Artsy Fartsy Solo Art Show April 2011

SOLO ART SHOW of Jean Bourque's art painted to live music.

Artsy Fartsy at 909 Knox Abbott Dr. Cayce, SC

come see this show with over 50 paintings. Get your favorite before the show goes on tour.

OPENING RECEPTION with Jean Bourque Artist (painting shown here was painted to Jackaroe at the new Utopia location)

Friday April 1st, 2011 630-83o pm

Live Music provided by REDD WYNE

and special guests. Poetry by Al Black.

Refreshments from $2.49 Cleaners.

Emceed by Keith Bates.

YOU are invited!

Get Your Free Flickr Account Today!

Since I had mentioned Flickr in my last post, I thought I should explain. Flickr is a free photo sharing website. If you are a pro photographer like Jerry or my son you can upgrade to Pro or if you are someone that wants to load lots of photos, upgrade, by paying the annual fee. I had an artsails1 site and couldn't get on it no matter how hard I tried. So I just opened a fresh "jeanbourque1" site which I am just starting now. The link to my old site is in the link box in the side panel. Flickr is now owned by Yahoo, so if you have a yahoo email or ever have it will use that as your default email. I suspect that may have had something to do with why I couldn't get on the site. Anyway, my images are still on the old site; they just will stay there. I was in a couple of art exchange groups through that site, so if you are in any of those groups, please invite me back at the new website.

Thank you!

If you want a free photo account to show your art at get a flickr account today.

Yours Truly,

Jean Bourque

Painting is called "Lucky Star"

It's an oil painting by Jean Bourque

and is also available in prints

Drop In Today- Enchanted Forest Gallery 4-7PM

THE ENCHANTED FOREST GALLERY
557 Meeting St W. Columbia
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Artists Holiday Sale and Reception
Tues. December 11th from 4:30-6:30
The gallery has many great handmade gifts and offers custom made gift baskets.
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Featuring Artwork by Jean Bourque and Cookie Richardson
West Columbia’s Own Artists
Both are members of the Trenholm Artists Guild, Seven Oaks Art League and

The Artists Round Table
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Come show your support for local artists and get a little bit of Holiday Shopping done
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Also featuring Artwork and Gift baskets by the very talented
Barbara Anderson, owner of Enchanted Forest Gallery
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Enjoy Delicious Food, Fine Art and Meet the Artists!
This afternoon from 4:30 to 6:30

DIRECTIONS:

From downtown-Meeting St. is just over the bridge from Gervais St, go about two blocks from the bridge, past a church and Enchanted Forest Gallery will be on your Left.

From Northeast Columbia- Take I-77 into downtown dumping out on Bull St. go about a half mile or so, get in right lane to turn onto Elmwood. Follow Elmwood past McDonalds and Lizard Thicket, see turn off on Left for Huger St, just before Elmwood splits into I-26. Tkae that left onto Huger and go about 4 blocks plus or minus and you will see Gervais St. Take a right onto Gervais and follow across bridge into West Columbia, go 2 blocks and see enchanted Forest on Left.

From Harbison and Irmo area- Take Rt 26 East heading toward Charleston. When road splits you can go either way, use above directions if coming in from I26 exit onto Huger St. Or stay on Rt 26East until the Route 1 exit , be sure to take the West Columbia side which is the second part of the Rt 1 exit coming from that side. You will go about 3-4 miles and pass the West Columbia Library and Triangle City heading in toward downtown. After you pass 9th St. it is within a block and will be on your right coming from that side of town.

Paths and My Space

"Paths"

an oil painting on canvas, 16 x 20 inch

by Jean Bourque

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This past week I started a myspace page. I finally joined so I could see the work of a friend and make comments. The larger picture of course is to meet other artists, join some art groups and expand my horizons. After all, I am in 6 art leagues and 2 writers groups, so why not, be where there are millions of other people. It would be by far the largest group I ever joined.

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Lots of great people in the world have gone before me and done some really neat things on their myspace pages; so I am sure a tale or two can be told to help my ho hum page be more! Before long myspace will really look like me and myspace. But for now, it's pretty bland, I am just learning, bear with me. If you are reading this and have any designer tips, I would love to hear them. Feel free to visit myspace by clicking. If you read my blog and have a myspace page please go to myspace and say hello!

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Back to Paths....

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While putting some of my artwork on myspace I found the jpegs for "Paths" and thought about when I created it and how different life was then. This painting is at least ten years old. So I have walked a few paths since I painted it. The old paths are well worn and it's now time to do a new "Path". Many people have told me this past year, that my painting and writing are more in depth now and perhaps that is so. Stay tuned for the new Path of 2008!

