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Thursday, October 20th
Now offering Saturday afternoon group classes for adults from 3-5 in the afternoon.
Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
Just a brief update and few pictures of Wildflowers
for you...
I’m happy to be back and finally settling into teaching again here in the home
studio at 69 Olive, after my long trip to work on Trident, the artists’ retreat
that I’m building in Nova Scotia. Although my days were filled there and it is
lovely to retreat into nature, I did miss my students and teaching very much. So
yes I’m happy to be back.
Just an update as far as the drawing and painting classes go; I am still
teaching after school group and solo classes for children, the Monday and
Wednesday spots right after school are still available, and there is space for
one more in both the Thursday and Friday sections. Also the 5-6 PM spots for
children are available any day. As well I now offer evening and Saturday solo
classes for children and adults. To register just call me at the studio 416 537
9483.
I would love it if you forwarded this to your friends and associates who will be
interested.
There are testimonials here from past students if you would like to hear what my
classes are like from the students’ perspective.
http://www.debwiles.com/testimonials.htm
A some of you may have heard I have embarked on the journey into another series,
this one is title Wildflowers of Nova Scotia. The Nova Scotia Wild Flora Society
has posted a few of the paintings and a write up about the series to their
website, which you may see here
http://www.nswildflora.ca/posts/2011/DeborahWiles/index.html
is in collaboration with my photographer and woodsman friend Tim
Young whose photos inspire me. My goal is to produce a series of 50 9x12 “
paintings to sell as a fundraiser for Trident International Artists Retreat. To
read more about the retreat you may want to check out the Annex Gleaner article
about it here:http://gleanernews.ca/index.php/2011/09/30/deb-wiles-retreat/#.TpXyf5sUqsp/
As well as the Wildflowers I continue “Clown Me” to fund raise for the retreat
and as always there work for sale that can be seen on my website.
To See more of the Wildflowers Series click here http://www.debwiles.com/Wildflowers%20of%20Nova%20Scotia.htm
Wednesday, September 21st, 2011
Help! since I don't have enough time to do everything, I would like to invite you to help me sell my artwork. I'll give you a 15% commission on every piece of my artwork you sell. Interested? Give me a call!
Monday, September 19th, 2011
I began a new series of paintings yesterday, it is a work in collaboration with Nova Scotia friend and photographer Tim Young. The series is titled Wildflowers of Nova Scotia. All of the paintings are inspired by Tim's photographs of wildflowers he's come across during his travels in the interior of the province. I've put up a page here on the website for the Wildflower paintings and will update it whenever there is a new one. her is a link to that page Wildflowers of Nova Scotia. Also there is a 600 word article published in the Annex Gleaner titled "Artistic Asylum" which you are welcome to read by going here Artistic Asylum. The double entendre, though unintentional, has not been lost.
Thursday, September 15th, 2011
Picked up a copy of the Annex Gleaner paper yesterday which contains a great article about the retreat....read it here Artistic Asylum. I'm still laughing about the double entendre. Thank you to Jonathan Lee, Emina Gamulin and Nadja Sayej.
Sunday, September 11th, 2011
Amendment to The Wiles Times News: Sept. 2011 - Potluck date is Sat. Sept. 17th from 6-9PM
Sunday, September 11th, 2011
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011
Countdown to departure day, only there more sleeps and then I'll be retreat building for a month. It's going to be interesting to be in a quiet place with fresh air and solitude. I may get cabin fever or be eaten by coyotes, but hopefully not. I would like to thank everyone who has shown their support of the project thus far, so thank you all! And thank you to my fabulous housemates who will be taking care of things while I'm away.
I will be checking email as regularly as my connection there allows, but will only have a blackberry so won't be able to do anything fancy. Also I will have full telephone capabilities. I will check my home phone for messages every couple of days and will return calls promptly, please leave a very clear message!
"In perpetuity", the exhibit of my paintings at the Second Cup on the North side of Bloor just East of Spadina will remain up while I am away, new pieces were added to the exhibit on Sunday and the show looks great. If you have a minute or two pop in and have a look. Remember it is NOT the 2nd cup in the JCC but rather the one East of there on the opposite side of the street. If you are so taken by a piece that you must have it immediately, shoot me an email or call so we can arrange things.
Also in consideration of the work below, from the Sunday July 17th newsletter, four of the pieces have sold they are: Parrot, Tulips, Home Sweet Home and Emu. Again if you are interested in one of the pieces below, send me an email or call 416 537 9483. If you know now that you would like to purchase a painting, and would like to do so immediately, please contact me ASAP so we can make arrangements.
I will be accepting "Clown Me" assignments while I am away, but unfortunately my Blackberry doesn't have photoshop. In consideration of this I'll be able to produce Clowns for a couple of more days until the 5th, and then take it up again when I return to Toronto in early September. Commissions are done on a first come fist serve basis.
Oh also I've put a fundraising profile up on Rocket Hub, it'll only be up for 14 days (8 left as of today) but you may check it out here http://www.rockethub.com/projects/2630-trident-international-artists-retreat . There are rewards offered for various levels of support.
To keep up with the Trident Adventure, check me out on Twitter, Facebook, My Space or Linked In, I'll be posting on these sites rather than to my website while I'm away.
Have a fabulous August!
Deb
Lake view at Trident Retreat.
Tuesday July 26th, 2011 To see the paintings for sale to benefit Trident Artists' retreat scroll down
Paintings "Parrot", "Petunia" and "Tulips" have sold.
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