White Woods
acrylic on canvas
36x36 inches
available at Gallery 215
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Low Tide on the Shubenacadie

'Low Tide on the Shubenacadie'
acrylic on canvas
30x36 inches
available at Gallery 215
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Encaustic Workshop a Success

Check out Art Gallery 215's Blog for photos taken on the day of my Encaustic Workshop, August 10 at Gallery 215.



Everyone had a great day!

Annapolis Royal Paint the Town 2012

Join me this coming weekend, as I paint along with over 80 other artists, at Annapolis Royal Paint the Town 2012.  This will be my first time at this event, and by all accounts it is not one to be missed.

I am looking forward to it!

Song of Spring #2
encaustic & graphite on wood
12x12 inches

available at Secord Gallery

I will be present at 'Birdland'
at the  Marigold Cultural Centre Art Gallery on:
Thursday May 10 
12 to 2pm
and
Tuesday May 22
12 to 2pm
Drop in, meet the artist and learn about the encaustic painting process!

In Meadows Adjacent
by Judy Arsenault
encaustic, paper & acrylic transfer on birch panel
16x44 inches
available at the
Secord Gallery

 Opening Reception for 'Birdland' at the Marigold  Centre Art Gallery

Many well wishers and art patrons arrived to help me celebrate the opening of 'Birdland' last evening. Thanks to all who came out and showed their support! 

 

    www.marigoldcentre.ca 


I have always loved birds.  I feed them in my yard and they never fail to reward me with a flash of colour and feather, and a snippet of bird song.
‘Birdland’ was first conceived of last summer, as I sat and watched the birds at my feeders.  I began thinking of making paintings that featured birds and where birds live.
‘Birdland’ is dedicated to the memory of my mother Alice Arsenault, who lovingly depicted these elusive beings in her own artwork, and who was herself tiny and delicate, yet possessed of surprising strength.
As I worked on the paintings, I began to incorporate bits and pieces in a type of layering process that was not unlike the building of a nest. Embedded in the encaustic are memories and reflections on life, both for birds and for people, because in many ways we are simply not that different.

 

100 Kilometre Art Challenge

Support Local Artists  

We’re all familiar with the slogan ‘Buy Local’ as it relates to food, but  we can also apply this philosophy to other areas. What about buying local art, for example? 

Buy supporting local artists, we nurture creativity where we live.

Yes, great art can come from our own home towns, and is in fact already being produced here. Nova Scotia has very many extremely talented and hardworking artists. Here are some ways to participate in the 100 Kilometre Art Challenge:

     *Purchase local artwork as a gift to honour an employee, or a retiree.

    *When decorating your home or your office, look for original art.

    *Approach a local artist to display their artwork in your place of business.

    *Commission a local artist to create a painting of your business or home,

    or to paint a portrait of a family member or a special pet.

    *Sponsor an art exhibit.

    *Support  art education by offering an art bursary at a local high school.

    *Host an art party for friends or staff with a local artist.

*Attend the art exhibits that are offered locally, even if you can’t afford to buy.

*Write comments in the artist's guestbook. Artists appreciate feedback from their audience.

     

 These are just a few of the ways you can appreciate and support the creativity that is all around us locally.

Springtime on the Bay
acrylic on canvas
30x10 inches
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Always Well Concealed
encaustic and collage on wood
12x12 inches

In Shady Woodlands
encaustic and collage on wood
7x5 inches each panel

Birdland
encaustic and oil pastel on board
20x24 inches
available at Secord Gallery

2nd Annual Look-Off Gallery Artists Open House

'The Colour of Water'
by Judy M. Arsenault
8x20 inches (image size)
watercolour on Arches
available