The original pencil drawing of Anna T Fabulous (11″ x 17″ on acid-free bristol board ) will be raffled off at the event!
The interactive part of the evening will feature portraits of heroes with heART- I start the portraits, you finish them with the subject! The finished portraits will be donated to Vancouver Friends For Life! There will also be 3-5 finished portraits in the lobby that will go up for auction! Part of proceeds go to Intersection Media Film Program for At-Risk Youth!
***UPDATE! We’ve decided to auction off the 40″ x 60″ interactive portraits THE NIGHT of heroes with heART: Katarina Thorsen’s Interactive Portrait Event! Proceeds from these pieces go to Vancouver Friends For Life! About 5 of my smaller portraits will also be auctioned off during the evening, with part of proceeds benefiting Intersections Media as well as Kat’s youth at-risk art therapy program!
***UPDATE! We’ve decided to auction off the 40″ x 60″ interactive portraits THE NIGHT of heroes with heART: Katarina Thorsen’s Interactive Portrait Event! Proceeds from these pieces go to Vancouver Friends For Life! About 5 of my smaller portraits will also be auctioned off during the evening, with part of proceeds benefiting Intersections Media as well as Kat’s youth at-risk art therapy program!
My list of subjects in attendance is looking amazing! This will be one hell of a group art therapy session!!!
Here’s a preview of two fantastic people I have the honor of drawing and celebrating for the work they do!
Tracey Bell is best known for her energetic and hilarious interactive show where she quick-changes into a dozen celebrity divas. She sang to Pierre Trudeau as Marilyn Monroe and guest-starred on The X-Files as Cher. In 2005 , Tracey was honored by the Canadian Special Event Industry with the “Entertainer of the Year” award . In 2009 she was presented with another “Entertainer of the Year” trophy at the BC Event Industry Awards. She has joyfully donated performances to dozens of charities for more than 20 years, sponsors an orphanage in Cambodia and has painted 40,000 pink and sparkly noses for peace.
How will you finish these pieces? Well, that's up to you!
40″ x 60″
“Hi! My name is Jonny Staub, I’m a successful daytime radio DJ in Vancouver, Canada. I’ve also been striving to make a mark online, with content that I hope you find amusing, random and every once and a while informative. You can catch me weekdays, 10am-2pm (PST) on A LOCAL RADIO STATION. I’m not allowed to say which one here for legal purposes (LOL), but if you google “Jonny Staub” it’ll pop up.”
***UPDATE! We’ve decided to auction off the 40″ x 60″ interactive portraits THE NIGHT of heroes with heART: Katarina Thorsen’s Interactive Portrait Event! Proceeds from these pieces go to Vancouver Friends For Life! About 5 of my smaller portraits will also be auctioned off during the evening, with part of proceeds benefiting Intersections Media as well as Kat’s youth at-risk art therapy program!
This is what my next two events are all about! We CELEBRATE incredible people in our community [portrait subject list coming soon] by adding to their portraits. I start them. You finish them! Paint, glitter, graffiti etc! Fabulous! Here’s a taste.
Tommy D is a local event producer and promoter. He is the current owner and creative director of the Rapture Pride Vancouver events. His events are some of the best attended and produced every year. He regularly showcases top notch international, national and local talent, DJs and personalities and presents cutting edge entertainment, music and visuals. Tommy has has contributed many hours to helping local charities through donations and event production.
This is what my next two events are all about! We CELEBRATE incredible people in our community [guest list coming soon] by adding to their portraits. I start them. You finish them! Paint, glitter, graffiti etc! Fabulous! Here’s a taste:
ADD TO THIS PIECE! So excited to see how this experiment unfolds! Model: Joan-E. China Marker on Foam Board. 40" x 60"
***UPDATE! We’ve decided to auction off the 40″ x 60″ interactive portraits THE NIGHT of heroes with heART: Katarina Thorsen’s Interactive Portrait Event! Proceeds from these pieces go to Vancouver Friends For Life! About 5 of my smaller portraits will also be auctioned off during the evening, with part of proceeds benefiting Intersections Media as well as Kat’s youth at-risk art therapy program!
Hosted by Rebecca Rawlinson and Tommy D, featuring Vancouver activist icons as both portrait subjects and special guests including Joan-E!
This event, at the elegant District 319, is an interactive, therapeutic art night to celebrate iconic heroes in the LGBT activist community.
We are commemorating the anniversary of Stonewall, as it represents to me the power of the human voice to speak loud and be proud! The subjects at my art event are all incredible individuals who embrace the beauty and variety of the human spirit. And YOU get to meet them, work with them, celebrate them!
At the event, the subjects (about 15 of them) will be in attendance. In the main workshop room, the portraits will line the walls and art supplies will be on tables in the centre. The attendees will finish the portraits during the event as part of a large interactive art therapy session celebrating freedom of expression!!!
In the main lobby there will be a full cash bar, lots of treats and community connections. There will also be youth art on display by four of my art therapy students- Maryellen, Alicia, Emily and Miko.
AliciaMaryellen MikoEmily
In the theatre, there will be looping videos and a lounge for attendees.
At the event, I will do a live portrait and body painting on a model.
***UPDATE! We’ve decided to auction off the 40″ x 60″ interactive portraits THE NIGHT of heroes with heART: Katarina Thorsen’s Interactive Portrait Event! Proceeds from these pieces go to Vancouver Friends For Life! About 5 of my smaller portraits will also be auctioned off during the evening, with part of proceeds benefiting Intersections Media as well as Kat’s youth at-risk art therapy program!
The entire process will be documented on film by INTERSECTIONS MEDIA, and photographed by Julia Kozlov!
Anna T Fabulous and Syren (china marker, acrylic on foam board)
On Saturday March 26 I will be doing a live art event at Holt Renfrew Vancouver between 2 and 6 PM! I will be displaying some of my original arts and crafts. I will also be doing live portraits of Anna T Fabulous and Jocelyn Louise as well as body painting on Jocelyn! See the piece above (of Anna and Syren) in person!
A HUGE THANK YOU to HOLT RENFREW, Kimberly Newton, Scott Mckeown, and REBECCA RAWLINSON for this opportunity!