2020-13 Living Artfully

Hello Dear Art Lover     Curiosity Killed The Cat....Just Kidding

It is a long anticipated beautiful sunny day here in Toronto. I am lucky enough to be able to hit the trails with my daughter this afternoon. Checking the forecast in my hometown of Thunder Bay, I see it is even warmer there. Did you know it is the sunshine capital of Canada? Of course you did!

People always ask how I come up with my inspiration and I answer it is because of my curiosity. Some say 'Curiosity killed the cat' but I know that being curious (or nosy) feeds my imagination. Artists have inquiring minds. We notice things like the patterns of shadows and reflections in water. I'm sure you do also.

Speaking of curiosity, you are probably familiar with Rube Goldberg. I was reminded of his cartoons that feature convoluted gadgets that perform simple tasks when I was researching my weekly Tuesday Fun Monster Drawing on Facebook Live. Draw along with me as I create some fantastical being on my FB page Gail Williams. If you want to have a laugh, check out the Rube Goldberg machine in the youtube, OK Go-This Too Shall Pass.

The paintings I have attached are 2 of 12 pieces that I am making for #artistsupportpledgecanada. How this works is that I sell some work for less than $400 each,and when I have sold $2000 worth of art, I pledge to buy another artist's work. So it's a win-win for the art community .These are 14in x 17in works on heavy paper, unframed. I am offering them to you first before I release them to the general public. The price is $200 (regular price is $300). Send me an email to get your's.

If you want to see what I've been up to, please check my Facebook Live on Fridays at 1pm where I feature my PAINTING OF THE WEEK. A virtual artist talk every week.

And last but not least, the WINNER of my original art is Judith. Congratulations!!!

Rock on,

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Gail

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2020-12 Living Artfully

Hello Dear Art Lover                      Fun Monsters and Young Artists

Here we are again! I keep hoping we will be expanding our bubble soon. Are you planning your 'Double Bubble Party'? Besides who is on the guest list, what will you do? A whole lot of hugging and tears of joy I expect, and maybe some dancing and to be sure, eating. It can't be soon enough for me.

You may be wondering what this Monster thing is all about. If you are on Facebook you can see me do Live videos on my Gail Williams page. On Fridays I am featuring my ' Painting of the Week'  at 1pm where I explain my process of a painting that was scheduled to be in an art show this spring.

On Tuesdays at 12:30, I am having fun doing a live video called 'Fun Monster Drawing for Kids and Adults'. They are on my timeline on Gail Williams, not Gail Williams Artist. You can watch the replay anytime and I encourage you to send me photos of the drawing either with or without the artist. Mine has my adorableFox and the other one is Morgan's work. I also take requests. Next week we'll be doing a Robot Monster...how scary is that?!

It is great that some of you send me photos and ideas of what you are up to. This week I got a wonderful update from Deb, an ex-colleague from the 70's with whom I worked at Princess Margaret Hospital. And I was only a baby ...they started us early back then. She sent a link for a fabulous recipe site you may like ..https://www.bbcgoodfood.com. 

And the WINNER  of this week's giveaway is Bonney. Congratulations Bonney King, I will be in touch shortly.

Rock on , my friends.


                          YOUR HOME       YOUR STYLE       MY ART

Gail

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