Accepting Art Into Your Life for Fun and Spiritual Fufillment

Accepting Art into Your Life.

Let it be known to all the uninitiated and curious - attending artists studio tours is the secret to obtaining personal spiritual enlightenment! 
It is a fact that hundreds of our tour attendees report that -visiting our art studios is a safer alternative to sky diving, street racing and DIY kitchen and bathroom renovations. Barbara Weaver-Bosson

Thank you to all who attended our April 27th and 28th Fairfield Artists Studio Tour. 
Vic and I enjoyed meeting EVERYONE who came out to our 12th annual studio show and sale. We were delighted in showing you all our paintings and art prints and works in progress.

 Our friend Donna who is awfully good with figures and counting stuff, was our gallery assistant for the two days and she cheerfully greeted many at our door and welcomed the studio tourists to meander through our 5 rooms of studio workspaces. Vic and I offered lots to see, lots of works in progress and lots of nooks and crannies to poke around in.
 My Johnson Street Bridge prints "Looking South to the Blue Bridge" and new art cards were very well received during our two day studio show.Vic had new humour art cards plus two new art prints to show off. Vic's new android characters especially Angie Droid charmed all the sci-fi and robotics fans. SEE ANGIE IN HER STRIPED BIKINI later in this riveting article.



A View from Clover Point, Towards Dallas Road Bluffs
Acrylic painting by Barbara Weaver-Bosson copyright 2005

Available in open edition art prints $60.
Image size 16 x 30 inches
and
Deluxe Archival Giclees on Premium Artists Watercolour paper 
19.5 x 36 inch  $ 495.

why do we do what we do? Do we do it for love? and what's it all about Alfie?

There is no such thing as a silly question and we are never offended Answering the many questions about our process of creating our art is the fun and essential part of what we do during the studio tour. Vic and I are always easy to get along with and will never ever get offended .... who doesn't love a good paint-by-number joke and a good story about those artists who do better after they are dead.

 For some, attending an artist's studio for the first time can be an overwhelming experience. Some artist's studios on the tour are minimalistic and elegant while others like our studio, are jammed packed with a variety of paintings on the walls, prints and paintings in the kitchen, bathroom, hanging on the doors and climbing up the walls. Lots of our paintings can hide in plain site. I was even tempted to display our art on the driveway leading up to our house but rain is very hard on artwork and Donna would have gotten wet too.

While venturing about in the artist's studios, did you happened to spot a piece of art that winked at you and wanted very much to go home with you? Did you stop for a moment and gaze into the face of a painting and your heart skipped a few beats? Did you feel confused and a bit giddy and you were not sure what you just experienced? Was your first reaction to run away from the painting or art piece that spoke to you so eloquently? Days later did you find that you kept thinking about that special painting's colours textures and how peaceful or charged up it made you feel?

Advice to the Love Sick Many gallery owners and independant artists will offer this advice to you and all who are experiencing the turmoil and confusion over that first profound moment of "love at first sight." This is the moment you must invite art into your life and take the plunge....
Do not be afraid and do not hesitate falling in love with art. Become a big fan and supporter of one artist or several artists. Don't wait or procrastinate, don't try to forget about that delightful moment you and art fell in love.
If you do not act on your intuition and gut feeling that art is good for your heart and soul, many bad things can happen.....
A serious and dedicated artist often has had many good years of producing stunning artworks that appeal to you but there will be a time when the artist artworks from a particular series will all be sold. Good to keep in mind, over the years an artist may change their style, subject matter or medium, or frequency of exhibitions. Or maybe the artist will move to Paris with her dog and take up drinking full time or worse case scenario, the artist will throw in the towel, close her studio and get a full time job operating a snow blower in downtown Winnipeg. Over time, who knows where all of those beautiful pieces of art will go? Will the favourite painting or sculpture that you thought you might buy later, end up at a Sotheby's auction house years later and selling for 179 times what you were willing to purchase it for? Many other bad things can happen and just think of those ongoing sleepless nights and anguish because you wished you had said,

 "I love you ART and need you in my life"

Purchase that special piece of art the day it made your heart skip a beat. Take the first exciting step to fufilling your dream as a bonafide card carrying art lover and art supporter.


Supporting artists in Victoria will:

1) make your hair shiny

2) make your skin glow

3) will put a spring in your step

4) shine a new light on you- friends and family will love the new you

5) many will envy your new art collection

6) your street cred and your COOL FACTOR will go up 1 million percent

7) broaden your knowledge of the artist's creative process
 and their importance to the cultural landscape of  B.C. and Canada

  
                                      

Beach Drive

  acrylic painting by Barbara Weaver-Bosson, copyright 1998

painting image size 17.5 x 24 inches

Limited Edition prints sold out

available in greeting cards

click images to enlarge

VICTOR BOSSON

Publishers Clearing House Grand Prize Winner ANGIE DROID,
Takes Her Two Best Friends to the Mayan Riviera

Archival Art print by Victor Bosson, copyright 2013
Image Size 7.6 x 9.6 inches
Available in 3 different sizes, please inquire


To meet Angie Droid,
 visit Victor's online art print gallery www.galleryartlife.etsy.com

GOOD NEWS
 My NEW website is finally getting under way! Over the next several months, Vic and I will be working on its construction. These things take time for me and I am looking forward to being more hands on with my new site. Since I am juggling many projects in my "artlife" it will be a ongoing and slow process.

This blog has been so valuable to me. Through my blog, I can stay connnected with the outside world and I will continue to keep you up to date with my projects and stories through my blog.

I will make a formal announcement when my new website is at a stage where you can take a peak at it. Feel free to email me with any questions you may have about our art prints. e-studio@shaw.ca

My art print galleries and their locations are linked on my side panel above.

Please contact each gallery with your inquiries.
Picture Perfect Gallery
Broadmead Gallery
Options Picture Framing

Each gallery can assist with your purchases. Each gallery is happy to ship your purchase to your home or office or even out of the country. 

Here is a sample of my Neighbourhood Series limited edition prints from my "under construction" website www.weaver-bosson.com

Colours may display differently on each monitor

image strip copyright 2007

all rights reserved by Barbara Weaver-Bosson

Cat in the Window

by Barbara Weaver-Bosson, copyright 2001

 Limited Edition Fine Art Print

image size  9 x 12 inches

$ 85.

 

A View from Moss Rocks

Watercolour painting by Barbara Weaver-Bosson, copyright 1997

Available in Limited Edition prints $ 98.

print image size 17.3 x 22.25 inches

 

Thank you for visiting my art blog, Archived monthly posts are on my side panel, please click each month for a different post.

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All images, words, ideas, and content are copyright by authors and artists Barbara Weaver-Bosson and Victor Bosson. All rights reserved. Images and content can not be used in any media or publication in whole or part with out the expressed written permission from the authors and artists.