015100&sig=LWwp7ezxYs3YewIeoGmT.w--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 586px; outline: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 440px;" width="440" /><br />Yup yours truly had a little storm damage... The tornados in June and July missed us, but as they say three's the charm, and our gazebo ended up on top of our sunroom. We're still working with the adjusters, we're getting a new gazebo, and probably a new sunroom. I'm not sure how I feel about that.<br />Because it's 2020 we also found out the hard way that there's a back order for refrigerator parts, and new fridges. </p><h1 class="yiv4854176244null" style="font-size: 26px; line-height: 32.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">To the ART news!</h1><br />Most of you know that I present Art/Horticultural programing in Long Term Care. With the ongoing Covid Crisis, I'm not able to work in LTC and I miss my 'art-peeps' dreadfully. I know from my friends who work in recreation/lifestyle enrichment that the residents are suffering from the lack of programing too, the staff do the best they can, but they hire people like me to fill in the gaps. <br /><strong>So I'm pivoting</strong>......just like every other small business lol, and putting together <strong>project packages</strong>, for the staff and family caregivers to purchase and use with the residents. The website isn't live yet, but a link will be<a href="https://www.expressivebrush.com/p/blog-page.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank"> here </a><br />as soon as it's ready. I'm aiming for a Thanksgiving roll out. <br /><br /><a href="https://expressivebrush.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=0159d9fa16&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank">Westland Gallery's</a> square foot show is going November 18-December 24 and I have three pieces going in.<br /><img height="500" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7%2Fimages%2F7d76d96e-8aac-49f7-90d2-ba7a46dc6e3d.jpg&t=1601323803&ymreqid=c6c3a568-4e03-141a-1cd7-850003015100&sig=So13d49XpmXvGl6Mmb31Rg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 500px; outline: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 500px;" width="500" /><br />Spring Runoff, 12x12 glazed acrylic<br /><img height="500" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7%2Fimages%2Fb52de746-e89f-42cd-b99a-59093513a7d2.jpg&t=1601323803&ymreqid=c6c3a568-4e03-141a-1cd7-850003015100&sig=cRKQyEIWO9Q02GqqGbZx5Q--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 500px; outline: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 500px;" width="500" /><br />Rill, glazed acrylic, 12x12<br /><br />and the barely begun Yorke Line, in the first picture above, on my work table.<br /><br />Also completed since we visited last is <br /><a href="https://expressivebrush.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=735a642875&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank"><img height="404" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7%2Fimages%2F69ed653f-543b-460c-bea9-2a53b2d98f4b.jpg&t=1601323803&ymreqid=c6c3a568-4e03-141a-1cd7-850003015100&sig=94H8U6gNlM0BcTD1vXJhzA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 404px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 500px;" width="500" /></a><br /><a href="https://expressivebrush.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=3a35da2d9b&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank">Drumlin</a>, 16x20, glazed acrylic, $360.00 go here <a href="https://expressivebrush.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=ab963b0e0e&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank">to purchase</a><br /><br />There will also be a mini show at the <a href="https://expressivebrush.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=127c8c1d10&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank">St Thomas Elgin Public Art Centre</a>, November 14th to December 19th, that I'll have a few pieces in!<br /><br />As always check out my <a href="https://expressivebrush.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=b05822b974&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank">website</a>, follow me on FaceBook, and Instagram @robinbarattaartist and we'll keep in touch!<br />Stay safe, stay strong and above all, stay healthy!<br /><br />Robin</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Robin L Barattahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11061446046794468598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7000366131033471609.post-33218731083441790682020-06-19T13:12:00.001-04:002020-06-19T13:12:36.640-04:00I've been Acquired!I'm very pleased to announce that Chester's Lament has been Acquired by St Thomas Elgin Public Art Centre for their permanent Museum collection, and will be part of their re-opening show (stage 2 of the Covid-19 pandemic)<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The sketch was done in March, on location, and here is what inspired me, <img data-file-id="13091040" height="500" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/92ebdfee-748f-41d7-84f7-6a82bcce3a61.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 500px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 500px;" width="500" /><br />That's called artistic licence, lol<br /><br />The Oliver Twist is Hamilton Rd Undulations, 24x30, which is one of those paintings, that just keeps asking for more. It's been hanging on my wall 'proofing' for over a month, periodically I take it down, gave it the more it's been asking for then hanging it back up to see if it needed more again. Finally, I think it's done...<br /><a href="http://robinbarattamixedmedia.blogspot.com/" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><img data-file-id="13090988" height="374" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/2e7d8e32-d6d1-4d2c-93ec-9b40a08e00eb.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 374px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 500px;" width="500" /></a><br />I drive past this vista regularly, there’s a rutted farm track that goes through the fields and the land tells tales of retreating glacial flood waters, followed by forests, then farms. These fields are zoned industrial use, one by one they’re disappearing under concrete and asphalt. I makes me sad to see.</span><br /><span style="font-size: 18px;">detail shot:</span><h1 class="null" style="color: #222222; font-size: 40px; line-height: 60px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><img data-file-id="13091044" height="533" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/2449d282-6fc0-4371-9ae4-901ba909f41b.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 533px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 400px;" width="400" /></h1><span style="font-size: 18px;">There's a few works on my work table too, </span><br /><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: initial; font-size: 18px;"><img data-file-id="13091048" height="533" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/8e5b5467-10c7-4687-9c23-df7631949355.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 533px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 400px;" width="400" /></span><br /><span style="font-size: 18px;">One of those is Donnybrook Green and Gold, which was a bit of an Oliver Twist too, though not as demanding as it's brother!<br />They will all be done by next month's instalment and before then, you can find them on my <a href="http://www.robinbaratta.com/" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">website</a>, or on my Instagram @robinbarattaartist<br /><br />Last but not lest <a href="http://robinbarattafigurativegallery.blogspot.com/2020/06/chesters-lament.html" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Chester's Lament</a> is now part of the Permanent Collection Of the St Thomas Elgin Public Art Centre Museum, and <a href="http://robinbarattafigurativegallery.blogspot.com/2020/06/ready.html" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Ready </a>has a new home too! <br />All in all, other than the weather, it's been a good month!</span><h1 class="null" style="color: #222222; font-size: 40px; line-height: 60px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />Until next month<br />Robin</h1><div><br /></div><div><h1 class="mc-toc-title" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #222222; font-size: 40px; line-height: 60px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">What's On Robin's Easel This Month?</h1></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px;">06/12/2020 - </span><a href="http://eepurl.com/g64B5D" style="color: #336699; font-size: 14px;" target="_blank" title="What's On Robin's Easel">What's On Robin's Easel</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><img align="center" alt="" class="mcnImage" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/9f2770e5-4a4e-4d8c-a19e-8c784180e065.