101 FRAMES: GLUTTONY

This Saturday night I will be attending Gallery 101's Annual 101 frames show and silent auction.  I created a mixed media piece for this show of a piggie drinking wine! (giggle)  Come out for the art, the great party and an awesome cause.  I hope to see you there! Details below:

101 FRAMES: GLUTTONY
Gallery 101's Annual Fundraiser!

Saturday, December 3, 2011 • 7pm–1am
4-240 Bank Street, Ottawa (Lisgar entrance)
Featuring: MC China Doll • DJ Jas Nasty
Dog and Pony Sound karaoke

101 FRAMES, Gallery 101’s largest annual fundraiser, is thinking “outside the frame” with its 7-year plan to raise some hell in downtown Ottawa. On Saturday, December 3rd, 2011, Gallery 101, will host this highly respected and anticipated event—the fourth of its seven years of THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS. Each year, we ask artists to interpret a different deadly sin. Last year’s event, WRATH, which followed 2008’s LUST and 2009’s PRIDE, was an rabble-rousing success, with anger-inducing artwork, moody DJs spinning vicious tunes, and a bar to indulge at.
This year, G101 encouraged local and regional artists to voraciously create artwork about the most delicious sin in the bunch: GLUTTONY, for this year’s silent art auction, which is followed by a tantalizingly tasty dance and karaoke party, hosted by the scrumptiously funny China Doll. Other tempting features of the event will include some yummy live auction items, mouth-watering appetizers, fat beats, and some surprisingly sinful entertainment and performances. Our over 400 guests will gratify themselves with a night of arts and culture which showcases the talent of Ottawa’s arts community and also supports G101, a local, non-profit artist-run centre. Proceeds from the auction help Gallery 101 maintain its services to artists and the community. This event is supported and made possible by our local artists, sponsors, volunteers and friends. We’re hungry for attention, so please help us spread the word about this event and that Gallery 101 is proud be supporting the arts community in Ottawa for over 30 years.

For more information please contact:
GLENN CRAWFORD, Event Coordinator
email: 101Frames@G101.ca or P: 613.230.2799

Admission: 

Tickets: $10, $15 at the door
Available at: G101 and After Stonewall, Collected Works,
Mags and Fags and Vertigo Records
BUY TICKETS ONLINE AT:
http://101framesgluttony.eventbrite.com

Holiday art shows!

There will be three holiday group art shows having their openings tomorrow night...and I have a piece or pieces in all of them!  (holy moly!)  If one of these are happening near you, you should check it out! Admission is free for all of them. The variety of pieces are well-priced and make amazing Christmas gifts :D  Maybe I will see you there?
Anyways, for December 1st (Tomorrow) here are the shows!

27th Annual Holiday Fundraising Art Sale at the Ottawa School of Art:

Three of my edition-ed digital prints will be for sale
35 George Street (In the Byward Market), Ottawa, Ontario
Opening: 5:00-8:00pm 

Collectables, at the Ottawa Art Gallery Art Rental and Sales (Click image to enlarge)

I have 5 paintings for sale here.
2 Daly Avenue (Located in Arts Court), Ottawa
Opening 6:30- 9:00pm


The BEST of Orange Christmas Show:

A drypoint hand pulled print is for sale (of panda bears!)

233 Armstrong Street (In the Parkdale Market Area), Ottawa.
Opening: 6:00 - 10:00pm

Extra details and links to all my current and upcoming shows are also listed on the right banners of this blog.

"My Canvas"

in-progress photo, graphite on mylar

I just found out my drawing entitled My Canvas was recently sold at the OSA Boutique in the Byward Market.  A BIG thank-you to the individual who purchased it!!

Sketching

Pencils

Lines of Thought...

Pencil, graphite powder & fluid acrylic with gel medium.

still a work in progress...sigh

Lines in Progress - solo show promotion

Here's the info on my solo show I mentioned. I will be showing my recent works completed through the City of Ottawa's Artist Studio Program.  Hope to see you there! 

Vernissage/Opening: Tuesday, November 29th, 2011 - 6 to 9 pm
View/buy art, have some food, or check out my studio next door!

Location: Stafford Studios ASP Gallery
Nepean Creative Arts Centre - Unit 1
35 Stafford Road, Bells Corners
Ottawa, Ontario

Working in the studio

Since this Fall I have been working in a studio space offered by the City of Ottawa.  I had applied through a jury process to use this artist studio for free earlier this year.  Long story short, I got it!

This is a photo of my studio (at Stafford Studios), before it got really messy! It is pretty spacious and I have great neighbors (other professional artists have studios near by).

Anyways, I am over 2 months into my 5 month term and will try to keep a log of what I have been up to.  Currently my big project is preparing for a solo show.  Here are some quick shots of a drawing I am working on for it - at its different stages.  You will have to see the final piece at the opening!  (November 29th!)

