tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71952014745259280092024-03-04T20:54:18.725-08:00News, Events & ExhibitsKristine Patonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05438291602078001176noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195201474525928009.post-6518248105049573502017-10-21T10:17:00.001-07:002017-10-21T10:17:47.321-07:00<h2>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Early Spring of this year, I received a call from a film company, Light of My Life Productions, asking if I would be interested in having my paintings featured in a movie written, directed and starring Casey Affleck. They had been filming in the BC interior and Vancouver, and were now heading to the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island to shoot scenes at Elkington House. Long story short, Sara White, Production Designer, and Zoe Jirik, Set Decorator, visited my studio and chose 12 pieces for the film. As unfamiliar as I am with how the film industry works, I do realize that some if not all of my paintings may end up "on the cutting room floor" or worse, the film may never be released. If it does make it though, I have been promised photographs of my paintings on set. Needless to say, my fingers are getting cramped from the months of keeping them crossed.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Will keep you posted!</span>Kristine Patonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05438291602078001176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195201474525928009.post-79644061239730086502017-01-24T19:33:00.002-08:002017-01-24T19:44:41.881-08:00<a href="http://www.cbc.ca/listen/shows/the-current/segment/11471298" target="_blank">The Current with Anna Maria Tremonti: HOW TO RALLY WOMEN'S MARCH SPIRIT INTO ACTION</a><br />
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As I was driving to Victoria today, I happened to turn on CBC Radio's <i>The Current (click on title above). </i>I thought it was a very powerful piece with an important and timely message. It is a call to battle. The march was a baby step, which must be followed with a full on fight to the finish, giving no quarter.<br />
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Come on, women, it's time to run with the wolves and howl for all you're worth.<br />
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Kristine Patonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05438291602078001176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195201474525928009.post-61931447151431735972014-08-02T16:18:00.001-07:002014-08-02T20:43:32.587-07:00Almost Time to QueryAs you can see, it's been well over a year since my last post. I forget that, while I have sent out several newsletters, I really need to keep things current on my website.<br />
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My excuse? I have been busy writing a book, titled <i>The Eating Club</i>. The image to the right is my working cover for this hefty tome, which comes in at 147,000 words, give or take a <i>the</i>, and 474 pages. After completing the "shitty first draft" as Anne Lamott would call it, I then began the arduous process of editing...and editing...and further editing.<br />
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Unfortunately, this has left little time for anything else, not even painting, although I did manage a piece, <i>Don't Forget To Write,</i><b>* </b>for this year's Sooke Fine Arts show, and am working on another for the Sidney show, which juries in September.<br />
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This video explains why I have never had the desire to travel much, or felt the pull to move to Toronto or New York to become a <i>not-so-famous</i> artist. Everything I want is right here, right where I live. As I watched the video over and over, its depiction a far cry from the "drunken" Duncan of my youth (maybe that was just me!), I felt my heart swell along with the "Ode to Joy" soundtrack. The full-length video, about 45 minutes, is available through the CVRD. I have a feeling it will sell out quickly...if it hasn't already.<br />
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My triptych study titled 3SUM sold, as did a grouping of "smalls" I had sent for their Christmas show. I am now working on several new pieces for Wallace Galleries and should have photos for my website soon.<br />
