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  • Professional-ism in the Arts: walk hard

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    tammy.schmidt
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    It’s a rocky road, trying to get your art out there. Personally, I’ve submitted?áhundreds of packets to several?átypes of galleries over the years. A few?áI’ve found success with, and the rest said “no” or “not at this time”. One must be persistent?áin their practice. Persistent?áand?áfocused… while?árecognising there are?ácertain bounds that define professionalism and politeness. I…

  • Featured Artist: Natasha Henderson

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    tammy.schmidt
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    Natasha Henderson is a painter who has?áresided in Montreal for almost four years. Originally from Comox, British Columbia, she graduated with her BFA from the Emily Carr University in Vancouver in 1998. Her work has been exhibited and collected across North America. Her paintings delve into questions about?áartistic representations of?álandscape. She uses the language and…

  • Getting To Know Galleries (a supportive guide for artists)

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    Galleries can be intimidating for artists to approach.?áKnowledge is power, so it is important to understand a bit about galleries before you approach them. Most galleries have websites so you don’t have to go pummel the person working there with questions, and you can research many different?ágalleries from the comfort of your computer-screen. I do…

  • Hanging Artwork, a Matter of The Gut

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    Natasha Henderson, Montreal Hanging art is something of an art in itself. There are rules and tips and advice and stuff that people go by, like “the middle must be so-and-so inches from the ground”. This might work sometimes, but certainly not always.?áI actually forget what that magical number is! I do know, however, that…

  • Art Review: Parisian Laundry Rick Leong and Michael A. Robinson

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    by Natasha Henderson, Montreal A fellow painter, Rick LeongÔÇÖs?áwork is something that I can appreciate. Nature is the major inspiration for his large-scale oil on canvas works, but he delves into a fairy-tale, mystic and imagined place. The wonder of seeing is ever-present. The shapes and forms that magically appear amongst the trees, moss, sky,…

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