The Painted Squirrel

10/02/2022

Greetings, Painted Squirrel friends!

-> I have to say THANK YOU first to everyone for being so patient with me. I haven't responded to messages or emails in a very very long time and I am hoping to get to that tonight.

--> My two little artists have been keeping our family quite busy in the most wonderful way, and I have just returned to work after almost 18 months of maternity leave from teaching.
I have been asked countless times if I will be offering classes again soon, and I LOVE the enthusiasm and support coming in from all directions. I hate saying no to people. However, I will not be reopening The Painted Squirrel as a studio or starting classes this year. My plan in the transition back to work and kids to daycare is to focus on getting our family into a comfortable routine and then making time to in fact do some of my own art projects (what!)

---> That being said, I will be sure to post here if anything does come up, and for now, don't forget today is the first day of ! https://inktober.com/

Take care all,

Amy

03/23/2021

Make sure to check out the Terrace Art Gallery 's 12 x 12 fundraising auction which closed THIS week!!!

Bidding starts at 12pm on Friday March 5th and ends at 8pm on Friday March 26th 2021.
Place your bid

01/20/2021

What a great opportunity to interact with the latest show at the Terrace Art Gallery !!

Stop by the Gallery this month to do the Art Work Scavenger Hunt in the two Exhibitions. Once you have completed the Hunt form, you can enter it into a draw for 1 of 3 Art Gallery Memberships that will expire March 2022. Contest ends at 4:30pm on Saturday, January 30th.

01/04/2021

Here is the group for the art challenge I joined this month: https://www.facebook.com/groups/CV30daydc/?ref=share

The Day 2 prompt was "The socks you'll never throw out." I tried to find cute photos of my son's feet in baby socks but found that I didn't have any, so here are my dog's socks that he'll never take off!

01/03/2021

Instead of drawing for the first day of the Comox Valley Arts 30 day drawing challenge, I used my metallic watercolour paints. The prompt was "Night Sky," so painting on black paper worked perfectly! It's a free challenge with daily prompts for the month of January. Let me know if you sign up! Comox Valley Arts

12/31/2020

It's almost the new year. Here is a new-to-me drawing challenge I signed up for starting January 2nd. Let me know if you sign up!

11/14/2020

What's going on with The Painted Squirrel?

You may have been wondering what is going on with the studio now that I haven't been open for awhile after moving out of our space on Straume.

Well...not a whole lot! The decision to move out wasn't easy, but it made sense at the time and for the future few years. Our family is now expanding by one next spring -- a baby girl is on her way! -- so I knew that at some point I would have to take more time away from the studio.

Since September I have been working part time again in School District 82 as a teacher and I've been loving it. This has kept me busy enough with mom life and a new pregnancy (ie - frequent naps) so I took a much needed break from the entrepreneurial life.

The Ko-fi website is still up where there are a few pre-recorded painting tutorials you can follow along to. Don't sign up for monthly payments, though, because I am not adding anything new at the moment!

I am, however, thinking seriously about teaching a few paint nights in the new year. We could even have an at home Zoom option so more people can join safely. This would mean I would be looking for a space to do pop-up paint nights in, so if you have any ideas or suggestions I would love to hear from you so I can start planning!

I hope you have all been keeping well and creative during these unpredictable times.

Take care all,

Amy

11/14/2020

08/23/2020

I am behind in my online video tutorials, but the good news is, another one is up! I will be catching up in the coming weeks with a few more for you to dig into to make up for a few weeks of silence on the ko-fi site. If you are in Terrace, you may just need some more indoor rainy day activities by now!! Here's a link:

Buy a canvas for The Painted Squirrel with Ko-fi.com