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The Sooke Fine Art show is still accepting submissions until May 25, and this year they are accepting digital images online for jurying. I am undecided whether I will submit this year or not...the "juries still out" on that one.Kristine Patonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05438291602078001176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195201474525928009.post-30647208562736971712012-03-29T13:39:00.008-07:002012-03-29T14:38:39.914-07:00Anthony White Artwork, "The Money Series"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyVO2F6_sVup7u_-G8N8tUUDKTO-bDHDiBXnStu49a6ykEguewZ9keEnHG2PHhXNYQ56m4TOCOkJ_8JO8Gg17vj6HXRAchyphenhyphenQx7_uoewuBh_V3IDR-bIc59fHoVlJT6IBnAcOrh62P-QpiL/s1600/AU176.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyVO2F6_sVup7u_-G8N8tUUDKTO-bDHDiBXnStu49a6ykEguewZ9keEnHG2PHhXNYQ56m4TOCOkJ_8JO8Gg17vj6HXRAchyphenhyphenQx7_uoewuBh_V3IDR-bIc59fHoVlJT6IBnAcOrh62P-QpiL/s400/AU176.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725435089185442162" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">I don't know quite how I came across <a href="http://www.anthonywhite.net/">Anthony White Artwork</a>, but I have recently discovered this Australian artist with an attitude very similar to that of my friend Jimmy Wright (who passed away in 2008). I don't agree with all of Mr. White's opinions (as I often didn't with Jimmy's) regarding the world of conceptual art, but I did find it all a very entertaining and thought provoking read. Since you might enjoy it, too, check out <a href="http://www.anthonywhite.net/Anthony_White%27s_Guide_to_Conceptual_Art.htm">Anthony White's Guide to Conceptual Art</a>. I also like the idea behind his in-your-face "Money Series" (again very Jimmy) and, as I wrote in my recent newsletter, if I had an extra $176 kicking <span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ">around for fun, I would probably purchase this next painting in the series.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div>Kristine Patonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05438291602078001176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195201474525928009.post-5815159683526829172012-03-28T12:36:00.014-07:002014-08-14T20:58:32.782-07:00Nobody Special by nobody special<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLRTq6d-Vqyo3rk1-0GcrWvayCm2DB9w25Eqa1NCXSAef30MeL4Pd9K4eOkBStjrpa5WdRwmxlNTN42euRHcqTPXRm1oLlzCAUTQJm8iUrS5aAyTP8fkrA1Ljqy6QbGks7DP9AmQE0lfLu/s1600/Nobody+Special+cover.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLRTq6d-Vqyo3rk1-0GcrWvayCm2DB9w25Eqa1NCXSAef30MeL4Pd9K4eOkBStjrpa5WdRwmxlNTN42euRHcqTPXRm1oLlzCAUTQJm8iUrS5aAyTP8fkrA1Ljqy6QbGks7DP9AmQE0lfLu/s400/Nobody+Special+cover.jpg" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725034595177989362" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 144px; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; width: 144px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have you heard of Blurb.com? It's this great place where you can create your own books: coffee table books, portfolios, children's picture books, and more. Well, I wrote this slightly humorous, tongue-in-cheek fable, <i style="font-weight: bold;">Nobody Special, </i>which is now available in 7" x 7" hard or softcover format if you want to actually own one in print (and are not put off by the exorbitant shipping cost); however, I have made the story available so that it can be read entirely online for free. Why? Because in today's world, we all need something to help us sleep better at night, and I don't believe in pharmaceuticals.</span><br />
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Kristine Patonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05438291602078001176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195201474525928009.post-19940550572320686772012-03-28T12:16:00.004-07:002012-03-28T12:24:56.645-07:00It's Almost That Time Again<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqWKnZzSVDadQj_QBDT1ovx9ZwN9K2_FN7nu1TK5QAPAYhAR3f2dJezxAhhP-pZq0TsFdgvBCXbxcD1TzUpN5l3_oULm45u26mJivsuSJao5S4_ew2JqQqfwAgauuvQYQWEMw1-3kQw5Fm/s1600/U8-2012-invite.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqWKnZzSVDadQj_QBDT1ovx9ZwN9K2_FN7nu1TK5QAPAYhAR3f2dJezxAhhP-pZq0TsFdgvBCXbxcD1TzUpN5l3_oULm45u26mJivsuSJao5S4_ew2JqQqfwAgauuvQYQWEMw1-3kQw5Fm/s400/U8-2012-invite.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725029513701582082" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>I have just put the last coat of varnish on "3SUM," a small three panel piece for U8. You can see it in the Abstract Portfolia of my website. Each panel is 10" x 10" but because it turned out so well (and I do love it!), I decided it will be a study for a much larger triptych.