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Sculpted Painting Delivered! · Nov 8, 10:46 pm

So here it is November 4th, and our clients picked up their Sculpted piece!

We call it “Falling Rocks”. It was inspired while trekking in Killarney Provincial Park, to the West of the Crack.

It is a beaut of a piece, sitting at 26” x 34”, with gorgeous curved edgework and words can’t describe the right side of the sculpture … Stu outdid himself!

I added a mountainous background to bring attention to the foreground rocks .. they have subtle tones of browns and greens to complement the strong blue sculpted sky.

I am attaching photos taken with different lighting effects to show just how the pieces changes and comes alive in varying light.

— Carol Currie

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GALLERY GALA HUGE SUCCESS! · Oct 14, 01:47 pm

Well, the evening was a huge success! A special thank you to all the artists who provided works for this special show to honour Liz Dow and Mark Stembridge’s wedding.

We had over 56 pieces of art and sculptures encompassing our gallery.

Thank you to everyone who attended this amazing night of celebration!

— Carol Currie

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SCULPTED PIECE in the paint studio! · Oct 3, 01:34 pm

… and for some exciting news!!! Sculpted piece is complete!

Here is our latest sculpted piece that just arrived in my studio a few weeks ago! Stu worked his ‘magic’ and has completed his relief carving to this amazing piece.

It took me some time to get a feel for the dimensional component – a wonderful challenge to paint … very different than painting on my solo unsculpted works.

Since Stu puts in so much passion into his work, my painting has to intensify and his creation. Singularly, the carving is a strong stand alone piece of art. Collaboratively, it becomes a living, tactile form.

— Carol Currie

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PAINTING OF THE MONTH - SEPTEMBER 2010 · Sept 12, 01:28 pm

This piece called “Rolling Rocks of the Peak” is nearly complete. I worked in a semblance of a tree on the right panel to give the painting some ‘life’. Now that the painting is installed in our gallery, I can contemplate how I want to change the tree. For me, it is too small and will add more to have more presence.

The piece can be sold as either a diptych to include the two left panels, or as a full triptych. The triptych is a good substantial size installed at 40” x 60” … large enough to bring presence to a room.

The subject is taken from a hike through Killarney Provincial Park on the West cliff of the Crack.

We are open Saturday of the September long weekend so do come and see what I am working on, and these paintings that are currently available for purchase.

— Carol Currie

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Western Islands, Georgian Bay Adventure · Aug 31, 02:56 pm

We were invited on an adventure of a lifetime while living here in Midland. A flotilla was scheduled to go to the Western Islands last Saturday August 28 from Thunder Beach. We were invited to share in this adventure in a 30 foot Boston Whaler. The whaler is known as one of the best Georgian Bay boats, able to smoothly cut through the large swells that Georgian Bay is noted for. And since the Western Islands are known as the most exposed Islands on the East side of Georgian Bay, and with swells of over 1 metre were in the forecast for that day, we were happy to be in this majesty of a boat. The Western Islands are the only ‘land’ between Parry Sound and the Lion’s Head of the Bruce Peninsula.

What a trip! Unfortuneately due to the high winds, none of the boats of the flotilla attempted the trip except for us – well one boat attempted but turned back just before Hope Island … but what a great day. Not a cloud in the sky!

It was our first time beyond Hope Island since moving to this area – (way too busy with our artwork, and still fixing our land bound Bertram boat) … so we were so excited to have the opportunity to get out there in Georgian Bay, where hopefully we will be venturing next summer with our own boat.

What a sight of inspiration! Hope Island disappears quite quickly, then nothing. Very little sight to land anywhere. Just open water.

The Boston Whaler was a sweet ride … the Captain was tremendous at steering the boat into the swells, so there was little pounding … just the occasional smashing of waves, then relief from the heat, as we were sprayed by water.

Within 20 minutes of open water wave running, aye captaine pointed out the Islands, way off in the distance … they looked like white mirages floating above the horizon … very cool.

Another 20 minutes, and we came upon them …. WOW is all I can say. The photos should tell the rest of the tale.

Unbelievable colours, reminding me of the caribbean … except the water is perhaps 20 degrees colder (it was nippy … refreshing).

I could easily spend a week there exploring.

We took the inflatable dingy to shore to do some exploring on land, and after finally finding a place to anchor within the centre of the Islands, we had some lunch, and set off to take a ride around the Lighthouse of the Western Western Islands.

After doing some research, I found out that the Lighthouse is the last remaining wooden Lighthouse of the Great Lakes, built in 1895. GORGEOUS sight. Apparently, the keepers would live in Lighthouse for months at a time … very isolated. Imagine how much painting and reading you could accomplish living there.

What a tremendous trip. We met great people and had some good laughs. Thank you to the captaine and his lovely wife, Judy, Craig and the kids for this inspirational trip. After over 400 photos, I think I have my next series.

— Carol Currie

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