2020-21 Living Artfully

Hello Dear Art Lover                  

Done is Better Than Perfect

Hope this letter finds you well. Are you waiting for the other shoe to drop? By that I mean the announcement of a second wave of restrictions. I'm happy that Fox is continuing in school. He is in Grade One and just loves it. The other day he read a book from cover to cover and was over the moon. I am just thankful every day for some normalcy.

As I'm sure you know, I am challenged on the tech side, so I need a lot of help. And I get a lot of it from many different sources. Today I'm attaching an article that appeared in our local paper, the Beach Metro News. Hopefully you can read some of it. I wanted to attach as a PDF, but couldn't figure it out...oh well. I'm happy to be learning something new every day. Along with reacquainting myself with the mother tongue of Finnish on Duolingo. The synapses are firing somewhere in the brain at least.

One thing I would like to ask you, is about prints of my art. Please check out my website and give me some feedback about which pieces would appeal to you as a print. And also would you prefer a giclee, which is a print on canvas or one on paper that would need to be framed. Of course I can order smaller sizes and the price would reflect that. I am not asking you to purchase. This is for my information to help me make a decision about whether or not to go ahead. I really appreciate your input. www.gailwilliamsartist.com.

Today I'd like to share a few of my favourite contemporary buddies in the art world. You know my humour is a little warped sometimes so bear with me. I admire many different styles and artists for various reasons. Like my eclectic choice of music, my art loves are very different. I'll put their instagram titles so you can find them easily or check their websites if you're so inclined.

@stevenjamestunny...a UK artist who has an irreverent sensibility
@catstambolic.art... a Toronto artist who is really making a name for herself
@magdalena.morey.artist... a Spanish landscape [mostly] of swoon worthy paintings
@jenniferpazienza...a New Brunswick painter of dreamy landscapes

I'd love your reflections on where your interest in art lies and any questions too.

Wishing you a wonderful WE.

YOUR HOME     YOUR STYLE     MY ART

ROCK ON

Gail

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2020-20 Living Artfully

Hello Dear Art Lover          

You Raise Me Up

Already another week has rolled around! Yesterday it was as if summer was back..30 degrees here in Toronto, which I can handle as the night cools. In the heat waves of July, I'm a total puddle..a bitchy one at that. How about you? Do you revel in the heat? 

This week I was fortunate to be able to host a distanced dinner party on my deck with good friends. This particular group, the Paint Chicks, go back quite a few years and I usually have a summer solstice in June out there. But you know what happened. So we had a smaller group and thankfully the weather cooperated. We reminisced about the first trip we took to France together and all the good times shared at the cottage. It started me thinking that good friends are what keep me going. They've helped me in countless ways. Check out #JoshGroban #YouRaiseMeUp #Vault to see his moving youtube of the song.

As well, I am surrounded with helpers on many levels. My niece Lise, an accomplished audio creator, helps me with my website and many other techie issues. She just updated my website and I had a lot of catching up to do. There's a new 'About' page too. I was almost cross eyed by the time I finished sending her all the new art. She might have been too.

This week I received two interesting emails. Mira suggested I look into Mandalas on the art-is-fun.com site. Mandalas are so meditative. Bev sent me a fascinating video from Facebook that will amaze you I'm sure. 
https://www.facebook.com/melrobbins/videos/322326368877763/?vh=e&extid=8SHnTx06NR5JBfBc&d=n


I'm including the ad for the Art Walk in the Square #artwalksquare.ca.so you can visit  my virtual booth and the other 99 artists. Lots of choice and you can do it from the comfort of home. Although nothing beats a real hug. Also there is a photo of the recent painting 'A Gathering of Friends', 40 x 30 . We can always arrange a distanced private viewing any time. Hope you like what you see.

Til next week,

YOUR HOME     YOUR STYLE     MY ART

ROCK ON,

Gail

2020-17 Living Artfully

Hello Dear Art Lover            The Expansion of Bubbles


Please excuse the philosophical heading today. I'm reading one of my favourite authors, Alexander McCall Smith and his language is creeping into my thoughts. That's not necessarily a bad thing. He is a very prolific writer. One of my loved characters of his, is Bertie, the 7 year old boy whose mother sends him to a psychoanalyst, yoga classes and trombone lessons, and makes him wear pink overalls. You may be familiar with his Ladie's #1 Detective series. However, once again I digress.

Do you have bubbles on your mind? Have you decided who will be let in? We had the family for BBQ last WE, and very tasty they were! Let's hope we can keep expanding.

I absolutely love getting suggestions from readers. Last week, my sister, Beverley, sent me 2 fun ideas. The first is 'Frisbee art', the second one is pendulum pouring.

https://www.facebook.com/justinflomofficial/videos/2933140173450453/?vh=e&d=n

https://youtu.be/2EakwlVrX_Q  Enjoy the shows.

Please join my FB live on Friday at 1pm for an artist talk on 'Where's The Party?'
It will be on my Gail Williams Artist page. This painting is in my virtual booth at the virtual art fair Riverdale Online Artwalk. Who knew that my art would connect with this locked down state and social justice. Global consciousness is being revealed through my art. The interesting thing to me is that it is not a conscious decision at the time of creation.

Here you will see another picture of Fox. He is holding the latest art I bought from Elke Trittel in France. It only took a week to get here. We should be so lucky with our postal service. You can see her delightful creations on her IG, elketrittel.

Weekly winner of a momento of my art is Andrea. CONGRATULATIONS!!

Keep on keeping on, best wishes for good health.

YOUR HOME     YOUR STYLE     MY ART

Rock on,

Gail

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