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Kristine Patonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05438291602078001176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195201474525928009.post-69659790651201531642011-09-25T20:52:00.000-07:002011-09-25T21:13:17.460-07:00A Complete Redesign<div>I am currently working on a new website using FolioLink. It is a lot of work but should be well worth it in the end since I will then be able to update and change the look of my site whenever I want. Please be patient; it won't be too much longer before I have all my latest works online for your viewing pleasure (or displeasure depending on your taste in art)!</div><div><div><br /></div><div>Until then, here are a few new paintings:</div></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETMgv582aP34KTULOg21g3DljNwTmvVrkvSjfj0mELb62qmBWscjWSf4Z7UOKuzRw314d4urjeMVAkJPEYzcV0uf_08BYRd2nXt9m7Hvi3lIVXG0jlsdZoahggfBJ1gtZrHJRkVr8UT-n/s1600/added+blue.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETMgv582aP34KTULOg21g3DljNwTmvVrkvSjfj0mELb62qmBWscjWSf4Z7UOKuzRw314d4urjeMVAkJPEYzcV0uf_08BYRd2nXt9m7Hvi3lIVXG0jlsdZoahggfBJ1gtZrHJRkVr8UT-n/s400/added+blue.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656512913478226706" /></a><br /><div>Blue Notes, 30" x 30", acrylic on wrap canvas</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhimmlcv43s3uQX_ucA6xVFOoe-e7NiDFmgb2TcHPu9oUj3IoHEv2P-Yip91vepba0ARnq-v9gsG6zHKbmIrPpQAQmEfUqcWp8EKnO2yk7xW2Q93gwFthbselP9_KgdjEOS_7jVuxlHpqw1/s1600/Mini2+for+Sopa+72+dpi.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhimmlcv43s3uQX_ucA6xVFOoe-e7NiDFmgb2TcHPu9oUj3IoHEv2P-Yip91vepba0ARnq-v9gsG6zHKbmIrPpQAQmEfUqcWp8EKnO2yk7xW2Q93gwFthbselP9_KgdjEOS_7jVuxlHpqw1/s400/Mini2+for+Sopa+72+dpi.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656512470945544210" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium; ">Shadowlands, 8" x 8", acrylic on panel</span><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlGvAXgzZm0EjHXcbCclDwmjVNWTjj5oX_0Ews4LV-xDeGdHg0QhYbcuPk0deuFHMGaQWshCk8wtC1WrkFoRtOT3TEyfnaofQ0Zen3YoDNrAckUkLp-F3nYkYClnOAoj5oGNDOU0UHprpY/s1600/Abstract-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlGvAXgzZm0EjHXcbCclDwmjVNWTjj5oX_0Ews4LV-xDeGdHg0QhYbcuPk0deuFHMGaQWshCk8wtC1WrkFoRtOT3TEyfnaofQ0Zen3YoDNrAckUkLp-F3nYkYClnOAoj5oGNDOU0UHprpY/s400/Abstract-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656511805756786194" /></a><br />Sideways, 30" x 30", acrylic on wrap canvas <i>(edge view below)</i><br /><div><div><br /></div><div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguf0v70YmGMAoun_FjW8FQRem5aERlZsZeGRGI0FEyHV7r7Qj-GcQBeDiLQ8Fc-Td04E3TKayb1tBp3pUr51t5_pknIvbPQM3nwr0bEkhota9B27k4ACg5w1OZJ3zTyZv3rHO7RZ68JapQ/s400/Abstract+1+side.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656512055210234914" style="cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 400px; " /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Kristine Patonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05438291602078001176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195201474525928009.post-17658357811387899222011-09-25T20:36:00.000-07:002011-09-25T20:51:40.920-07:00A Return to Realism<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixlC8stsYEczIJKL8Q0SPRoYr-tT1jqaW69hsBfU99fJTXE_yVelv_rDH4GilL9Qmskvwa7ZHTnlT4EyNtdG-lnhQo6kURvAtoNWHAkS2ktLw_H1FMO7ioO5LgGxRasvK87Wm4E56xmFu6/s1600/A+Girl+and+Her+Horse.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixlC8stsYEczIJKL8Q0SPRoYr-tT1jqaW69hsBfU99fJTXE_yVelv_rDH4GilL9Qmskvwa7ZHTnlT4EyNtdG-lnhQo6kURvAtoNWHAkS2ktLw_H1FMO7ioO5LgGxRasvK87Wm4E56xmFu6/s400/A+Girl+and+Her+Horse.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656508348003177234" /></a><div><div><br /></div><div>PONY TALES<i> (above)</i>, 24 x 24, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:78%;color:#cc0000;">SOLD</span></div><div><div>This is the painting that I planned to show in the 2011 Sooke Fine Art exhibit this past August, but it sold before I could submit it for jurying.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Kristine Patonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05438291602078001176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195201474525928009.post-68746591586826777212011-03-10T16:25:00.000-08:002011-09-25T21:17:38.818-07:00Now in Calgary<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjohcbekKeAUajqGpaB4FQe6m7KZV_iudqPGNIHCyO17_S3d-Q0qt5WNc5lASnzLjS6O9e0KnN-tdCrrTcX6UmNnc9Xx5_bXtRu5PCaSlHIzVe_Njozc5icNxdStZg_cHuYGq7PxSYTORb-/s1600/Black+Poppies.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjohcbekKeAUajqGpaB4FQe6m7KZV_iudqPGNIHCyO17_S3d-Q0qt5WNc5lASnzLjS6O9e0KnN-tdCrrTcX6UmNnc9Xx5_bXtRu5PCaSlHIzVe_Njozc5icNxdStZg_cHuYGq7PxSYTORb-/s400/Black+Poppies.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582614272786239298" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Black Poppies, 16" x 16"</span></span></i></span></div><div><br /></div>I have just wrapped up the last painting for a shipment of five works to Calgary. That's right folks, I am now represented by Wallace Galleries in Calgary so check out their website @ <a href="http://www.wallacegalleries.com/">www.wallacegalleries.com</a>. It may be a while before any images of my work appear online but I do see my name listed for a show opening March 23, 2011! I have two more works in progess which I have yet to send.<div><br /></div><div>I will also be sending several new smaller works to <a href="http://www.sopafinearts.com/">Sopa Fine Arts</a> in Kelowna in time for their annual U8 exhibit. All works must be under $800.00 in order to take part.<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Kristine Patonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05438291602078001176noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195201474525928009.post-61171139789798050582010-12-14T07:50:00.000-08:002010-12-14T07:56:14.998-08:00Unfurled, acrylic on canvas, 38" x 55"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9XAqne7S6YKh1inst-pmhD_VJm5jce6Y-OG1l9Gx9MkTN6WwkOklwFbPCFFrrwYXGvLz3SE52iv4nobULg08VWISNQbOPCs3tLDk_vIsTArr2eUBSoQPJ4ig79e67pKIH8RN1vn6dypzv/s1600/Unfurled+100+dpi.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9XAqne7S6YKh1inst-pmhD_VJm5jce6Y-OG1l9Gx9MkTN6WwkOklwFbPCFFrrwYXGvLz3SE52iv4nobULg08VWISNQbOPCs3tLDk_vIsTArr2eUBSoQPJ4ig79e67pKIH8RN1vn6dypzv/s400/Unfurled+100+dpi.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550566076113862066" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>So, this is how it turned out! Not quite the same as in Photoshop, but I actually like it better! <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.1944px; ">There was a lot of interest in this piece, which actually sold off the easel before it was finished. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.1944px; ">I'm not sure what I will be working on next...</span></div>Kristine Patonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05438291602078001176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195201474525928009.post-43975320900075727082010-10-08T09:47:00.000-07:002011-01-05T11:46:22.942-08:003rd Annual Under the Red Umbrella<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7PhnuNDxo77-gdE9I0quFc4O3lTouUGG6VQcIBjdsNty7V3IDFbu-8P7xH59WoBjT8sEQJgJpjjtEZcTgK3zzCV5fXWbAtPLAUp6TslqBNtf9xW5W9BiqNDnuhs5WAfiA8DvuTLolztsz/s400/Under+the+Red+Umbrella+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527564022537435010" border="0" style="float: right; margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 283px; " /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Is it really almost that time again? I thought I was done with shows for awhile; however, this does give me the opportunity to rework one of the pieces from The Fates—now I know why the real Fates didn't leave me time to varnish it. Below is the painting as it looks now, followed by what I am hoping it will look like when it is finished...for real this time.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:12.7315px;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:12.7315px;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxRWyHb9P2s1rVhDbo9PqDWiwCE6RWPG-4vpHorJ0wRFIP9ME6xegmuEtnjQ7T-F2rlzd3NhMojVFJ6iVvNAvsQGU6NFhFzdEayGavxG3a7cdU-3V3Kl7-wkFc9ZyH_eM49Qx7ZelHyKJr/s400/DSCN3113.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558788465618356402" style="cursor: pointer; width: 159px; height: 118px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Dontcha just love Adobe Photoshop....</span></span></div><div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:12.7315px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:12.7315px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZV3LkchcuvappMekxCKCMCcqkAiaspUI-1WjF8YwJm1JwQidJ2xijURP3ztSXqvR9IHO30u8Un7w-0GVv1PEkMEa2AJLc9qjfbKSm1lCQ3W7jm855EcB_zLhtIZxAi3vDwWUaeKUGmrKy/s320/Angel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525719928319884882" border="0" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I know some of you really liked the softness of the original, but I'm going for drama. If you want to see whether or not it turns out (</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">please don't bring this picture to compare, I can't handle the pressure</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">), then come experience the third annual </span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Under the Red Umbrella</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> on Thursday evening, October 21</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">. It all takes place on lower Craig and Kenneth Streets in Duncan. Eat, drink and be shopping, surrounded by incredible works of art. Just like old times, Coco and I will happily be ensconced with our paintings at Fatima's </span><a href="http://www.bistro161.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Bistro 161</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />Cardino's on Craig has joined the stroll and will be featuring a new collage artist; </span><a href="http://www.embellishhome.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Embellish</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> once again plays host to Pipi, Chantey, Crystal and Jill; and Fabrications will feature new works by Kris Kearns.<br /><br />The fun begins at 5:30. It is up to you where you start your stroll, but I would definitely finish at (or come back to) the bistro where Fatima will have laid out—as only she can—a tapas buffet, available at 8:00 pm for just $15.00 per person...yummmm!<br /><br />Repeat after me: I don't need to deserve it—I deserve to need it!</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br /></span></span></div></div>Kristine Patonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05438291602078001176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195201474525928009.post-19093542907293425162010-09-29T08:39:00.000-07:002010-10-13T08:44:45.607-07:00The Fates: Artists' Reception<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A big thanks to all</span> who attended the "real" opening night reception and made it such a success— and so much fun—at times it was hard to see the work or even move. For any of you who didn't make it to the exhibit, two videos have been posted on YouTube:<br /><br />Video by exhibit-v, which includes interviews (turn up the volume for these) can be viewed at<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgxDus6UsNo">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgxDus6UsNo</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Video set to music by Superseer Productions (Isa's main squeeze) can be viewed at<br /></span></span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYp5H_1ZNPk">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYp5H_1ZNPk</a><br /><br />Ciao!Kristine Patonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05438291602078001176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195201474525928009.post-48694122040603175372010-09-17T12:48:00.000-07:002011-09-25T21:09:28.342-07:00Upcoming Exhibits of New Work<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwngiSALns7GuzsbHAjVhelQdNC4udpQTXXf2ALWkQBvEHPDRe6ODgzwNmUYMy4OA3P6U4HLKuIqjNsNJhI6DF-QxSZ4JBz6hRf-_Qomc7KqNM4_RClAbxmKGqw50cGtqPWz0kt-5bUJRu/s1600/The+Three+Fates+300+RGB+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwngiSALns7GuzsbHAjVhelQdNC4udpQTXXf2ALWkQBvEHPDRe6ODgzwNmUYMy4OA3P6U4HLKuIqjNsNJhI6DF-QxSZ4JBz6hRf-_Qomc7KqNM4_RClAbxmKGqw50cGtqPWz0kt-5bUJRu/s320/The+Three+Fates+300+RGB+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517973760781669986" border="0" /></a><br /></div><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><br />The first show, The Three Fates, opens at Collective Works Gallery in Victoria on Friday, September 24, but please note that the Artists' Reception is on the Saturday night, September 25.</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><br />The second exhibit, Flotsam, opens at Sopa Fine Arts in Kelowna on October 7. For all you realists, this is purely an abstract show (with a little expressionism thrown in for fun).<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg86I1mVmoKwLnAi8blmo6jByCKMf6l4WkhIKukIoyFcgLoNlmnD9lcVgkA0Sr35A_xuJBe8Mnd841u9c8kNWEVopCM8kaFfovcSEK_UpyCRH9h7NGlnj-xCX3RgvWW_27A-dYILrQcQ_EB/s1600/invitation-Flotsam.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg86I1mVmoKwLnAi8blmo6jByCKMf6l4WkhIKukIoyFcgLoNlmnD9lcVgkA0Sr35A_xuJBe8Mnd841u9c8kNWEVopCM8kaFfovcSEK_UpyCRH9h7NGlnj-xCX3RgvWW_27A-dYILrQcQ_EB/s400/invitation-Flotsam.