This month sees Peace Gallery North with another dual exhibit! We are pleased to be housing ‘Windows’ by Mary Parslow, alongside ‘Portals’ by Sandy Troudt. Both Mary and Sandy are well known artists in our community, as well as prominent members of the Flying Colours Artists’ Association. The opening reception for these shows will be later this week on Friday, November 1st at 7:00pm. Continue reading to find their statements on what lead them to create the extraordinary works featured in their exhibits.



From Mary Parslow: A window is an opening from which to view the world, an opening that allows the light to shine in, and a metaphor to use as a window to the world. “A room with a window is a room that breathes. Windows become metaphors for transmitting images of hope, vision and energy.”



Join me on a journey this year as I viewed the world, and as I collected natural objects seen from the window of my home, and used them to make art.

In preparing for this art exhibit I found myself:

Growing in excitement as the seasons changed, especially from the snow, and the browns and greys of winter to the bursting forth of the shining greens of spring.

Leaning into abstraction and demonstrating a new freedom

Expressing myself joyfully and celebrating plants in a new way

Printing plants, making Lino cuts and using gel mono prints

Experimenting with mixed media and collage

Producing some colourful botanical acrylic paintings

Thinking about the window metaphor and searching for it’s mystery

Writing poems about weeds and other interesting items

Returning to dramatic black and white

Having collaborative talks with my artist friend Sandy and other friends in Flying Colours Artists’ Association and The Federation of Canadian Artists

Pouring myself into this project in the hope you enjoy it as much as I have



From Sandy Troudt: Portals are various types of doorways, both literal and metaphoric. In Ireland, entryways to Neolithic burial sites were found surrounded by ornately carved stones that continued along passageways. For the sake of this exhibition, portal refers to an imaginary opening in the cosmos that creates an entryway into a ritualistic passageway where ancient man studied and mapped

the skies 5,000 to 2,500 years ago.



Artworks for this show were inspired by ancient and mysterious rock art, “CUP and RINGS” carvings from Neolithic times in Ireland. There is a vitality and a life force that emanates from the patterns in these carved messages in stone. Those carvings were likely inspired by the celestial bodies which became “translated” not only into spiritual myths and rituals, but also in a pragmatic way in the use of calendars and the marking of routeways. I found it astounding that nearly 5,000 years after they were carved, patterns from this ancient and undecipherable work found particularly in Ireland as well as all over Atlantic Europe, could profoundly influence contemporary art work. I have followed the research of my dear friend, Finola Finlay, a recognized authority on Rock Art in Counties Cork and Kerry. Work she conducted for her Master’s Thesis in the 70’s, continues today. I have always been fascinated by the unsolved mysteries inherent in her subject. So, with a historical affinity and a desire to uncover a particular focus from our ancient ancestors, I began this project with an abiding interest in the “what ifs” of experimentation, playful exploration and artistic expression combining ART, ARCHEAOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY.



Although speculation as to the meaning and purposes of these carvings abound, no-one will ever be sure of the answer. My free verse ponders the mysteries regarding the purpose and meanings of the ancient carvings and strives to put my artwork into a historical context for viewers reading and reflection.

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Art Exhibit by Francies Obie

FEATURING WORKS BY PRFCA MEMBERS MIEP BURGERJON, VOLKER (MIKE) KROECHER AND SANDY TROUDT

Hello Flying Colours People,

We hope the summer has been good to you, and not washed you away! We are lucky enough to have book artist/printmaker Sara Norquay returning to this part of the world from Edmonton to offer us a bookmaking workshop. Those who have been involved in printmaking may have attended some of Sara’s great workshops in the past and seen her lovely hand made books. We will spend two days with Sara learning to make a variety of books by hand. Take a look at her beautiful website and follow her on Instagram for some great samples of her work.

Workshop:

Place: Miep Burgerjon’s studio Charlie Lake

Dates: Sat.Sept 21st and Sun.Sept 22nd

Time: 10 am to 4 pm

Materials: list to follow

Cost: $200

There are 12 spots available.

Please register as quickly as you can with an email to me mparslow@pris.ca and you can send an e transfer
to cparslow@pris.ca or send a cheque payable to Flying Colours Artists’ Association to M. Parslow 13043 Leer Sub, Peace River Regional District, BC V1G 0C1.

1.00pm Pot-Luck and AGM

$35.00 membership due for August 2019 - August 2020

Friday, September 6, 2019

7:00 to 9:00 pm

Free Admission & Everyone Welcome

The 36th Annual Art Auction is coming in October and we want you to see what will be going on the Auction Block!

Join us for opening night of the Auction Preview Exhibit and enjoy the music of Intermezzo, appetizers and refreshments from the Cultured Cafe, and a Celebration of the Artists who continue to make the Auction possible!

