tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87655941005094387682024-02-22T02:54:54.944-08:00In The Art StudioWith Nancy Lou Canyon, MFANancy Canyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06444345013640871049noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765594100509438768.post-17593476046493293982016-10-14T10:23:00.001-07:002016-10-15T09:10:57.159-07:00October 13<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Introducing a page from <i>The Daily Artist</i> to be published by <i>Two Sylvias Press</i> early 2017. Keep watch for occasional posts including exercises and inspiration for your creative life. This book includes exercises and inspiration for each day of the year. It's a fun way to improve your painting and drawing and also a great companion for your artistic life. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Also see The Daily Poet published by Two Sylvias Press by </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: "muli"; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;">Kelli Russell Agodon & Martha Silano</span></div>
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a beautiful painting. The above rendering of fields and sky was done by spreading paint
with the flat side of a knife. Darker areas and crisper lines were rendered
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Nancy Canyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06444345013640871049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765594100509438768.post-66101557323529292072016-05-31T09:00:00.000-07:002016-05-31T09:00:01.486-07:00Thunderstorm<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Nancy Canyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06444345013640871049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765594100509438768.post-34520254520658449432016-04-12T13:33:00.004-07:002016-04-12T13:33:42.351-07:00Daily Paintworks<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Daily Paintworks is a website where artists who paint regularly show their work. See my page, <a href="http://www.dailypaintworks.com/Artists/nancy-canyon-6776">Nancy Canyon</a> to see the paintings below and many others. Many paintings are priced at $50. Contact me at nancy@nancycanyon.com to arrange shipping after purchase of the painting from the website using Paypal.</div>
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Nancy Canyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06444345013640871049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765594100509438768.post-39814155520530705132016-03-22T08:59:00.003-07:002016-03-22T08:59:54.274-07:00Daily Paint Works<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
To be a great artist or painter or musician, one must practice. Daily practice is advisable. I did this while taking organ lessons. It made sense. So I decided to take my art up a notch by challenging myself to a painting a day. I did this throughout February and it was quite a lot of fun. In fact, I got my grandson involved too. Once a week he paints with me. We love this time together.<br />
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If you'd like to see some of these new paintings (more all the time) check out my new website<br />
<a href="http://www.dailypaintworks.com/Artists/nancy-canyon-6776">http://www.dailypaintworks.com/Artists/nancy-canyon-6776</a> There are other painter's sites you can look at at Daily Paintworks too. Many artists have taken on this challenge, to paint often, even if it's not daily, to improve skill.<br />
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Nancy Canyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06444345013640871049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765594100509438768.post-71893629847548860432016-03-21T17:00:00.000-07:002016-03-21T17:00:02.348-07:00Scudder Pond<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Check out my new site at Daily Paint Works. There's lots of new work daily and it's easy to purchase smaller paintings for affordable prices. http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/nancy-canyon/scudder-pond/467418 and <a href="http://www.dailypaintworks.com/artists/nancy-canyon-6776/artwork">http://www.dailypaintworks.com/artists/nancy-canyon-6776/artwork</a></div>
Nancy Canyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06444345013640871049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765594100509438768.post-30148820942778169762016-03-21T16:10:00.001-07:002016-03-21T16:10:34.420-07:00Unclad Art Show<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This last weekend a wonderful and prestigious show took place at the Edmonds Yacht Club in Edmonds, Washington. 90 artist participated in the show, selected by jury from over 400 entries. Though the show is over, the art is still available for purchase. You can see all the wonderful pieces at <a href="http://www.uncladarshow.com/">www.uncladarshow.com</a><br />
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Nancy Canyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06444345013640871049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765594100509438768.post-65496470155051667352013-07-10T08:40:00.000-07:002013-07-10T08:40:15.812-07:00Nature in the Balance at Lightcatcher Museum<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
If you are interested in seeing our local artist's interpretations of the effects of global warming on the planet...take a look at this show at the Lightcatcher Museum: Nature in the Balance <a href="http://www.whatcommuseum.org/">http://www.whatcommuseum.org/</a> I have a painting of an Antarctic iceberg hanging in the center section...my thinking in painting it being, if we truly see the beauty on earth, how can we harm that. We should do anything and everything in our power to protect what we have.<br />
