by taswann | Feb 10, 2014 | Previous Posts, Projects
“I can’t conceive of anything being more varied and rich and handsome than the planet Earth. And its crowning beauty is the natural world. I want to soak it up, to understand it as well as I can, and to absorb it. And then I’d like to put it together...
by taswann | Jan 9, 2014 | Previous Posts, Projects
“The real function of the artist is to give fresh vision to their own generation.” -Doris McCarthy We embraced the cold this week by staying in our warm classrooms and learning about the Canadian artist Doris McCarthy. She studied art at the Ontario College of Art...
by taswann | Nov 6, 2013 | Previous Posts, Projects
“There were dozens of lakes, many of them not on the map. For identification purposes we gave them names. The bright sparkling lakes we named after people we admired… to the swampy ones, all messed up with moose tracks, we gave the names of the critics who...
by taswann | Nov 6, 2013 | Previous Posts, Projects
“One curator said he didn’t want my work in his gallery because it was so simple even children understood it. I thought what a wonderful tribute!” -Ted Harrison Ted Harrison’s work is filled with energy and whimsy and continues to influence Canadian...
by taswann | Nov 6, 2013 | Previous Posts, Projects
“A lot of times, I don’t make what is in my head because, as I go along, it even gets better.” -Kenojuak Ashevak During this session we learned about the great Canadian artist, Kenojuak Ashevak. She was born in an igloo in 1927 in Ikerrasak, which is located on...
by taswann | Oct 25, 2013 | Previous Posts, Projects
“I see art as collaboration with nature… providing a return from hectic and stress, from consumption and chaos, to meditative simplicity.” -Susan Gosevitz Susan Gosevitz is a living artist whose original paintings in oils and acrylics are inspired by...
