Musing one;
It is, to me, sometimes amazing, sometimes enlightening and sometimes scary how the introduction to the arts in this course has changed my perspective on things, even ordinary things like what I choose to read in the newspaper.
Following my weekend routine, I was looking through the Vancouver Sun from November 15. Usually I read the book reviews, maybe a bit about the theatre, but being newly attuned to things I looked at an advertisement for art and read an article about an art exhibit for an artist named Alan Wood.
Nestled in the advertisement was the website artists4kids.com. The link is http://www.artists4kids.com/home.php
There is an art gallery in Vancouver for children and proceeds from the sale of art goes to assist art education. There are also resources for teachers. I reccomend at least a brief review of it.
Musing Two;
Alan Wood is an immigrant from England who settled in BC an d works with acrylic and paper and is fascinated by landscapes, especially Canadian. He currently has an exhibition at the Winsor Gallery in Vancouver caled Drams and Memories. The website for that is http://www.preview-art.com/previews/11-2008/wood.html
Examples of his work. are found at the beginning of this etnry. Although subtle and refined, as befitting a 73 year old artist, these would be examples that any student could use for inspiration.
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