I have a friend who, while awaiting her mother in a professional office one day, found herself face to face with one of her mother’s colleagues. Because my friend felt nervous in this place where she was so clearly ‘out-of-place’, she stood abruptly, thinking, “this man must be wondering who I am and what I’m […]
Author: jjill
i like it. i hate it.
What is it that makes you like something or not? Regardless of what an artist has to say about their work, people will like or dislike something based solely on how they are feeling the exact moment they see it. Reactions can’t be controlled, and an artist can talk until they’re blue in the face about […]
connect
Have you ever felt your day improve the moment the barista at your local coffee shop looked you in the eye and said, “What can I get you today?”. What is it that feels so great about that? Is it pure excitement, at the promise of the halfcaffgrandenonfatextrahotvanilllalatte on the way? Is it something more; is it […]
eclipse 1979
Click the image to watch the video ( 53 seconds) Where were you on that day? A total Solar Eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on earth. The path of totality of the February 26 […]
how to create
Ever wonder where the ability to create comes from? Is it talent, education, awareness (something else)? Or, is ‘art ability’ a state of mind? So many times I’ve heard people say (about any work of art), “I could never do that; I can’t even draw a stick person; I’m not creative”. And I wonder, could that really be […]
plein air painting in canada / rain fall
click the image below to watch the video / 4.58 min plein air painting in canada / rain fall / 48″ x 48″ / 2014 janet bright
‘Living Modernism’ February 05 – March 31, 2014
Living Modernism at Tartooful Design Presenting vignettes of life; inviting living spaces & an experience of the aesthetic, beauty and function of Living Modernism. Modernism as a method of living. Objects of function. Objects of meaning. Objects of beauty. Tartooful Design / feb 05- mar 31 3183 Edgemont Boulevard, North Vancouver, […]
commodity of colour 01 014 1824 14 / #014 / 18″ x 24″
commodity of colour 01 014 1824 14 / 14th in series / 18″ x 24″ / on panel The human experience of colour is generic. Yellow from any source is yellow, red is red and blue is blue. It is the visual commodity of our everyday; un-branded, ubiquitous and essential. It is a […]
commodity of colour 01 013 1248 14 / #012 / 12″ x 48″
commodity of colour 01 013 1248 14 / 13th in series / 12″ x 48″ / on panel The human experience of colour is generic. Yellow from any source is yellow, red is red and blue is blue. It is the visual commodity of our everyday; un-branded, ubiquitous and essential. It is a […]
commodity of colour 01 012 1248 14 / #012 / 12″ x 48″
commodity of colour 01 012 1248 14 / 12th in series / 12″ x 48″ / on panel The human experience of colour is generic. Yellow from any source is yellow, red is red and blue is blue. It is the visual commodity of our everyday; un-branded, ubiquitous and essential. It […]
commodity of colour 01 011 1236 14 / #011 / 12″ x 36″
commodity of colour 01 011 1236 14 / 11th in series / 12″ x 36″ / on panel The human experience of colour is generic. Yellow from any source is yellow, red is red and blue is blue. It is the visual commodity of our everyday; un-branded, ubiquitous and essential. It is a […]
commodity of colour 01 010 4860 14 / #010 / 48″ x 60″
commodity of colour 01 010 4860 14 / 10th in series / 48″ x 60″ / on panel The human experience of colour is generic. Yellow from any source is yellow, red is red and blue is blue. It is the visual commodity of our everyday; un-branded, ubiquitous and essential. It is a […]