New show at Artworks Gallery

On now till January 6th Artworks Gallery is having a group show, showcasing beautiful affordable original art and art prints. 

For more information visit their website www.artworksbc.com or on facebook click here

Small Wonders Exhibition at The Fort Gallery

I am really excited to be The Fort Gallery's newest member  :)  :)  Tomorrow, Sunday Dec 5th from noon-5 is a group show called "Small Wonders". It consists of small paintings by the galleries 20 members. Above is a small painting I created for the show. In the show I have 11 other small originals and my "Birds of a Feather 2011 Calendars" Great show to stock up on art gifts for Christmas ;)

We Care Red Ribbon Gala

Today is the eve of World Aids Day, and is the annual We Care Red Ribbon Gala. The Gala will be held at the Museum of Vancouver and will have a Silent Auction of artwork donated by local artists.

AIDS Vancouver provides amazing services to the community, working to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS and to support those living with the disease. All funds raised from this event go straight to helping those in need.

This is one of the paintings that will be auctioned off at the event. It is called Looking Back 12x36 acrylic on canvas by Linzy Arnott. I hope the event is a huge success!!

My warmth in this cold weather

Rosie (white) and Charlie, my beautiful kitties (who we found out later are actually sisters!)

Paint for Peace

Last night I got to paint at the Paint for Peace event in New Westminster. It was a lot of fun! There was a great turn out and a lot of very talented artists! It was a great event to raise money to build an orphanage in Cape Town, South Africa in 2011. After the artists painted live for a few hours the artwork was auctioned off.

I have always wanted to paint elephants so I thought this would be a great excuse to finally do it :) My piece was black and white with a herd of elephants. Here is the final piece. It measures 24x48" 

Here are some pictures of the painting in progress. The one directly below is as far as I got, and then finished the painting at the event in front of a live audience. I was a bit nervous about panting in front of people but everyone was so nice and friendly, and there to support a great cause. I had a great time!

To find out more about Paint for Peace and other Peace and Love projects visit their website www.peaceandloveinternational.com

Christmas Card Winner!

Congratulations to Lynne from artbylmr for being the winner of my Christmas Card Giveaway!!

Winner was selected using Random Generator from random.org

Paint for Peace

I am really excited about this event! This sunday is the 3rd Annual Paint for Peace, I will be there with over 40 other artists painting live. The paintings will be auctioned off for an AMAZING cause - All funds raised are going towards building an orphanage in South Africa in 2011. There will also be live entertainment!

Click here to go to the facebook event page where you can find out more info.

Hope you can make it!!