Wild Life in the Gallery!

Arielle the Owl posed in front of a Mark Brennan painting

 Last Saturday we continued our weekly fun-filled Saturday afternoons with a fantastic visit from artist Marsha Koersvelt AND a visit from Arielle the Owl with Hope for Wildlife! 

Marsha is new to us and we're very excited about her cute little critter paintings!

Marsha posed with her paintings

Marsha brought with her 8 adorable paintings titled "The Wildlife Gaze Collection" and they were a resounding hit!
With 5 already finding their forever homes! 

Local artists Chantel Elysia and Alissa Whalen stopped by to enjoy Marsha's adorable animal faces

Marsha Koersvelt, Prickly Gaze, 8" x 8", Acrylic on Board 
Still Available $200

"Could it get any cuter?!" regular customers enjoying something new and fun every visit!

Fret not if you had already fallen in love with one of Marsha's sold critters... we expect to see many more works from Marsha AND sources say she is open to commissions! 

Marsha Koersvelt, Gaze Upon a Nation, Acrylic on Board, 12" x 12"
Still Available $300

If you'd like to set up a commission with Marsha just contact us at the gallery!

So great to see so many people stop in and enjoy these works! 

Marsha Koersvelt, Prowl of the Gaze, 12"x12", Acrylic on Board
Still Available $300

Along side Marsha and her critters we were excited to have Arielle the Owl from Hope for Wildlife in the gallery too! 

Arielle posing pretty for the camera above the Hope for Wildlife sign

Who is Hope For Wildlife? 

Hope For Wildlife is a organization committed to connecting people to wildlife through knowledge and understanding.

Their goals are to create safe space for wild animal rescue, rehabilitation and release. They help educate others on wild life and habitat conservation.

Happy faces enjoying Arielle's visit

Arielle sure generated a lot of buzz - well deserved as she was just the neatest gal! 

Close up of Arielle, posed in front of our Mark Brennan landscape painting display

Arielle was rescued about 11 years ago after having been hit by a car resulting in the partial loss of one of her wings. Arielle is now a permanent resident of Hope For Wildlife and she gets to spend her time in their the fabulous care and travel around with volunteers as an educational animal. 

Fun for all ages!

Arielle perched on George from Hope For Wildlife's hand.

Thank you to both Marsha and Hope For Wildlife for joining us on this adorable animal-filled day! 

This coming Saturday we plan to keep the fabulous fun going by partnering with The Neighbourhood Witch to offer LIVE TAROT reading at the gallery, featuring Kerry Hodgson's Halifax inspired Tarot Deck TAROFAX

As well as a showcase featuring seven incredible oil paintings from new-to-us artist Diane Morgan!

Poster for Saturday May 5th

And a piles more fun planned for April... lots to look forward to! 

Stay tuned and we can't wait to see you then! 

:)

Saturday Songs & Sunbeams

 Last weekend we hosted a funky fun afternoon of live music at the gallery! 

From the outside looking in - Urban Surf Kings playing live in the gallery

With the help of our friends from the Down Town Business Commission we were able to invite five local musicans into our space and host a FREE live music event for the community. 

It was a real treat to have the musical stylings of five different acts all together in one afternoon! 

We started off the event with Chris Henshaw, a singer-songwriter & multi-instrumentalist from Cole Harbour, NS. 

"Chris’ songs are a documentation of his life as a young person struggling to find a place in the world. The songs represent his life, people he’s known, and the people he has been. The songs depict feelings of anguish and rejoice that one has as they carry out their life’s journey. They can be drenched with sorrow, or showered with elation. Though, no matter the tone of the song, each is delivered genuinely. There is always a sense that Chris is baring his soul to the listener."

Heart and Soul at Argyle Fine Art

Chris with friend and music producer Josef on keyboard

Chloe Eden came out next in our line up - orginally Izra Fitch was scheduled to be with us but a pesky flu had her bed bound... bitter sweet, as she was the one who reccomended Chloe Eden and oh boy Chloe did not dissapoint!

Chloe sang a collection of both original songs and covers 

Chloe, a 15 year old from Fall River, may be young but sung with the soul of a person who has lived well beyond her years!

Her music was both angelic and moving... we cant wait to see what other incredible things Chloe gets up to her in music career!

There was always a crowd... some folks staying all day to enjoy the live music!

Leanne Hoffman took the stage third in our musical afternoon

"Leanne Hoffman is a multi-disciplinary artist, songwriter, and producer living in Halifax, NS. She released her first solo, full-length album in May 2019, earning four nominations at the Music Nova Scotia Awards, winning two, and a nomination for an East Coast Music Award."

Leanne captured the audience with her beautiful lyrics, witty stage-banter and even offered up a Cher sing-a-long!

Leanne singing her original song "Emily" inspired by her relationship with her sister.

Brad Conrad followed after and brought the blues with him! 

Sunshine Blues

We all need a little help from our friends!
Mike Diabo (A.K.A. "Rev Hank") from the Urban Surf Kings playing Lap Slide Guitar

And finally we ended the day with the always upbeat Urban Surf Kings!

The Urban Surf Kings 
"Rev Hank" left on guitar
"Crash" right on bass
"Inky" on drums

"Rev Hank" jaming out!

"Crash" groooving away...

& "Inky" keeping the beat and the vibes!

and to end this awesome show of local talent the Urban Surf Kings invited Brad Conrad back onto the stage for a little duo guitar! 

After remincising of growing up in the same town where access to musical instruments was often scarce "Rev Hank" and Brad learned to share in the most ingenious way...

Two men one guitar!

All in all it was a wonderful early spring afternoon spent! 

We love hosting free community events like this at the gallery and we love seeing all the wonderful folks come out and the ones who stumble in. 

