Bear River Archives ⋆ Karen Phillips Curran Visual Artist in Nova Scotia https://phillipscurran.ca/tag/bear-river/ Canadian Visual Artist Karen Phillips Curran watercolour artist, visual art studio near Bear River Nova Scotia Sat, 07 Sep 2024 19:23:37 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://phillipscurran.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-karen-phillips-curran-artist-logo-2-32x32.png Bear River Archives ⋆ Karen Phillips Curran Visual Artist in Nova Scotia https://phillipscurran.ca/tag/bear-river/ 32 32 Rockin’it https://phillipscurran.ca/rockinit/ Sat, 07 Sep 2024 19:22:29 +0000 https://phillipscurran.ca/?p=3588 Hey I’m doing the thing I never thought I would, painting on rocks. For many years my passion was observing and painting realistic watercolour images of stones underwater. Hence the moniker: Riverstones Studio…These days I use acrylics more than watercolours. I went to a local Plein Air event called Paint the Town. … Read More

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]]> Life is an art on the water https://phillipscurran.ca/life-is-an-art-on-the-water/ Tue, 12 Sep 2023 12:06:45 +0000 https://phillipscurran.ca/?p=3521 Ahh the splash of seawater resonates. I am here in the east coast near the Bay of Fundy and I visit the Annapolis Basin frequently. The inspiration I glean from these visits sustains me. The waves soothe me or excite me depending upon their mood! This piece currently resides in Teichert Gallery … Read More

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]]> Life is an art in the summertime! https://phillipscurran.ca/artists-retreat-and-new-art/ Mon, 03 Jul 2023 16:49:50 +0000 https://phillipscurran.ca/?p=3499 Summertime! Life is an art in the summertime. Summer is a tad short in Canada, so every day that is summer, is here to live love and laugh your way through it.  It is a time of tremendous growth, my second crop of peas is almost ready!    by Karen in July … Read More

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]]> Spring !! https://phillipscurran.ca/spring-2/ Mon, 10 Apr 2023 20:16:51 +0000 https://phillipscurran.ca/?p=3375 Riverstones Studio Life is an Art Phillips Curran, visual artist spring! As we age in this life, we all gather symbols to tell us spring is here…these days mine is magnolia. My personal signs for spring have adapted to my new surroundings. The garden zone I’ve moved to is much kinder, milder … Read More

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]]> Life Is An ‘Art https://phillipscurran.ca/life-is-an-art-4/ Fri, 03 Feb 2023 17:37:22 +0000 https://phillipscurran.ca/?p=3250 Life is an art I always say and this exhibit takes a certain perspective on those words. Life is indeed, an art. In this series of paintings and a sculpture, I am exploring the symbol we use to designate our heart- our emotions of passion, love, grief and adoration. I use my … Read More

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]]> On the verge https://phillipscurran.ca/on-the-verge/ Sat, 31 Dec 2022 14:44:50 +0000 https://phillipscurran.ca/?p=3225 kpkillipscurran NEWSLETTER December 31, 2022 On the verge First off A big big thank you! As I write this, we are on the verge of a new calendar year. 2023 is on the horizon of a new day, tomorrow… I’m a big one for fresh starts, I use several benchmarks throughout the … Read More

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]]> Importance of home decor and how to buy art… https://phillipscurran.ca/importance-of-home-decor-and-how-to-buy-art/ Tue, 20 Dec 2022 15:52:32 +0000 https://phillipscurran.ca/?p=3220 “I’ll know it when I see it. I can’t describe it, I’m not sure what I want, I don’t have any wall space” All reasons to not buy art…..at the moment. The way you decorate your home talks about you. Are you attracted to certain colours or combinations of colours? Do you … Read More

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]]> community integration https://phillipscurran.ca/community-integration/ Sun, 11 Dec 2022 12:28:47 +0000 https://phillipscurran.ca/?p=3178 I moved to Bear River Nova Scotia almost two years now. Covid has greatly restricted my integration but nonetheless, I’ve made inroads into the community. I have painted and exhibited one show now in Bear River, am in two of the three galleries in the village and have had an exhibit in … Read More

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]]> Life is an art https://phillipscurran.ca/life-is-an-art-3/ Tue, 08 Nov 2022 14:07:33 +0000 https://phillipscurran.ca/?p=3182   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 https://phillipscurran.ca/life-is-an-art-in-the-spring/ Sat, 21 May 2022 20:41:32 +0000 https://phillipscurran.ca/?p=3137 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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