My old friend from Israel who lives now also in North America, bought one of my paintings (2am Club) recently, after I featured it in one of my blog posts. She recently posted on Facebook this picture of the painting in its new home. I love the other art too! Looks great! So, I thought to share it with you too:

2am Club found a great new home

Thank you Nurit for allowing me to use it on the blog, and I am so happy you enjoy it.

Cheers and Happy Holidays (Passover, Easter) to you all

Moshe

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• Fixing resin work gone wrong
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I am happy to announce that I am one of the newest members of the Toronto Watercolour Society (TWS)!

I have applied couple of years ago, and completely forgot about it. People have told me that there is a limited number of members, and that it might take awhile to be accepted, so I was surprised couple of weeks ago when I got a call from the founder, watercolourist artist Margaret Roseman. She personally let me know that I am in, and I can join immidiatly. Been already to the March meeting, and it was great. Not sure how I will get to know all other 274 members of this prestigious group, but I hope that in time I will get to know many of them, get inspired by them, and share my art with them. I am excited about the opportunity!

check out the TWS website, it has a member section and a gallery section, and you can find who are in the core of Toronto’s watercolour scene.

Cheers

Moshe

Earlier this month I gave a talk about Social Media for Artists at the 2012 Art For All Canada (AFAC) Conference.

AFAC is a local organization, running by artists, and directed by artist Sheila Mitchell. The organization has exhibition space at the Rainbow Cinemas Gallery, next to St. Lawrence Market. It also organizes this successful conference annually, where art demonstrations along side with the business of art are discussed.

The conference took place at Toronto’s Metro Hall, and included also an art show (in which I participated with one painting), and an art fasion show, where the artists walked the catwalk with their art! You are welcome to see pictures from the conference, as well as watch videos of the fashion show and the show’s jurors selections in AFAC’s YouTube channel.

Art For All Canada website: http://artforallcanada.org

Art For All Canada’s YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/ArtForAllCanada

Cheers

Moshe

PS are you part of an artist group and interested in a talk about Social Media for Artists? Contact me and we can discuss the details. It can be in person or via Skype video conference.

So far I have given these talks at the Artists’ Network of Riverdale, Fusion 2011 Conference, 2o12 Art For All Canada Conference, Toronto Potters  and the Israeli Artists Group of Toronto. If you need references from any of these groups, please let me know and I will be happy to provide it.

Back in January/February, I presented some of my artwork at Jimmy’s Coffee in downtown Toronto, at the King West area. I love this coffee shop, although it is quite far from my home in the suburbs. The atmosphere is great, and the coffee is awesome! Make sure to check it out, they are the nicest! Their address is 107 Portland Street, Toronto, ON.

Here are some pics from this show:

Mikanovsky artwork on the red wall in Jimmy's Coffee

Mikanovsky artwork in Jimmy's Coffee - neon signs series

Mikanovsky artwork in Jimmy's Coffee - Anemones series

Daniella enjoys her time at Jimmy's Coffee

Jimmy's Coffee, 107 Portland Street Toronto, ON

Another picture of Jimmy's Coffee

The paintings shown in this show are still available. You can also see them in the Watercolors section of my gallery. Check them out, and if you like, hit me with your best offer!

Cheers

Moshe

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• My Art at Moonbean Coffee at the Heart of Kensington Market
• My Art at Aroma Espresso Bar in Toronto

My dear readers,

From my sketch book, Leaves, spring 2012

You might have noticed that I didn’t post anything new here since the beginning of the year. I missed the blog, and I hoped someone missed me…

So what happened? Why didn’t I write for so long?

Well, in one word – Resistance.

I allowed this monster control me, rather than me controlling it. I have written in the past about Steven Pressfield’s “The War of Art”, and how Resistance is the one big enemy of all creative person, so I should have known and learned my lesson. But sometimes, when the resistance is strong, you don’t even recognize it for what it is.

And the beast was frightening, and it told me many different things. Bad things. And I believed them.

But I am back now.

It is not that the resistance is completely gone. On the contrary, it will always be there, find its way to raise its ugly face and bite me. But TODAY I believe I am stronger than it, and TODAY I want it to be a small win for me.

