tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59878982908570403622023-11-16T08:26:13.960-08:00Cartwright Art StudioArt enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.
Thomas MertonLeslie Cartwrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02219737315410654928noreply@blogger.comBlogger149125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987898290857040362.post-29620275732130167492019-12-11T10:07:00.000-08:002019-12-11T10:07:40.018-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I have been excited to start hiding some symbols and figures into my</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">current work. This week I am finally at a place where I can start to add</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">some textured mediums that will give my rocks a sandy and chunky appearance.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">People will be able to feel the raised rocks in my foreground.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Below is a cropped portion of my photo reference from the Bugaboos.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">You will notice that there is a "K" already formed within the</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">ice and snow of this mountain. As I mentioned before, I intend to hide an </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">image of Conrad Kain in this painting and this naturally occurring "K" gave</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">me the perfect opportunity and place to add the "C" for Conrad's initials.</span></div>
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Adding the Initials of Conrad Kain</div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br />Leslie Cartwrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02219737315410654928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987898290857040362.post-76153758735543667282019-12-03T21:28:00.000-08:002019-12-03T21:28:31.742-08:00<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This autumn I hiked to the Conrad Kain hut in the Bugaboo Provincial Park.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It was a fantastic day with great company. The larch had turned to a golden hue </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">and the spires looked magnificent, as always. I photographed the Snowpatch spire </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">from the Conrad Kain hut and <b>felt that I needed to paint it.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b> <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Sometimes intuition is </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">the deciding factor on </span></b></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Conrad Kain was an Austrian mountaineer who came to Canada in 1909 </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">to work </span></i><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">as the Alpine Club of Canada's first official mountain guide.)</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> *I have since learned that as a young boy, my Grandfather, Gil Cartwright, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">would </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">chop firewood for Conrad Kain at his home in Wilmer, B.C.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">*Conrad Kain's final resting place is in Kimberley, B.C.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And so began my fascination with Conrad Kain.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Since I began this painting, I found myself having dinner with a woman who has</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> climbed </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">each of the peaks in the Bugaboos <i><u>EXCEPT</u></i> for Snowpatch. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">She explained that she </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">had only made it halfway up the peak before inclement </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">weather forced her to propel </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">back to the bottom.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>Coincidence?</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I have decided to paint the image of Conrad Kain into some of the rocks in </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">my painting. I have also found a formation that appears naturally in the snow </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">on </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">the spire and looks like a capital 'K'.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b><u> So,</u></b> I have also decided to hide Conrad Kain's initials in my work as well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b>Stay tuned for further progress. I am curious to see how easy or hard</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b> it will be </b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b>for people to find the hidden elements in my finished piece.</b></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;">Thursday, November 7th, 2019</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Terry in his Gallery, Naramata Benches </span> Me and Terry at a workshop in 2018, Canal Flats<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Most people who know me and watch my blog will know that I have been incredibly influenced by the talent, genius and heart of Terry Isaac. I was so very sad to learn of his passing on July 16th. Terry was a gifted artist and teacher who was very generous with his knowledge and his time. I am honoured to have known him, to have learnt from him </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">and to have called him my friend.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You can check out his work and his story @<a href="http://www.terryisaacsart.com/">terryisaacart.com</a></span></div>
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In the autumn of 2018 I was commissioned by the RDEK to create a piece of art that would be presented to Ute Juras for her years of service as a member of their board. I was delighted that she had requested one of my paintings. Mount Sabine <b>(locally known as 'Old Baldy')</b> is in the background with the wetlands of the Columbia and the canal in the foreground. In days past, the canal was intended to <b><i><u>connect</u></i></b> bodies of water in order for boats to pass. In her role as a member of the RDEK and longtime member of council in Canal Flats, Ute Juras made <b><i><u>connections</u></i></b> with many people and organizations and so I thought this title of Columbia Connections to be very fitting.<br />
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Please contact me to register and for more information about this creative new workshop that Headwaters Arts is offering this November 3rd and 4th, 2018. Full weekend workshop with meals and some supplies included for only $150.00 per person. Only eight seats available.<br />
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250 349 5305 or cartwrightleslie@gmail.comLeslie Cartwrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02219737315410654928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987898290857040362.post-80680465838946452812018-05-07T09:28:00.000-07:002018-05-07T09:28:10.661-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> Terry Isaac signs my copy of his book titled, "Painting The Drama of Wildlife". </span></div>
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This past couple weeks I have been playing with rocks. I see so many of them on Pinterest and Etsy that I thought I would try making a few. I'd like to say that it was relaxing, however, I just about dug out my son's geometry set to make sure that my dots were symmetrical and in the right proportions.<br />
All in all I did enjoy it and I give kudos to those who create these mandalas as they are time consuming and take a lot of concentration, which is something I seem to be lacking these days. Inevitably my mind wanders off to song lyrics about rocks and before you know it, .....<br />