Darryl will use Cobra water washable oil paints for this workshop. He will provide all the paint. No extra cost for you.

The workshop will run from 10am - 4pm both days.

You will need to bring Lino-cut tools and brayers if you have them. We can have paper and most of the tools available here at a small cost.

If you are not a member of Flying Colours or PRFCA you will need to pay a once a year fee of $35 extra.

Please register with mparslow@pris.ca

Take a look at Darryl's website. (under his name)

Darryl Funk is an artist from Chilliwack BC and will teach this two day oil painting workshop. He is a representative of Royal Talens Cobra paints and will be bringing a large supply of colors for us to use at the workshop so that we can try them out. Cobra paints are water washable oil paints which makes cleaning up very easy. Just water no harsh clean up mediums or varnishes.

The workshop will run from 10am - 4pm both days.

All you need to bring is a canvas or canvases, any size you prefer, brushes, a palette and a water jar.

If you are not a member of Flying Colours or PRFCA you will need to pay a once a year fee of $35 extra.

Please register with mparslow@pris.ca

Take a look at Darryl's website (under his name)

Mike will demonstrate how he begins his paintings on Feb. 9. Participants will begin their paintings using their own photo references. he will continue his painting and on Feb. 23, he will provide individual help as artists continue to work on their paintings. Mike will also continue to work on his own painting during the class.

Donna wil share tips from the workshops she attended in London last summer.

Materials will be provided for this workshop

Members deliver your work to gallery with a full inventory list and your signed contract by Nov. 24nd or 25th.

Barb's Place, Meeting 4:00 followed by Potluck Dinner

Miep's Atelier

Contact Mary Parslow for more information.

http://mparslow@pris.ca

Miep's Studio

Contact Mary Parslow for more information.

http://mparslow@pris.ca

North Peace Cultural Centre Parking Lot

Fort St. John, BC

PRFCA Juried Show

Peace Gallery North, North Peace Cultural Centre, Fort St. John, BC

PRFCA Juried Show

Dawson Creek Art Gallery, Dawson Creek, BC

Print Artists North and Flying Colours Artists' Assoc.

Dawson Creek Art Gallery, Dawson Creek, BC, May 12 - 26

Whole Wheat & Honey, Fort St. John, BC, June 9 - 30

Euphemia McNaught Festival, Beaverlodge, AB, July 23

Centre for Creative Arts - Grande Prairie, AB - August 4 - 24

Sep Java Domain, Peace River, AB, Dates TBA

Flying Colours Annual Exhibition

Peace Gallery North, North Peace Cultural Centre

Dawson Creek Art Gallery, Dawson Creek, BC , 9 - 4 daily

Contact Mary Parslow to register at mparslow@pris.ca

The show will open on Friday, February 3rd and runs to Saturday, February 25th. Images of all submissions, in the medium of choice and reflecting on what Canada means to you, should be emailed to the gallery by mid-January (Wednesday, January 18th) for curatorial purposes. All pieces need to be at the gallery by Saturday, January 28th ready to hang for exhibition (please have 2-D work wired or with saw-tooth hangers)

Contact the gallery at 250-787-0093 for more information.

Miep's Attelier, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00, all materials supplied, $40

North Peace Cultural Centre, Fort St. John, BC

Old O'Brien School Building with Exploring Art Group

Dawson Creek, BC

Painting on a black-toned canvas with Sandy Troudt

North Peace Cultural Centre, Fort St. John, BC

Transparent Layers of Glazes & Veils

Dawson Creek Art Gallery

Artist's choice of subject & medium on surfaces that are long and narrow, i.e. 6 x 18, 8 x 24, 10 x 30, 10 x 30, 15 x 30, 12 x 36, displayed either horizontally or vertically. Length should be at least twice as long as width. Submission dates, February 1 - April 8. Submission link: http://artists.ca/submissions/view/id/503

Peace Gallery North, Fort St. John, BC - Opening Friday, May 6th, 7:00 p.m.

Dawson Creek, BC (See WORKSHOPS for more details.)

Every other Saturday at Miep's Attellier

Drop-in - $5.00 / per day pays for electricity, coffee, tea and some treats.

Dates for Summer, Fall & Winter TBA

PRFCA Chapter Show

Dawson Creek Art Gallery

Dawson Creek, BC Venue TBA

Peace Gallery North, Fort St. John, BC

Thank you, Esther & Paul Pederson for opening the gates for us!

Beaverlodge, AB

Peace Gallery North, NPCC Fort St. John

Peace Gallery North, FSJ, BC

Gala Opening - May 2, Peace Gallery North, 7 - 9 pm

Peace Gallery North, Fort St. John, BC