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: auto; max-width: 350px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="350" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: #757575; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><h1 class="null" style="color: #222222; font-size: 40px; line-height: 60px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">New Work, & Exploring Edges </h1><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br />Ok, so technically this is on my work table, not my easel. <br />This is on my easel...<br /><img data-file-id="13012128" height="333" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/4831f8ce-755f-4cc5-83d6-940a9cebd082.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 333px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 350px;" width="350" /><br /><br />So much has changed since we spoke last. <br />Hubby, Studio Dog and I were just about to leave for our snowbird, which was lovely by the way. <br />I had made my goal of 16 works for my solo at the regional museum and we had the world by the tail. It turned into a tiger though.<br />H., S.D. and I got home just ahead of the boarder closures. I participated in the St Thomas Art Crawl, then...the world shut down.<br />We've all been healthy, I truly hope you have too, but I know this has been a hard time for many, and I thank God that I've had art to sustain me. <br /> At first I thought my show might go on, so I did a few extra pieces.<br /><a href="http://robinbarattamixedmedia.blogspot.com/2020/06/donnybrook-green-and-gold.html" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><img data-file-id="13012072" height="283" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/047116b9-126e-4ef7-a46e-46ac07b53bef.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 283px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 350px;" width="350" /></a><br />Donnybrook Green and Gold, 24x30 $600<br /><a href="http://robinbarattamixedmedia.blogspot.com/2020/06/into-distance.html" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><img data-file-id="13012076" height="350" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/371f0fdc-e960-4c22-923e-3b66b12955f7.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 350px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 350px;" width="350" /></a><br />detail from Into The Distance 12x16, $230.00<br />To view them all go to <a href="http://robinbarattamixedmedia.blogspot.com/" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">my website</a> there's too many to put up here. <br />When it became apparent that it wouldn't, for a few weeks I felt paralyzed. <br />A funny thing though, it actually gave me time to think, and to grow.<br />For some time I've been wanting to celebrate to edges of my paintings.<br />I was often reluctant to cut off the painting's edges when I mounted the work, the intersection of the painted and unpainted are fascinating and beautiful in their own way.<br />As I started to paint again I allowed the edges to creep inward, and to become part of the story. <br /><a href="http://robinbarattamixedmedia.blogspot.com/2020/06/ready.html" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><img data-file-id="13012088" height="350" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/9ff74247-1c01-4650-850b-6b5d3166180b.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 350px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 350px;" width="350" /></a><br />Ready, 12x12 $215.00<br />As I proceed the edges are becoming more and more important, and more and more a part of the story. <br />My solo show has been rescheduled to November-December 2021. I have a feeling that it's going to be much more experimental than the show I had ready to hang.<br />Perhaps, that's exactly what I needed. <br />I hope the last few months have allowed you too, the chance to discover, exactly what you need. <br />Until next month<br />Robin</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td align="center" data-template-container="" id="templateFooter" style="background: none 50% 50% / cover no-repeat rgb(51, 51, 51); border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 63px; padding-top: 45px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"></td></tr></tbody></table>Robin L Barattahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11061446046794468598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7000366131033471609.post-59350476518812611342020-04-25T16:36:00.000-04:002020-04-25T16:36:59.470-04:00Mask Tutorial<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">The working title for this one is 'Zoned Industrial' while that maybe depressingly accurate, I'm afraid that it may be simply too dire a title for a work of art...what do you think?<br />This is along the Commissioners Rd Industrial Park where a new factory is being built. The day I was sketching this, there were bulldozers in the field, preparing it for 'development. I'm always sad to see another area of prime agricultural land go under concrete.<br />This month I've been working on larger pieces, so my insta account @robinbarattaartist has been quiet. I don't like putting up wip (work in progress) shot's that all look the same. The building of layers is often a slow process, not easily seen by the camera lens.<br /><img data-file-id="2129777" height="599" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/332a2193-de11-4a34-bf60-fe60aea166c4.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 599px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 450px;" width="450" />.<br />This is Donnybrook Undulation, also 24x30, She is very close to done, next step is to take her off the plascore board and mount her onto the cradled board which will be her permanent support. Then let her proof for a while sitting on my living room easel, where I can look at her in various lights, and let her talk to me. <br />The next several layers will be the ones that fully bring her to life, and they can't be rushed.<br /><img data-file-id="2129789" height="333" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/5ea27586-0050-44a9-98ba-963cf692cb20.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 333px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 450px;" width="450" /><br />That's the stage Coming Back From The Beach is at. In fact since this pic was taken a few days ago there have been a few tweaks to create a better sense of distance.<br />The sketch for this was done a couple of years ago at Huntington Beach SC where we go for a winter break.<br />For the fourth year in a row, this area has again been hit by a hurricane. <br />The dunes are like a living sculpture, after every storm, they shift, and reassemble into a different pattern.<br />Unfortunately hurricanes often remove much of the sand, leaving the areas they protect vulnerable. <br /><img data-file-id="2129797" height="337" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/76b93e2b-ff7c-4d14-a09c-7f3245843202.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 337px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 450px;" width="450" /><br />Did you know I was interviewed on What's Up London? It was a very interesting experience, and I'm appreciative of being recognised this way. Jenna was a very congenial host and well prepared, we got along so well that I forgot to plug my upcoming solo at <a href="http://www.stepac.ca/" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">STEPAC</a>, and the <a href="http://www.artemporium.ca/" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Art Emporium</a>. It was also very interesting to stand in the control room when people were coming and going from the stage, and listen to them talk about my art, when they didn't know I could hear them... If you'd like to see the interview <a href="https://www.rogerstv.com/show?lid=12&rid=9&sid=6869&gid=324073" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">here is the link</a> This letter is a tad late, as I was waiting for the link to go live lol.<br />You'll be happy to know that <a href="https://robinbarattafigurativegallery.blogspot.com/2019/11/manitoulin-spring.html" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Manitoulin Spring</a> found a new home at the St Art Guild Show, she went with a lovely lady that spent many summers on The Island, and has very fond memories of them.<br />Also, I won't be writing to you until the end of February, as I'll be taking my annual social media fast. I'll be back on time for the St Thomas Art Crawl though and I'll let you know where I'm going to be stationed, it's always a fun event!<br /><br /><span style="font-size: 18px;">Count down......</span></p><h1 style="color: #222222; font-size: 40px; line-height: 60px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">Weeks to solo 17, weeks to self imposed deadline 4<br />works completed 16 3/4 of 15-20! </h1><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Happy Dance</span></div><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><span style="color: red;">May the best of the season be yours, have a joy filled New Year, and may your 2020 dreams come true.</span></span></p><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"> </p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="templateContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 600px; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody>
