2025-04 Living Artfully with Gail

Hello Dear Art Lover

Spring has sprung

Yes it has! Last newsletter was all about our mammoth snowfall and now here we are just a few weeks later, basking in the longer daylight and turning our faces toward the sun. My garden obsessed neighbours have already been out tidying things up but I have managed to hold myself back. Not that I don’t enjoy the garden. I love the green but the actual work of it does not fire me up. Now creating art is another thing. I’ve been in the studio having a wonderful time learning more about gelli printing and collage. I can hardly wait to show you the results.

What do I do with all those gelli printed papers? They are finding their way into my unconventional art work of course. There’s a photo here of my latest painting that started with the pouring of paint and ended up with many layers of the printed paper I created with the gelli plate. If you’d like to learn how to gelli, I have more classes booked at GWA Studio. See below for details. Either reply to this message or send me an email. I’m open to adjusting the time if that works better for you.

Have you checked the Instagram of Jackson’s Art Supplies? If you are curious about COLOUR visit jacksons_art and see amazing short videos that you might find as fascinating as I do.

On my first OPEN STUDIO date on Sun. Mar 30 at 7 Labatt Ave noon-4pm, I’ll have loads of little surprises for you. Everyone who attends get a swag bag and there will be lots of smaller works as well as cards and budget friendly items. If you’re already a Gail Williams collector ( have bought an original) you get an additional 10% off your purchase of original artwork which means 20% for you. There will also be some of the atrium artists in their studios whom you might be able to visit. Nancy Bennett will have her work up too. Check her IG nancyb178.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

Thurs. Mar 27, noon - 2:30 at GWA Studio, 7 Labatt Ave, Botanical 1. GELLI PRINT WORKSHOP. All supplies included.$95.00

Sun. Mar. 30, noon - 4 pm. SPRING OPEN STUDIO, 7 Labatt Ave. Free swag and in studio deals.

As always, I appreciate your support.

Rock on,

Gail

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HELP PLEASE !!

I’m still looking for a name for this recently completed painting. It’s composed of many layers of my gelli printed papers.

When I made the decision not to continue with the gallery, one of the reasons was because I didn’t have the time or energy to spend with my grandsons. Now I take them to the studio almost every week and we do all sorts of fun projects together. Sometimes we each teach a lesson which is very enlightening for me. This week I’d made accordion books for them to make some graphic novels. Theo won’t let me see the whole thing til he’s done but he let me take a pic of his cover page. He’s talking about getting it published. Fox didn’t want any photos taken and he’s in the process of creating his own website which he has figured out all by himself. (He’s 10) If you’d like to make an accordion journal for yourself just look on youtube for ‘accordion books made from one sheet of paper’ You can make any size.

‘Should I Stay or Should I Go?’ at the Jackalope. 30x40, mixed media on canvas

Did you see my ‘inukshuks’ on Instagram or FB? I was in the mood for just throwing some paint around and ended up creating those iconic rock formations. It was so much fun, I’d love to do a workshop. No talent required I promise. Let me know if you’d be interested.