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TheyB次元官网网址檙e among Oak BayB次元官网网址檚 established and emerging artists who use their homes and studios as backdrops to display original watercolour, acrylic, and oil paintings, fibre, photography, woodcuts, glass, and pottery creations in the fall studio tour produced by Oak Bay Parks, Recreation and Culture.
ItB次元官网网址檚 their third or fourth time on the tour. Instead of cramming guests into their respective studios B次元官网网址� hers downstairs and his in the garage B次元官网网址� they open the top floor of their home, put out punch and cookies and get ready to talk art.
B次元官网网址淧eople are nice. TheyB次元官网网址檙e respectful,B次元官网网址� says Christine.
The art chatter comes from two very different perspectives.
ChristineB次元官网网址檚 work dates back further to her art training. While her first career training was at St. JosephB次元官网网址檚 Hospital here in Victoria, her husband is a , meaning many moves for the family over the years.
B次元官网网址淲e moved 28 times and I started picking up art classes here and there,B次元官网网址� Christine says. In 1985 she took her portfolio into Emily Carr University of Art and Design, where she attended two years before spending a year at the Ottawa School of Art.
Then they lived in, and were inspired by, Yellowknife from 1989 to 1991.
B次元官网网址淐hristine was painting little paintings and giving the to the (military) members for newborns,B次元官网网址� Larry said. That caught the eye of the local gallery, which coveted her and hosted a 41-piece show.
B次元官网网址淪he sold 27 paintings that first night,B次元官网网址� Larry says with pride. All were gone the next day.
B次元官网网址淧aintings were about all people could collect and take with them,B次元官网网址� Christine says modestly.
When they came home to Victoria, she did a course with the at Pearson College in 1992, then got involved with the Victoria Sketch Club. Christine is currently the secretary and Larry the vice president.
Larry, became what he calls a B次元官网网址渜ualified lover and luggerB次元官网网址� he loved his wife and lugged stuff around, so he started painting.
B次元官网网址淚 just explore and enjoy,B次元官网网址� he says.
keeps them both engaged with annual jaunts around the Island and local trips to paint en plein air.
TheyB次元官网网址檝e gone to Europe on painting trips meeting with other painters in Spain or France. Those trips are inspirational every day, Christine says. They get up in the morning and have breakfast, hit a market for bread, cheese and wine for lunch then hop in a van.
B次元官网网址淵ou go to a little village somewhere and set up on the street and paint,B次元官网网址� Christine says. They paint everything from villages and fields to rebuilt 2,000-year-old bridges.
Both enjoy the showcase the fall tour provides and visiting with patrons of the arts.
B次元官网网址淚f I were a ballet dancer, I wouldnB次元官网网址檛 dance in the closet,B次元官网网址� Christine explains.
B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 pleasant to see people and talk about the art,B次元官网网址� Larry adds.
Oak Bay Parks, Recreation and CultureB次元官网网址檚 18th semi-annual Oak Bay ArtistsB次元官网网址� Studio Tour is Nov. 4 and 5 with studios open for the free, self-guided tour from noon to 4:30 p.m. Printed brochures are available at the Oak Bay Recreation Centres, Oak Bay municipal hall, and the Oak Bay branch of the Greater Victoria Regional Library as well as at local businesses and through participating artists prior to the show.
Find the brochure online .
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