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A couple of bigger works underway.</h3>
<br />The one in the front is the path to the beach at Huntington Beach, one of our favourite vacay spots, and the larger one is just up the road from where I live here in Elgin County SW Ontario. I'll tell their stories in my next post, when they're done.<br /><img data-file-id="2088409" height="338" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/f30c650b-80f4-464a-9c26-5d58a3927b05.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 338px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 450px;" width="450" /><br />Corn As High As An Elephant's Eye, finished this month is 12x16. You can usually tell what month I painted something in by the subject and colours used, and this is obviously September, The tree's were just beginning to colour up, the corn was mature, and as always I found the abstract patterns in the land irresistible. The same is true of Hamilton Rd Pump-house, also 12x16.<br /><img data-file-id="2088413" height="327" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/85f10842-d45d-4b21-8136-3dde9b177117.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 327px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 450px;" width="450" /><br />I fear for the future of this wonderful rolling land. Subdivisions are springing up all around it. The displaced deer and wild turkey have moved in but the' for sale' sign is up, it's only a matter of time before this refuge is gone under the leveling bulldozers too.<br />Finally finished is Chester's Lament 24x24. It's been Almost There, for several weeks, the last tweaking has at last satisfied my inner critic...she can be quite demanding!<br /><img data-file-id="2088437" height="451" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/f67838c3-3d2b-4f0c-9126-1024ab0a3771.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 451px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 450px;" width="450" /><br />I apologize for the glare on the pic, it looked good in my phone, argh!<br />Chester was my mentor, I wrote <a href="http://www.expressivebrush.com/2019/06/my-mentor-chester-anderson.html" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">a post about him here</a>, He passed earlier this year, a loss I feel.<br />After the visitation I did a few plein aire pastels in our favourite spots, and this painting of an intermittent stream bed is the end result. <br />I called it a lament for a couple of reasons, the obvious one being the when, but the less obvious is the subject matter. The now invisible stream bed is choked with <a href="http://www.invadingspecies.com/invasive-phragmites/" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Phragmites</a>, beautiful to look at but definitely an environmental lament.<br />The Culture Days opening at The St Thomas Elgin Public Art Center for In View Of The Artist was amazing, they always put on a great show. Here's moi with Along Carriage Road.<br /><img data-file-id="2080141" height="333" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/6589fc30-b76a-4d49-a107-6da6e22ae7a2.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 333px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 250px;" width="250" /><br />And here's the invite for the St Thomas Art Guild show and sale, which is fast approaching.<br /><img data-file-id="2088417" height="292" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/af8f5bf6-36b5-4906-9dae-774eb36a1bb7.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 292px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 450px;" width="450" /><br />You'll be happy to know that <a href="https://robinbarattawildlifegallery.blogspot.com/2009/07/yellow-iris-painting.html" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Eye of The Iris</a> has found a new home, Thank you <a href="http://www.artemporium.ca/" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Art Emporium,</a><br />and <a href="https://robinbarattawildlifegallery.blogspot.com/2016/04/flight-path.html" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Flight Path</a> will be up for auction at the <a href="http://www.stepac.ca/" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">STEPAC</a> annual fund raiser.<br /> <div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 32px;"><strong>Now For The Count Down</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Weeks to solo show: 24, weeks to self imposed deadline:11, works completed: 15 of 15 to 20. Yippee!!</strong></span></div>
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<br /><span style="font-size: 14px;">It's not time to snooze though, I'd like the security of having 20, so I can pick and choose, and I have to make sure I keep replacing work that sells. Also I've applied to a few other places for shows that would run after my Solo is done in June. I've developed a really good rhythm and I don't want to lose it. So....off to work!</span></div>
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Robin L Barattahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11061446046794468598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7000366131033471609.post-43957539643287742292019-11-16T13:30:00.001-05:002019-11-16T13:30:49.022-05:00Medium Size Fish, Tiny PondLike a lot of artists I waffle between thinking I'm the next great thing... and utter conviction that I totally suck. <br />
I had an interesting experience at the recent St Thomas Art Guild show that has me thinking that I can up grade my status from minnow to medium size fish in our tiny pond, maybe. It made me feel good either way lol.<br />
I overheard my name, someone was saying that another artists work reminded them of Robin Baratta's work... WOW.<br />
I introduced myself, and had my picture taken with the someone, who was trilled, so was I for a moment it was like being a rock star. <br />
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<br />Robin L Barattahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11061446046794468598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7000366131033471609.post-58387187402450612922019-10-20T16:05:00.002-04:002019-10-20T16:05:39.022-04:00Realism to abstract, it's a journey <br />
Watching people walking around the <a href="http://www.artemporium.ca/" target="_blank">gallery</a> it's interesting to watch people and listen to what they say.<br />
Some are very certain that only photo realism is 'real art'. In fact recently someone left a comment to that effect for one of our photo realism artists. Some think that our folk art potter's work is a delight, others that's junk. <br />
I often wonder what it is that has formed their opinions.<br />
Is it exposure, or lack there of, to various arts and artists? a conservative nature in general? or conversely exposure to other cultures, places and ideas that have lead to their opinions. <br />
I know my own opinions have evolved with time and exposure. I spent 4 years studying the old masters, and learning the basics of composition and technique, it took exploration of my own to really 'get' the modern masters and abstraction.<br />
To be honest I still don't get all of it, but I've learned that seeing art 'for real' makes a huge difference. A Jackson Pollock seen in a book is NOTHING like seeing it in a gallery, the same with Calder, or Warhol. <br />
Seeing the progression of an artist's work and learning about the world they lived in also makes a difference. I recently saw a slide show of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22e-WA3woxM" target="_blank">Piet Mondrian's</a> body of work and the progressive simplification suddenly put everything in perspective. The work he is most know for didn't just suddenly spring into being.<br />
For most of the famous abstractionists the same holds true, Picasso was classically trained, as was Roy Lichtenstein and many others who trained in the classics used them as a spring board to explore art making in the abstract. <br />
I too started out doing photo realism, leaning slowly into expressionist work, and now into somewhat abstract work. It's a journey that many artists take. Learning what is important to tell the stories that are important to them and what can/should be discarded so that, that story is clear and resonant.<br />
