Friday the sun broke through, allowing Mike Jorden to demonstrate some live oil painting to the delight of many people passing by on the streets of Oliver. His painting of the Oliver Hotel did not seem to be jeopardized just because the subject burned to the ground a couple of weeks ago. He had started the piece prior to the disaster, and when I saw it, he was morphing it into a contrast between the old days and today. He is an accomodating man is Mike.Inside the Handworks Gallery, Thea Haubrich introduced encaustic artmaking (melted beeswax and paint) to some very enthusiastic people. You can see Theas' work at www.encaustic.ca .
My painting "Orchard Rhythm" was selected for second place by the FCA jury, which was a treat. If you are in Oliver anytime over the next month, drop into Handworks Gallery to see the show. The Leir House show in Penticton runs for a month as well, and I think it has some excellent work in it well worth the visit.
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