Dear friends and art lovers,
There really is not much more one could ask for in life but to love and be loved.
Merry Christmas
Happy Hanukkah
Thank you all for being a part of my life.
warm regards,
Nadina
I remember this unbearable snowsuit and being afraid of that bearded man.
Dear friends and art lovers,
I am gathering focus to work in the studio. My Blog/News is a visual up-date also a special Thank You for supporting art and the artists.
Touching the art ! Casting spells ! Nadina's mixed media piece, 'Dreaming of Home" is off to a Collector in Vancouver, B.C. photo credit Derek von Essen
Stay Warm, ink on paper. Available soon: The Art Rental Collection of North Vancouver Arts Council.
Floating Tattoo, ink on paper. Soon to be included in The Art Rental Collection of North Vancouver Arts Council.
If you would like to own your own unique pencil case designed by Nadina you can order on-line at Art of Where ~ 5 chairs and 1 tac front and back view photo by Tracy Barron Goyer
Dear Art Lovers,
I've been gathering my work over the last few months while trying to decide which pieces to exhibit for the upcoming Power of Paint show. I'm drawing from a raw, yet lighter and more vulnerable body of work. Please come say hello at the weekend exhibition details below.
with love, Nadina
Art needs to be seen. Ink on paper a work in progress from my Sunshine Coast studio. iphone capture by Nadina Tandy
Upcoming Exhibition The 5th Annual Power of Paint Exhibition takes place August 12-14, 2016, at the Seaside Centre (5790 Teredo Street, Sechelt, BC) with an opening reception Friday, August 12 at 5pm. The unique quality of Eleven Equal Artists as a group is in their varying styles and deep respect for one another. After 15 years of meeting regularly to share their work, they conspired to exhibit together on the Sunshine Coast in what has become an annual event. This year's collaborative piece is "What Does Power of Paint Mean to You?" With their commitment to giving back to the community the proceeds from this event will help finance Eleven Equal Artists Bursaries. All artists will be in attendance during the show: Morley Baker, Josefa Fritz Barham, Todd Clark, Elizabeth Evans, Greta Guzek, Carol LaFave, Kim LaFave, Ian MacLeod, Cindy Riach, Nadina Tandy and Marleen Vermeulen. photo credit: Rhoni Lloyd Whyard, 2011
Many, many people to thank… ZOOM, Jardin de Flores Nursery and Farm, Roberts Creek , Rent it, Sunshine Coast Botanical Gardens, ..thank you Sue, Sheer Bliss, Steven you always look after us so well, Coast Reporter, and Jan DeGrass, as always you write so well and the District of Sechelt .. special thanks to you Perry and the spouses that help set up those heavy heavy walls Nick Vermeulen and Mike. Mike Tandy and Jimmy Gregor…the music was amazing and thanks also Mike for the warm welcome. The Volunteers… our dynamic duoKasia Krolikowska, and Lore Schmidts..we absolutely love you….Thank you Charly Mithrush, Judy McLarty, Jeanette MacDonald, Jen Drysdale, Karen Tosczak, Diane Penonzek, Pat Opp, Barbara Moustafa, Suzy Naylor and wonderful Marlene Lowden …your presence was invaluable…you made the evening fun and run smooth for us. Last but definitely not least Ginny Vail…thanks for organizing us and adding all your wonderful touches along with your easy, fun personality. We love you to bits
Written by Carol LaFave , on behalf of Eleven Equal Artists;
Morley Baker, Josef Fritz Braham, Todd Clark, Elizabeth Evans, Greta Grunow Guzek,
Carol Lafave, Kim LaFave, Ian MacLeod, Cindy Riach, Nadina Tandy, Marleen Vermeulen
Welcome entrance at Seaside Centre Painting by Josefa Fritz Barham
Power of Paint Art Exhibition | Latest Work
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Lets blow it up, just do your art and shut the fuck up. I am offering you 4 easy solutions to follow for inner creative peace. You can add to the list in the comments, hell lets coauthor an e-book.
#1 : Create. Create anything. Just start. Don't judge it or think you are amazing. Just pick up a pencil show up to life drawing class. Shut up and draw.
#2 STOP TALKING. Talking about shit, no more conversations about sensitive digestion or your ingrown toe nail that has haunted you and stopped you from being a fully realized super star. Yawn, are you boring yourself?
#3 DON'T LISTEN TO WHAT OTHERS THINK ABOUT YOU OR YOUR ART. Don't listen to what you think about others and their art.
#4 BE IN THE PRESENT. Just 'be' in the present moment of the creative process and all the other crap will shrink. The perfect weather or the perfect space. You make things happen when you create art with whatever tool you have, wherever you are. It lives in you, don't over think it.
Fine Art , not for the faint of heart. My one line elevator pitch.
The cranky artist motivational series has a gift for you! A printable version of ART MATTERS 4 steps to inner creative peace and getting shit done. With love Nadina
Dear Friends and art lovers,
Sometimes the best course of action is to let go of the past in this case the past is last years painting.
In preperation for up-coming exhibitions I become immersed in my painting . For me it is a good place to be no matter how neurotic I can get .
Last year this time life derailed my focus from painting. Life can be that way, creating a path you did not see coming . The painting I was working on at that time 'Pathways' never felt complete to me . I was rushed, distracted and my priorities were shifted.
The profound influence life events have on us are always under the surface they inform our present I feel this when I create. Last years painting is the under painting for a fresh perspective being grateful for it all.
Now to work,
fond regards Nadina
Last years painting just under the surface.
Dear Friends and art lovers,
Presenting the Eleven Equal Artists Fine Art Bursary to Shayleen LePage on behalf of our art group was a meaningful experience one I will hold dear . The bursaries were funded through the sale of panels from the collaborative art work at the 2013 Power of Paint exhibition . We are honoured to be advocates of arts and culture for our young people.
Eleven Equal Artists | 2013 Power of Paint Exhibition | Sechelt, BC
Congratulations to the all 2013 Eleven Equal Artists Fine Art Bursary recipients ; Kevin Graham from Elphinstone Secondary School, Sydney Donnie from Chatelech Secondary School and Shayleen LePage from the Outreach Program at the Sunshine Coast Alternative School. Pender Harbour Secondary received donation for their art department. The money will go directly to purchasing art supplies and materials for the students.
Eleven Equal Artists are planning a new collaborative art piece for the 2014 Power of Paint Exhibition this August 15-17, 2014 more info www.elevenequalartists.com
Regards,
Nadina
