tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-193987232024-09-02T01:47:28.894-04:00Single Malt CoveNews/Journal of Canadian artist and photographer Brandy GaleBrandy Galehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15997362633327749432noreply@blogger.comBlogger146125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19398723.post-66500305086724692152014-04-21T22:44:00.000-04:002014-04-21T22:44:55.922-04:00Transmogrification imminent?Thank you, dear blogspot, for many years of hosting. My online journal now has a home on my web site. See you there, lovelies!
Tidal Pool Star (2014) © Brandy Gale
Brandy Galehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15997362633327749432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19398723.post-24087789714550207622013-04-30T14:11:00.000-04:002013-05-29T14:12:56.393-04:003 shows in MayPleased to announce that my original paintings will be exhibited starting in May at these three shows:
"The Heart of the County" May 15 - August 12, 2013 Arts on Main Gallery
"Summer in the County" May - September 2013 at Waupoos Estates Winery
"Art on the Shelf" May 2013 at Black Prince Winery
Brandy Galehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15997362633327749432noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19398723.post-22398897307238877922013-04-02T12:29:00.002-04:002013-04-02T12:30:00.688-04:00e.g. Conference - Monterey, CATo my great delight, I will be presenting at the e.g. Conference in Monterey, California later this month.
Super excited!
From their web site: EG is the premiere gathering of and for innovators
in media, technology, entertainment and education. The conference
explores our most creative enterprises, by engaging a gifted mix of
people — from rising stars to Brandy Galehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15997362633327749432noreply@blogger.com0Monterey, CA, USA36.6002378 -121.8946760999999736.498249300000005 -122.05603759999997 36.7022263 -121.73331459999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19398723.post-27600391503419585682012-10-15T14:00:00.000-04:002012-10-15T14:00:38.481-04:00Reading Aloud
From Single Malt Cove | by Brandy Gale | Wellington Times
Reading aloud
“Truly fine poetry must be read aloud. A good poem does not
allow itself to be read in a low voice or silently. If we can read it
silently, it is not a valid poem: a poem demands pronunciation. Poetry
always remembers that it was an oral art before it was a written art. It
remembers that it was first song.” - Brandy Galehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15997362633327749432noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19398723.post-55613102476239856942012-09-28T13:42:00.000-04:002012-10-16T09:47:53.475-04:00A real jobWellington Times | From Single Malt Cove
by Brandy Gale
Friday, September 28th, 2012 |
A real job
I realized the bohemian life was not for me. I would look
around at my friends, living like starving artists, and wonder, ‘Where’s
the art?’ They weren’t doing anything. And there was so much
interesting stuff to do, so much fun to be had… maybe I could even quit
renting. - P. J. O’Rourke
Brandy Galehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15997362633327749432noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19398723.post-16083730161572224722012-08-24T09:52:00.000-04:002012-08-24T09:52:52.487-04:00An Abomination
From Single Malt Cove
by Brandy Gale
August 23th, 2012 | The Wellington Times
Abomination
The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Mahatma Gandhi
I’ve spent a lot of time painting on location in our “sister” tourism
and wine-growing region, Niagara Falls. One of my mentors, Jacqueline
Baldini, lives there and Brandy Galehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15997362633327749432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19398723.post-2563774951169048002012-08-10T20:13:00.000-04:002012-08-10T20:13:39.284-04:00Enjoy the moment“Life is not a series of gig lamps symmetrically arranged; life is a
luminous halo, a semi-transparent envelope surrounding us from the
beginning of consciousness to the end.” – Virginia Woolfe
.......
In the July 21 issue of The National Post, commenter David
Frum pushed the envelope about city versus County dwellers here in Prince
Edward. Musing about his “more than 20 summers in the Brandy Galehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15997362633327749432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19398723.post-49480904599647313282012-08-08T18:07:00.000-04:002012-08-08T18:07:52.101-04:00High DesertFriday, July 27th, 2012 - The Wellington Times
High desert
“It is a waste of time to be angry about my disability. One has to
get on with life and I haven’t done badly. People won’t have time for
you if you are always angry or complaining.”— Stephen Hawking.
