Sarah and Duck

Posted on January 6, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….replaces Sesame Street

When my kids were little they were allowed to watch Sesame Street. Not only was it educational but it also gave me a bit of time to myself while the kids were entertained. Things are not much different today except that there is way more variety and kids’ shows can be viewed on tablets and phones as well as TVs.

Now that our granddaughter from England is here visiting us we have discovered that she loves Peppa Pig (as did her older cousin at the same age) and Sarah and Duck. Whenever she gets a bit cranky, out comes the phone with the downloaded episodes that Mama and Papa preloaded before they arrived.

Last week when the family went out for a walk, Kevin went to his drawing table and drew Sarah and Duck and pasted it to the front door. When she returned home this is what she found.

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – Basically Two Colours

Posted on December 7, 2021 by Mama Cormier

…..thanks to Cee for hosting CFFC https://ceenphotography.com/2021/12/07/cffc-basically-two-colors/

This week’s fun foto challenge involves finding photos with no more than two dominant colours.

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Mark Making With My Hand Made Brushes

Posted on November 20, 2021 by Mama Cormier

…..using ink

I know that my hand made brushes will react differently to different media and the type of paper I use. Yesterday I used simple newsprint to experiment on and I painted with black India ink and green and gold acrylic ink.

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Most of the brushes produced very thin lines but the simplest brush with the larger buds produced the bigger marks. I’m planning on trying this again using acrylic paint to see if the more viscous media leaves more dramatic marks. Maybe I’ll try watercolours as well but I suspect they will react the same way that the inks did. These papers will come in handy for collage work that I’m planning on creating for the next show.

Lens Artists Photo Challenge – Shapes and Designs

Posted on November 14, 2021 by Mama Cormier

…Thanks to Patti for hosting this week’s Lens Artists Photo Challenge https://pilotfishblog.com/2021/11/13/lens-artists-photo-challenge-174-shapes-and-designs/

Shapes and designs are found everywhere. From the simple forms and lines found in nature to man made art and architecture.

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74-E8-A8-E8-EE67-4-AD7-83-AF-6-F3281-BA22-AA — Quilt art

36-F79678-39-A1-4-ADD-8-F35-4-BD8-B5-EC2706 — Wall art at the mall

808-E9887-822-D-467-A-ADA2-98092971-F2-AA — Computer screen art

F492-F91-E-7-F7-B-45-D4-826-E-3-FF7255-CC8-E7 — Rounds of fresh baked bread

5277-D71-B-CD16-4-E5-F-A7-A5-87-A1-BF88-DE2-C — Garden art

A3622297-D9-AD-45-AF-8-BB0-6-B45-E6-C92-DC8 — Wall art

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55131-C52-2-B83-4155-AD64-01-D64957-A012 — Sewer cover

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Crosswords: What Did You Do During COVID?

Posted on November 13, 2021 by Mama Cormier

….Margaret Rodgers used her love of crosswords as her subject for her art show at the Ruth Upjohn Gallery, Women’s Art Association of Canada

Using paint and collage Margaret created these beautiful works of art to highlight a very common activity that probably saw an uptick in popularity in the last two years.

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I also found the use of words very interesting. I don’t know if she was purposely trying to make a political statement but words like power, vote, elect, money, power, mock, jokers, and autocrat leads me to think that this might be the case. We also just recently had a federal election. The longer I look at these pieces I see more interesting themes.

If you’re in Toronto, the show is on for one more day. The last day is Tuesday, November 16.

Thursday Trios from the Art Show

Posted on November 4, 2021 by Mama Cormier

….from the Toronto Art Fair held last weekend at the Congress Centre

Loved seeing the art show come back. It was considerably smaller than the last one we went to in 2019 but there were some great pieces. The first trio sold on the first day all to the same buyer, at $6200. a piece. Well above our pay grade.

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E38-F36-C2-C358-43-A2-A22-C-3-A3-C9-F3313-B2 — These miniature sculptures represented the elderly during COVID

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Photographing Public Art Challenge – #19

Posted on October 24, 2021 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Cee for hosting PPAC this week https://ceenphotography.com/2021/10/22/ppac-19/

On a trip today to Guelph we ventured over to the Arboretum. It was just underway when I went to school there, some 50 years ago so many of the trees are now very mature. The colours were beautiful but to my surprise there were numerous and interesting statues and sculptures on the grounds. Here are just a few.

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The Beginning of a New Mural

Posted on October 12, 2021 by Mama Cormier

….just in time for Monday Murals

When I was over at WAAC last week I noticed this artist painting the side of our building. I can’t wait to see the final piece. Thanks to Sami for hosting Monday Murals.https://sami-colourfulworld.blogspot.com/2021/10/monday-mural-welcome-to-darwin.html

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October Squares – Circles and Squares

Posted on October 10, 2021 by Mama Cormier

… I’m posting these for Oct. 9 because I feel I”m behind in this challenge

The squares are from an art challenge that I started in the summer and the circles are from nature.

Thanks to Becky B for hosting the October Square Challenge called Past Squares https://beckybofwinchester.com/2021/10/09/past-squares-9/

Textures in Art

Posted on October 6, 2021 by Mama Cormier

….for Tuesday Textures

Another great display from the McMichael Gallery.

Jon Sasaki: Homage is a suite of photographs depicting petri dishes with bloomed bacterial cultures derived from swabs of the palettes and easels used by members of the Group of Seven and Tom Thomson, objects held in the archives of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection.