#day22 And now for something completely different. My mom has been a crafter and amateur artist from before we met. I remember digging through all her old sketchbooks as a child and being envious of them. My favourite was a pastel of a tipsy mouse and a cocktail glass. She made this quilt for her grandson around 1994 and, after many years of love, he agreed to give it up and now it hangs above our bed.Cats
Hand-made quilt — Laurette Doucet#31daysofart
#art #artists #artwork #beautiful #alberta
#quilting #quilt #handmade #madewithlove #memories #cherished #artinourhouse#day21 On our first trip to Paris in 2008 I picked this up at a street market to commemorate our first bottle of French wine actually consumed in France. Unfortunately it was a little worse for wear by the time I got it back home, but it hangs on the wall to celebrate that first taste of France.Bordeaux
acrylic — Unknown street artist#31daysofart
#art #artists #artwork #beautiful #paris #france
#painting #streetart#day20 This is a print of a early-20th-century photograph from the Alberta Provincial Archives that caught L’s eyes. It hangs on the wall as another example “iffy” art 🙂 … but art is in the enjoyment right … and how could you not adore this young woman?The Farmer’s Daughter, Strathmore c.1908
Silver gelatin print — H. Pollard#31daysofart
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#photography #photo #b&wprint #farmersdaughter#day19 This is another multi-media piece L picked up on our travels (Quebec, 2006). I couldn’t find out much about the artist other than she graduated from l’Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Quebec in 1970. I recently moved it upstairs to our bedroom where it catches the morning sun and glitters enticingly.Cat
mixed media — Martine Hague#31daysofart
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#mixedmedia #paperart #estampe#day18 While I like to pick up watercolours when we are travelling, L is always drawn to collages. This is a small abstract we picked up on Saltspring Island during a 2013 visit by boat.Untitled
collage — Margaret Threlfall ssipaintersguild.ca/member/margaret-threlfall/#31daysofart
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#collage #multimedia #fabric #westcoastart#day17 I recently acquired this painting from another long-time acquaintance who I first met at Hole’s decades ago—seems we were an artistic bunch. Nikki draws nature and we are drawn together by a love of west coast fauna and fungus. I was over the moon when I finally managed to snag one of her illustrations.Humpback whale
acrylic — Nikki Stoyko @theflora_faunaproject#31daysofart
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#watercolor #painting #endangeredspecies #westcoastart#day16 L absolutely adores Maria and her work and the house would be stuffed with it if I let her have free rein. This is the first of two large pieces of Maria’s that we have. I am really iffy about the frame but L decided it was a perfect choice and it hangs above her desk in the position of honour.Dreams of you
mixed media — Maria Pace-Wynters @mpwynters#31daysofart
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#femalefigure #painting #framing #mixedmedia