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Art is a good way to make statements about what we hold dear. When I was a beginning painter, an instructor said to me, What are you saying? I shrugged...That I like pretty flowers? If it was good enough for Georgia, couldn't it be good enough for me? Still I like the shape of the iris and if you take a look at my painting, you will see it resembles a flower. Toward the culmination of the piece, I noticed shadows in the right corner that resembled Leopard Seals...a native of Antarctica. I believe in the process of the subconscious...it will come through every time with meaning, whether we are conscious of what we mean to say or not. <br />
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How do we become more conscious? I think writing and art are helpful tools in discovering meaning. Also, we have meditation, the mountains, walking, breathing, listening to bird calls and beautiful music. Summer is a good time to recline in nature, close one's eyes and listen. A bee, a fly, the wings of a bird, the water lapping, a fish jumping, the croak of a frog. This morning early I heard a loon call twice. This is what I am saying in my paintings. Nature is precious and beautiful. I bask in this beauty. And I want to protect it.<br />
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Here's the piece in process...the final version you will have to take a look at at the museum. The show hangs through the summer...so you have plenty of time. Enjoy!<br />
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Nancy Canyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06444345013640871049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765594100509438768.post-91471730355034922312013-01-15T08:32:00.001-08:002013-01-15T08:37:37.258-08:00Winter Show at Jansen Art Center<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
If you haven't been to Lynden, it's a treat to visit this special town not far out Meridian from Bellingham. There's a great Dutch bakery there to enjoy a treat and the windmills are delightful. I'm reminded of my old stomping grounds, Coeur d' Alene, Idaho...only there we had a statue of Paul Bunyon. <br />
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But this quaint town has more to offer than Dutch treats, there's a beautiful art center near the bakery. This winter my work is being shown there. So give yourself an artist date and take in the art center, the gift shop, and the cafe at the art center. Here's the link:<br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px; line-height: 18px;">Jansen Art Center in Lynden. </span><a href="http://www.jansenartcenter.org/" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">www.jansenartcenter.org/</a><br />
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Also, if you like doing collage, I'm holding a collage class this Sunday, the 20th, from 1-4 PM. Currently I have three folks signed up. I can have up to 10. I think 6 would be ideal. It is $25.00, which includes, board, glue, & magazines.... and I'll have the teapot on and some snacks. If you are interested let me know. I can be reached at wildcanyons@msn.com<br />
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Nancy Canyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06444345013640871049noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765594100509438768.post-29803386529845617212012-11-11T14:59:00.000-08:002012-11-11T15:03:58.318-08:00Honey Salon Showing of New Work<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
NEW WORK: Nature Reflections<br />
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The show is a success...and my work, I think, has reached a new high. I'm happy with the way one photograph of a reflection taken while walking around Padden Lake inspired me to create many new paintings. That's the thing with art, if you are stuck, and I was, it could be that there just isn't anything inspiring you right now. Now I'm inspired, and you could be too. <br />
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If you get a chance, please stop at Honey Salon, Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10-7. The show will run through December 6th. Honey Salon is at 310 Holly St. in Bellingham, right next to Rocket Donuts and up the street from Old Town Cafe. Enjoy the show and while you're there, meet the great stylists, my favorite being Marisa Perrault. Please say hello. www.nancycanyon.com<br />
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Nancy Canyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06444345013640871049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765594100509438768.post-71231509910339789972012-10-04T20:09:00.004-07:002012-10-04T20:13:58.558-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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What is the difference between inspiration and imagination? I get inspired out in nature, walking around Lake Padden, looking through the clear water to the lake bottom, seeing the reflection of alders on the water surface, and the reflection of clouds from above. It's amazingly beautiful and that inspires me. </div>
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I'm also inspired by shapes in nature, the way rocks pile next to grass, the carving of Chuckanut sandstone, the patterns of tree branches backlit with sunlight. Is this imagination or does it inspire my imagination? Maybe it doesn't matter...but as artists, I believe we must go out and look...be it at the natural elements, or to an antique store, a museums or gallery. We get to see how art can be made by viewing Picasso's physical forms drawn from different angles, or Chihuly's large paintings he makes into beautiful blown glass. </div>
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It's the same with an author. We read to learn how other author's form sentences, how they describe a character or place. The artist must do the same thing...study texture, light, shape, flow, compostion. <br />
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Where do you go to get inspired? Where do you take in information that will grow your imagination into a new painting, a new collage, a new story? </div>
