Her heart is the moon

    

“Her heart is the moon”
7.5” x 9.5”
Graphite, acrylics, and gold leaf on paper

Sometimes, the rainy days ain’t so bad, its just part of the cycle of things. We miss the sun, but there is the moon to look forward to. After the night sky comes, there will be another chance tomorrow.

“Her Heart is the Moon” is completed and now travelling Chicago. Opening night is tomorrow, details are all on the flyer. If you are in the area, drop by to the opening as it will be a great show!











 





Maleficium Dark Art Exhibition
November 3 to December 15, 2012
@ Kosart Gallery

Opening reception:
Saturday, November 3, 2012 from 7pm to 11pm

Drawing for 'LOOPS'

Sometimes, you try to remember and follow your dreams when you wake up. When I am lucky enough, I am able to write down my dreams before I forget... but why?

Why is the fantasy so attractive?
That makes me wonder.

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Working hard on my pieces, both painting and drawing for LOOPS!
Using graphite for this one...

#personalwednesday

Renewed Piece of History

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Work in Progress piece. I was walking around one day to the Japanese antique store and found this old piece of Japanese paper. As I was walking back to the hotel, the paper was so dried that it started cracking. To preserve it, once I went home I tried collaging it onto a painting that I am working on.

You never know what you might find in an old items/antique store, on a bright sunny day.

I love finding old items, it is an adventure every time. :)

#personalwednesday

Personal Wednesday Update!

This week’s ‘Personal Wednesday’ update! This piece is getting near completion… will be posting the final soon.

There are things that might be hard to see in the photo. I will try to provide more detailed shots when I post the final.

LIVE Painting at Paint-A-Thon tomorrow @ Night it up!

PAINT-A-THON @ Night It Up! from Paint-A-Thon on Vimeo.


Gonna be Painting LIVE tomorrow from 2pm - 7pm at Paint-A-Thon with a few friends @ Night It Up! in Markham. Fundraising for 'Make A Wish' Foundation and for youth development at 'Power Unit Youth Organization'! Come by if you're in the area!

http://paintathon.com/

Personal Wednesday - Process

Personal Wednesday - process of a new oil painting!

New Sketches on the Subway

Sketches on the Subway
Pencil on paper

Haven't posted observational drawings for a while! Here is a page of sketches done on the subway. I lead a sketch group with my friend Thierry Lafontaine here in Toronto and we sketch on the subway every Sunday.

New Painting for Julyna Exhibition Group Show

"OK to be"
8'' x 10''
Oils & Pastels on Paper
(Framed)
Personal Wednesday.

Here is a small Oil Painting I did which is donated to a charity show coming up this weekend.

Every year, I usually donate a piece or two to some form of charity event as a way of giving back. This year, the first charity piece is done for Julyna. Julyna is a non profit community initiative to raise awareness for Cervical Cancer and raise funds for the Canadian Cancer Society.

Julyna: The ExhibitionOpening Reception: Friday July 6th at 7pm
Show Dates: Friday, July 6 - Sunday, July 15, 2012
Gallery Hours: Thursday-Saturday 12-6pm and Sunday 1-5pm
Location: AWOL Gallery, 78 Ossington Ave, 2nd floor

New Painting - "Resting on the Ancients" & Post Spectrum

Hey guys, just came back from an awesome weekend in Kansas City at Spectrum Fantastic LIVE. Met lots of great artists and had some of the best conversations with the people at the event. Thank you everyone who bought prints and who came out to say hello, as well as the awesome awards ceremony put on by the Spectrum crew! It was great seeing old friends as well as meeting new ones.

It was especially great hanging out with great people and talents like Ryan Graff, Eric Fortune, Joao Ruas, Eric Joyner, Felipe Echevarria, Jeff Simpson, Keita Morimoto, Jason Felix, Justin Gerard, Cory Godbey, Jason Edmiston, Anthony Kosak, Wayne Reynolds, Travis Louie, Brandt Peters, Kathy Olivas, Doug Gregory, Greg Manchess, and Jean Baptiste Monge. There may have been many more, I apologize if I missed any names.

I am looking forward to next year when they put on another Spectrum LIVE event again. Things are busy after I got back and have a few deadlines, I will be posting and sharing some Spectrum photos that I took at the event, hopefully really soon.

Below is a painting I had at the event, that I can finally show now.

  

"Resting on the Ancients"
11.75'' x 11.75''
Oils on Board

"Lucky Brownies" @ IndexG Gallery, Toronto

Just finished my piece for IndexG Gallery's Art Brownie Project.

The Opening is on Saturday, November 19th.
Drop by if you are in the area!

Unfortunately I will be in Los Angeles that time and will be unable to attend the opening. Please take some pictures if you visit.


"Lucky Brownies"
(Golden Dragon Head)
approx 2.5'' x 2.5'' x 1.5''
Acrylic on Wood Blocks





ART BROWNIE:
A small art piece. A wooden block measuring 2.5 inch square, 1.5 inch in height. Artist works on it as a mini canvas.

The Toronto's Art Brownie Shop:
a) A mini shop at INDEXG with ART BROWNIE (by different artists) available all year round.
b) Title of an exhibition at INDEXG to celebrate the launch of the shop and the ART BROWNIE project - grand opening on November 19 (Sat, 3-6 pm), 2011.


A new format for the seasonal gift-giving
The Toronto's Art Brownie Shop exhibition arrives in November, showcasing an array of works and ideas by Toronto artists, all work on this smart, cool format.

ART BROWNIE is available each from $30 to $100 or above. All unique items. From painting, print-making and photo-based, mixed-media to sculptural. The Toronto's Art Brownie Shop exhibition starts on 19th November, a bit earlier giving you ample time to plan your gifting strategy. Exhibits are on buy-and-go base, but the trays will be refilled with fresh new bites frequently.

Artists in the ART BROWNIE project launch exhibition: Anna-karoliina, Adam Chow, Aaron Leighton, Alena Skarina, Alec Dempster, Andrew Yeung, Antonio Cangem, Anabela de Castro, Brad Leitch, Claire Manning, David Cheung, Erik Jerezano, Feng Wei, Fiona Smyth, Françoise Mallecourt Cockburn, Gary Michael Dault, Gary Smith, Greg Stevenson, Harvey Chan, Han Xu, He Qing, Ilyana Martinez, Irina Schestakowich, Iris Lee, Ilana Jackson, Jamie Lawson, Janice Kun, Jacqui Oakley, Jeff Jackson, Jennifer Phelan, Jose Ortega, Juana Zuniga, Kestin Cornwall, Larry Eisenstein, Lisa Cristinzo, Laurie Zinkand-Selles, Loree Ovens, Lillian Hong, Malgorzata Wolak Dault, Madeleine Hellmers, Mariana Tomasevic, Martha Chan, Milena Roglic, Mo Aziz, Nahum Flores, Nataly Kim, Peter Chan, Shelley Savor, Sally Ayre, Taras Ostapchuk, Tai Kim, Tings Chak, Tomio Nitto, Walker Ballantyne-Hill, Uros Jelic, Will Wong and others.

An Ocean & Pounds project, 2011.

Upcoming: Art Brownie Shop Project at IndexG Gallery, Toronto

Hi Everyone,
Things are busy! Been really excited these days working on a new body of work which will be released in 2012.

I have also been working on some small pieces for a few shows and events.
Here is a work in progress of one that is coming up in Toronto, Canada at IndexG Gallery. I will post the final as well when it is finished.

New Upcoming Group Show - "LEGEND": Key to Reading SubKaru

Opening this Wednesday, I will be part of a group show in Hammond Museum & Japanese Stroll Garden in New York.

Here is the show card:
Back


Front


The show will be available to see from September 14 to November 19, 2011.
Opening Reception: September 17th, 1pm - 3pm

Address:
Hammond Museum & Japanese Stroll Garden
28 Deveau Road, North Salem
NY 10560

Admission to Museum:
Free for members and children under 12
Non-member Adult $5, Seniors $4

Here is a sneak peak of the piece I have displayed there, I will be posting more information on this piece and the story that comes with it later...


Teaser image - "Freedom Swing"

Special thanks to Mana, Noa, Don, and Nasa for having me as part of this show!

Hopeful

Hey everyone,

Just wanted to do a quick post today to thank everyone who came out last night to support the event. Ashita was a great success and it was an amazing turnout, not to mention the great food donated by Guu Izakaya and great performances.

Throughout the night, I had talked to some people who had actually experienced part of the quake in Japan and was there when it happened. And still, many of them are a bit shaken up about it. Let us be hopeful that things will get better for all these people and families currently affected by this unfortunate event.

I was able to take some photos of the event for those who missed it. I have posted them on my Flickr account. Unfortunately I was busy in the gallery room most of the hours and missed a few of the great performances.

Please also check out this other set of photos from Hirata as well.

Here are the two pieces I contributed for the event.

Hopeful
6'' x 6''
Graphite and Acrylics on tea-stained paper, framed
SOLD


A New Birth
9'' x 11''
Graphite on tea-stained paper
SOLD

Thank you to the new owners of these pieces. All of proceeds went to support the Red Cross Fund to help Japan.

Finally, many thanks to Rafi, Daisuke, and all the organizers and people who came out to the event. Hope we can all do our best to help a country in need.