Physicist Hawking speaks here of his experience with motor neurone
disease, which is a Brandy Galehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15997362633327749432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19398723.post-80705139395416860002012-07-26T08:35:00.001-04:002012-07-26T08:35:19.530-04:00meet me at the silo: Cornography – The Second PoppingMy citrus paintings were part of this cool annual event hosted by Small Pond Arts in Prince Edward County. Check it out!
Cornography – The Second PoppingBrandy Galehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15997362633327749432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19398723.post-3876181691641309662012-07-15T12:13:00.002-04:002012-07-15T12:13:33.571-04:00Seeing
Wellington Times, Friday, July 13th, 2012
Seeing things
“To
see a world in a grain of sand / And a heaven in a wild flower / Hold
infinity in the palm of your hand / And eternity in an hour.”—William Blake
Blake was writing about how heightened perception alters how we see
things, and that’s been an important concern of mine lately. Recently I
had surgery Brandy Galehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15997362633327749432noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19398723.post-71008171322327240822012-07-15T11:15:00.000-04:002012-07-15T11:15:53.815-04:00"The World is a Book"My inaugural column for The Wellington Times:
Tuesday, July 10th, 2012 |
The world is a book
“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” – St. Augustine
Some say that the Swiss don’t travel much because their country is so beautiful. Why leave?
Living in a gorgeous, vibrant, topographically varied tourist
Brandy Galehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15997362633327749432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19398723.post-83829665369104380752012-06-19T13:23:00.001-04:002012-06-19T19:29:59.525-04:00Big Sur: Realizing a Dream
On my list of top ten locations I desire to paint from life:
Big Sur, California. Recently I was afforded the opportunity to do so, with
the company of someone dear to me as a guide and muse.
The last time I saw this part of the world it was shrouded
in heavy rain and fog. On that foray, I didn’t get to see much until I made my way to the
South where I was finally able to paint at Laguna Brandy Galehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15997362633327749432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19398723.post-52902434730178113212012-05-25T07:10:00.002-04:002012-05-25T07:10:58.824-04:00Fresh new show just hung at Arts on Main Gallery in Prince Edward County!
Fresh new show just hung at Arts on Main Gallery in Prince Edward County!
Exhibition runs until August 12, 2012
Learning to Live with a
Heart on Fire
Pure Pigment Acrylic on
unbleached Belgian Linen
by Brandy Gale (Location: Captiva, Florida)
Oh! For a Muse of Fire
Pure Pigment Acrylic on
unbleached Belgian Linen
by Brandy Galehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15997362633327749432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19398723.post-22730145714832216682012-05-04T14:29:00.000-04:002012-05-25T07:11:15.967-04:00Brandy Gale: New Paintings at The Painted Peppercorn Café
Brandy Gale: New Paintings at The Painted Peppercorn Café
May 1 - June 30, 2012
You can see more photos from the show here on my FaceBook page. (You do not have to be a member of FaceBook to see the photos.)Brandy Galehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15997362633327749432noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19398723.post-4722529619248193292011-08-29T09:47:00.000-04:002011-08-29T09:47:53.153-04:00Monhegan is a Painter's DreamIt has been quite a Summer - the highlight of which for me was a return to paint on Monhegan Island, Maine.
Charles Vandersluys created this video comprised of his amazing photographs taken on Monhegan, various paintings in progress and completed, and snippets of artists including yours truly commenting on the isle experience.
It was fabulous to paint alongside my friend and mentor, J. Brandy Galehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15997362633327749432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19398723.post-76655046771573792252011-03-21T10:53:00.000-04:002011-03-21T10:53:28.033-04:00From Single Malt Cove - March 14, 2011: Capture the world while you canCapture the world while you canBy Brandy Gale, From Single Malt Cove
Once upon a time, before the average person could hop on a plane and see a desert, palm tree, iceberg, or tiger for oneself, folks relied on artists' renderings for visual Brandy Galehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15997362633327749432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19398723.post-20456505647832270322011-03-04T18:25:00.000-05:002011-03-04T18:25:08.213-05:00From Single Malt Cove - March 2, 2011: Nature can inspire us all My raised bed gardens on Glenora Road
At "Seedy Saturday," last weekend at St Andrews Presbyterian Church, Prince Edward County
residents brought seeds to exchange, checked out the various workshops on offer, and enjoyed chatting with other gardeners.