What do you think?Robin L Barattahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11061446046794468598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7000366131033471609.post-2736035090426328942019-09-10T12:17:00.003-04:002020-06-19T12:33:51.838-04:00September Newsletter<a href="https://mailchi.mp/[xxxxxx]/whats-on-robins-easel-for-september" target="_blank">Newsletter September</a><br />
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What's On My Easel?</h1>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;">Working titles are Hamilton Road Pump House, and Corn As High As An Elephant's Eye.<br />The sketches have been transferred, now it's time for the work to begin, the barely begun sky is for another that I'm still developing a sketch for.<br /><br />So what's going on in my life...<br /> <a href="https://expressivebrush.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=93f86c21f1&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank"><img height="184" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgallery.mailchimp.com%2F4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7%2Fimages%2F3442effc-2fe0-49ed-9740-d6991282f6ca.jpg&t=1568132111&ymreqid=c6c3a568-4e03-141a-1c22-d70001013a00&sig=WKBl_yd97olpI2gUyGovjQ--~C" style="border: 0px; height: auto !important; margin: 0px; min-height: 184px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 250px;" width="250" /></a>Along Carriage Road was accepted into the <a href="https://expressivebrush.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=f8ab31d4dd&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank">STEPAC In View Of The Artist Show</a>, opening Saturday September 28, 1-3. I'm in some pretty prestigious company with this one!<br /><br />I also have a much revised version of Don's Dang Hill,<br /><img height="250" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgallery.mailchimp.com%2F4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7%2Fimages%2F4702326a-9952-4ba2-8221-5ee135933d61.jpg&t=1568132111&ymreqid=c6c3a568-4e03-141a-1c22-d70001013a00&sig=CHZuooowkWHraI.3CxQy9g--~C" style="border: 0px; height: auto !important; margin: 0px; min-height: 250px; outline: none; width: 250px;" width="250" /> <img height="244" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgallery.mailchimp.com%2F4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7%2Fimages%2F286008d2-fc51-45c3-a296-8f43887b625c.jpg&t=1568132111&ymreqid=c6c3a568-4e03-141a-1c22-d70001013a00&sig=.sjT_u3N2KjHZr0VdKI4Rw--~C" style="border: 0px; height: auto !important; margin: 0px; min-height: 244px; outline: none; width: 250px;" width="250" /><br />and new this month Morganstern Line, both 12x2 going into the<a href="https://expressivebrush.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=026136c88a&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank"> Art With Panache Square Show</a>. opening September 19th.<br /><a href="https://expressivebrush.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=e99689f661&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank">Where The Road Dips</a>,and <a href="https://expressivebrush.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7&id=cb86a50b15&e=ddeac65a36" rel="nofollow" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank">Memories Of Summer</a> both found new homes this month. Fortunately for me the collector who has purchased both Where The Road Dips, and Elgin Panorama, has promised to let me borrow back the works for my Solo at STEPAC, opening May 2 to June 13 and of course I'm working furiously on new work for it .<br /><img height="345" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgallery.mailchimp.com%2F4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7%2Fimages%2F61f2ae56-ced5-4b14-b829-cbf11c12dff0.jpg&t=1568132111&ymreqid=c6c3a568-4e03-141a-1c22-d70001013a00&sig=pLJwS3biAJFJFf.V82A.sA--~C" style="border: 0px; height: auto !important; margin: 0px; min-height: 345px; outline: none; width: 450px;" width="450" /> Corn and Beans, 12x16 is another addition to the collection, with a larger version of Morganstern Line (Memories of Chester) also almost completed that makes my countdown...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 23px;">Weeks to solo 30, weeks to self imposed deadline 17<br />works completed 13 of 15-20!</span></h1>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;">Since a lot of the work is on the smaller side, lets just say...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 23px;">13 of 20 completed.</span></h1>
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Almost Done, Memories Of Chester</h3>
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Chester Anderson was the guy who introduced me to both the Dorchester Artist's Network, and to Port Stanley Artists Guild, he had a profound influence on me that you can<a href="http://www.expressivebrush.com/2019/06/my-mentor-chester-anderson.html" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"> read about here</a>. After his recent funeral I went back to a few of the places we had both painted and did some sketching, this is the result of one of those sketches. It's not quite done, it's given me a bit of a hard time, kind of like Chester himself, lol, but it's a whisper away from finished.<br />
What makes this especially poignant, is that the centuries old maple in my painting has fallen over in the ensuing weeks, another fallen giant.<br />
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On a cheerier note I've had a successful run at the Westland Square Foot Show, Antler River Spring, and Mow Lines have both found new homes, and the show's not over until Aug 9th, so if you get a chance get to Wortley Village and see the show. Don's Dang Hill is still there,<br />
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it would be nice to have it find a home too. Thank you <a href="http://www.westlandgallery.ca/" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Westland.</a><br />
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Sumac Lace #3 has also found a new home, thank you <a href="http://www.artemporium.ca/" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Art Emporium.</a><br />
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This month I have submissions to make to both St Thomas Elgin Public Art Center (STEPAC), and Art With Panache in London. Chester will be going to London and <a href="https://robinbarattamixedmedia.blogspot.com/2018/07/where-road-dips.html" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Where The Road Dips</a> will go to ST Thomas.<br />
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Also on the easel -I work on a couple of paintings at once, drying time being what it is-<br />
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sketches transferred to terraskin, and Plein Aire initial sketches.<br />
And...to add to my tally, <img data-file-id="1970741" height="148" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/d174684c-b73b-4422-9932-15d03de9bf8b.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 148px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 200px;" width="200" />Going Down The Line</div>
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<strong>Solo Show Count Down </strong></h2>
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The sketch is one of an old disused farm lane, that I've painted several times Each time it's told me a different tale, and each painting is completely different from the others. I often make the human habitats inconsequential to the land it's self, and the ruined farm house this lane leads to re enforces the feeling I'm striving for, which is why I think I find this scene so appealing. <br /><img align="center" data-file-id="1960529" height="533" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/d6d1becb-4c2f-40fc-94f8-07853c141f4b.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 533px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 400px;" width="400" /><br />I also have a start on a larger and very different view of the same lane. Funnily enough when I was choosing a sketch to work up it didn't even register that I was choosing the same lane from a different perspective! <br /><br /><span style="font-size: 32px;"><strong>News, News, News</strong></span><br /><br />All three of my submissions for the Westland Square Foot Show were accepted.<br /><img data-file-id="1960557" height="243" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/4e1b1be7-da98-4fc8-89e9-dcaf98bda063.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 243px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 250px;" width="250" /> Don's Dang Hill, $190.00, I think I told you how within two weeks on me completing the sketch for this, the county filled in the hollow... disappearing landscapes my friend, disappear.