I spent this past weekend with creative youth from Huron County at the Epic Shift Youth Festival in Blyth. My role in the event was as Visual Artist Mentor. I had the pleasure of travelling to the high schools in Huron County gathering the current art work of students via their supportive art teachers. The result of our collective efforts made for a very vibrant and highly skilled collection of work. The viewers were impressed with the visual expression of these young people who ranged in age from about 14-24.
I purchased two of my favourites that happened to be for sale.
The energy and simplicity of this image comes to our home just in time for Valentine's Day. It is called Freedom of Feeling by Danielle Kehoe.
This painting is by emerging artist, Monica Eckert. It is called Shed Party or at least that is what was decided in the moment. There is something comforting about the gathering of people outside on a farm....a rural communion of sorts. I enjoy the simplicity and love in Monica's images of both the subject matter and the colour and paint.
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