alternate photography Archives ⋆ Karen Phillips Curran Visual Artist in Nova Scotia

Life is an art

Phillips-Curran — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 14:07:33 +0000

I’m still settling into my new(ish) life here in Bear River Nova Scotia. At heart, I think we all are kind of tribal, and with that in mind, becoming part of a small community takes time and grace. (I’m still working on the grace part..) Up here on the hillside overlooking … Read More

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life is an art in the spring

Phillips-Curran — Sat, 21 May 2022 20:41:32 +0000

spring has sprung spring is definitely here in Nova Scotia. It’s been a long slow one here this year and the danger of frost is still a possibility but the days are warm and the growth is phenomenal and mind-blowing. I’ve been a long-distance swimmer, I grew up swimming every day with … Read More

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Sound the retreat! (Artist’s retreat that is)

Phillips-Curran — Sat, 16 Apr 2022 15:26:29 +0000

We all need a little time away to rejuvenate our “creative selves”. In October of last year, I went to Newfoundland for a month long stay at Bareneed Studios on the Port de Grave peninsula. I had been planning the visit for a few years. I found some sweet inspiration there and … Read More

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packing a lifetime

Phillips-Curran — Sun, 03 Jan 2021 08:43:55 +0000

I am making the move to the east coast of Canada where ihope to paint to my heart's content… Read More

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running out of time…

Phillips-Curran — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 20:36:01 +0000

it wont be long now and the show will be over, come on over to our (virtual) house and see the work!… Read More

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a new vision

Phillips-Curran — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 13:38:27 +0000

Being alone is not a new thing for many artists. Lots of us spend solitary days inside our minds, inside our studios. It is a bit of a dichotomy, since we are the monitors of our society, expressing its beauty, its angst, its troubles and its joys. We are the canary of … Read More

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life is an art 1

Phillips-Curran — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 08:10:29 +0000

Life is indeed a work of art, for me, for you too? We gradually learn the dance, the ups the downs, the crowns and the thorns. As a teenager, I had gone to Buddist meditation sessions, and before that, had attended Quaker meetings (which involve several minutes of silence at each meeting). … Read More

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add a little sun

Phillips-Curran — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 14:53:43 +0000

Years ago I regularly travelled to Bermuda. I accidentally found a niche there with my artwork. Sudie Curtice and Amanda Outerbridge at Windjammer Gallery happily sold my watercolours there for 17 years. Sadly, my patron and gallery owner, Sudie, passed away and after a while, the gallery closed. I think of those … Read More

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Black Water

Phillips-Curran — Thu, 20 Jun 2019 14:45:18 +0000

For many years I have been painting images of water. It began at a stressful juncture of my life and I have used the images as a continuing challenge for creativity as well as mindfullness. Creating rythmic imagery has a calming effect on me, the artist. I can tell from feedback about … Read More

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Organizing for creativity

Phillips-Curran — Wed, 06 Mar 2019 17:04:22 +0000

My creative process begins long before it ‘appears’ in ‘real’ life. They say it takes 10,000 hours to become masterful at a skill. Some multitude of those hours are encoded in the thought processes that go on in the beginning, middle and end of creation. My studio is part of my home, … Read More

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