The Artist Project 2012, Janice Colbert Booth 634. In addition to my usual work I have rounded out my range with a new format that I call ‘postcard size.’ The Baltic birch ‘postcard’ hard-edged paintings inspired by my trips to Provence, The Danube River in Budapest and Gaudi’s La Pedrera (Casa Milà) in Barcelona are floating in an 8 ply mat and glazed with 99% UV protected conservation clear glass. The environment friendly stained wood frames are in navy, aubergine, dark green or dark red. In honour of the Fifth Anniversary of TAP these works are part of Works Under $500 and will be hanging in my booth, priced at $450 each.

No Geography Without Stars III 'postcard size'

No Geography Without Stars III 

dark red wood frame

The Artist Project 2012, Janice Colbert Booth 634. In addition to my usual work I have rounded out my range with a new format that I call ‘postcard size.’ The Baltic birch ‘postcard’ hard-edged paintings inspired by my trips to Provence, The Danube River in Budapest and Gaudi’s La Pedrera (Casa Milà) in Barcelona are floating in an 8 ply mat and glazed with 99% UV protected conservation clear glass. The environment friendly stained wood frames are in navy, aubergine, dark green or dark red. In honour of the Fifth Anniversary of TAP these works are part of Works Under $500 and will be hanging in my booth, priced at $450 each.

La Pedrera 'postcard size'

La Pedrera navy wood frame

La Pedrera detail

The Artist Project 2012, Janice Colbert Booth 634. In addition to my usual work I have rounded out my range with a new format that I call ‘postcard size.’ The Baltic birch ‘postcard’ hard-edge paintings inspired by my trips to Provence, The Danube River in Budapest and La Pedrera (Casa Milà) in Barcelona are floating in an 8 ply mat and glazed with 99% UV protected conservation clear glass. The environment friendly stained wood frames are in navy, aubergine, dark green or dark red. In honour of the Fifth Anniversary of TAP these works are part of Works Under $500 and will be hanging in my booth, priced at $450 each. 

French Windows III "postcard size'

French Windows III aubergine wood frame

French Windows III detail  

On Saturday morning I had the pleasure of hosting a studio visit when a client came by to pick up two paintings. She has followed my work for years and commissioned the work while visiting Up Art at the Gladstone Hotel in October 2011. The title for the pieces, in cherry floating frames is Luna Diptych.

LUNA DIPTYCH  ACRYLIC ON BALTIC BIRCH, EACH PIECE 12" x 12"; IN CHERRY FRAME, 13.25" x 13.25" 2011

During the visit I discussed my new work that will be at The Artist Project 2012, Booth 634. I have worked in a new format that I call ‘postcard size.’ Inspired by my trips to Provence, the Danube River in Budapest and Gaudi's Casa Milà (La Pedrera) in Barcelona, the hard-edged paintings are on Baltic birch. The works are floating in an 8 ply mat and glazed with 99% UV protected conservation clear glass. The environment friendly stained wood frames will be in navy, purple and red. In honour of the Fifth Anniversary of TAP these works are part of Artworks $500.00 and Under and will be hanging in my booth with my usual work. 

NO GEOGRAPHY WITHOUT STARS III POSTCARD (BUDAPEST)

ACRYLIC ON BALTIC BIRCH, 5.5" x 5.5"; IN FRAME, 13.75" x 15.75"  

I also showed the piece I am entering in The Artist Project 2012/The Artist Competition. The theme this year is ENERGY! My entry is One Thousand Reds. The competition pieces are for sale and will be in a Feature Area of the show. A panel of jurors will award cash prizes to the winners. 

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As I was wrapping Luna Diptych for the trip home I learned that her husband didn't know about the commission. They were a surprise. <3

Later in the afternoon she sent me an e-mail: 

“Just wanted to let you know your pieces were a huge hit! Everyone wanted to “own” them and hang them in their own rooms . . . ."

Other than briefly indicating the direction for her commission; she gave me carte blanche on how to go ahead. I had not done a commission before and was pleasantly surprised at how much fun it was to collaborate with this client. I look forward to doing more commissions in the future. 

I won second place in The Banff Centre Bliss Carman Poetry Award 2011 for my poem On Lake Winnipeg.  

The judge was Sylvia Legris, 2006 Griffin Poetry Prize winner for her book Nerve Squall. Prairie Fire A Canadian Magazine of New Writing will publish the winning poems in Vol. 33 No. 2 in the summer 2012 issue. 

Bliss Carman was born in 1861 in Fredericton New Brunswick and later became known as a Confederation Poet. The newly-formed Canadian Author's Association crowned him as Canada's Poet Laureate with a wreath of maple leaves at the Ritz Carleton Hotel in Montreal on October 28, 1921. His lyric poetry focused chiefly on nature. 

Here is the list of prize winners:

First Prize: 'fashion' Sue Goyette, Halifax NS

Second Prize: 'On Lake Winnipeg' Janice Colbert, Toronto ON

Third Prize: 'Home Bus' Sadie McCarney, Fredericton NB

Honourable Mention: 'On the Road to Golders Green' Sue Sorensen, Winnipeg MB

Thank you to Sylvia Legris, Prairie Fire Press, The Banff Centre and McNally Robinson Booksellers.

Congratulations to all the winners!

I look forward to reading the winning entries.