<br /><img data-file-id="1960569" height="245" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/dc554851-4e91-4e9b-bd21-7cb7646c8644.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 245px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 250px;" width="250" />Mow Lines, $190.00, it's haying season!<br /><img data-file-id="1960581" height="250" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/7d133ffc-e829-48ce-ba78-ebd7ffb7f209.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 250px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 250px;" width="250" />Antler River Spring. $190.00 Delaware after the spring floods.<br /><br />And here's the info...<br /><br /><img data-file-id="1960589" height="599" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/2d827ca5-f800-4b22-8c47-0e9e3401f288.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 599px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 400px;" width="400" /><br /><br />Also you'll be happy to know that Elgin Panorama, Skyward, and Tropical Vacation have all found new homes, thank you Art Emporium.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Disappearing Landscapes Solo Show count down...</strong></span><br />Goal 12-15 paintings, Finished 9, time till self imposed deadline 25 weeks, time till opening 42 weeks<br /><br />Recently finished:<br /><img data-file-id="1960601" height="302" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/a7958252-4559-4086-8e6d-b8877698ecc1.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 302px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 400px;" width="400" /><br />Rural Geometry, 12x16. Early summer along Carriage Road, the land is flat as a pancake in this stretch, and the farrows created perfect geometry. Now just a few weeks later corn has popped up, creating a totally different look to the fields.<br /><img data-file-id="1960605" height="400" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/12493c5c-ee2c-49c3-b47e-376f1d8fa0d1.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 400px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 400px;" width="400" />Along Carriage Road 12x16. the other end of Carriage Road is completely different, Delaware Creek has carved the land. It's just a trickle now, but the story is told in undulating land of a much mightier stream in times long past. I've added another couple of glazes to this one since I took this photo, I'm allowed...<br /><img data-file-id="1960609" height="330" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/e927a3ce-5bd6-4676-8efa-3e48fb3f3c83.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 330px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 400px;" width="400" /><br />Truman and Highbury, this one might still get a few glaze layers. I keep coming back to it. We'll see.<br /><br />Time for me to get back to work!!! 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Robin L Barattahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11061446046794468598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7000366131033471609.post-55936936208317212672019-06-13T21:39:00.004-04:002020-06-19T12:40:41.738-04:00May June Newsletter<div><br /></div><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" data-template-container="" id="templateHeader" style="background: none center center / cover no-repeat rgb(247, 247, 247); border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 45px; padding-top: 45px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="templateContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 600px !important; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="headerContainer" style="background: none center center / cover no-repeat transparent; border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: #757575; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><h1 style="color: #222222; font-size: 40px; line-height: 60px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">What's On Robin's Easel?</h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td align="center" data-template-container="" id="templateBody" style="background: none center center / cover no-repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 45px; padding-top: 36px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="templateContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 600px !important; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="bodyContainer" style="background: none center center / cover no-repeat transparent; border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnImageBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnImageBlockInner" style="padding: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnImageContent" style="padding: 0px 9px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><img align="center" alt="" class="mcnImage" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/b429e299-1207-4a14-a636-9996a84c9c3d.jpeg" style="border: 0px; display: inline !important; height: auto; max-width: 800px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: #757575; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><h3 style="color: #444444; font-size: 22px; line-height: 33px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">This is the much anticipated Port Stanley Guild Show weekend.</h3><br />And of course I have several works in the show, but first lets recap the month... The Lambeth Art Association Show was a wonderful booming success, you'll be happy to know that both Mother Tree, and Sparta Line Spring found new homes.<br /><br />As I had anticipated it was a crazy 4 weeks, but not for any of the reasons I had thought, you know the old saying ' If you want to make God laugh, make plans' yup it was kinda like that... Complications in elder care, an accident-me, and heart surgery-hubby. We are all alright and ready to resume our missions, this was just an interlude. I still managed to get work ready for both the Port Stanley Show, and the Art Exchange Square Foot Show.<br />Here's my line up for the PSAG Show<br /><img data-file-id="1948609" height="240" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/b949b963-b2dd-40b6-a925-df5cbdd106a8.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 240px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 320px;" width="320" /><br />I apologize for the glare on Yarmouth Center Swale, I almost forgot to take it's picture, and took one as I was handing it over for the PSAG Sale.<br />I drive Yarmouth Center on a regular basis, this swale always fascinates me, it's an anomaly in an other wise flat field. I wonder if glacial run off caused this impressive depression? Or if a chunk of ice was left behind and slowly melted as soil was deposited around it by melt waters. It's a welcome oasis for the deer, turkey, and other creatures I see using it for shelter and food. 12x16 $210.00<br /><img data-file-id="1948613" height="242" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/a6c13fcf-5923-44a1-af89-af1f85701cdb.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 242px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 320px;" width="320" /><br />Manitoulin Spring, 9x12, $190.00, There is a reason it's called God's country, and is one of my favorite places on Earth. I know most people would have painted a lake scene, but I like the bones of the land.<br /><img data-file-id="1948617" height="228" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/2026cb78-3cab-4aac-83f1-85707b7d61f0.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 228px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 320px;" width="320" /><br />Just Outside Of Town, 8x10, $140.00, The vista just south of our village always stirs me, I've painted this a few times, at various times of year, and with the fields in different crops. There is a proposal in front of the village council to put a gas station/variety store/drive through here :(<br /><img data-file-id="1948621" height="256" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/82d184cc-3703-4040-8ed8-aab76862b4c7.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 256px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 320px;" width="320" /><br />Fruit Ridge Line, 8x10, $140.00, another glacial formation, the bank of an inland sea, creates an impressive up slope as seen from Dexter Line.<br /><br />Also at the show will be Farm Gate, 16x12, $210.00 <img data-file-id="1948625" height="320" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/80706a60-a864-40da-9806-c10663dec1fa.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 320px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 320px;" width="320" /><br />The thicket, 9x10,$190.00 looking very washed out here I might add...<br /><img data-file-id="1791393" height="437" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/00f1781f-6887-4a64-8092-cd42247c1dce.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 437px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 320px;" width="320" /><br />and Hello Anole, 8x10 $140.00<br /><img data-file-id="1844201" height="395" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/d24485de-5454-4f6e-af2b-69f6e623cd1f.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 395px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 320px;" width="320" /><br />I must dash, I'm working this afternoon at the show.<br /><br />See you there!!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed !important; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnDividerBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; padding: 18px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><font size="5">My Mentor, Chester Anderson</font></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div>When I first moved to Belmont one of the first people I met was Chester.<br />
