Chrissy Poitras
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  • WATERCOLOUR PAINTING

    As much as I love the scent of bees wax I really needed a break, so I started working on some watercolour paintings. I love the freedom of watercolour painting and the graphic quality they produce.

    Posted: March 5th, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
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  • MORE ENCAUSTIC PAINTINGS

          Well March came with snow, ice and lots of wind. I have been working on some new, larger encaustic pieces this week. Kyle and I have also been working on a grant proposal for Spark Box … always so much more work then you expect with grants. I have been loving the ...

    Posted: March 3rd, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
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  • WEEKEND PROJECTS

    Working on some etching projects this weekend in my sunny dining room. The beautiful weather is making me wish I was taking a walk on the beach. The three images above are from the Sandbanks and the Dunes beach taken during a walk with two of our past residents.

    Posted: February 26th, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
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  • STUDIO SPACE

    Whenever I am looking at an artist’s website I am especially in love with their posts about their studio space (like this post by Geninne D. Zlatkis). I really enjoy getting a chance to see where all the creation happens. To see what materials they use, how clean or messy they are, if the work ...

    Posted: February 23rd, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
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  • UPCOMING EXHIBITION

    I have an exhibition in the State of Flux gallery at the Modern Fuel in Kingston, Ontario from 17 March to 14 April 2012. The opening reception will be on Saturday 17 March at 7 pm. Sadly, I won’t be at the opening as I will be attending the SGC Conference in New Orleans to ...

    Posted: February 21st, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
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  • NEW WORK

    I thought I might share the work I have been making for my upcoming show with Kyle. I decided, as per usual, that I would try something completely different for this show. I don’t know why I do this to myself (try a new process before a show), but I am really happy with how ...

    Posted: January 21st, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
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  • COME UP TO MY ROOM

    I can’t believe it has been almost a year since Becky Lane and I were in Come Up To My Room at the Gladstone Hotel in Toronto. I got thinking about this when I found out that one of our current residents at Spark Box, J.P. King, will be speaking at this years CUTMR event. ...

    Posted: January 14th, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
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  • REFLECTING

    It has been awhile since I have had an exhibition that has required as much work as this upcoming show with Kyle. It has me thinking about the last show I did with this much preparation which was at the solo exhibition called “Fill in the Spaces” I had at The Artel in Kingston. I ...

    Posted: January 13th, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
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  • PREPARING …

      Kyle and I are getting ourselves ready for our upcoming exhibition, “Opposing Forces”, at the John M. Parrott art gallery in Belleville. We will be showing new print work which is really exciting. We are finally get a chance to make our own work in our new studio which is a pretty great experience. ...

    Posted: August 25th, 2011 ˑ  No Comments
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