Thank you to both the muscians and our friends at the DHBC for making this possible!

Stay tuned for even more fun stuff coming up every Saturday for the next couple weeks! 

25% off MARK BRENNAN selected works!

Are you familiar with the nature enthusiast painter Mark Brennan? 

Mark Brennan

Mark has a been an artist with the us for over 10 years, putting out hundreds of gorgeous Eastern Canadian landscape inspired paintings in that time. 

Adventure into the wild with Mark 

“I believe there is a subconscious interaction between all of us and the places we live. The stories of our lives and the way in which each of us connects to one another are deeply influenced by our understanding of the places and processes we come into contact with.”

 While Mark is busy working on new projects we are excited to announce a SALE on selected older works. These works are incredibly lovely and are ready to find their new homes (so we can make space for MORE works from Mark) 

Check out some of these awesome works available from Mark at 25% OFF! (or more!!!)

Follow THIS LINK to see the entire album!

Mark has a small collection of Watercolours to offer, including but no limited to...

Mark Brennan, North of Tom Lake, Big Bog Wilderness, Watercolour, 4.5x4.5
WAS $250 NOW $187.50

Mark Brennan, First Day In, Tobeatic Sporting Lake Stream, Watercolour, 9.5"x6.25"
WAS $400 NOW $300

Mark Brennan, October West Village Seal Island, Watercolour, 5.25"x8.25"
WAS $360 NOW $270

Mark also have many acrylic and oil paintings available in the sale as well! Scroll below for just a sampling of these works.

Mark Brennan, View of French Mountain from the Acadian Shore, Cape Breton Highlands, NS, 24" x 24", Oil on Birch
WAS $1800 NOW $1350

 

 

NOW $525* WAS $700 Mark Brennan, Spring The East River, South of Elgin Oil on board 11x14”

Mark Brennan, Stillwater At 12 Mile Stream, Nova Scotia oil on panel, 8" x 10"
WAS $460 NOW $325

Mark Brennan, Winter Stream Gully Lake, Oil on Panel, 8x10 inches
WAS $420 NOW $300

 

Mark Brennan, Summer Dunes, Wolfes Island Eastern Shore ns, oil on panel, 12"x22"
WAS $1100 NOW $825

Mark Brennan, The Light at Piper Lake, 11"x14", Oil on Canvas
WAS $590 NOW $250

Mark Brennan, Louse Harbour Canso Coastal Barens Oil on Canvas, 20"x24"
WAS $1600 NOW $1200

Mark Brennan, Wetland Spring, Dalhousie Mountain, Oil on Canvas, 30"x40"
WAS $3500 NOW $2600

This is just a selection of some of the works available in our Mark Brennan 25% off Sale!

 

Visit us in person or follow this link MARK BRENNAN SALE to see all the works available in this sale. 

Prints, LEGO, and Robots OH MY!

 Last Saturday we had a fantastic afternoon featuring emerging student artist Aaron Tsitouras, found objects artist Ed Beals, and LEGO artist Zachary Steinman! 

LEGO sculptures by Zachary Steinman, Lamps by William Rudolph and framed screen prints from Aaron Tsitouras 

Ed Beals, Gravimetric Quantum Field Disrupter, 15" x 13", assembled found objects 
Mix Media works by Aaron Tsitouras in the background

Table featuing Ed Beal's found objects Robot "CLAUDE" (centre) and various other found objects from artists Ed Beals and William Rudolph.

Aaron Tsitouras, Car, Monotype, 11"x14"

Aaron Tsitouras, Keyboard, Screen Print, 11"x14"

Follow this link HERE to see the album for Aaron's showcase!

Along with having the opportunity to meet and chat with the artists in the gallery, we also offered LEGO print making for anyone interested to try!
Aaron and his assistant-for-the-day Czarina David did an excellent job facilitating that.  

It was great to see so many folks, both regulars and new faces, popping by to enjoy our print station and the afternoons events!

Printing with LEGO!

Learning how to print

Aaron Tsitouras (Left) and Czarina David (Right) helping a guest make their lego Print

Succesful printing!

Czarina was an excellent teacher

Regulars and friends of the gallery stopping by to take part in all the fun

Admiring their good work!

We love our customers!

So many happy faces!

Love seeing folks of all ages come out get involved in our fun & free community events!

While folks were busy making LEGO prints found objects artist Ed Beals was busy sorting out his gears and gadgets!

Lots of awesome bits and bobs brought in by Ed! You can make art out of anything!

Check out this wobbly doll eye! Ed joked about how big and elaborate of a machine could he make just for the purpose of wobbling this little eye... I hope that joke makes it out of the studio!

LEGO artist Zachary Steinman brought us an exciting little collection of his LEGO sculptures

Ed and Zachary discussing the details of Zachary's LEGO sculptures... artist's never stop learning! 

Check out the awesome LEGO works Zachary brought us for the showcase below!

This sweet little Robot Buddy may look cute but we're a little worried about this big red button he's holding... at least we're enjoying the music coming from Zachary's LEGO "Radio Cassette Player"!
(pictured in the background, please note it doesnt play actual music)

Cubes cubes cubes! Zachary is known for his creative LEGO cube designs!

We couldn't get very good reception from this LEGO "Retro TV"... but we still loved all its nostalgic charm! (Psst this TV can hold an Ipad!)

Zachary also brought us his topical "Flag" LEGO sculpture, all proceeds from this piece will be donated to the local charity Adsum House. 

Our awesome gallery full of even more AWESOME art!

Thank you to all the artists and folks for such a fun afternoon! 

We have something exciting planned every weekend at the gallery for the next couple weeks, including but not limited to: Live music, a LIVE owl, Halifax inspired Tarot reading and tons of new art! 

Stay tuned as we release more info on upcoming events!