Author: Kim Fjordbotten
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12 Days of Christmas at The Naess Gallery
Christmas Art Show and Sale Original art is a wonderful Christmas gift idea. The Naess Gallery is pleased to exhibit art for sale by local art instructors from Artelier Studio and the staff of The Paint Spot. We encourage you to Invest in art because it adds a unique touch to spaces in your home […]
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Female Gazes – October 9 – November 18
MEDIA RELEASE FOR THE ART SHOW, “FEMALE GAZES”, at The Paint Spot art supplystore, 10032-81 Avenue , October 9, 2024 to November 18, 2024 Artist Kim Shanks was taking in 18th Century artist Francois Boucher’s portrait, Resting Girl,when the light came on. “I realized – I was shocked to realize – that Boucher had taken […]
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Urban Sketching Week in Old Strathcona #USKWeek2024
Do you like to sketch on your own? Do you want to join a group to meet-up with and share your sketchbooks over coffee or drinks? Join us during a week long celebration of International Urban Sketchers Week World Wide taking place between May 1 – 7, 2024. You are invited! Come as you are […]
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How Much Paint Do I need?
Tips for Acrylic Painters and Mural Artists for Estimating Paint Coverage. As an artist, you know that calculating how much paint you need for a project is crucial for budgeting and achieving the desired results. Painting large canvases or murals requires a lot of colour, time, and effort, so you don’t want to run out […]
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Sophie Graine at The Naess Gallery
Exhibition runs: September 29 to November 7, 2023 Artist Statement I like clouds, cozy mountain cabins, and camp coffee. I did not go to art school. Instead, I have been collecting little moments of the world outside. Running through crisp fall forest mornings, red leaves rimed with frost. Eating handfuls of huckleberries on a hillside. […]
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Art Retreats to Italy
I made the effort to invest in myself and my art practice last year and went on a painting retreat to Italy with Karen Bishop. It was a wonderful week of daily adventures, new sights, all-day painting and drawing. Every day we had excellent food–I mean every meal was amazing and lunches are 2-hours long. […]
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Sculpt a Creature Contest
Enter Sculpture Contest at The Paint Spot. Young artists under 15 are invited to create a sculpture and submit it for $275 in prizes.
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Sidewalk Sale Event at The Paint Spot
We’re making room for new products this fall, so this summer event is the best time to pick up some great deals. There are many drawing materials, sketchbooks, portfolios, acrylics and oils so there’s something for every kind of artist, Drop by and try something new or pick up an old friend at a great […]
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Big, Big Pop! 12×12″
100+ art pieces on display. The theme is pop culture. The show runs July 7 to September 26, 2023 Naess Gallery at the Paint Spot 10032 81 Avenue. The Paint Spot filled the gallery and store, from front to back and side to side, with your portraits of superheroes, political figures, comic characters, toys, gaming […]
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Hanji Art
Eunju Park Exhibition at The Naess Gallery: May 26 – July 4, 2023. Artist, Enjun Park, shares her bold, abstract collages made from colourful, hand-torn, Korean mulberry papers called hanji. Artist Statement After living in Canada for the past decade, I started to feel a disconnect to my heritage, and wanted to explore traditional artifacts […]