In contrast to the escarpment, the lake offers something completely different.
Played hookey for a few hours and put together this 4 minute vid. Enjoy.
(If the VIMEO video frame isn't appearing, blame Google, owners of Blogger and YouTube.
They don't own VIMEO ... ) Try this link instead ... https://vimeo.com/59609524
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Monday, February 11, 2013
SNOW!! ... finally ...
The first major snow fall of the season ... about 14-16 inches ... FUN!!
The image on the right is the route to the woodpile ...
The image on the right is the route to the woodpile ...
Conventional photography doesn't really do the FUN part justice ...
stomping through fresh powder ... brilliant sunshine, clear skies ...
and not THAT cold ... really ... :)
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Town of Oakville: Parks & Recreation Spring Guide 2013 - Another 'mlh' FREEBEE
Cover photo image by m.l.holton, entitled 'Paint by Pixels' |
Image was chosen by Town of Oakville Parks & Rec Dept,
from over 90 entries from the 'Capture Oakville Exhibition' of last fall.
from over 90 entries from the 'Capture Oakville Exhibition' of last fall.
I was solicited, and asked to contribute this work to the Town, for 'free'.
Cover credit in guide (upper right), distributed to 25,000 households in Oakville |
My 'Paint by Pixel' image used again on the Town of Oakville website as the HEADER ... |
It certainly would have been NICE to have been PAID for this work.
Ah well, just another 'mlh' FREEBEE tossed out there ...
Can get discouraging.
WHEN will 'users' realize that VISUAL & WRITTEN CONTENT is CREATED ????
Sure, I get some local 'promo'/p.r, but seriously, I've been doing this for 35 odd years,
I don't need PROMO or PR as such anymore -
I NEED people to PAY for my WORK.
Cheers. mlh
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
35 ONLINE @ The Burlington Art Centre
One of my oils will be presented in the ONLINE Auction, starting January 17th. - Link to 35 ONLINE Auction **Direct link to my item - HERE.
Feb 11th, update: SOLD. (Someone got that for a real steal!)
Virtual Tour of the Burlington Art Centre.
Friday, January 4, 2013
First Oil Painting of 2013
'Paint Poem to Wolf Kahn' by yours truly - oil on board
For more info (price/size) - contact artist.
New Year: Wild Turkey
A wonderful winter walk reveal earlier visitors - twelve wild turkeys ...
Great way to start the New Year ... 2013.
Wrote a column about this, scroll down to bottom of this LINK.
Wrote a column about this, scroll down to bottom of this LINK.
Thursday, December 20, 2012
It certainly is a 'Merry Christmas!' on the world wide web ...
The internet is changing us. It permeates nearly every aspect of our conscious lives. It is altering not only the way we think, but the way we perceive the world: past, present, future and dream-time too. Cumulatively, this is both a good AND a bad thing. But now is not the time to digress on a strident polemic ‘pro’ or ‘con’. Rather, in the short term, (and since you’re here anyway), consider these viral internet Christmas ‘treats’. To be sure, none would have the success they have had without our perpetual ‘clicks’ or ‘hits’.
Ho Ho. -- Surf’s up. (Adjust your audio to skip the YouTube adverts … )
Christmas Lights: GANGNAM style. 2 million hits, and
counting. (Don’t shoot the messenger!)
Amazing Grace: Christmas Lights. Another festive folly at 23
million hits.
Trans-Siberian Orchestra: an adapted Pachabel’s Canon.
Visuals include a few cheesy velvet paintings, but hey, who cares, it has near
4 million hits.
Again, Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Nutcracker Suite (like
you’ve NEVER seen or heard it.) Not as well
known, but still pretty impressive at 250,000+ hits and climbing.
‘Santa Baby’ by The Good Lovelies (audio only) from Kingston Ontario.
Obscure, with 4,000 hits, but delightful just to listen to their lovely harmonies.
Chipmunks Christmas: Jingle Bell Rock (audio only.) Ok, ok,
it’s a stationary cartoon, but it’s still had 3 million hits. (Clearly many
miss these delightful little animated high-pitched rascals…. )
Christmas Carols by the Westminster Abbey Choir. Lovely choral
arrangement with 118,000 hits. Not much of a visual, but again, this majestic
music does impress, even on the web.
‘O Holy Night’ by Carrie Underwood. Guaranteed to send
shivers down your spine, with the added bonus of sing-a-long script (… pity
about the ‘devine/divine’ typos though.) The poor script and visual design may
explain the surprisingly meager 124,000 hits. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIRAlJSd0nM
A ten minute cosy wood-crackling fire with 2.5 million hits.