Ottawa-Gatineau Printmakers Opening Night!

Just got back from our anniversary exhibit.  It was a fantastic turnout. The exhibit is up until the 20th if you want to check it out! 

First exhibit this month! Printmakers Anniversary Show!

The Ottawa-Gatineau Printmakers Connective is having their 1 year celebration at Orange Art Gallery (233 Armstrong Street, Ottawa, Ontario).  On the 10th of November our group will be there showing a wide variety of hand-pulled prints.  I hope you can come to the opening reception (6-10pm).
If not, the exhibit will be on display from November 9th to the 20th.

I got in the Citizen!

Figureworks Show opens this week!

I got into the annual Figureworks award show this year!  I am happy to share that one of my pieces, "pause" is the one featured on their promotional card.
Figure works curates juried annual award shows in Ottawa, Canada. Both national and international artists participate. This year the show is taking place at Orange Gallery. 

Event Date: September 29, 2011 - October 23, 2011

Event Time: 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM

Location: Orange Gallery 233 Armstrong Street, Parkdale Market, Ottawa

Link: http://orangeartgallery.ca/events.htm

The Vernissage is on Thursday, September 29th, 2011, from 6 - 10pm. Come visit and meet the artists!
This show will be up until October 23rd, 2011.

Summer Mosaic Opening!

Just came back from the Ottawa Printmakers Collective's first public exhibit.  Great work!  Here are some shots:

 

Mine are the far left and right dry point prints in the above picture.

This show is up until September 6th at Britannia Gallery.

Arty Sundays at Exposure Gallery

This Fall I will be running drop-in art classes!  They will be on Sundays at Exposure Gallery for children aged 10-14, however I am okay with accepting younger or older students.  Here are the details:

2:30 - 4:00pm
Drop-In classes are suited for children aged 10-14 years old.  Each Sunday different fun and creative arts activities will be offered (materials included!).  Space is limited so register early to put your child's name on our sign up list. 

Sessions start September 18th, 2011.

Each class is $20 per child per session or save with a ticket for 6 visits for $100.
Exposure Gallery: 1255 Wellington Street West, Ottawa, Ontario.  (Located on the second floor studio of Thyme & Again).

Register online on my website (in the Teaching section).

Summer Mosaic – 1st public art exhibit by the Ottawa Printmakers Collective!

Last year I became part of a new arts connective -  the Ottawa Printmaker's Connective.  We will be exhibiting a variety of original pulled prints at Ottawa’s Britannia Gallery - our first public exhibition as a group!  Please come visit us at our opening, August 4th from  5-7pm.
Here is our promotional card!  (Click image to enlarge)

Summer Class Session Starts Soon!

Hello!

Registration for my children's arts camps is still open for the Summer session.  Week long camps start as early as July 4th through into the end of August.  Visit the teaching section of my website for full details.

Thanks! Maya

New Art Festival - That's a wrap!

Just finished up the New art festival last night and the weather held up!  I just want to give a BIG thank-you to everyone who came to see the artwork, those who made purchases, and my friends and family for helping me make it all happen! 

The New Art Festival

I will be exhibiting my art at #30 on the north pathway of the park! June 4-5, 10am - 5pm
Here is the info poster/invitation (click to enlarge)

Lakmé - Works in Progress

I have been working a number of drawings/paintings for the New Art Festival coming up very soon (June 4-5th!). Here is a sample of one of the series I've been working on.... not too sure about it yet.
They were inspired by the opera "Lakmé"  (the flower duet - look it up you will most likely recognize the tune instantly!)

What I used: Graphite, Prismacolour pencil, and watercolour.  Surface: Vellum and Masi Paper.  It is slightly translucent (hard to tell here) and I plan to place them into suspense frames (between two sheets of glass).

China town Remixed 2011 opens THIS Sunday!

This year I got into China Town Remixed, where art, food and performances take place in Ottawa's China town! Exhibits are taking place in unexpected and diverse spaces, with original art appearing in restaurants, grocery stores, hair salons, opticians, laundromats, and more.

My artwork will be on display at Ju Xiang Yuan- 641 Somerset St. West:  # 16 on the map (click to enlage)

I will be showing an interesting diptych painting which comments on the "Eastern" and "Western" relationship:)


Again, the opening is Sunday May 15th, from 2 pm – 5 pm (My piece will be up until June 15th, 2011)

I hope to see you there!!

My Orchid/ Asian Inspired Paintings

My experimental project, here's an example:

"Something Different"

This was done on stretched canvas.  I experimented with Golden's gel mediums, specifically their  fiber paste and coarse molding paste.  So far I like using these products.  They add some nice texture to the pieces, which also create a decent tooth on the surface to catch colour pigments.  I still need to work with the material to get more comfortable though.  Anyways, this and 2 other pieces were displayed in the Orchid show.  They each ended up involving acrylic paint, chalk pastels, india ink, AND watercolours :P