I'd spoken at the horticultural club and in the conversation I mentioned art, no surprise, most conversations eventually get there, lol.<br />
Dinah Lee consequently introduced her husband and I, and a mentorship was born. <br />
Some mentors are teachers first, there is a long tradition in the arts of the teacher/mentor, others are more of a guide, introducing the fledgling to people, organizations, and concepts. Chester was of the latter type. He was a bit crusty, but I've always liked crusty, it keeps you on your toes.<br />
Chester introduced me to the Dorchester Artist Network, a small group that met in the basement of Thelma, it's founder. We had a show each year, and encouraged each other, but that was about it, which for a group of about 15 people was good.<br />
After a while Chester took me with him to a Port Stanley Guild meeting, where a much larger group of about 40 were doing educational programs, as well as a show, larger and grander than Dorchester, though not as large and grand as it is now, but that after all was over 15 years ago...<br />
The thread of life unspools, first Sandy, then Thelma passed, and the Dorchester group disbanded. Chester, already elderly and not well, eventually stopped going to art groups, and I'm ashamed to say I didn't stay in touch. a couple of years ago he went into long term care. This spring they held an art show just for Chester, I didn't go as I was teaching that afternoon in another long term care facility. I hope he received my well wishes, I truly regret not being able to deliver them myself. <br />
I never told Chester how much he meant to me, how his faith in my abilities, and support changed my life, now, it's too late.<br />
I stopped in to his funeral today, gave Dinah Lee a hug but I didn't stay. I didn't see any of the art crowd there, but then again most of the Dorchester group are gone, and I'm not sure how many of the current Port group would remember Chester.<br />
I for one will never forget him.<br />
Afterwards I took my pastels and revisited some of the places we had sketched and painted. It seemed the most fitting way to remember him.<br />
I think that when I work the sketches up into paintings, one will have to be named for him, my way of memorializing a kindred soul, Chester. Robin L Barattahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11061446046794468598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7000366131033471609.post-13338784313596569872019-05-26T14:51:00.012-04:002020-06-19T12:57:05.640-04:00April Newsletter<div><br /></div><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" data-template-container="" id="templateBody" style="background: none center center / cover no-repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 54px; padding-top: 27px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="templateContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 600px !important; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="bodyContainer" style="background: none center center / cover no-repeat transparent; border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnImageBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnImageBlockInner" style="padding: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnImageContent" style="padding: 0px 9px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><img align="center" alt="" class="mcnImage" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/Robin_s_Expressive_Brush1334942363.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline !important; height: auto; max-width: 600px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnImageBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnImageBlockInner" style="padding: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnImageContent" style="padding: 0px 9px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><img align="center" alt="" class="mcnRetinaImage" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/_compresseds/b466552c-1788-40c5-b0af-18f4ad4bce2c.jpeg" style="border: 0px; display: inline !important; height: auto; max-width: 3264px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: grey; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><h1 style="color: #222222; font-size: 40px; line-height: 60px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">What’s on Robin’s Easel?</h1> <p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">My poor laptop is in the hospital, and I’m attempting to do this from the app on my phone, so please forgive if this month’s instalment of What’s On Robin’s Easel is a bit wonky!<br /><br />The Lambeth Art Association Show is in full swing, it runs today Saturday May 4th,10 am to 4pm at Lambeth United Church. I have several pieces in it, and will be leaving shortly to work at the show. It would be lovely to see you there. <br /><br />I’m also working on several pieces for the Westland Gallery’s Square Foot Show, and the Port Stanley Artists’ Guild Show. Both are fast approaching and<br />I’ll give you more info on these once I’m back on my ‘real’ computer, where I know how to insert image and text blocks. <br />There is probably a way to change the layout on this app, I just can’t find it lol. <br /><br />The image above shows on the extreme left, the Magnolia tree project we’re working on in my dementia care art programs this week, centre on the easel (why does autocorrect keep insisting on changing that to eagle????) is #5 of the 10-15 pieces I need for my solo show at the St Thomas Public Art Centre which opens a year from right now! I have other smaller pieces I could fill in with, but I DON’T want to do that. I’d rather go with 10 larger works. Hopefully soon this interminable winter will end and I can get into my summer studio in the sunroom, which is set up for working large!<br />To the right is one of the square foot paintings destined for Westland’s Show. <br />And of course there’s a cute puppy in the foreground, my constant companion and the source of all the dog hair in my paint, the Mighty Oak. <br /><br /><br /> </p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnImageBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnImageBlockInner" style="padding: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnImageContent" style="padding: 0px 9px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><img align="center" alt="" class="mcnRetinaImage" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/_compresseds/7252623f-7f83-4f8b-9c0d-58dc6bb1bc32.jpeg" style="border: 0px; display: inline !important; height: auto; max-width: 2191px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnImageBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnImageBlockInner" style="padding: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnImageContent" style="padding: 0px 9px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><img align="center" alt="" class="mcnRetinaImage" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/_compresseds/30555a9d-ce89-494b-bebd-62f32b2bfddd.jpeg" style="border: 0px; display: inline !important; height: auto; max-width: 2303px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnImageBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnImageBlockInner" style="padding: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnImageContent" style="padding: 0px 9px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><img align="center" alt="" class="mcnRetinaImage" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/_compresseds/65c76c05-29a0-44fd-8e08-0e6f2dc9942e.jpeg" style="border: 0px; display: inline !important; height: auto; max-width: 3077px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: grey; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top">The above is a very poor pic of my submissions to the Lambeth Show. I’ll have the stories for you next month when I’m back on my laptop. <br /><br />Until then I leave you with words from the immortal Henry Wadsworth Longfellow “Not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng, but in ourselves are triumph or defeat. “ </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td align="center" data-template-container="" id="templateFooter" style="background: none center center / cover no-repeat rgb(51, 51, 51); border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 45px; padding-top: 45px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">Oh Dear...</font></div><div><br /></div>I did something foolish, and paid the price....<br />
