November 30, 2008 by Brad.

As a convenience for our clients sending us images and other digital documents that are too big for email, we have introduced a browser-based file submission form.

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November 26, 2008 by Peggy.

Just wanted to share some of the wild and crazy things we do to challenge ourselves.  I participated in the 2008 Nanowrimo Contest - that is - National Novel Writing Month Contest.  The challenge is to write a 50,000 word novel in the month of November.  This is the 10th year this contest has run and the first that I have participated in.  Despite travel plans and Christmas art show committments, I got talked into (I mean, encouraged to) joining.  Today, FIVE WHOLE DAYS EARLY, I completed the challenge.  My prize, an 8-1/2 X 11 certificate naming me as a winner as well as the privilege of using the attached sticker forever more on my website.  The novel, currently titled “Within You and Without You”, (yes, a tribute to George Harrison) is not complete yet, but I get the prize for meeting the word count.  My next challenge is to finish the story, which I plan to do before the contest deadline on November 30th.  Wish me luck!

Peggy

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November 26, 2008 by Peggy.

Ladysmith Waterfront Gallery is holding a one day art show featuring the work of thirteen local artisans on Saturday, November 29, 2008.  Peggy will be there with pottery and her new book.  Please plan to come by to start your Christmas Shopping.  The Gallery is located at 610 Oyster Bay Drive in Ladysmith (that’s the road that leads to Transfer Beach) and the show is open from 10 am til 4pm.  Hope to see you there!

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November 23, 2008 by Brad.

Aloha! We recently spent a few days on the Big Island of Hawaii at the Marriott Beach Resort on Anaeho’omalu Bay ( 19°54′57.97″N 155°53′20.17″W). There is a very nice group of beaches along the south shore of the bay that afford a wide panoramic view of the entire bay, including the resort. So I decided to take a series of photos to recreate this view.

Click on the thumbnails below to display the image. The high-resolution version is 53 megapixels, so it might take several minutes to display depending on the speed of your connection.

Low Resolution (1594 x 333 pixel, 522.9 KB JPG)

High Resolution (15490 x 3326 pixel, 6.2 MB JPG)

If you’re interested, click here for the details of how I made this image.

Cheers!

All photos are © 2008, Bradley A. Grigor

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November 23, 2008 by Peggy.

This season we are hosting our first annual year end sale.  In order to make room for fresh art in the new year, we are offering our regular customers an opportunity to come by and find great deals on existing work.  Everything in the studio will be reduced by 20-50% for this weekend only.  

To help take the chill off, we will be offering holiday refreshments, so come by, say hello and find some treasures for those on your Christmas shopping list.

Time and Location:   Friday Dec 12 - Sunday Dec 14 10 am-6pm at Turning Point Arts Studio 10849 Olsen Road, Saltair.

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November 6, 2008 by Brad.

I will be hosting a field trip for the Ladysmith Camera Club members (info@LadysmithCameraClub.com) on Saturday November 8, 2008. The topic is “Panorama Shoot-out” and I will be showing folks how best to setup their cameras and tripods and how best to take the sequence of shots to create a great panoramic image. At the end of the field trip, we’ll be heading back to a local coffee shop and processing the images on my laptop with Photoshop.

Download the poster for this outing (796 KB, PDF)

Download the handout (tip sheet) for this outing (547 KB, PDF)

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November 5, 2008 by Brad.

NOTICE

Our studio and gallery will be closed from Tuesday, November 11, 2008 to Thursday, November 20, 2008 inclusive. We will re-open at 11:00am on Friday, November 21, 2008.

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November 1, 2008 by Brad.

Until November 8, you can pre-order The Pottery Class - Life Lessons in the Studio for only CAD $10.00. That’s over 20% off the regular price. Go to our The Pottery Class page to order.

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November 1, 2008 by Brad.

I think of what I do as digital painting, for the most part. So what is that exactly?

Digital painting is an emerging art form in which traditional painting techniques (such as watercolor, oils, impasto, etc.) are applied by means of a computer, a digitizing tablet and stylus, and software. I work with a Wacom tablet, Corel Painter, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.

Digital painting is a type of digital art but it is not “computer-generated” art, in that it does not involve the computer automatically generating an image from mathematical models created by the artist. In digital painting, the artist uses painting techniques to create the image directly on the computer.

Digital painting is also distinct from digital manipulation of photographs, in that it is an original construction “from scratch”. While photographic elements may be incorporated into digital paintings, they are not the primary basis or source for them. In some of my images, I use no photographic elements at all.

My images are the result of conceptualizing an idea and then implementing that concept as a digital file from one or more original elements that I acquire or create, primarily with a pen tablet, a digital camera or scanner and software tools.

The original artwork is a digital file and is not normallly seen or sold. Limited edition prints are made from the digital file for exhibition and sale.

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November 1, 2008 by Brad.

Peggy will be launching her latest book The Pottery Class - Life Lessons in the Studio on November 8, 2008 at 2:00pm at the Ladysmith Public Library. All the details are on our The Pottery Class page.

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