FRIDAY, SEPT 8 TO OCTOBER 12 at the JEANNE & PETER LOUGHEED PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE, CAMROSE, ALBERTA10/2/2023 A reminder that the art show is up until the 12 of October Had a great turn out for the Meet and Greet on the 20th of September. Lots of children's books were given away to excited grandparents and great grands. I enjoyed meeting many interested people and sharing creative passion with other artists.
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Oct 28th: 6 pm to 9 pm, Opening Reception Oct 29-30: 1 pm to 6 pm The Derrick Golf and Winter Club 3500 119 St NW in Edmonton AB |
Some people wait a life time for a moment like this. My wife said I should focus on the beauty of a painting not in what I don't like or could have done better. Every piece is a culmination of learned effects and mistakes that turn out to be the beauty transferred to the next work. I see the beauty and also see the progress. It is hard to separate the mind and the desire to achieve a goal from the final product. There is always the "Oh could I have done that a better way?" I am happy with this one, "Oh but wait... I have to do another one!" |
Feb 14 2020 I wrote about retirement and the change in life and the feeling of identity loss. In 2021 the identity loss is affected by a new catalyst, Covid 19! It has changed me in a way I wouldn't have expected. It has isolated me from who I am. I had to cancel my art show last May, pulled away by the pandemic from friends and social events. I have always thought of myself as fully functional without the need to have a great deal of human contact but the events of the past few years tell me otherwise. Maybe I do need the occasional head rub or slap on the back. What's also missing is the giveback. Slap someone on the back and give them a head noogy.
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A slap on the back and a head noogy from me to you |
The long awaited watercolour art show "There is Still Life", is set to take place October 28, 29, 30 2022. The Derrick Golf and Winter Club, 3500 119 St NW in Edmonton has been chosen as the event venue. The atmosphere and friendly staff make this a perfect showcase for my work. The Derrick Club provides amenities to the community that help add to the quality of life for it's members. My mother worked here as a waitress years ago providing us with the essentials of life. My show "There is Still Life" reflects these qualities.
I take discarded objects that I find in antique stores and repurpose them by placing them in settings that give them new life. With all the unpleasantness in the world as an artist I want to create a body of work that people will find some amazement, in a pleasant way. |
There is a story to be seen in everything created by nature and man that takes the viewer on a personal journey |
Darcy Polny artist
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