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Please come to my open studio October 21, noon to four. 1000 Harris Ave, #21. The entrance to the stairs is between Good Earth Pottery and Artwood. My studio will be open (3rd floor) and so will the jeweler's and potter's on the second floor. Make it a day in Fairhaven...have some gelato, walk to the dock and back, enjoy the fall weather.<br />
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Nancy Canyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06444345013640871049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765594100509438768.post-18844732741318162132012-09-27T10:24:00.006-07:002012-09-27T10:24:54.094-07:00Roots...5 Things to Remember About Light<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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When you paint, you will get to a place in developing your piece where you want to decide on details of light. If you are working from a drawing, you probably have established this already. In this painting, I wanted the light coming from the left and lighting the background more than the foreground. The painting became somewhat surreal by doing this...as the drawing was of actual roots that I'd photographed in the woods. Of course, I added details to make this piece look watery.</div>
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5. Correct at the end, bringing back your focal point to the brightest...so we look there first.</div>
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Nancy Canyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06444345013640871049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765594100509438768.post-73181613303203981502012-08-17T06:59:00.001-07:002012-08-17T07:10:50.065-07:00On Taking a Break, or 5 tips for in-filling.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I had a therapist once...yes, I've had lots of them...who told me that I was in an in-filling period. She said that artists have in-filling and out-pouring periods. These two different processes should be respected...flowed with. So when I'm in what seems like a blocked or dryspell, actually, I'm in-filling. I can respect this process by giving to myself new experiences: hiking, going to museums, discovering new artists and taking in their work, trying out a new technique, cleaning or painting my studio. During the in-filling period, I'm actually getting ready for the next out-pouring. I might liken this to sex...yes, that's what I said. The tension has to build again...the lust, the want...and then... Okay, I'll spare you the details. Did you ever read Natalie Goldberg's description of writing practice in comparison to sex? Funny!<br />
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So there are different aspects of making art that can also come into play during the in-filling period: promotion, making promotional materials, framing, organzing the studio, errands and orders, sketching in nature, swimming. Since it's summer, the in-filling period is easier to relax into. I've been going to the bay to swim daily...86 degree weather, water smooth and sparkling. Lovely. Also wine tours out on the bay are refreshing and good for laughs and connections with friends. I always carry my business cards. Mixing it up with other artists is also reviving. Sunday, Bellingham artists are organizing a gorilla art gallery down at Boulevard Park. Artist show up with a piece of art and stand in a line holding up their painting at a certain hour. Instant art gallery. Funny...and fun.<br />
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During your next in-filling, try these 5 tips:<br />
1. Set up a regular walking schedule with or without a friend.<br />
2. Take in art galleries and museums, & books of art at the library.<br />
3. Fall in love with new colors.<br />
4. Peruse antique stores, dime stores, hardware stores, garage sales.<br />
5. Read a good mystery. <br />
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Please share your tips for recharging once the flurry of new work has wound down. <br />
Cheers,<br />
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Nancy Canyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06444345013640871049noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765594100509438768.post-34424049976497942982012-07-04T08:38:00.002-07:002012-07-04T08:51:25.827-07:00Crinkle Paper Paintings<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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These paintings are done using a process where the paper is dampened and wrinkled so sizing is broken down. Then values of ink are added. Once dry, the painting is enhanced with watercolor or ink-pencils, or pen and ink...whatever the artist chooses. These two paintings fit nicely with my reflection series. The bottom one is a reflection of the sky on the water at Pine Lake. I hiked in with a friend, about 5 miles, then set up camp on a little island we had to wade to. It was spring and the water flooded the boardwalk between the land and this tiny island off shore. This is a very small lake in the Chuckanuts. It was beautiful that night, clear and calm. The lake reflected everything, the trees, the pinking clouds in the sky. Just fabulous. I may add more to this painting to enhance the lilies, for at the moment, it is abstract. Although, I love it this way. They are approximately 16 x 20, although this photo got cropped slightly in the upload. Contact me at nancy@nancycanyon.com if you are interested in purchasing these.Nancy Canyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06444345013640871049noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765594100509438768.post-90491133840332235702012-06-15T08:05:00.000-07:002012-06-15T08:05:06.017-07:00Art Will Swallow You WholeStep in and enjoy, just as you might enjoy a binge on chocolate and cake. Drop into the work space...paint morning and night, or wing out a novel, or begin a song. You are not a song writer, you say, but you heard once that songwriting is like any art form...that once you open the conduit to the numinous, ideas flow, brilliance flows, and the excitement you feel is good, almost like sex. The beginning, the pleasurable middle, the crescendo..final note, a breath you exhale, and relax.
