a barn a day

October 18, 2013

For 66 days I've been working on an ongoing project fuelled by my new adoption of instagram.

#ABARNADAY

The a barn a day project is simple. I'm sharing one photo a day of a barn I've photographed around my home in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia. The project started as an exercise to increase my awareness of my everyday surroundings. Some folk in my life know Lunenburg inside out, but after 4 years living here I found myself missing the little details that once inspired me and I barely know half the county. There is a lot I have yet to discover.

My barn collection has inspired a series of watercolours. I don't know what they'll result in just yet. We'll see.

Having hit two months of barns, my new goal is 90 days. For now, check out some of the collection over on my instagram profile and here.

Instagram

After a few long weeks in the studio, we escaped to my favourite spot in Lunenburg County this weekend. We enjoyed the gorgeous sunshine and had a chance to check out a vintage fair that was full of little bits of rural inspiration. I snagged this amazing sign that would have been used in an agricultural exhibition barn. Ron Storch’s 4H cow is moving into my studio to keep all those good memories close by. . . . #fourpointsvintagemarket @4pointsmarket #4h #agriculturalfair #bigex #agriculturalexhibition #farming #getsway #inspiration #rurallife #lunenburgcounty #ruralnovascotia #novascotia

Happening tomorrow on Instagram live! Join us at 12:30pm AT (11:30am ET, 1pm NT) as @jenn_verma and I go live to share our work-in-progress Last Fish, First Boat. We’ll share a reading from the script, show snippets of artwork in progress and our video storyboard. We’ve been collecting questions and are excited to hear any you have as we’re live. This is my first live Q & A and I can’t wait! . . . #bringingtheartstolife #instagramlive #artistcollaboration #livestream #fishinglife #reading #codcollapse #boatbuilder #illustration #workinprogess #gouache

Pieces of Gene Maloney for ‘Last Fish, First Boat' are coming together. The final format of this work will be a digital video with narration by @jenn_verma. This format has given me the opportunity to add a few simple still frame animations to help bring the story to life. That means painting little things in many different ways. Next I’ll scan each piece and bring it together in photoshop. . . . #gouache #gouacheillustration #illustration #lastfishfirstboat #portrait #portraitillustration #painting #bringingtheartstolife #canadacouncil #newfoundlandstory

Join @jenn_verma and me next Thursday for a chat on Instagram live! We will talk about our collaboration, Jenn will be reading an excerpt from “Last Fish, First Boat” while I share the accompanying storyboard thumbnails and artwork in progress. I’m so excited to share sneak peeks of how the pieces are coming together and answer your questions! We’ll be going live Thursday Sep 17 at 12:30pm AT (11:30pm ET, 1pm NT). . . . #bringingtheartstolife #codcollapse #fishinglife #artcollaboration #canadacouncil #illustration #artistsoninstagram #instagramlive #qanda #bookreading #LastFishFirstBoat @canada.council

A study for Last Fish, First Boat as I explore compositions, tone and colour palette. This project with @jenn_verma is still in its early stages as we work through storyboard thumbnails and revise the script. I’m looking forward to sharing insights into our process as we move ahead. I’ve started a newsletter as a way to share more peeks behind the scenes on projects like this. The link is in my profile if you’d like to sign up and get the inside scoop. :) . . . #illustration #storyboard #lastfishfirstboat #bringingtheartstolife #gouache #gouachepainting #codfishery #fishing #fishingboats #codfish #newfoundland #jennverma

A little study inspired by my work with @jenn_verma. I was fascinated to read in The Guardian this week about the recreational dip net salmon season in Alaska where residents fill their freezers with salmon for the year. Twenty five fish for the head of the household and ten more for every member. I’d fill my freezer with mackerel if I could, but it would take while. 😉 . . . #illustration #gouache #gouachepainting #bringingtheartstolife #cannedsalmon #salmonfishing #alaskafishing #recreationalfishing #stilllife

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