Drawing a dead bird from “life.” (It was actually caught by my indoor cat through a small opening in my apartment window on Sept 23,
Tag: painting
SOLD: STUDIO CLEARANCE SALE: Painting entitled “The House,” 1998
Raising FUNDS, clearing SPACE and LETTING GO. STUDIO CLEARANCE SALE (Vancouver BC) FOR SALE: A favorite piece from my 1998 solo exhibit: Asta Sollilja of Summerhouses
‘Asta Sollilja of Summerhouses’ exhibit
My 1998 solo exhibit: Asta Sollilja of Summerhouses ONE OF THE PIECES FROM THE SHOW: The House, 1998, Katarina Thorsen It was a house and a
#KeithHaring inspired canvas in progress at @MediaForYouth
At Intersections Media we love Art Mondays! Besides filmmaking, a significant part of Intersections is dipping our hands into the visual art/creative process and into art history by
Wounded angel. Haavoittunut Enkeli. #custodyart
WOUNDED ANGEL, 2008 [by “Steph” and “Vincent”] This unframed painting on raw canvas (65″ x 76″) was made during my therapeutic art classes at a youth
Martin Place’s Annual Art Sale! #vancouver
My dear friend, Martin Place, is my mentor and always offers the most wonderful advice and guidance. It’s that time of year again for his
Some self reflection in my #DIY collage project!
Step 1. Get a square IKEA MALMA mirror. Step 2. Print out (actual size) 4 panels of my piece “Mirror.” (Click on the images for full size. Drag
Martin Place. Artist. Mentor.
My dear friend, Martin Place, is my mentor and always offers the most wonderful advice and guidance. I met up with him today at his
My nephew’s first painting!
It’s my baby brother’s birthday today! Fredrik is now a Dad to beautiful Henrik: Here’s Henrik with his mom, aka Fredrik’s partner and my incredible
Jasmine Schuett’s glorious painting ‘Pack: Not All Wolves Run On Four Legs’ (2012)
As featured in the AHVA Library Gallery during TOO DEEP FOR YOU | UBC 2012 BFA/BA Visual Art Graduating Exhibition This year, UBC’s annual BFA/BA
Lost art: mermaids from 2001/2 for movie set.
Only two lousy photographs. I recall the original was about 5′ x 8′ (acrylic on canvas) and was used for a movie set.
Woman, I. Brad Fashion as a de Kooning
Even an abstract form has to have a likeness. – Willem de Kooning Recommended: Brad Fashion’s site: SUBSTITUTE FOR LOVE Stevens, M., Swan, A. (2006)
Introducing the beautiful work of young artist, Alicia Love
I originally introduced Alicia Love on my art therapy site. Go to: THE MAGNIFICENT EYE-BIRDS OF ALICIA. Alicia is one of my pilot project students
My grandfather’s school photo- it haunts me…
I am obsessed with this photo of my grandfather’s school class (Hudiksvall, Sweden). He is in the top left. I have drawn it over and
Recalling my exhibit 1998 @thenordicmuseum- Ode to #Laxness #IcelandicLiterature
There is no more important novel to me than INDEPENDENT PEOPLE by Halldor Laxness (1902 – 1998), Icelandic novelist, awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature
When art comes back to say hello, only to be released again. #honoring #missingwomen #artevent
I was honored to work with families and friends of the victims of Robert Pickton and of the missing women back in 2002/3. I
Laundry day. Art from the vault.
You sometimes see a woman who would have made a Joan of Arc in another century and climate, threshing herself to pieces over all the
Pearl Hart, Wild West Woman. Portrait will be up for auction at my June 23 art event!
Years ago, I picked up the book The Old West- The Women, Time-Life, at a thrift store for 50¢. What a gem. I bought it
My living muses… Jocelyn, Jay and Rebecca
MUSE: I love having live muses! That are local! Can’t wait to dig into the new portraits of these three! Reveal at the big event
Fave art piece recall of the day “Church and Wheatfield”
This old piece, Church and Wheatfield (acrylic on canvas), proudly belongs in the Where Are They Now category of my catalogue. Perhaps it will turn