clouds Archives ⋆ Karen Phillips Curran Visual Artist in Nova Scotia https://phillipscurran.ca/tag/clouds/ Canadian Visual Artist Karen Phillips Curran watercolour artist, visual art studio near Bear River Nova Scotia Tue, 20 Dec 2022 15:52:32 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://phillipscurran.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-karen-phillips-curran-artist-logo-2-32x32.png clouds Archives ⋆ Karen Phillips Curran Visual Artist in Nova Scotia https://phillipscurran.ca/tag/clouds/ 32 32 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 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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]]> Sound the retreat! (Artist’s retreat that is) https://phillipscurran.ca/sound-the-retreat-artists-retreat-that-is/ Sat, 16 Apr 2022 15:26:29 +0000 https://phillipscurran.ca/?p=3094 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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]]> in like a lion! https://phillipscurran.ca/in-like-a-lion/ Thu, 10 Mar 2022 12:55:58 +0000 https://phillipscurran.ca/?p=3076 Even though blankets of new fallen snow greet me here in southwestern Nova Scotia, part of me knows that spring is on its way. My rooster, Ziggy, vehemently tells me, often, throughout the day. His actions towards the hens is another clear indication that he is ‘thinking spring’. He stands and stares … Read More

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]]> my head is in the clouds https://phillipscurran.ca/my-head-in-the-clouds/ Sat, 19 Feb 2022 13:46:19 +0000 https://phillipscurran.ca/?p=3059 My head is in the clouds these days. I won a scholarship to a class by Mary Gilkerson called Colour Composition and Light. My first assignment was 20-minute studies to be done of a subject and medium of my choice. My studio for the past year (IT’S BEEN A YEAR!) has a … Read More

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