{"id":28,"date":"2009-01-05T03:25:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-05T03:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/?p=28"},"modified":"2010-04-18T15:48:27","modified_gmt":"2010-04-18T22:48:27","slug":"regarding-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/?p=28","title":{"rendered":"Regarding 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I decided that to begin my artlog I would take a look back at several of what were artistic highlights for me during 2008.\u00a0 I managed to see two great gallery shows last year, the Monet to Dali exhibit at the Vancouver Art Gallery and the Rembrandt and the Golden Age of Dutch painting at the Portland Art Museum.\u00a0 Both shows allowed me an opportunity to see incredible historic works of art.\u00a0\u00a0 I also visited the Glenbow Museum in Calgary but unfortunately only really had time to go into the shop to pick up &#8220;Images of the Land: Canadian Block Prints 1919-1945&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0a great book they produced in 1985.<\/p>\n<p>On a more personal level I had an opportunity to present a proposal\u00a0for the new Reach\u00a0Gallery and Museum, and although\u00a0I didn&#8217;t receive further funding, the process was interesting and\u00a0educational.\u00a0 And with all the positive feedback I hope to continue the photo mosaic as a community art project.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"frame-outer  aligncenter size-medium wp-image-31\"><span><span><span><span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-31\" title=\"tripty_sm\" src=\"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/tripty_sm-300x163.jpg\" alt=\"tripty_sm\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/tripty_sm-300x163.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/tripty_sm-1024x558.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/tripty_sm.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I created a print of Murrayville elementary in Langley which was closing down and donated number\u00a0one in the edition of ten for their auction.\u00a0 I was very pleased to hear that the last principal of the school had\u00a0won the bidding.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"frame-outer  aligncenter size-full wp-image-29\"><span><span><span><span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29\" title=\"murrayville\" src=\"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/murrayville.jpg\" alt=\"murrayville\" width=\"401\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/murrayville.jpg 401w, http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/murrayville-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I had a showing at the Kariton Gallery in Abbotsford where I was\u00a0able to sell almost half of the works I presented.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"frame-outer  aligncenter size-medium wp-image-30\"><span><span><span><span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-30\" title=\"dsc-w70_0039\" src=\"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/dsc-w70_0039-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"dsc-w70_0039\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/dsc-w70_0039-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/dsc-w70_0039-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/dsc-w70_0039.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>And I also participated in the Arts in Mill Lake Park event where I produced prints on site and gave them away.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abbotsfordartscouncil.org\/TheArtsOnMillLake.aspx\">http:\/\/www.abbotsfordartscouncil.org\/TheArtsOnMillLake.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"frame-outer  aligncenter size-full wp-image-33\"><span><span><span><span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33\" title=\"goose_web\" src=\"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/goose_web.jpg\" alt=\"goose_web\" width=\"415\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/goose_web.jpg 500w, http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/goose_web-300x216.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I had a wonderful year and am very grateful to all those people that have been a part of it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I decided that to begin my artlog I would take a look back at several of what were artistic 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