Last day for Letters to Myself by Rowan Doucette. Gallery is open noon-4 pm so come by to experience these magical little plein air vignettes!
Letters to Myself
by Rowan Doucette
May 2-17
Gallery hours noon - 4 pm weekends
An exhibition featuring plein air paintings and a journaling process that led the artist to discover a powerful tool for personal development, emotional resilience, and self-discovery.
“Art journaling is not merely a form of self-care; it is a powerful tool for personal development, emotional resilience, and self-discovery.”
@rowdou_
#painting #bcartist #artistruncentre
Got my hands on a mini microphone and learned about green screening 😅 I thought I’d make a reel featuring a Letters to Myself painting and journal entry. Watch the whole video to get a special surprise 🦆
Tomorrow is the last day to see this exhibition!
Sunday May 17, 12-4
arc.hive 770B Hillside Ave
Leaping Cat
3 x 4 1/2”
Oil on 8 ply mat board
Have been getting ready for market season with my entourage of many cats while gallery sitting at my current exhibition, ‘Letters to Myself’. Next weekend May 16 and 17th is the last weekend to see this show!
Letters to Myself opens tonight!
This exhibition features small oil paintings done en plein air during my residency in Vernon BC last summer. Accompanying them are journal excerpts given insight into my process and thoughts.
An excerpt:
I’m painting by the mines again and thinking, why?
What themes interest me and relate to my paintings?
Barriers! The fine line the viewer has between looking into an artwork and being taken out of it. The physicality of the paint reminds you that it is an object. The image may pull you into your own associations and memories that connect to the painting. The objectness of the paint reminds you of its process of creation and that its job is not to mimic an environment once seen but to give you insight that it is now a new thing unto its own. I play with the line between realism and abstraction because I am interested in that moment when a work of art shifts the focus from looking into a window and rather pays attention to the quality of the window itself. There is a barrier between the moment of creation and its future existence. Wet, fresh, in progress transformed through cured oil paint.
My next exhibition, Letters to Myself reflects on paintings and writing made during my artist residency in the Okanagan. The show will consist of en plein air oil paintings, a paper towel print and even a ceramic car✨
I hope to see you there!
Opening Night: Friday May 2, 7-9pm
Exhibition hours: Sat + Sun May 2-17, 12-4.
Located at arc.hive, 770B Hillside Ave, Victoria
Some more shots of me and my past exhibition ✨ thank you @ashley_ohtsijah_hall for the amazing pics! 💕
My next exhibition will be at arc.hive May 2-17th. More details to come!
On view at Abkhazi Teahouse until May ✨
𝘋𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘴 𝘙𝘰𝘢𝘥 𝘚𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘵, 6 1/2 x 8 1/2”, Oil on canvas
𝘋𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘴 𝘙𝘰𝘢𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳, 6 x 8”, Oil on canvas
𝘋𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘴 𝘙𝘰𝘢𝘥 𝘐𝘐 (𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪), 5 1/4 x 7 1/4”
An updated how-to-get-to Xchanges Gallery, 2333 Government Street
I know it can be tricky if you have never been here before. Keep in mind it is right behind the Dairy Queen on Blanshard. You can enter the Blanshard side or the Government side.
A reminder that this weekend is the last time to see my show! ✨
I’ll be here 11-4 both days.
Tomorrow, Sunday at 1 pm is my artist Q & A
My first solo exhibition! I had such a lovely time at the opening night and I am so grateful for all the support 🥰
There is one weekend left to view Threshold,
March 21 and 22 11-4pm
Artist Q & A Sunday March 22 at 1 pm
Xchanges Gallery
2333 Government Street, Victoria BC
Detailed shot from Lily Pads in Blue
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