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Author: tammy.schmidt

  • smaller is better! Or, I Love A Challenge…

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    Today I moved. No, I didn’t move out of my home, I just moved all of my “studio stuff” (folding tables, chairs, assorted cabinets, drawing table, supplies… oh, and many large paintings) into my small loft-style apartment. I am looking at this adjustment, this shift, as a challenge. Whenever I have seen those Home and…

  • happy easter

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    This Easter weekend we are taking it easy, reflecting on life and the new life that springs all around us. We take note that today is Earth Day, and a cause for another pause and reflection. If you are so fortunate as to have both some time off and a garden, this seems like a…

  • The Harpie Doll Reflects

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    Natasha Henderson, Montreal

  • How To Paint: a bit of colour

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    Sunday! Sunday! If you can, and are so inclined, it?áis a great day to relax with a dash of painting. Last week we saw?áHow To Paint a little light. This week we will?áadd?áa bit of?ácolour to?áit. Each Sunday, artist Natasha Henderson?áwill guide you through some simple ÔÇ£How ToÔÇØ tips for painting. Having been (honestly) inspired…

  • a chicken in every pot… a harpie in every garage

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    This might only appeal to some of our readers, and mostly those in Canada only. Apologies. Other cartoons are on their way… This Chicken’s party slogan? “Be Afraid”. We are in the midst of political election campaigns in Canada. In?ábetween the multitudes of?áissues on the plate, one thing that really struck me as?ádifferent from the…

  • can you take it?

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    A few months ago, I read Why We Get Fat by Gary Taubes. ?áI have put off sharing my book review with you because I know how very hard it can be to ingest this kind of information. ?áI feel like I need to personally understand how to manage sugar consumption before I go preaching…

  • more sunny yellow flowers

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  • almost spring…

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    photo by Natasha Henderson, Montreal Our?áphoto theme for April is The Contrasts of Urban Nature. If you are a fan on our Facebook page, you can upload a photo to our wall. Or, if you prefer, email us at fleurbain@gmail.com with your photo that reflects this theme, your name, and a short description of?áthe pic.

  • How To Paint: a little light

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    Artists who paint are often?áfascinated with light. Light allows us to see; light forms the subject matter that?áis painted. When we paint, we are painting light both as it hits objects, and as it filters through atmosphere. However… sometimes we might like to paint actual light sources.?áHere is a?áshort example?áon how to paint a “Christmas…

  • Professional-ism in the Arts (II): Walk Harder

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    This morning I found myself reminiscing a little about things that art instructors have said to me that stuck in my memory. I was probably doing this for a few reasons: – I taught a class last night in which a student (who is also a teacher) mentioned “you are a good teacher”. – there…