The 22nd annual Moss Street Paint In will take place on Saturday, July 18th from 12 noon to 4 pm, and I am very pleased to announce that I will be participating in this fabulous event for the second year running!
The Paint-In hosts over 100 local artists along Moss Street (between Dallas Road and Fort Street) for the afternoon, and spectators are treated to interactive displays and artwork demonstrations. I plan to be working on a painting of the Craigdarroch Castle that afternoon, and I will also be selling some of my posters, prints, art cards and custom magnets there.
Look for me at booth #74!
Once again, I will be stationed on the corner of Moss Street and George Street, closer to Dallas Road than to Fort. Last year, I quickly sold out of my more popular images, so please come by early to avoid disappointment! I look forward to seeing you there!
–Marty
As many of you are aware, I grew up behind the ‘Iron Curtain’ in what was then Czechoslovakia, during a time when religious expression was actively suppressed. My family– like most others– did not openly adhere to any religious rites or make any public displays of faith. Mass was completely foreign to me. However, we lived in Prague of all places, a city which boasts some of the most impressive churches, synagogues, and cathedrals in the world. Of course I became enamoured with them and found myself incredibly drawn to religious art, architecture, and especially religious icons.
My lifelong fascination with places of worship is already evident in many of my paintings; entire series of my artwork feature churches and cathedrals, and I also have multiple sketches of synagogues, mosques, and temples waiting to become paintings at some point in the future. This iconography workshop, however, allows me to explore the area of religious art from an entirely different perspective.