When you begin a new paintings the first stroke of cadmium yellow can be tenuous, but the canvas eats up buttery yellow paint. You liken it to the slathering of butter on a crisp piece of toast. The scent of paint, oil of course reminding you of the woods where the heat of the sun warms needles and pitch and proclaims the day soluble. The warmth coming off the rocks where you stretch out to day dream...these are the tubes you squease, watching the stream of yellow, like the pastry chefs icing piping along smooth frosting.
The canvas is primed. You have built the stretcher frame in the garage, cut the 1x2 lumber, butted pices together like the country quilt. On the back, 4"x4" hard board pieces are tacked over joints for stabilization. It the canvas is large, a cross bar keeps it from wobbling. Then the canvas, a heavier grade is good but not too heavy. You've ordered from Daniel Smith, bought canvas stretchers and a staple gun. You stretched the canvas evenly, taut enough so the outcome is that it rings like a drum when tapped.
As you work, you begin singing. Dead Can Dance is on the CD player, just out there enough, just up beat enough to get you going, brushing on thick gesso, nice and white. Use love the crazy motion that leaves brush strokes for the paint to drop into. Some folks sand in-between for a smooth finish.
As you paint a feeling of excitement fills your belly. A feeling that anything is possible, that the world is yours...you're alive, days are sunny, wild flowers bloom in mountain meadows. The natural world unfolds one moment at a time. You land on your feet as you spread paint with a squirrel-hair brush. And when your work day is done, you'll still be singing that one refrain--the notes as clear to you as the meadow lark's...and the day will end with a a feeling of satisfaction, that you are repleat with art, almost as if you've transcended the everyday world.Nancy Canyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06444345013640871049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765594100509438768.post-61639794435893607082012-05-01T07:57:00.001-07:002012-05-01T10:07:25.491-07:00Tuesday, May 1, 2012<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
My cat is sitting next to me on the bed this morning. We have a ritual, I eat my soft boiled eggs, he watches. When I'm finished I let him lick the bowl. He likes the leftover yoke. I look at my emails while I do this, and the posts people make at the Artprofile site. One artist has Klimt-like pieces, another artist finger paints...two very differnt syles. I like to paint with acrylics because they dry quickly. I'm always in a hurry it seems. An artist friend suggests oils. Always there's another way to do things.<br />
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This morning I read an excerpt by the writer Samuel Ligon's new book "Drift and Swerve." Edgy...I liked it. I'm wondering how to be more edgy in my own work and feel like I can still show my face in the world. It takes a lot of courage to do art to begin with and then to do art people might not like...or shy away from. At the Phrasings dance concert at the Firehouse, dance and poetry was paired. The piece about bikini waxes was particularly graphic...and again I wondered where we draw the line. Maybe no where, and since we have freedom supposedly to say and think what we wish...we can...unless we come up against boundaries that come into play, for instance, where the government is concerned. But what about the rest of us? What about our responses? I guess we don't have to look or read or watch.<br />
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I don't know the answer to this question...since art is personal and some would like to shock. I am more interested in beauty and harmony in my art. In my writing, I'm interested in telling a good story and in making sure I'm edgy enough to have my audience remains interested. So it's a balance I guess, of what I can tolerate and what the audience can tolerate. I did hear some of the audience members of Phrasings had tight lipped expressions at the intermission. So be it. Life goes on. So let's enjoy taking a risk, making art or writing that which not everyone will like!<br />
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Hope you're having a great poetry month.<br />
Nancy<br />
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<b>Guiltful</b><br />
<b>Anuradha Mahapatra</b><br />
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You have taken the sky's face.<br />
I take<br />
the last flower in the giant's garden.<br />