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Lately I have not been sleeping well. By that I mean that I wake at 3:00am and</div>
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toss and turn for the remainder of the night until I roll out of bed at 6:30am. </div>
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I am not a good sleeper. </div>
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I am beggining to think that there is an art to having a restful sleep, and that I do not </div>
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below is the product of my early morning doodles yesterday. While it was nice to pass the </div>
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time creating art, I am hoping that this phase of nocturnal drawing will pass.</div>
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<b><span style="color: #674ea7;">for a great workshop coming up!</span></b></div>
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<br />Leslie Cartwrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02219737315410654928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987898290857040362.post-28929396027361364672017-02-21T18:34:00.000-08:002017-02-21T18:34:16.779-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today I am happy to announce that my friend, and founding member of the Headwater's Art Society, <b><i><span style="color: #351c75;">Paula Cravens,</span></i></b> will be presenting an acrylic, abstract workshop in April, 2017. I am very excited to share the information with you. Paula will be sharing tips and techniques on composition, colour, gelli prints, stamps, and focal points. She will give demonstrations and a power point presentation. There will be ample time for painting and experimenting with watercolour papers and canvas. The weekend will kick off with a wine and cheese reception on Friday night, April 28th. The public is welcome to join us for the celebration and to peruse Paula's creations. For registration please contact me, Leslie, by email, cartwrightleslie@gmail.com or phone (250) 349 5305. Payment of $180.00 is due upon registration. <b><span style="color: #351c75;"><i>Cheers!</i></span></b><br />
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<b>April 29th - 30th, 2017</b></div>
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<b>Fairmont Hot Springs Lodge</b></div>
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<b>Twelve hours of istruction, all materials, lunch, coffee/tea, and snacks included for $180.00</b></div>
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<br />Leslie Cartwrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02219737315410654928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987898290857040362.post-54905928758700166722017-01-26T18:35:00.000-08:002017-01-26T18:35:06.350-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Below is a sketch of my son Darcy. The photo I referenced</div>
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Fort Steele Heritage town. Darcy and his special education</div>
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assistant had climbed to the top of this old wooden tower. </div>
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Darcy was looking out over the grounds from the one, small </div>
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opening in the wire. I have always liked this photo because I</div>
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through and beyond.</div>
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You see, Darcy has autism and is, for the most part, non-verbal. </div>
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He is a very kind and gentle boy who, through no fault of his own, </div>
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experiences many struggles in his life. I wanted to relay a message</div>
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in this picture, that even though society may not treat him as an</div>
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<i><b>equal</b></i> and may be slow to <b><i>accept</i></b> his differences, <b><i>love</i></b> can be the </div>
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catalyst that opens dialogue, changes perspectives, opens doors, </div>
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and........sometimes, windows.</div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;">Cheers!</span></i></b></div>
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<br />Leslie Cartwrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02219737315410654928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987898290857040362.post-39279138971649783762016-12-22T11:24:00.000-08:002016-12-22T11:24:08.803-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My children helped me to bake cupcakes and cookies this year.</div>
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We decorated them as reindeer and melting snowmen.</div>
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While I played chauffeur, my youngest son, wearing his Santa hat, </div>
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delivered plates of goodies to the doors of our friends and family.</div>
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We really enjoyed surprising everyone with these home-made</div>
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gifts and are already growing our delivery list for next year.</div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy a safe and happy holiday season!</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><b>my show at Cranbrook Photo last week.</b></i></span></div>
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Today I completed a sketch of me and my dear friend, Violet.</div>
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I have lovingly nicknamed her Petunia.</div>
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I sketched this from a photo of us taken on my 40th birthday this year.</div>
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Violet surprised me by driving from her home in Carstairs, Alberta</div>
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to my home in Canal Flats, B.C., to spend the weekend with me.</div>
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Leslie and Violet</div>
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<br />Leslie Cartwrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02219737315410654928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987898290857040362.post-34200353817404020542016-11-24T10:58:00.002-08:002016-11-24T10:58:43.100-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There will be wine and cheese to celebrate during the meet and greet with </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">on the internet and then reversed the image before I sketched it. So, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have used the sketch as a bookmark </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">since </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I recently spent a week in Los Cabos with my husband and two other couples who are very good friends of ours. We enjoyed a relaxing and extremely hot week by the Sea of Cortes. Thursday evening was spent strolling through the plaza in downtown Cabos where several artisans had set up displays. A painting of a sailboat in rich, vivid colours caught my eye. I thought about it over dinner and then rushed back to the square just as the artist, Isabella Hernandez, was packing up her works. She and I are pictured here holding the original acrylic painting that I bought from her that night.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Leslie Cartwright and Isabella Hernandez</span></div>
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<b><i> Thank you to all the wonderful and creative ladies that signed up for my workshops for the Fairmont Art Retreat. I enjoyed meeting everyone and thought your paintings were beautiful. It was lovely to spend the day up at the ski hill together.</i> </b><br />
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