If you know me you know I have a big beautiful rescue dog. He was largely untrained when we got him, a bit on the wild side, but smart, and eager the please.<br />
Oak quickly became my Velcro dog, and with lots of patience and firm loving leadership has become a wonderful boy.<br />
We firmly believe that a well exercised dog is a good dog, so we walk, a lot, and fast, almost to a jog.<br />
Bare with me I'm setting the stage here.<br />
He no longer pulls on the lead, or reacts to everything with fur, feathers or wheels, but that doesn't mean he's not aware of his surroundings, unlike his dog mom, who on the day in question was totally oblivious to the world around her. Instead I was obsessing about everything I had to do in the month of May, my schedule for painting for my up coming solo show, elder care, teaching etc etc.<br />
Oak stopped to look at a rabbit.<br />
It was like hitting a brick wall at high speed, I fell right over top of him, landed on my face, smashed my glasses, broke my collarbone and knocked myself silly.<br />
Three weeks in I'm just beginning to get back to work.<br />
I've never had to deal with a concussion before, It's unbelievably frustrating, in fact I'm typing while looking out the window, because doing more than glancing at the screen is impossible still.<br />
Miss Dakin the typing teacher would be so proud lol.<br />
I tried going back into my studio last week, and made such a mess of that painting that I've had to start over again, not to worry I'll be able to salvage parts of the original. The beauty of working on terraskin is that I can chop it up.<br />
Having nothing to do for three weeks has an upside. I set a bunch of paintings that just hadn't lived up to their potential, up to look at, and eventually found a fix for each of them. I also realized that there were things I wanted to change in my current direction, and developed ideas to implement those changes.<br />
So thank you rabbit, I maybe even further behind, but in many ways it's put me ahead!<br />
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UPDATE 4 months in.<br />
I've been forced to learn how to say no, something I've always had trouble with, and I've had to learn also how to slow down, stop, think, and re think. I've learned-the hard way-to review every move, concentrate on each step, go through the check lists I devised for my students on composition and colour relationships. In someways all of this learning and relearning is making me a better artist, refocusing on basics while still experimenting with my technique.<br />
The physical symptoms of concussion, or more properly post concussion syndrome, are slowly abating, some of them may always be with me. This is my new reality. The vertigo sucks, as do days when my eyes decide to work independently of each other, but I will never give up. I just go slower and more carefully. The muses must have thought I needed to refocus, no doubt they know best LOL.<div><br /></div><div>UPDATE 1 year later</div><div>it's taken this long to be able to truthfully say that I'm back to some sort of normal. My collar bone has healed, it only aches occasionally, the head and vision are mostly normal, or at lest normal for me lol. </div><div>It's taken some time to implement some of those changes I was talking about, growth though sometimes slow, happens. Covid-19 has changed the way a lot of us do things, and I find I really like the much slower less hectic life the pandemic has brought us. It's that slower pace that has let me develop some of those ideas. <br />
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<br /></div>Robin L Barattahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11061446046794468598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7000366131033471609.post-79105166411429135572019-04-27T22:25:00.006-04:002020-06-19T13:01:09.973-04:00February, March Newsletter<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" data-template-container="" id="templateHeader" style="background: none center center / cover no-repeat rgb(247, 247, 247); border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="templateContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 600px !important; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="headerContainer" style="background: none center center / cover no-repeat transparent; border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: #757575; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><h1 class="mc-toc-title" style="color: #222222; font-size: 40px; line-height: 60px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 30px;">What's On Robin's Easel This Month?</span></h1><div><span style="font-size: 30px;">March</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td align="center" data-template-container="" id="templateBody" style="background: none center center / cover no-repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 45px; padding-top: 36px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="templateContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 600px !important; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="bodyContainer" style="background: none center center / cover no-repeat transparent; border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnImageBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnImageBlockInner" style="padding: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnImageContent" style="padding: 0px 9px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><img align="center" alt="Trio of new paintings just begun" class="mcnImage" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/7a81942b-5e2f-4a57-9bb1-c5cd45797dd1.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline !important; height: auto; max-width: 640px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: #757575; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><h1 class="null" style="color: #222222; font-size: 40px; line-height: 60px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">Trio just begun</h1><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"> </p><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">These three are destined for the<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/4268-colonel-talbot-road-at-main-street-lambeth/annual-lambeth-art-association-art-show-and-sale/154874201966815/" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"> Lambeth Art Association Show,</a> which will be the beginning of May this year, as are several others you're about to get a sneak peek at.<br /><img data-file-id="1916889" height="488" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/b8af929e-dc67-4599-8f63-c03b344c110c.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 488px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 640px;" width="640" /><br />I've been a busy busy girl, not only do I have a bunch of shows coming up..."tis the season"...but I'm in overdrive getting work ready for my museum solo which is just a year away. That sounds like lots of time, but I need at least 12-15 new works for it, all the while keeping my galleries and guilds 'fed'.<br />I have the supports, I've been working up sketches, the terraskin is here, so NO volunteering for extra duties this year... which I find hard to remember!<br /> </p><h1 class="null" style="color: #222222; font-size: 40px; line-height: 60px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">Ready for the LAA show<img data-file-id="1916917" height="640" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/415be8b8-b48e-4b88-8ad9-94ac72d2bfab.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 640px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 638px;" width="638" /></h1><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Sparta Line Spring, 12x12, $190. I like to tootle along the country roads, trusty sketch book by my side. I look for patterns in the land that tell stories. One of my favorite geographical features is the misfit stream, a tiny creek that was once a raging river fed by melting glaciers.<br /><img data-file-id="1916921" height="624" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/adfad2ed-119b-4b83-97ed-5ceb83c525dd.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 624px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 640px;" width="640" />Don's Dang Hill. 12x12. $190. Farmers like my neighbour Don, may curse these remnants, but they tell a story of climate change that is playing out again. This time humans are at the helm, where do we steer the story? Only time will tell. <br /><img data-file-id="1916925" height="640" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/a21abe50-1b5c-4012-b334-126df347fc84.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 640px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 638px;" width="638" /><br />Mother Tree, 12x12, $190.This grand old lady's fate also rests in our hands. Her trunk has a hole where generations of owls have fledged. She had a sister just up the road a piece, who was felled last summer, let's hope she doesn't meet the same fate.<br /><img data-file-id="1824253" height="640" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/83063f79-c5ec-4918-987c-089be2c891f0.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 640px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 640px;" width="640" /> Antler River Spring, 12x12,$190. Spring floods often carve whole new landscapes, we can fight it, but in the end water will always win. Hence the importance of preserving flood plains, like this one just outside of Delaware.<br /><br />Next month just before the show, I'll send you peeks of the other work I'll be putting into it, plus whatever else I have on the go.<br />And..... I'm pleased to tell you that two of the three mini paintings I put into the Portside Gallery Miniature Show found new homes. Thank you Portside!!<br />Beach Breeze is still available, and I'll be taking it to the <a href="http://artemporium.ca/" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Art Emporium in Port Stanley</a>, where you can purchase it, or contact me directly.<br /><img data-file-id="1892229" height="638" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/8b5d3cb0-0753-4d34-9bfe-bd9ef9b60838.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 638px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 640px;" width="640" /><br />Beach Breeze 4x4, $75.<br />Until next month<br />Robin</p><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br /></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" data-template-container="" id="templateHeader" style="background: none center center / cover no-repeat rgb(247, 247, 247); border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="templateContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 600px !important; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="headerContainer" style="background: none center center / cover no-repeat transparent; border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: #757575; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><h1 class="mc-toc-title" style="color: #222222; font-size: 40px; line-height: 60px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">What's On Robin's Easel This Month?</h1><div>February </div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td align="center" data-template-container="" id="templateBody" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: center center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 45px; padding-top: 36px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="templateContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 600px !important; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="bodyContainer" style="background: none center center / cover no-repeat transparent; border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnImageBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnImageBlockInner" style="padding: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnImageContent" style="padding: 0px 9px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><img align="center" alt="" class="mcnImage" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/79450384-c4e2-4829-98dc-fd012341640b.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline !important; height: auto; max-width: 640px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: #757575; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><h1 class="null" style="color: #222222; font-size: 40px; line-height: 60px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">Lots of sketches </h1><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br />Ok so technically this is on my work table, not my easel. <br />Hubby, Studio Dog and I have just returned from our annual snowbird trek to South Carolina. We have a teeny tiny RV and a powerful desire to escape at least part of the winter, so away we go.<br />Because said RV is<em> very</em> teeny tiny, I sketch. I've tried painting, but imagine two people living in a space the size of the average bathroom with a very large dog, and you'll understand why that was an epic fail.<br />Now we're back I've started the process of turning these into hangable art.<br />Terraskin paper has been prepped, backgrounds are underway... let the art begin!<br />February is the start of the art show season. I have three 4x4" mini's ready for the Portside Gallery Mini Show. <br /><img data-file-id="1892217" height="634" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/80b4613e-4130-4ade-8826-1716ef0e957e.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 634px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 640px;" width="640" /><br />The View From Here, <br /><img data-file-id="1892229" height="638" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/8b5d3cb0-0753-4d34-9bfe-bd9ef9b60838.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 638px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 640px;" width="640" /><br />Beach Breeze,<br /><img data-file-id="1892233" height="620" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/dc73ea56-0146-46fe-893b-415d0772201f.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 620px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 640px;" width="640" /><br />Almost Fall<br /><br />The show runs March 1-31. <a href="http://portside.cuttingpromotions.com/" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Portside Gallery</a>, 187-1/2A Main St Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada, and is always stunning.<br /><br />I'm pleased to be included in the St Thomas Art Crawl once again. I'll be located at the <a href="https://stthomaspubliclibrary.ca/" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Library</a> 153 Curtis St, St Thomas Ontario. This is the 6th year for this popular event, and my 5th year as a participant. </p><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">The popular winter celebration of local arts and culture invites people to explore venues throughout St. Thomas and meet talented local artists engaging in the creative process.</p><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">A free Arts Crawl passport is available at participating venues and helps crawlers locate the venues and artists they'd like to explore over the two-day event on February 22nd and 23rd.<br /> Megan Pickersgill the event coordinator says "Something exciting we’re seeing is the increase in special activities Artisan food, cultural dance, music, steampunk, a bonfire, and acrobats! You never know what’s going to pop up when and where so it’s going to be a pleasant surprise for Crawlers to experience all these different forms of creativity.”</p><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">The After Dark – a post-Crawl celebration, and an event that can be enjoyed on its own – is being held Saturday night at the CASO Station. Here, experience a special art event featuring Kelly Wilson or some virtual reality while munching from Salt and Pepper’s Taco Bar, before sitting down to the tunes of Deni Gauthier, The Shangles and Chris Casserly.</p><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">The passport, containing information on both the venues and the artists, is available at participating venues and downloadable on the <a href="http://www.railwaycityartscrawl.com/" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Railway City Arts Crawl website</a>. Each venue will stamp the passport and if the participant reaches 10 venues, they are eligible for a prize draw.<br /><br />And in case you're wondering if Big Beach Tree's made it to the St Thomas Guild Show....<br /><img data-file-id="1892257" height="480" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/4d19c007c9336a6d20a1a31d7/images/d8b1e2fe-7c18-4f92-b17b-7d9a2a241be4.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 480px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 640px;" width="640" /><br />Yes I got it done in time, and it found a new home :) <br /><br />Until next month<br />Robin</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Robin L Barattahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11061446046794468598noreply@blogger.com0