The love-child comes, inspects<br />
my quiet tangle of hair.<br />
My child, or a mistake of nature?<br />
So blooms the flower<br />
of two lowly guiltful lives.<br />
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Translated by Carolyne Wright</div>Nancy Canyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06444345013640871049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765594100509438768.post-58811699258745697212012-04-09T09:14:00.000-07:002012-04-09T09:14:18.660-07:00Value and the Arts<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-xBL3lbo1o37ZQ6dpaXzFP3Xe2ewp8KHQ6-9gowuy3rfjCUENVPzwPa9IODLAQMdaxJ_faOqZL-Hk-5CoI2uRHXvtOO94rM_rqyKdtperIRdzV_CG5k3drkLY-ANacLznwt1gcYaNkCm/s1600/DSC_0012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-xBL3lbo1o37ZQ6dpaXzFP3Xe2ewp8KHQ6-9gowuy3rfjCUENVPzwPa9IODLAQMdaxJ_faOqZL-Hk-5CoI2uRHXvtOO94rM_rqyKdtperIRdzV_CG5k3drkLY-ANacLznwt1gcYaNkCm/s320/DSC_0012.JPG" width="319" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>As an artist, I've given a lot of thought to the value of making art. Since I believe my life's work must have meaning, such as helping others, does making art satisfy this goal? The process of making art definitely helps others (and the self) to get in touch with a deeper part of self...perhaps we could call this part the dreamer. The dreamer is at work all the time making associations and metaphor (right hemisphere processes?) synthesizing our experiences and categorizing them. This happens while we sleep, when we day dream and as we make art. If there is no value to making art other than this...I believe we've struck gold.<br />
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Again, art serves a purpose to our culture: storytelling, reflection of mores, synthesis of collective beliefs. Perhaps it could be likened to food for the body: fuel and regeneration. Each action works with each other action to bring sustenance to being.<br />
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Ah, well, this all sounds heady. Although I'm glad to ponder meaning...as whatever meaning anyone derives from any activity is relevant...still I just like making art. Do you make art? Do you want to make art? Call me...710-7139 and we'll make it happen. </div>Nancy Canyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06444345013640871049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765594100509438768.post-13123782719917822462012-04-02T05:16:00.002-07:002012-04-02T09:42:11.602-07:00Focus, focus, focus!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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As an artist and writer, my biggest stumbling block isn't lack of talent or ideas...it is distractions. Internet, TV, cleaning, eating, visiting friends, even caffeine...if I drink too much coffee, it is hard to settle down. Did you read the Annie Dillard short essay in <i>The Writer's Life</i> about trying to write...she's on retreat in a cabin on some island around here? She drinks too much coffee and is up and down and up and down from her typewriter...outside chopping wood, etc. I can relate...anything but the creative work. This month, my birthday month...I'm focusing on being fully my artist self, even going out in pubic with paint on my clothes. <br />
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The retreat at Artsmith got me refocused. My coach, Laura Todd, continues to help me stay with my values...one of them being...authenticity. Ah, being creative isn't all that it's cracked up to be. There are downfalls to having a creative mind...the upside to following through...happiness.<br />
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How is it going with you art? If you ever want to jump start with an evening of collage...let me know.<br />
Warmly,<br />
Nancy</div>Nancy Canyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06444345013640871049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765594100509438768.post-14936332313736049822012-03-02T10:42:00.002-08:002012-03-02T10:52:28.992-08:00New Photos<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Photos shot out the car window. I liked the perspective of the power pole against the sky. The morning was lovely that day with ground fog and beautiful crisp blue sky. Taking photos out the car window brought back memories of trips with the family, weekend drives, visits to our grandparents at Diamond Lake. These shots remind me of resting my head against the car window, the sun, counting poles passing by, the loll of the engine. Something comforting about all that. The other shots, one of misty ground fog, the other looking back at Mt. Baker from Cougar Divide Road. A buggy walk ensued, but heck, what beautiful country we live in.