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517974599962335186" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">The following images are of the paintings for <span style="font-weight: bold;">Flotsam</span>; the theme for this series is denim or jeans. Note: I'm </span><span style="font-size:85%;">still working on the paintings for The Three Fates (in which I am <span style="font-style: italic;">death</span>) and will post those next week. Eventually, I will get around to updating my website.<br /></span><br /><br /><div>Faded Favourites</div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGuQZTJRtkJSDu36nCLc8KJdeCHeokuqMYH9v8LJv3avfNf6IAPFos4ph_ZSuJnlpPQ7x-usvNPM112HvqiCOZmBFlnJneKEVZiUp1dstSvSBuDBf7M4EPWUfpm18fjdppOidNnt0dhIwr/s1600/Frayed+Faded+Favourites.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGuQZTJRtkJSDu36nCLc8KJdeCHeokuqMYH9v8LJv3avfNf6IAPFos4ph_ZSuJnlpPQ7x-usvNPM112HvqiCOZmBFlnJneKEVZiUp1dstSvSBuDBf7M4EPWUfpm18fjdppOidNnt0dhIwr/s320/Frayed+Faded+Favourites.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517975992956868802" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div> Wearing Thin</div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9FETn0HKf8fYrUdgawwgvCygMZlRai1-DSFeXcoCk8M7e9JyAiAcYxG7DC0EcQzXEaPadOAAb_8jWtpqaK4ZD2Mi93HqNj6KNUeHIUzisaA8Z7kG1WZVaoccA0b2hX0LdUXkPIsTdQSum/s1600/Worn+Thin+72.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9FETn0HKf8fYrUdgawwgvCygMZlRai1-DSFeXcoCk8M7e9JyAiAcYxG7DC0EcQzXEaPadOAAb_8jWtpqaK4ZD2Mi93HqNj6KNUeHIUzisaA8Z7kG1WZVaoccA0b2hX0LdUXkPIsTdQSum/s320/Worn+Thin+72.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517976535791570754" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Slick: Not As Smooth As He Thinks <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;color:#cc0000;"><b>SOLD</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;color:#cc0000;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu7gMu3AexJybxb7p7qK_CS81_J1gklpVQsuB-fiEh2ZuqOst2TZdlJpZJJo9cn-lpos_rv2RwZfF5PzMs17kO4zg_rudCHaNU6f2HZfZYWjwtQxK_Iq-UCGVkp0_eGpva8XUXh8OVF5Oz/s1600/Slick,+Not+As+Smooth+as+He+Thinks.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu7gMu3AexJybxb7p7qK_CS81_J1gklpVQsuB-fiEh2ZuqOst2TZdlJpZJJo9cn-lpos_rv2RwZfF5PzMs17kO4zg_rudCHaNU6f2HZfZYWjwtQxK_Iq-UCGVkp0_eGpva8XUXh8OVF5Oz/s320/Slick,+Not+As+Smooth+as+He+Thinks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517976531259143138" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Goth Girl <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;color:#cc0000;"><b>SOLD</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;color:#cc0000;"><b><br /></b></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL8uScQYAUTOZe3uUGOg6wDXcwvJI2nzpzo3kV_8VrMk-_E5e7yV2bVbyB5H48c-PTclPsr5UMeEOQkYut-8GHdEv1_e5Tvqiuj3Iulei1PbO6EEySfRKWWJNI5cKAv-R4tm1VtWzKUqRJ/s1600/Goth+Girl+72.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL8uScQYAUTOZe3uUGOg6wDXcwvJI2nzpzo3kV_8VrMk-_E5e7yV2bVbyB5H48c-PTclPsr5UMeEOQkYut-8GHdEv1_e5Tvqiuj3Iulei1PbO6EEySfRKWWJNI5cKAv-R4tm1VtWzKUqRJ/s320/Goth+Girl+72.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517976526503006354" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div>Kristine Patonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05438291602078001176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195201474525928009.post-27800991886675107462010-01-16T08:36:00.000-08:002010-01-16T08:54:14.513-08:00This Not Just In<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_kKISeLAXvWLhhjz4F33U7XlGx4KcvuX3UbxmIjS05Um_fvw72dqxeVrgntMH8Pxib4leibo_JZgae2FbgGoMSpIfhVI8dfgs_B6xAVAbIgr5ratmf4xBEBoDPnLXE_cYYiCv6JAAtNej/s1600-h/Petite+Parkers.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 204px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_kKISeLAXvWLhhjz4F33U7XlGx4KcvuX3UbxmIjS05Um_fvw72dqxeVrgntMH8Pxib4leibo_JZgae2FbgGoMSpIfhVI8dfgs_B6xAVAbIgr5ratmf4xBEBoDPnLXE_cYYiCv6JAAtNej/s320/Petite+Parkers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427381906308765522" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span>I realized that a lot of you who view my website probably don't receive my newsletter and so would not have read that my painting, "Field Study", which sold at this year's Nature of Island Artists Exhibit, was also awarded a Peoples' Choice. It placed fourth, after Mark Hobson's which placed third and two others that I don't remember...but they must have been really good, lol! To find out more about the show, read September 09's blog.Kristine Patonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05438291602078001176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195201474525928009.post-82311153801227633052009-09-20T09:56:00.000-07:002009-09-20T10:45:23.111-07:00The Nature of Island Artists<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIIYr9ptf633D7frNfvKDTYoV6V-obhLlBNdWgC8Amg3Vy7QmwTDV6sdRfcWW5oOxNu1pfzanUxxRe_AV7lFIchVrPACYXN7PjdKRLIa31t6pJ-FTS3e2GH7nGNBYaWgZ5CwaV76wCyjY/s1600-h/Nature+Art+Poster+Blog.