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yours truly,

Jean Bourque

Some of the People that Made My Day on Sunday

I woke up this morning and I was thinking about all the wonderful people that came out to show their support for the artists at "Through the Eyes of Art" at Saluda Shoals Park. I am truly a people person. I want to tell you about some of the wonderful people I met.
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I met art students from USC, Richland NE HS and Irmo HS. Many young people stopped, watched, asked interesting questions about my art process. I must say a lot of them are into abstract art and for that I am grateful. Although they were very interested no one in this age group, came into the jungle to see the view I had. Several adults did venture close in so they could see this view and share my vision.
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What amazed me was a little girl, no more than 9 years old, came right up to the painting I was working in and asked about it. She wanted to know why I sprayed water on it and how I decided what colors to use. She came back several times to see the various layers developing the paintings. Each time she asked really in depth questions about doing art. She reminded me of myself as a young person seeing artists painting along the shores of Cape Cod and being totally amazed at their process. I turned her around and showed her the view I was looking at and she had an ah ha moment.
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Later on while C. Aluka was in the jungle photographing the art, another little girl that was only 6 years old, came right in and asked if she could see the one I was working on. As she took it in her hands to really look at it; C. Aluka captured her love for art in two to three clicks of his huge Canon camera.
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One young person I must mention is Sarah a student from Richland NE HS. She had admired my artwork and the colors several times and I thought she was a volunteer. I asked her to ask one of the other artists to come by my work area and she came back. It was then I asked her if she was a volunteer and she said she wasn't. So thank you Sarah for being a great friend to the arts and passing along my message.
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Two other fun things; the flute player came to my area and played and the people that came by said they got there at the right time. It was wonderful. I also met the mayor of Chapin and he filmed me and interviewed me. BTW; I did not finish any of the three paintings, however, one is only an hour away from completion. The others are probably about 4 hours each. This is the start to a great body of work. I may have to go back to the jungle and paint there again!
It was a fun filled; people filled day. Thank you one and all! yours, Jean Bourque

Saluda Shoals Park Art News & Call for Video

My latest art news:

I have been selected as one of the artists that will be doing an art demo painting at Saluda Shoals Park on Sunday October 7, 2007 from 1:30-4 PM in the Saluda Shoals Park, Columbia, SC.

I plan to do an abstract acrylic painting inspired by the sights and sounds of nature. Come out and watch me paint...and while there enjoy the sights of other artists creating art work and the sounds of music and the poetry readings and dancers dancing and the river running and flowing. Bring a picnic basket or rent a canoe; make a day of it at Saluda Shoals Park. It will truly be an interesting and inspiring day filled with nature and the joys of the artistic world. Come one; Come all...Mark your calendars now!

Wanted: Video Volunteer

Film this event and put it on youtube, USC, my blog and website, yours, Saluda Shoals Park's website and Columbia's various other websites. This creates high visibility for you as the artist and for Saluda Shoals Park as a sponsor of a great event! We will do everything we can to keep this event alive in SC. The vision for Saluda Shoals Park is to create a unique environment where art and nature continue to inspire each other everyday. Email me with Video Volunteer in the subject line.

Yours Truly;
Jean Bourque
art@jeanbourque.com

Painting by Jean Bourque

"Heart Series #2" Painting by Jean Bourque c

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Saluda Shoals Park Vision of an Artistic Adventure

I had never been to Saluda Shoals Park in Columbia, SC until today. It is located off St. Andrews Rd and Bush River Rd. heading towards the Lake Murray Dam.

If you have never been to Saluda Shoals Park

I strongly urge you to go as soon as you possibly can.

The park has many wooded trails, a great steel fish sculpture which has fish within the fish, a splash pad for children, a doggie park, over a mile long riverfront and they even rent canoes. There are environmental buildings and displays which make great trips for the school children and besides being educational, it's a fun place. If you need a place to hold a function; they have plenty of indoor space to hold your next company function or even to just go there and paint or write amoung natures sound of running river water. The park has plans to expand into the cultural world with a performing arts center slated for its future and additional land will be developed to facilitate expansion for this original, natural masterpiece.

This park has captured my imagination beyond mere words. It started with visions of artists painting along the river bank...and quickly expanded to be oh so much more!

When I walked down the wooded paths enjoying the little squirrels playing; I heard the sounds of African drums beating and I could feel a gentle breeze, while the imagery of painted silk scarves flowed in and out as I made my way down to the water. I could envision basket makers weaving; and a small group of musicians playing flutes while ballerinas were dancing in and around the trees. A crowd gathered to watch a juggler perform and little steel magnolias popped up out of the ground as a poet was reading aloud. Art is everywhere and the park was transformed to a magical artistic adventure.

If you are an artist of any kind and you share this vision; please email me or text me; maybe our artistic paths will meet and we can enlighten the community with art in a new and amazing way...

yours truly, Jeanee
http://www.jeanbourque.com/
art@jeanbourque.com

Art selections by Jean Bourque

Artwork here by Jean Bourque of www.jeanbourque.com

copyright held by the artist

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1. "Paths" an oil painting 20x16 inches on pre-stretched canvas

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2. "Sailing" an oil painting 24x18 nches on pre-stretched canvas

Artista Vista at Nonnah's Part 2

Painting by Ingrid Carson

This is continued from an earlier post discussing an evening of art at Nonnah's.

The wall across from from the entry; showed delicate yet detailed water scenes, which were very nicely rendered. Yet, I noticed something was different about them. Marcie Murray, explained to me these were watercolors on Fredrix watercolor canvases. For more info on these canvases click on the link. Her paintings were very peaceful and relaxing.

From across the room I spotted Donna Reid talking with Ingrid Carson. Ingrid had a variety of works ranging from her traditional oil paintings of landscapes to abstracts and collage paintings. I actually brought her luck; as she sold one of her abstracts while I spoke with her.

The abstract above is Ingrid's. You Go Girl!!

Maggie; the owner of Nonnah's walked through and was ready to return the rooms to a restaurant; with wine, desserts & dining. Then I spotted Jan Livingston; fashionable as always; I should have taken a picture. Her artwork was featuring brightly colored acrylic canvases. Some were abstract while others were impressionistic. They were all modern and brightly colored. I searched the web to see if I could find any of these; with no luck.

The Show at Noonah's will continue through the next two weeks. Stop in; take a look; there is enough variety here; so anyone should be able to find something they would love.
Have a great time...Artsails1
http://www.jeanbourque.com/
Noonah's on Gervais in the Vista of Columbia, SC