Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Leaning...Grand Manan Opening

On Display at the Grand Manan Art Gallery
4th Annual Square Foot Show
June 24-July 13, 2017

That Rock at Whale Cove
Leaning
by Bruce McMillan

Leaning for the sea,
horizon's virtual line,
leaning for the see.

All text and photos and art © 2017 Bruce McMillan
 That Rock at Whale Cove
on Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick, Canada, 2017
12" x 12" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and
Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and
most permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on
140 lb. Arches rough paper on Archival Board
 
Coated with three coats of Liquitex Archival Gloss Varnish (spray),
one coat of
Liquitex Archival Gloss Varnish (brush), and
one coat of
Liquitex Archival Matte Varnish (brush)

framed, $200 + $11.00 sales tax + $30.00 shipping = $241.00 USD
On Display at the GMAG 4th Annual Square Foot Show
June 24-July 13, 2017



The Whistle Whistles to Night 
on Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick, Canada, 2017
12" x 12" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and
Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and
most permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on
140 lb. Arches rough paper on Archival Board
Coated with three coats of Liquitex Archival Gloss Varnish (spray),
one coat of
Liquitex Archival Gloss Varnish (brush), and 
one coat of Liquitex Archival Matte Varnish (brush) 
framed, $200 + $11.00 sales tax + $30.00 shipping = $241.00 USD


After the art opening
earlier that evening, photo of
a spruce tree in the breeze after
the sun set at The Whistle, The Long Eddy
Point Lighthouse, on Grand Manan Island,
New Brunswick, Canada on June 24, 2017

 
Leaning

by Bruce McMillan
 
Leaning for the sea,
horizon's virtual line,
leaning for the see.

All text and photos and art © 2017 Bruce McMillan

At the Grand Manan Art Opening
The Fourth Annual Square Foot Show
All art 12" x 12" including frame
Opening Night, June 24, 2017
21 Cedar Street, Box 2 Castalia,
Grand Manan Island, NB, E5G 2C3
506-662-3662
www.grandmananartgallery.com
June 24 to July 13, 2017
 
1
June 24, 2017,
Opening Night at the Grand Manan Art Gallery
 
2
It was a big draw on the island, many people arriving
early for the show that filled three display rooms.
That man in the red shirt, what's he looking at?
 
3
SOLD
To Swallowtail
Ruth Kaldor
Oil on board, varnish
12" x 12"
Many people were drawn to this painting,
three wanting to purchase To Swallowtail.
The artist's reaction to the sale: "Oh good,
this goes towards next winter's wood," for
the wood stove in Cabot, Vermont.
 
4
The artist, Ruth Kaldor, assuming her Georgia O'Keeffe look.
 
5
A Grand Manan Adventure
Ruth Kaldor
Oil on board, varnish
12" x 12"
The artist, Ruth Kaldor, in a Hopper pose,
painted a self portrait based on a photo
taken by her partner-in-life.
 
6
That painting was like an art magnet for viewers.
Meanwhile, others were...
 
7
...leaning for the see.

Strange but True Fact
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
At the
Grand Manan Art Gallery's
Fourth Annual Square Foot Show,
though all of the art was unique, as all
art is, and the work came for all levels of
artists, beginning children as well as
recognized professionals, all works
were the same size, 12" x 12", and
all were priced the same,
$200 CAD.

The Grand Manan Art Gallery's
web page is HERE

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