Post-Canzine 2010, Updates, and Give-away

Hey everyone, hope you are all doing well.
First off, I wanted to announce the winners of the last giveaway on the blog of the two lino-cut original prints. Since there were 14 comments, I numbered 14 pieces of paper and picked out two from a hat. And the winners are...



#8 and #10! Which are... Hannah Bacalla and Carrie Rodriguez! Congratulations - I will be sending you each a lino-cut print piece.

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Recently, I have been busy working on several things as well as preparing for Canzine 2010 which happened just this past weekend. I have posted some pictures from the event on my flickr.

It was an awesome experience and had a great time. I had some zines titled 'daydream, nightdream' for sale at the show, as well as lino-cut prints, gocco prints and giclee prints.


Thank you everyone who stopped by and picked up a copy or print. It was great seeing familiar faces as well as meeting new ones. I still have some copies of the zines and prints left, so if anyone is interested in any of the items, please get in touch with me at info@peterchanart.com

The zines - a collection of written thoughts, sketches, photos that inspires me. 28 pages - black and white.


The gocco prints are limited run of 50, hand numbered and signed.


The giclee prints of 'distant' are limited edition of 31, hand numbered and signed.


The lino-cut prints are limited to 50, hand numbered and signed.


And...this also brings us to another little giveaway, to enter this one, simply reply to this blog and leave your email. If you are open to it, I would also like to know what your best dream was like, whether it'd be a good dream or nightmare (who knows, to some people a nightmare may have been a best dream). The winner will receive a package which includes the zine, the mini gocco, as well as a lino-cut print! I will also be giving away gocco or lino-cut pieces to a few selected others as well!

Tumble and Stumble

I am finally on both Tumblr and StumbleUpon.

Tumblr - http://peterchan.tumblr.com
SU - http://www.stumbleupon.com/stumbler/chanp105/

Girl and Boy Lino

As I had talked about in one of my previous posts, I had been doing some new personal projects to explore some new mediums for mark making / image creation. Had some fun recently working with lino-cuts.



I painted the background first and then did the print on top. These will be available for the upcoming 'Canzine' event at the Great Hall in Toronto, Canada.

Each print is hand painted and printed. They are all unique and none are the same.

As a little appreciation for the readers of this blog, I will be giving away two of these prints. All you have to do is comment on this post and leave your email address (or a website that leads to your email) and I will choose two random people to send out an email to. It doesn't matter where you live in the world, I will still send you one if you win. :)

Half Minute Horrors is Out!

A little while ago, I worked on collaborative project with Bobby Chiu on a cover for the book titled 'Half Minute Horrors' published by Harper Collins.

We're very excited to hear that this book is finally released in bookstores near you!

This book is a collection of deliciously terrifying short short tales and creepy illustrations including bestselling talents Lemony Snicket, James Patterson, Neil Gaiman, R.L.Stine, Faye Kellerman, Holly Black, Melissa Marr, Margaret Atwood, Jon Scieszka, Brett Helquist, and many more.

If you're interested in purchasing the book, please click here. For other information about Half Minute Horrors please visit the official site.

Also, later this month, we will be doing a signing at the Gladstone Hotel on Halloween. Here is the flyer for more info.



Here is the painting again that we did for the cover of this book.

2d Artist Magazine Article Feature

Hey guys,

Still in Japan..will be here for a little while longer..its super awesome over here..
seriously.

Anyways, I really want to post some sketches and drawings i:ve been doing here, but unfortunately I have no access to a scanner.

However, some good news today.

I received an email from the editor of 2dartist magazine
May 2008 issue of 2dartist mag is out and I had the pleasure to write the sketchbook article this month.
















They gave me the following link to my article and told me I can share it for promotion of their mag
http://www.2dartistmag.com/artists/issue029_may08/article01.pdf

Of course, if interested in viewing the rest of the mag you`d have to buy the full Magazine.

Last week @ the student gallery

Me and Jack had a spot in the student gallery for the last week of the year..so we decided to put these collab pieces up.

Titled: Conversing Masks

Rogers Interview Update

Thanks to everyone for the feedback on the website, i will be changing many things soon to make it better. Recently quite a few asked about the rogers interview thing i did, thanks for asking. I am actually a little embarassed by it cause I couldn't finish doing what i wanted to show on the show. I admit I was a bit nervous, haha. Originally, I was going to have them prepare the surface with gesso and with some ink texture on it. Then have them draw something with the marker on top and maybe a little bit of photocopy transfer. But after they finished gessoing the board...they told me there was only like 1 minute left, so i told them to draw on it...cause the board looked dried to me..LOL
But...it wasn't yet...I knew I should've done something simpler...well.. now i know.

Overall though it was a really fun experience, i definitely learned a lot from it. If it ever happens again, i'll know what I need to change and what i can do better. Anyways here is the video.

First week was awesome, lots of exciting projects. I am very excited this year to do some new and original work.