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIIYr9ptf633D7frNfvKDTYoV6V-obhLlBNdWgC8Amg3Vy7QmwTDV6sdRfcWW5oOxNu1pfzanUxxRe_AV7lFIchVrPACYXN7PjdKRLIa31t6pJ-FTS3e2GH7nGNBYaWgZ5CwaV76wCyjY/s400/Nature+Art+Poster+Blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383605918040334866" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >I have been asked to participate once again in this bi-annual fundraiser for The Goldstream Nature House which continues through September until October 12, 2009. Over 70 Vancouver Island and Gulf Island artists are exhibiting their creations: wood and stone sculpture; oil, acrylic and watercolour painting, photography, fabric art, clay works and much more.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" ><br />"The theme of this year's show is 'Art to Heart: Connecting with Nature through the Creation of Art'. There are many ways to connect with our environment, but there is a particular intimacy in the connection made between an artist and their subject. This year...we will be running nature art programs in which schoolchildren will get the chance to immerse themselves in nature and forge those important emotional connections. We will also be exhibiting "inspired by nature" murals created by local Vancouver Island classes.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Funding in schools has reached a critical low and opportunities for field trips and activities have become fewer. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">For more than a decade, schoolchildren were able to attend educational programs and experience the salmon run firsthand at Goldstream Provincial Park for free because of provincial funding. In April 2002, this funding was withdrawn and hundreds of classes were missing the opportunity to connect with nature. Fortunately, the Goldstream Nature House and the Habitat Acquisition Trust have been endeavoring to provide these educational experiences to children by raising funds to offset the cost for schools wishing to attend salmon run programs. One of the ways we make this possible is through the proceeds raised from the Nature of Island Arts Show."</span> Nicole Polet, Naturalist, Goldstream Nature House<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ugJXSeq4kQAw_8PxgAzI6jq41QnCm5dp6_ArGKSPNBLVfZMCIXQ9eJmMiQXK1b7QYAhBqz8igg_FkLmahQ-3pv7M1Eat-PTAUfYGdHe5R9-SvCXd1nlXWPKct_tQO8sSA0b4DeIHJBiD/s1600-h/Petite+Parkers.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ugJXSeq4kQAw_8PxgAzI6jq41QnCm5dp6_ArGKSPNBLVfZMCIXQ9eJmMiQXK1b7QYAhBqz8igg_FkLmahQ-3pv7M1Eat-PTAUfYGdHe5R9-SvCXd1nlXWPKct_tQO8sSA0b4DeIHJBiD/s400/Petite+Parkers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383601397680143426" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Field Study © 2009 Kristine Paton <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" >SOLD</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Artists' works are available for purchase outright and some through a silent auction bidding process. Visit the gift section where you will find prints and art cards for sale. Every little bit helps!<br /><br /></div></div>Kristine Patonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05438291602078001176noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195201474525928009.post-32863741893199201272009-08-21T08:44:00.000-07:002009-09-20T10:46:09.397-07:00Artist's Blog on Artists' Block<span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I never gave much thought to the concept of the blocked artist because I didn’t think it applied to me. Once I am in the studio, I have no problem applying that first stroke to the canvas nor do I lack inspiration… in fact, I have far too many ideas and images wanting expression. However, I have recently learned that a blocked artist is one who finds it difficult to actually get to the studio… and that <em>would</em> be me! Friends are forever saying, “Quit doing all this other stuff and just paint would you? Paint, paint, paint!”<br /><br />But “all this other stuff” holds as much interest for me as does painting; at least that’s what I thought until someone gave me the book “A Life in the Arts: An expanded workbook edition of Staying Sane in the Arts” (which I will read next) and discovered I just might be the proverbial blocked artist. Who knew!? And what is the cause of this blockage which, unlike my arteries, can’t be blamed on Ms. Vickie’s chips or 7 Layer Dip?