Seed saving and swapping events have been going on in Canada for many years. Picton's Seedy Saturday was sponsored by Transition Prince Brandy Galehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15997362633327749432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19398723.post-83426258187640048352011-02-19T13:42:00.000-05:002011-02-19T13:42:00.810-05:00Winter far from colourless if one looks closelyIndoors and out, plenty to stimulate the senses
From Single Malt Cove
by Brandy Gale
Friends Cindy and Colm MacCool of MacCool's Re-Use in West Lake recently returned from a trip to the warm south. An image from their Facebook photo album shows ColmBrandy Galehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15997362633327749432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19398723.post-4977181924765361702011-02-03T13:11:00.000-05:002011-02-03T13:11:56.292-05:00Romance and Valentine's DayNew column is up!
Taking a yoga class at Valery Philip's studio in Bloomfield is a way to keep both mind and body healthy. Looking up from the cobra pose, I often fix my gaze upon a large screen impression of painter Gustav Klimt's "The Kiss" that hangs, or rather floats, from the studio's loft ceiling.
Completed in 1908, Klimt's piece is an opulent paean to passionate love. The gold leafBrandy Galehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15997362633327749432noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19398723.post-87398487114950504772011-01-20T19:24:00.000-05:002011-01-20T19:24:35.357-05:00From Single Malt Cove - January 20, 2011 Column: PEC as Cultural Artifact Discover the world in PEC From Single Malt Cove By Brandy Gale
Single Malt Cove in The County is my home, but the other day I was thinking of how one can never know any place completely. Brandy Galehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15997362633327749432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19398723.post-27265017393662095432011-01-19T19:41:00.000-05:002011-01-19T19:41:17.908-05:00Introducing: From Single Malt CoveTo my great happiness and honour, I have been invited by the local paper to write a column.
Meet the new columnists at the County Weekly News, from left, Bryan Bondy, Pat Larkin, Brandy Gaile, Vicky Roy, Graham Sayers, and Ange Stever.
JEROME LESSARD/The Intelligencer
Brandy Galehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15997362633327749432noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19398723.post-22962914160139611032010-12-29T17:32:00.000-05:002010-12-29T17:32:49.043-05:00More Muraliciousness with MiléJust back from a painting trip to Sedona, Arizona. Will post about this soon, but in the meantime check out this wonderful artist!Brandy Galehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15997362633327749432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19398723.post-51493010675999616482010-09-09T20:39:00.000-04:002010-09-09T20:39:42.967-04:00Picton Gazette: Real variety in art found along Rednersville Road
Picton Gazette: Real variety in art found along Rednersville Road by Adam Bramburger
I was delighted to open the paper tonight and see this wonderful coverage of the Rednersville Road Art Tour. Thank you Adam Bramburger and The Picton Gazette. I adore living here in Prince Edward County! (Click to gigantify the image)Brandy Galehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15997362633327749432noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19398723.post-62653767234890077992010-09-08T12:40:00.000-04:002010-09-08T12:40:00.143-04:00Studios on the BayI am delighted to be welcomed as a member of Studios on the Bay, a small group of artists along the Bay of Quinte on Rednersville Road. Watch for our "Open" flags this fall!
Brandy Galehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15997362633327749432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19398723.post-39639122383672948782010-09-07T18:11:00.000-04:002010-09-07T18:11:00.192-04:00Rednersville Road Studio TourThe Rednersville Road Art Tour was an amazing success! Had over 600 people through my little studio, Single Malt Cove, over the Labour Day Weekend. My lovely assistant Kyley and I were delighted with the wonderful people who came by to see all the creativity that our little hamlet has to offer.
Many thanks to my neighbour, talented actor Rick Zimmerman, for taking these photos and making a Brandy Galehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15997362633327749432noreply@blogger.com0