Until we know more about Casa’s plans, and the state of the health emergency, we can’t tell you very much about our usual fall activities, or if they’ll happen. These include the Membership Mingle, Art Walk, Artists’ Retreat, and Christmas at Casa. Watch this site for updates….we know it will be a challenging next few months. Stay well, be safe. We look forward to seeing all our members again!
Even though we have been unable to enjoy the members’ gatherings that we planned, there are many of us, isolated at home, happily indulging our desire to paint/draw. Without guilt. It’s been a very quiet spring, and it has allowed our thoughts to slow and our ideas, time to develop.
PLEIN AIR OPPORTUNITY – The Nikka Yuko Garden has just reopened! To improve and maintain our drawing practice, in the summer a small group of us meet there on a designated morning once a week. Our Japanese garden offers beautiful balanced scenes. It is quiet and peaceful. It’s outside and easy to social distance. If interested, email me to say you’ll join us….swilkie02@shaw.ca
Visit their site for info on times and admission prices. (Many of us buy one of the season passes which are a far better deal than paying the $9 single admission repeatedly)
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We’ve started another mural project! Edith Cavell Care Centre invited us back to paint some murals in their dining room. On Jan. 28, a group of 6 painters started a series of murals. ECCC suggested the concept of painting windows on the walls; each window featuring a different scene. The goal is bright, colourful, detailed scenes so that the patients on this dementia ward can enjoy a visual investigation of the paintings.
With painters working on 6 different murals it is a lively place, made livelier by the patients who come to visit and watch. We offer enjoyable entertainment in an otherwise routine evening on the ward. They are accepting of our relatively slow pace because the longer we stretch it out, the longer their Tuesday nights feature ‘artists at work’! Stay tuned, we’ll post some pics soon.
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Wendy Aitkens, an active member of the Club spoke at the Galt Museum and Archives on Wed. Feb 5 and highlighted the history of the LAC, starting with the Sketch Club, and bringing the story to current days. This was a very interesting presentation and we learned how the early members of the club were active, accomplished artists.
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For Members Only – Attend this gentle critique session. Free to members. Benefit from the constructive group critique which can help you solve problems with your work and find new ideas/directions. Sat. April 18 from 1 – 4 PM in the Small Meeting Room, at CASA Please call Lorraine at 403 380 3878 or email danceswithdogs33@gmail.com to register for this free session.
Art Room opened this Sept to fill the need for quality art supplies which was created when The Studio closed this summer. Located within Smith’s Audio Video, 236 – 13 St. N. Lethbridge, they offer for sale paint, brushes, paper, canvas and supplies. Congrats to Gerard Plettel, a local artist, and Debra Plettel on their new venture.