(Time now for you to supply the Hot Rum Toddies or spiked egg nog.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsD1zoI7NYo
Why all this ‘feel-good’ webby Christmas fuss? Well,
seriously, there was this child born approximately 2012 years ago. The Story of
Jesus Christ: Full Length Movie (2 hours). With a paltry 214 hits.
Draw your own conclusions …
Merry Christmas One & All.
Margaret Lindsay Holton
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Conor Harrington, Street Artist from Cork, Ireland
Detail from a Rodney Smith image ... |
On the other hand, it could just be the weather ...
Samples of Harrington's work follows:
Marvelous, no?
p.s. I am trying a larger type size on my posts.
You like? or not? Let me know. Thanks.
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Exhibit 10: Art in the Workplace @ MIP, Hamilton
I'm 'in' with a pinhole photograph - 'Hawthorn Tree & The Fence Post' .
Dates: November 19th, with OPENING on November 29th.
Closing March 7th, 2013. All welcome.
A few of my pinhole images were recently published in the
wonderful HAL: Hamilton Arts & Letters Magazine
Also, my brother, Luther Holton, is offering his first public art installation:
This shows his provocative stone work about 1/4 of the way through.
(... photo portrait par moi tweeked in my 'White Out' way ... )
Opening Night:
(A full & festive occasion, but not everyone was interested in the art .... )
Monday, November 19, 2012
Tara Krebs: Visual Enchantress ...
As I've mentioned before, periodically I stumble on a 'new' talent who is so evidently REALLY talented that I've got to toot their horn for a bit. Last week I popped in on the STELLAR solo show of Tara Krebs.
I didn't know much about her (and still don't really), except that I REALLY like what she's doing at the moment. Her works are so poignantly whimsical ... And if that seems a contradiction in terms, well, yes it is. But that's the FUN of her efforts. The earnest playfulness that immediately engages the 'viewer' is intoxicating. You just can't help yourself as you delve deeper and deeper into her striking 'small format' pieces.
Called, 'Narratives', these 'stories' seem like torn illustrations from some hybrid children's book, but on closer examination, there ain't anything 'childish' about this work. Masterfully executed, with a precision seldom seen these days, the 'stories' are intellectually and emotionally evocative, and oddly, very timely.
I guarantee that you will not come away from this exhibit 'bored'.
After a brief email chat, Tara has given me permission to mine a few shots from her website and post them here for you to consider. The following particular image worked its magic on me, especially after seeing a few 'preliminary' un-finished steps on Tara's blog, sample follows - (Look closely in the 'unfinished' smoke-scape ... enchanting, isn't it? )
It is possible to procure these, and other of her engaging works, at very reasonable prices as 'photo prints' via Red Bubble. You just might want to do that. This is one to WATCH.
When compared to some of the Top 300 on Artnet, or the top 100 iconic artworks of the past 5 years one often does wonders ...To my mind, Tara certainly gets it.
I didn't know much about her (and still don't really), except that I REALLY like what she's doing at the moment. Her works are so poignantly whimsical ... And if that seems a contradiction in terms, well, yes it is. But that's the FUN of her efforts. The earnest playfulness that immediately engages the 'viewer' is intoxicating. You just can't help yourself as you delve deeper and deeper into her striking 'small format' pieces.
Called, 'Narratives', these 'stories' seem like torn illustrations from some hybrid children's book, but on closer examination, there ain't anything 'childish' about this work. Masterfully executed, with a precision seldom seen these days, the 'stories' are intellectually and emotionally evocative, and oddly, very timely.
I guarantee that you will not come away from this exhibit 'bored'.
After a brief email chat, Tara has given me permission to mine a few shots from her website and post them here for you to consider. The following particular image worked its magic on me, especially after seeing a few 'preliminary' un-finished steps on Tara's blog, sample follows - (Look closely in the 'unfinished' smoke-scape ... enchanting, isn't it? )
And another ... (not my best 'copy/paste' repro ... )
And another ...(better yet, go to HER SITE to be further tantalized ...)
When compared to some of the Top 300 on Artnet, or the top 100 iconic artworks of the past 5 years one often does wonders ...To my mind, Tara certainly gets it.
Tree Wolf and Other Stories,
Now showing at Hamilton Ontario's
Show runs from Nov 4-30 - See it.
Update: In March 2014, I wrote this article about Tara's work, for Raise the Hammer.
Update: In March 2014, I wrote this article about Tara's work, for Raise the Hammer.
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