In the next few days I will tell you of some of the things I have done recently.

Till then, be well!

Cheers

Moshe

PS I chose to decorate this post with a sketch from my sketch-book. I hope its feel of spring will spread out and bring light to everyone. It is my gift to you.

Lets Talk Art, Episode 4 – Photographer Steven Crainford

December is one of the busiest time of the year – preparing for the holidays, and then traveling and meeting with family and friends. It has been quite challenging to find interviewees for my “Lets Talk Art” series that could actually make it in December, but at the end I got the green light from Steven Crainford, one of my photographer friends from the Artists’ Network here in Toronto, as well as the producer of all my Giclee prints.

Steven has over 15 years of professional experience producing and selling his artwork, and I have consulted with him on several occasions about marketing tactics and selling art at art fairs. He is a very generous individual and I learned from him quite a bit. So its my pleasure to include him in this series!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hu4j81QPgtw

Visit Steven’s website to see more of his fabulous photos, at www.StevenCrainford.com. If you are in Toronto, make sure to follow his shows. He will be showing in January 3rd-28th at Twist Gallery (1100 Queen West) in a group abstract show titled TRUE COLOURS.

Cheers and Happy Holidays

Moshe

Watch other episodes of Lets Talk Art right here

Guest post by Steven Crainford: 6 Questions to Ask When You Want to Buy Photography as Art

Lets Talk Art, Episode 3 – Artist Kelly Medford

Today’s episode is with artist Kelly Medford, who lives in one of my favourite places on earth! I caught up with her while she was visiting the US, and we had a great chat about her career as well as what Artistic Success means to her. And like always, I included many of her paintings – the art speaks for itself!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnU5iZya_N8

Make sure you visit Kelly’s website and blog, there is more beautiful art available there: www.kellymedford.com and http://kellymedford.blogspot.com/

Cheers

Moshe

Watch other episodes of Lets Talk Art right here

The holiday season is a busy time for art shows and sales, and I am happy to take part in as many of them as I can! So today I would like to invite you all to another one, on the east side of town, where I am participating with many other great local artists. The venue is LucSculpture School & Studios. I have four paintings at the show: Striper Cafe, Blue Star (both are still discounted to only $100), City Center Motel and Hotel Del Rio (with a special price during this show, only $150, instead of $200).

Here are the details of the show:

Art & Craft Show at LucSculpture Gallery

663 Greenwood Ave. at Danforth (one block west of Greenwood Subway station)

Show dates: November 22 – January 7, Tuesday to Saturday 10am to 6:30pm

Opening day: Saturday, December 3, 2011, from 11am – 6pm

Artists will be at the opening. Some work will only be available during the opening day

Free admission for everybody

All artwork up to $250

416-461-7936

www.lucsculpture.com

Cheers

Moshe

Related posts and other shows you can find my art at:

• Small Art at Gallery 1313 – November 16 till December 18
• Bows Art at the Hang Man Gallery – November 29 till December 24

I am happy to invite you to Bows Art, an holiday show and sale at the Hang Man Gallery, where I have couple of holiday artwork, “Snowy Pine Cone” and “Playing My Dreidel” (both $150, framed). All artwork in the show is under $500.

Lets Talk Art, Episode 2 – Jacqui Murphy at Art Allies

Today I have interviewed Jacqui Murphy, who started the organization Art Allies. Art Allies’ goal is to connect between the artists of Waterloo Region (Ontario, Canada) and the local high tech community. There are many talented artists in the region and more than 500 high-tech companies, and this connection was just natural progression for Jacqui, who worked for more than 15 years in developing the tech sector, and has a life-time love for art.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOhL9ygjRig

I love what Jacqui is doing in her region, and I would love to hear more about similar initiatives in other parts of the world. So do you have a story to tell me? Why not leave a comment on this post or send me an email?

Cheers

Moshe

PS You can reach Jacqui Murphy via Art Allies’ website www.ArtAllies.com. If you liked it, feel free to share, like, tweet or forward this to your friends. Thanks!

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