🎨 Exciting News! I’m thrilled to announce my artwork, Solitude, has been selected for the 2024 NORTHERN VISIONS Online Exhibition and Sale: "My Canada," hosted by Canadian Art Daily (@canadian_art_daily). I painted the piece during the Covid lockdown. It is amazing that just a few kilometres from city life is a quiet place where we can collect our thoughts. The event goes live on August 1st, 2024, featuring an impressive collection of 237 artworks by 125 outstanding artists from across the country.
Collectors and art lovers, don’t miss this unique opportunity to explore and acquire stunning pieces of Canadian art! Sign up for their mailing list at www.canadianartdaily.ca to get early access to the sale. Your support means the world to local artists like me.
👉 Mark your calendars and visit the exhibition online! What do you love most about Canadian art? Share your favourite artists or pieces in the comments!
If We were Better Boys
Helwig Painting wins third place acrylic at the People Portrait Prize YYC 2022
“If We were Better Boys” wins third place, acrylic category at the People’s Portrait Prize YYC, December 2022.
Every few years Aaron Sidorenko and team organize an art show that highlights portraiture. The spirit of the show is to celebrate yyc artists who paint the figure. This year the event was spread over three venues as they recieve many more entries. The hosts were NvrLnd 1048 21 Ave SE, Contemporary Calgary 701-11th St SW,and cSPACE creative hub in Marda Loop 1721-29th Avenue SW.
This is not something that I feel proficient at. But I decided to try my hand at it. I entered three paintings, and to my surprize this one placed in the acrylic category.
This painting explores old family portraits and features my dad (on the left) and his brother Doug. The reference was a faded black and white photo.
I used a substrate of pink-tinted modelling paste on canvas. The paint was applied with brushes and palette knives.
Hiraeth Art Show Opening
at Wild Skies Gallery, The Renaissance Gallery, Edmonton International Airport.
Art Show May to June 2023.
