Guernica and La Rielera

Guernica and La Rielera

On April 28, 1937, Picasso’s ‘Guernica’ painting was inaugurated in the Spanish Pavilion at the Paris World’s Fair. The painting is a protest against war, in particular, the Spanish Civil War (1936-39). General Franco, attempting to overthrow the elected Spanish government, bombed the village of Guernica in northern Spain with the aid of the Germans. This […]

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Parker Art Salon is coming back!

Parker Art Salon is coming back!

  The Parker Art Salon is a great opportunity to meet artists and visit their studios. The great Night Soirée is on Friday, May 5 –a fun party to mingle, schmooze and get first dibs on the works, and support AnxietyBC Details: Parker Art Salon 1000 Parker St. Vancouver, BC Friday, May 5,  7 – 10 pm Night Soirée Opening […]

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Artists and Society

Artists and Society

Sadly, what does not seem to change at any speed is the low standing of artists in most societies. Studying about the Egyptians, I recently bumped into the graphic here which places artists in the lower rungs -3000 years ago. A recent survey from Hill Strategies, a Canadian research company specialized in the arts sector […]

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My imaginary constructions believed to be real…

My imaginary constructions believed to be real…

I’m talking about my ‘City in Flux (Work in Progress)’ series about the fast changes our city is going through. The artwork is now on display at the Lynn Valley North Vancouver Library Gallery as part of the Capture Photography Festival 2017. I have great fun devising what could be instead of what is… Maybe […]

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City in Flux – Work In Progress goes to the Capture Photography Festival!

City in Flux – Work In Progress goes to the Capture Photography Festival!

If you are a writer you know how the idea in your mind can become something else once it is committed to paper or screen. The same happens when painting, sculpting or photographing.  At times you are the director in command but not always… I just finished a large panorama of the North Shore viewed […]

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