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicG2jwMSEQ8bHtkoNNPn__5_QS_nzUP-wjFPQlXGYKHhCJloyMgTfAX2aULNtS3f0QzndpSL3Kv8AXWzaDERpftuCgUvIc_gJushax_oxKg3gJD2Wz9CbcRyukQw-xfPq38SK0-BBSksfi/s1600/DSC_0260.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicG2jwMSEQ8bHtkoNNPn__5_QS_nzUP-wjFPQlXGYKHhCJloyMgTfAX2aULNtS3f0QzndpSL3Kv8AXWzaDERpftuCgUvIc_gJushax_oxKg3gJD2Wz9CbcRyukQw-xfPq38SK0-BBSksfi/s200/DSC_0260.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_yAQaBKEMc9ZTxDttDvvLDkuyluo5NUTWjRuK2bknDEOjhSuhZmN4_iqdVIAfaF90HW0xSWyD_9HfPrpvbwsthwB6H0NQM1xXQlCGJWuijTtluDTn2l7-LIsWgtKzZBfDAF81KoYKJ7Al/s1600/DSC_0290.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_yAQaBKEMc9ZTxDttDvvLDkuyluo5NUTWjRuK2bknDEOjhSuhZmN4_iqdVIAfaF90HW0xSWyD_9HfPrpvbwsthwB6H0NQM1xXQlCGJWuijTtluDTn2l7-LIsWgtKzZBfDAF81KoYKJ7Al/s200/DSC_0290.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9cFPDTzTxe88YWaunsIALehLIOV2X-ZBjmRJnffuEPxD_NgRhvoZmdftt_1_nGFXVoLCGH4i4vOzmpTl1t54xl6rJmUb445n46ERVKtgyaGCaHFIOYOc1Bhob_6BmkbQXbmbcesmPSqMt/s1600/DSC_0325.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9cFPDTzTxe88YWaunsIALehLIOV2X-ZBjmRJnffuEPxD_NgRhvoZmdftt_1_nGFXVoLCGH4i4vOzmpTl1t54xl6rJmUb445n46ERVKtgyaGCaHFIOYOc1Bhob_6BmkbQXbmbcesmPSqMt/s640/DSC_0325.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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</tbody></table>What do you do during a dry spell? I don't believe in blocks, but dry spells, or times of infilling are rich times and shouldn't be thought of as bad. Think of it as artistic weather. We have some languid days where nothing much inspires us. So, do something else instead.<br />
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A therapist once told me about infilling and outpouring. These dry spells are a time of infilling. During this time you can go to the library and peruse art books, you can try your hand at a handmade book, you can go to an antique or junk store and dig through boxes looking for interesting junk, or how about galleries and museums. I love the art museum gift shop. Full of art cards and lovely journals. Bead stores, the beach, a hike to a vista, a run. Anything that shakes up your energy for the good. When it settles again, you're ready to roll.<br />
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If this doesn't work, try taking an Artist Way class. Through the years, I've discovered ways in which I stop myself from making art...old beliefs about artists or work ethics learned in my family of origin. We can't be artists without self reflection...I don't think. Some therapists specialize in working with artists. Perhaps look one up.<br />
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Another helpful tool for breaking through is the dream journal. Buy something that intriques you...cover, shape, paper texture, (or make one)and keep it beside your bed. Write your dream when you awake. You need not analyse it, just give some noticing behavior to yourself. A part of you will wake up. Ah, such richness to follow in the psyche.<br />
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Have a creative day! <br />
Nancy</div>Nancy Canyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06444345013640871049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765594100509438768.post-14777210423874867722012-01-09T13:57:00.000-08:002012-01-09T21:30:54.714-08:00In Process<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">The interesting part of the creative process is watching a painting develop, sometimes the artist feels frustrated with the image, even disliking it to the point of painting it out or even slashing the canvas. Yes, I've heard of this. I believe painting is about decision making--so keep a cool head. One decision after another: Value? Compliment? Composition? Repeat! And maybe the decision comes to go back to a blank canvas...gesso is good for that.<br />
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So, let's say the painting develops in stages. Some of the stages move forward more quickly than others. My favorite stag...Flow. This is when the magic happens. This stage evokes a feeling of excitement, actually excitement in the chest, a buzzing sort of feeling. And my visual focus becomes acute. It's one of the in the present moment attributes that Eckhart Tolle talks about.<br />
