of shopping was the order of the day and provided a much needed break from my rental search. I set off with friends in the morning for a tour of art galleries and small art installations on the sidewalks of Oak Bay Avenue, not returning home til almost four o'clock! It’s been a hot day ~ good for walking and enjoying the air conditioned comfort of the small galleries on the Avenue.
I’ve included a couple of photos of two of the small art installations. On The Ice Princess by sculptor Armando Barbon, a shiny black crow posed on this magnificent brass sculpture for a picture in perfect profile. (No respect!) Anyone who has been to Sidney may also know of the sculpture Pure Energy, by the same artist, placed close to the boardwalk.
The art cards shown on this post are replicas of the paintings of Joanne Thomson, works titled Bottled Series. We found them (cards and paintings) at the Gage Gallery - Arts Collective. The Gage Gallery is a small, but growing gallery for local artists. Three other galleries we visited were the Winchester Gallery, Eclectic and The Red Gallery. At the Winchester Gallery were paintings by very well known artists - some from my home province of Saskatchewan. (Did I write down their names? No, sadly I didn’t think to.) Eclectic offered not just paintings but local pottery and jewelly. At The Red Gallery we were greeted by a lovely golden retriever. I was, admittedly, exhausted by this time so have little to offer about this gallery.
In the middle of all this touring and travelling, we stopped for lunch outside at Vis à Vis - Wine & Charcuterie Bar. On such a lovely day, dining and critiquing the many magnificent artworks at a shady patio table, was just what was needed.
The art cards shown on this post are replicas of the paintings of Joanne Thomson, works titled Bottled Series. We found them (cards and paintings) at the Gage Gallery - Arts Collective. The Gage Gallery is a small, but growing gallery for local artists. Three other galleries we visited were the Winchester Gallery, Eclectic and The Red Gallery. At the Winchester Gallery were paintings by very well known artists - some from my home province of Saskatchewan. (Did I write down their names? No, sadly I didn’t think to.) Eclectic offered not just paintings but local pottery and jewelly. At The Red Gallery we were greeted by a lovely golden retriever. I was, admittedly, exhausted by this time so have little to offer about this gallery.
In the middle of all this touring and travelling, we stopped for lunch outside at Vis à Vis - Wine & Charcuterie Bar. On such a lovely day, dining and critiquing the many magnificent artworks at a shady patio table, was just what was needed.
It is my belief, that the stressors of life do need to be balanced with the joys of life. The light and dark in artworks are always balanced and flowing, even if abstract and skewed, which is as life should be experienced.
“Artistry, perhaps, is at its core being able
to control change in interesting ways.”
~ Jeff Ryan
to control change in interesting ways.”
~ Jeff Ryan
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