Instructor's Exhibit

Ottawa School of Art

My wife, Patricia Laalo, has been teaching at the Ottawa School of Art for a few years and has submitted one of her wildlife paintings into the instructor's exhibit this year.  It is exciting for her because one of her larger works was accepted.  This piece is called "Soaring over cloud nine" painted in oil on canvas and the size is 72' x 24'.  Also, she is taking part in the Instructor's Exhibit at the Shenkman Centre in Orleans where she has three of her larger wild-life pieces there.  Both exhibits run until the end of August.

Ottawa Busker Festival 2010

It was fun to go downtown to see the busker festival this year.  The chalk pastel artist got my attention the most.  He was drawing from a famous photograph from a cover of a National Geographic Magazine of an Afgan girl.  He's holding the image in his hand while drawing.  It's amazing that he can draw so beautifully, especially to this large scale.  I was also surprized to see a new statue of Oscar Peterson next to the NAC.  I always had a feeling that Elivs is alive and I have a picture to prove it. 
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