Category: Art

Paddle Art Auction Coming Soon

9/14/2021

Here is the link to the Algonquin Outfitters Paddle Art Auction. Take a peek, there might be one or two paddles that you might like to bid on.

Paddles can be viewed from September 13th to 27th online, and are scheduled to go to live auction on September 27th to raise money for art programs at:

*Algonquin Art Centre
*Canadian Canoe Museum - Peterborough
*Huntsville Art Society - Artists in the Schools
*Huntsville Festival of Arts
*Tom Thomson Gallery in Owen Sound
*Town of Huntsville’s reserved fund for future public art acquisition

My submission is Lot #42: "UNPLUGGED".

https://algonquinoutfitters.hibid.com/lots/

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Sometimes, You Need to be Brave

4/19/2020

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If you are lucky enough to be one of those creative people, you’ll notice that there is a spark of imagination shooting out into many different avenues of your life.

The Bibliophile by Lori Twining

In my case, I love the written word and I try to create everything from poetry to short stories to novels. Sometimes, I grab a pencil and sketch or doodle while I talk on the phone. When I was teenager, I sketched all kinds of things in my art book. I was lucky enough to have a few pieces hang in several different art galleries: London, Windsor and Toronto. I no longer own an art book or a sketch pad. Maybe, someone will buy me one for my birthday? Oh wait, everything is on hold or cancelled right now due to the COVID-19 virus. The only thing I’ll be enjoying on my Stay-At-Home Birthday is CAKE! That should keep me happy for now.

Now, that I’m slightly older than a wild teenager, I am finding my way back to the empty canvas and I am painting again. Usually, oh, who am I kidding, it is 99% of the time, I never show anyone else on earth my paintings, because I feel that I really suck. I do that comparison thing between me and every other artist on the planet. I know, I shouldn’t, but I do. Besides, I feel like no one else would be interested in what I paint.

Anyway, I can hear you saying, “Get to the damn point.”

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Algonquin Outfitters Art Auction News

8/28/2019

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How cool is this...

I was mentioned in the Huntsville Doppler today! Plus, a photo of my paddle art was included at the same time. LOVE IT!

To read the full article posted by Dawn Huddlestone, go to:

Algonquin Outfitters Art Auction Aims to Raise at Least $10,000 for Art Organizations
by Dawn Huddlestone, Huntsville Doppler

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Blurring the Lines Between Art and Literature

6/17/2019

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Are you a writer? Are you an artist? Can you be both?

Of course you can!

Dating back to prehistoric times, visual art led the way to telling stories. Cave or rock paintings were etched or drawn on walls and ceilings using pictographs. So, the real storytellers were the ones who could draw.

When I was growing up, our family played the classic board game, Pictionary during every long weekend gathering. It was one of our favourite games to play on family night. Basic rules: You pull a card from the pile, read the one-word on it (without telling anyone what it is) and then draw a picture of the word, so the other team can guess what you are drawing within one minute. Let’s just say, there were many hours of laughing our ass off at the people who could only draw stick figures. We had a hard time distinguishing a hat from a rocket ship, or a turtle from a car. These people were not storytellers or artists… they were considered the comic relief for the room, and I’m sure they had many other talents that just weren’t applicable to this particular game. Not to toot my own horn, but damn, I was the Queen of Pictionary and that is probably why I remember these flashbacks so easily compared to a few other family members who have erased these memories from our entire childhood.

To continue reading this post, go to the link below:

My Guest Post at Ascribe Writers

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I'm Included in New CanLit Anthology

9/27/2018

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This is exciting... I am one of 37 Canadians featured in this Literary Arts Anthology hitting the shelves SOOOOOON!

Blank Spaces Literary Arts Magazine has collected the best of their fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction pieces over the past year to be featured in one anthology. It is being released in ebook and hard print copy this Fall. I'll keep you posted on where you can purchase your copy.

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Paddle Art Auction Coming Soon

Sometimes, You Need to be Brave

Algonquin Outfitters Art Auction News

How cool is this...

Blurring the Lines Between Art and Literature

I'm Included in New CanLit Anthology

Lori Twining

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