Nova Scotia Archives ⋆ Karen Phillips Curran Visual Artist in Nova Scotia https://phillipscurran.ca/tag/nova-scotia/ 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 Nova Scotia Archives ⋆ Karen Phillips Curran Visual Artist in Nova Scotia https://phillipscurran.ca/tag/nova-scotia/ 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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]]> 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 and Mary’s Tree https://phillipscurran.ca/kphillipscurran-nova-scotia/ Sun, 19 Mar 2023 16:09:47 +0000 https://phillipscurran.ca/?p=3335 Karen Phillips~curran Life is the art! Tales from the studio   Mornings here in Nova Scotia are different. The difference? I’m retired…! What? Do artists retire? I don’t think so. It’s a ruse… I’ve been creating colourful imagery all my life. Some evenings I spent an hour with my grandson drawing a … 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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]]> 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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]]> 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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]]> 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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