Sound of Wings: September 30 – October 24, 2011

Group Show September 30 – October 24, 2011
Kim Bruce, Kathryn Manry, Mady Thiel-Kopstein, Claire Uhlick

Artist reception 5 – 7 pm, Saturday, October 1, 2011
with brief presentation at 6 pm

Join us as we welcome these Alberta artists whose paintings include feature beloved birds!  Bluerock Gallery artists Mady Thiel-Kopstein and Kim Bruce are joined by Kathryn Manry and Claire Uhlick who are making their Bluerock Gallery debut.  Hope you can make it to see this show fly!

 

A Dialogue: Poetry Inspired Painting by Blanca Botero-Fuentes

Solo Show September 2 – 26, 2011
Artist reception 5 – 7 pm, Saturday, September 3, 2011

Join us for a journey through wonder and awe, as seen through the eyes of an artist responding to beloved poetry. Poets include W.B. Yeats, Walt Whitman, Pablo Neruda, Mary Oliver, T.S. Eliot, Anna Swir, and more.

Blanca is mostly self-taught and always boldly experimenting.  This body of work is rich with abstract and symbolic imagery.  Colours, forms, movement all weave together in response to powerful word images.  We invite you to come and share in her enjoyment of this process of heart awakening.  We know you’ll be moved, too!

Visit Blanca’s page in our online store to see more of her new works.  Presales online or by phone are welcome.

“Poetry is a goldmine of imagery and themes close to the heart of every human being, and it is in this spirit that I approach this series.  These paintings take advantage of the realm between realism and abstraction,which allow the painter greater freedom of expression, and the viewer more opportunity for participation.” – Blanca Botero-Fuentes

A printed catalog is available for ordering online here.

How Do We Listen to What Doesn’t Speak?

A Conversation With Jaki Daniels, Author of Heeding the Call
7-9pm, Friday, September 2, 2011

You are invited to join us for an evening of immersion into the subtle and influential forces that are within us, and all around us.

Through Jaki’s reading of her personal story, group discussion, and a gentle introduction to ‘ceremony’ we will be guided on ‘how’ to open ourselves to the deeper, spiritual nature of life.

This is a free, after-hours event in the gallery.  No pre-registration required.

You can learn more about Jaki Daniels by visiting her website www.earthandskyhealing.com

Mya DeRyan: The Fish Rubber

July 29 through August 31, 2011

 

Artist’s Reception SATURDAY, July 30th, 5 – 7 pm
Artist will be present in the gallery all day July 30th, 11 – 7 pm

(News coverage about the show here  and to see Mya’s work in our online store click here)

Mya DeRyan is an Alberta artist who is also an avid angler.   When she was introduced to the craft of fish rubbing (or gyotaku – an inked impression of an actual fish in all its detail, size and girth) it quickly became her passion as well as a personal journey.

Fish Rubbing (or gyotaku) is a contemporary adaptation of an ancient Japanese folk art.  Earliest samples date back to the 17th century.  They represented a crude yet accurate record of caught fish while still out at sea.  It later evoelved into a means of preserving bragging rights of a trophy sized fish.  Gyotaku has slipped into obscurity with the advent of photography.

 

 

 

 

 

Mya’s approach to this folk art has actually raised it into the realm of fine art.  She has developed and honed a technique that extracts even the finest detail from her fish subject.  This detail inspires one to truly rediscover and appreciate the peerless textural qualities and stunning beauty of the fish.  It is a great challenge to extract such detail from any fish, and many rubbings are attempted before a fine mono-print can be extracted.  When she creates a monoprint with multiple fish rubbings, the challenge is exponential!

 

Once the ink impression of the fish has cured, Mya then adds the colour using a mixed media of graphite, ink, chalk charcoal, water colour, pastel, and a variety of dry pigments.  Mya’s philosophy of Fish Rubbing is that the detail should tell the greatest part of the story and there is always harmony between technical accuracy and artistic expression.

 

Mya can ofen be found travelling to find her next exotic or trophy fish subject.  Through her travels and private commissions, Mya has compiled a substantial collection of Fish Rubbings from around the world  They are becoming a new trend in Trophy Fish Art as well as offering a Fine Art alternative to Taxidermy.

 

“I am captivated by the iridescent quality of the fish colorations.  There is nothing in nature to equal the silvery pearl essence pallet of colour of these amazing aquatic creatures.”  - Mya DeRyan

 

 

 

A Passion for Petals :: Linda Anderson Stewart

Solo Show runs June 24 – July 24, 2011

Artist’s Reception
5 – 7 pm Saturday, June 25, 2011 . Artist will be present in the Gallery from 11 am to 7 pm

 

Riding the Light – Equine Art by Diane Williams

Solo Show runs May 14 – June 15, 2011

Artist’s Reception
5 – 7 pm Saturday, May 14, 2011 (Presentation at 6 pm)

Artist’s Talk & Demo
2 – 4 pm Saturday May 21, 2011

Thanks to everyone who came to both of these events!  The Artist’s reception was a fabulous evening, and we were glad to see so many of you!  And for those of you who came to the Demo – you did some fantastic “color and light” studies!  Thanks to Diane Williams, as well, who gave of her teaching gifts!