<br /><br />Although clinical depression or mania is no joking matter, I sometimes refer to myself as bi-polar, manic, having ADD, etc., in an off-hand manner. Well that may actually be the case, a prerequisite to being an artist, and here are several excerpts to illuminate the causes:<br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:courier new;">“Your intense, driven, and sometimes enthusiastic way of being may have a manic feel to it. This restrained mania may become one of your characteristic moods: your mind racing, hands moving, dreams vivid, art more alive to you… I attribute part of this manic edge to the fact that artists are gambling every day… Art-making is one of the greatest gambles of all. As Helen Frankenthaler, the visual artist, put it, <span style="font-style: italic;">‘No matter how fine or meticulous or tortured a picture may be in execution, the risk or chance of its working or not working is always there, no matter what the method.’</span> It is a high-stakes gamble, after all, to work with all of your being on something that has so great a chance of failing.”</span><br /></span><br />This could explain why so many artists who rely on their art for income are propelled to repeat past successes; safety and freedom from anxiety are not found in the unknown. The true artist in our midst, and there are few today, is not a formula painter, dancer, writer, poet, etc., and perhaps this is why I often block. Yes, I am a painter, but I wish to be an artist in many forms:<br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;" >“You have the desire to honestly communicate the truth as you understand it. Frequently you’re the only one in your neighbourhood making such an effort. You’re the one who must tell your grandmother’s story, your father’s story, or your own story as best you can. And since the truth is frequently painful and rarely profitable, few except you are interested in championing it… Standing apart, holding your own counsel, attuned to both the beautiful and the moral, you are the one able and willing to point out the naked emperor, the stench coming from the closet, the starvation right around the corner, the colors of the far mountains as the eye really sees them...</span></span></span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;" >There are cynical artists who withhold the truth from their art in order to gain an audience and make money, just as there are cynical clergy who preach while neither loving nor believing… Other artists will tell only a fraction of the truth of what they know to be true, or will alter or subvert the truth, because of self-censorship, a desire to be popular, or a desire not to offend. These are both manifestations of the impulse to have and keep an audience… Every artist internally debates this issue. </span><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;" >Should he sing the equivalent of a jingle or the equivalent of a hymn?”</span></span><br /><div align="right"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" >Copyright © 1992, 1994 by Eric Maisel, Ph.D.</span></div>Kristine Patonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05438291602078001176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195201474525928009.post-33331824710315831372009-07-17T07:49:00.000-07:002009-07-22T11:39:49.657-07:00Being Me and Being YouThe following poem ©Douglas Malloch is from a book I am currently reading. I decided to post it here so that I can read it whenever I want to be someone else:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">If you can't be a pine on the top of the hill,<br />Be a scrub in the valley—but be<br />The best little scrub by the side of the rill;<br />Be a bush, if you can't be a tree.<br /><br />If you can't be a bush, be a bit of the grass,<br />And some highway happier make;<br />If you can't be a muskie, then just be a bass—<br />But the liveliest bass in the lake!<br /><br />We can't all be captains, we've got to be crew,<br />There's something for all of us here.<br />There's big work to do and there's lesser to do<br />And the task we must do is the near.<br /><br />If you can't be a highway, then just be a trail,<br />If you can't be the sun, be a star;<br />It isn't by size that you win or you fail—<br />Be the best of whatever you are!<br /></span></div>Kristine Patonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05438291602078001176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195201474525928009.post-57299125075076820902009-07-07T20:52:00.000-07:002009-07-07T21:25:37.276-07:00Going... 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