Doris Charest hasn91裸聊视频檛 painted much this year.
The St. Albert, Alta. resident 91裸聊视频� briefly transplanted to the Okanagan for a residency at Coldstream91裸聊视频檚 Mackie Lake House 91裸聊视频� moved studios in January and has slowly unpacked her gear. Just days into her residency the experimental, mixed-media artist found herself turning to traditional techniques. She unexpectedly realized the process would be one of re-learning and commented, 91裸聊视频渋t91裸聊视频檚 a good surprise.91裸聊视频�
What has the experience of packing up a studio 91裸聊视频攐nly to pick up painting in a brand new environment 91裸聊视频� been like?
91裸聊视频淵ou91裸聊视频檙e naturally a collector. You move through phases,91裸聊视频� said Charest, adding she91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频渕oving through phases, but quicker.91裸聊视频� She91裸聊视频檚 exploring the act of painting all over again, and coming to conclusions that once took years to arrive at.
Charest 91裸聊视频� who names JMW Turner and Georgia O91裸聊视频橩eeffe as some of her major influences 91裸聊视频� has more than 10n solo art exhibitions to her name. She has also participated in art residencies all over the world. But the opportunity offered at Mackie Lake House is a little different 91裸聊视频� it91裸聊视频檚 a setting for intense creation in an isolated environment for about three weeks, before that work is exhibited at the Vernon Public Art Gallery.
The program is conducted as a partnership between the two organizations 91裸聊视频� Mackie Lake House and the Vernon Public Art Gallery (VPAG) 91裸聊视频� and has been running for more than a decade.
91裸聊视频淭he VPAG91裸聊视频檚 partnership with the Mackie Lake House benefits artists in various stages of their artistic career,91裸聊视频� said curator Lubos Culen. 91裸聊视频淭hey can create artwork in the historic house and then exhibit it in a professional setting at the Vernon Public Art Gallery.91裸聊视频�
Charest91裸聊视频檚 exhibition, A Visual Journey, opens on Thursday, Oct. 5, at the Vernon Public Art Gallery. Admission is by donation and light bites and drinks will be served. The event runs from 6-8 p.m., and the work will remain on view until Dec. 20.
