NEWSLETTER

Its hard to believe we are well into January of another new year. 2015 was a great "art year" again. I did a bit of teaching, participated in some interesting art shows, had some works published and once again experimented with my art. Some of this was documented in this blog on my website (www.lindabell.ca). I also spent some time reflecting on why I paint and renewed my energy and focus as it is so easy to get distracted by the pull of marketing, selling and some of the "hype" associated with art. I was also fortunate to come across a book that helped me articulate some of my unformed thoughts about creativity. The book is called "Big Magic" by Elizabeth Gilbert. For me many of her observations make so much sense and on top of that she is funny - so if you are interested in the idea of creativity give it a try and I hope that you enjoy it as much as I did.

At this point a have a couple of events planned for 2016. I have been asked to teach for Leading Edge Workshops so I will be doing a 3 day workshop in Calgary in April. I have also been selected for a 2 person show called "Bold Abstracts" at the Ferry Building in West Vancouver which will run for several weeks in September. The details of both of these will be added to my Events section soon.

I would also like to thank all those people who have come to my shows, attended my demos, contacted me from my website and of course bought some of my paintings, the feedback and support has been wonderful.