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Here's the beginning of a new painting. This stage is questionable for me...what next is what I'm saying, feeling a push/pull toward the canvas.<br />
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The creative process seems to be idiosyncratic with individuals. What is your process? Getting to know your own process will help you move past blocks.<br />
Nancy</div>Nancy Canyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06444345013640871049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765594100509438768.post-54167069669854462652011-12-22T09:07:00.000-08:002011-12-22T09:21:48.317-08:00Daily Painting<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Some artists like to paint a small painting each day as a warm-up and practice, just as the writer writes each day, not necessarily on a project, but to practice. This practice could be likened to physical exercise, daily stretching, or a daily practice on a keyboard or other instrument, to limber up the creative muscles, so to speak. There are several places on-line where artists can sell their work, on e-bay artists sell small paintings for between $100-$200. <br />
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I started a daily painting practice at one point, but didn't get too far. Now I'm painting larger paintings, but considering painting small pieces on paper as warm-ups. I will upload a couple of pieces here that I painted a year or two ago, with just this idea in mind. These are acrylic on paper and they are framed. They are $150/each, plus tax and shipping. To order, contact me at wildcanyons@msn.com<br />
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Saturday, December 3rd, 2011<br />
1000 Harris, #206<br />
Bellingham, WA 98225</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Entrance between Artwood and Goodearth Pottery in Fairhaven. Huff up the stairs to the third floor and take a right, #21. Other studios will be open too, so bring your checkbook or cash and do some Christmas shopping.</div>Thanks,<br />
Nancy</div>Nancy Canyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06444345013640871049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765594100509438768.post-45388154975526491652011-11-24T20:48:00.000-08:002011-11-24T21:41:21.056-08:00Studio #21: East Wall<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table>This is the east wall of my art studio. The painting you see is 4' x 6' acrylic painting entitled <i>Curled Leaves</i>. Below it are a series of small collages that I've made over the past couple of years. This is the size I make with participants who attend my collage class. We make a number of them and use them later to find answers to life questions, much like you might use a tarot deck. <br />
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To the left of the artwork is a non-functional chimney that adds to the ambiance of the room. On the chimney, a multi-media shadow box. Above it, an abstract painting on plywood. Then my bookshelves filled with supplies and books on writing and art. I have tables that seat up to 10 people set up in front of this painting where I work on collage and at my writing.<br />
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The Morgan Block Building is historic, as are many buildings in Fairhaven. MBB was a brothel originally. Up the street at around 20th is an old boarding house. Folks came and went between the two buildings and the waterfront, where a lumber mill spread out along the water front. Now Amtrak comes through Fairhaven, as does the ferry from Alaska. <br />
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Creatively,<br />
Nancy</div>Nancy Canyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06444345013640871049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765594100509438768.post-47539381949461527312011-11-18T21:19:00.000-08:002011-11-18T21:19:28.218-08:00Artsmith: Announcing the 2012 Artsmith Artist Residency Fell...<a href="http://orcasartsmith.blogspot.com/2011/11/announcing-2012-artsmith-artist.html?spref=bl">Artsmith: Announcing the 2012 Artsmith Artist Residency Fell...</a>: We're very pleased to announce the fellows for the 2012 Artsmith Garden Party Artist Residency have been selected: Lana Hechtman Ayers, poetry<br />
Nancy Canyon, Painting<br />
Lin McJunkin, glass and metal sculpture<br />
Katherine Ryan Ross, Sketching after Van Gogh<br />
Shirley Sachiko Kishiyama, Chinese calligraphy and poetryNancy Canyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06444345013640871049noreply@blogger.com0