Ready for the Big Reveal

Posted on June 29, 2022 by Mama Cormier

…the doors open today for “Before and After Paris”

After months of preparation with ordering supplies, painting, framing and advertising, my show is ready for the public to see. I spent hours yesterday, with the help of two good friends hanging the paintings. Barb did a lot of the ladder work and Arlene eyed the levels and curated the placements. We were all very pleased with the final result. For those of you who live close by, I hope to see you at the opening but the show will be up till July 9th.

Here’s a peak of the gallery where every piece you see is mine.

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Monday Murals – June 20, 2022

Posted on June 21, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to Sami from Colourful World for hosting Monday Murals

Walking down another alleyway this evening I discovered a few more murals. I also came across two interesting painted rocks.

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Thursday Trios From Our Getaway

Posted on June 16, 2022 by Mama Cormier

B2173-ED2-EF39-4852-BBC8-1-C8-ED51-E6590 — *Three teenage goslings*

C7-B0-C09-B-0953-418-B-AE25-A575-BAD1820-E — *Trio of blown glass pieces*

175-F09-C9-CABD-4122-B88-C-1-EB51434-C76-D — *A trio of pinecone sculptures*

D0403961-1-B49-4-AEA-97-DE-5-D46-D2-A6-DB82-1-201-a — *A trio of lupines*

4-A73-F164-AF7-E-4173-B84-E-A031-FFCB3-E25 — *A trio of red chairs*

If you have trios to share just copy the link from this post and paste it into your own post. I’ll be sure to comment.

Getting Ready for my Solo Art Show – June 29th – July 9

Posted on June 14, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….I’m about 90% ready

I’m very excited to promote my solo art at the Ruth Upjohn Gallery at the Women’s Art Association in Toronto. I’ve called it Before and After Paris, simply because some of the work was created before my trip to Europe and more after I returned home. Here is the flyer that I designed with the help of my daughter, Andrea.

Most of my work consists of abstract florals and landscapes but I have also included some of my photographs in the form of cards. Here is a quick preview of some of my work.

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Sculpture Garden at the Huff Winery

Posted on June 11, 2022 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Marsha for hosting the Photographing Public Art Challenge https://alwayswrite.blog/2022/06/10/ppac-50-public-art-in-kauai/

Yesterday, my husband and I spent the day in Prince Edward County and one the places we went to was Oeno Gallery at the Huff Estate Winery and Inn. We thoroughly enjoyed looking at all the lovely art inside the gallery and we noticed that a few more sculptures had been added to the garden outside. After speaking to one of the curators of the gallery we found out that the sculpture garden had grown immensely since our last visit. He was very proud to tell us that they now have over 100 sculptures in the garden.

When we went back outside we walked around to the back of the gallery and sure enough there were sculptures far and wide in the massive gardens that surround the estate. I would have liked to have taken photos of all of them but I decided that I would take more photos on our next visit. I have enough photos for the next three or four weeks so I’ve decided to spread them out.

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Photographing Public Art Challenge and Monday Murals – June 6, 2022

Posted on June 6, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to Marsha for hosting PPAC https://mamacormier.com/2022/06/06/new-flower-june-6-2022-pale-pink-columbine-from-the-back/ and Sami at a Colourful World for hosting Monday Murals https://sami-colourfulworld.blogspot.com/

4-CA76620-257-C-4-E0-B-B96-E-8-FE74-B962-D95-1-201-a — *On the wall at 10th St. and Lake Shore Blvd.*

3-C61-C5-DF-B3-E2-414-B-ACC0-60-C432-DFC8-FE — *On a garden shed at the Small Arms Inspection Building at Lakeshore Road East and Dixie*

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18077-F78-D2-B4-4604-A80-C-FA0-DD88564-EF — *More murals on utility boxes in the neighbourhood*

Weekly Prompt Colour Challenge – Nautical Blue

Posted on June 4, 2022 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Sue from Weekly Prompts for hosting this week’s colour challenge https://weeklyprompts.com/2022/06/04/weekly-prompts-colour-challenge-nautical-blue/

What is nautical blue? According to some sites on the internet it is the following:

There are a surprising number of colours that can be considered nautical. Some of the most popular include deep blue, navy, red, black, white, turquoise, sand or khaki, brick, cream, sea green, sky blue, yellow, shades of gray, and more.

Sue is allowing us to interpret the colour nautical blue as we please. Here is my interpretation of nautical blue.

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Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge – Two of Anything

Posted on May 27, 2022 by Mama Cormier

…thanks Cee for hosting CBWC https://ceenphotography.com/2022/05/26/cbwc-two-of-anything/comment-page-1/#comment-321218

379-B7-B2-A-43-C0-45-B2-805-E-DAFC70-E6574-E-1-201-a — *Two medieval homes in Tours, France*

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0260-AC57-F08-D-4-B5-D-9234-49-B80-EB148-BF-1-201-a — *Father daughter duo* *at the Chateau Royal in Amboise*

AB7-DD041-34-B9-4-F03-9825-CD2138073206-1-201-a — *Two sculpted figures in the gardens at Chateau Royal in Bois*

513-E720-F-C945-415-E-AFF7-72-C26-DFECDBF-1-201-a — *Poppies*

A52-CC39-C-6252-4777-AE27-AFCC7-B4-B662-D-1-201-a — *White tulips from the Curve Garden in London*

66-DB1-D5-E-5899-4-D63-9-BCA-973784-BB8651-1-201-a — *Two gulls*

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Thursday Trios – May 26, 2022

Posted on May 26, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….trios can be found anywhere

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23177-DD4-B64-A-456-A-AF70-9-D3-E84210-CED — *in department stores*

AABD9-D3-C-3-DA5-4-DB5-B232-CB194407-EBCE — *On walls – trio of Stik characters*

7-E269144-B28-E-4-D63-8-DF8-7-DC90-DFE392-D — *In the park*

777-EA6-F9-CECF-4-AAA-9041-D6-F64-CCBE83-B — *in gardens*

If you have some trios you’d like to share, just copy my link and paste it into your blog. I’ll get a ping back and will be sure to leave a comment. Have fun!