Author: Gail Sibley

Going “Out On A Limb”

For quite some time now, I’ve been working on a post about painting titles but I keep getting stuck. I’ll finish it for sure but since it’s been quite some time since you heard from me, I thought, Get onto something else Gail! Then I realized I haven’t shared the work that I created for

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I took an awesome workshop with Bob Burridge!

A couple of weeks ago, I spent five blissful days in a workshop with Bob Burridge. It was FANTASTIC and right off the bat, I’m going to recommend it to anyone who wants to have a change from working in the studio, who wants to paint looser, who wants to renew their passion with painting,

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Tales of Power – Another In The ‘On The Edge’ Series

Hello hello!!! Ouch. It’s been almost a month since I’ve posted but I’m just not going to beat myself up about it! I had such a marvellous summer – cruise with my family celebrating my Mum and Dad’s 60th and then family visits. All good. So, onto ‘Tales of Power’!!   Tales of Power This

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Women And Parrots In Paintings – How They Are Depicted

I used to keep parrots – Maximillian Pionus, Black-headed Caiques, and Senegals – and sometimes I miss them. Today I came across a book called Parrot Culture by Bruce Thomas Boehrer (which I haven’t read and may or may not do so). On the cover is a painting by Courbet. I then recalled the painting

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‘Perchance To Fly’ lands in Painting On The Edge show!

  I’m pleased to say that my painting, ‘Perchance To Fly,’ has been accepted into the Federation of Canadian Artist’s annual open international juried exhibition, “Painting On The Edge.”  Click here to read more about this show.   As you may know, I have been working on a series of paintings called, “On The Edge.” It

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