Word on the Street - in discussion with Wanda Baxter, Saturday Sept. 14, 12pm

September 10, 2019

Collaborating on a Book: The Story of Making “If I Had an Old House on the East Coast”

Wanda Baxter and I are so thrilled to be a part of the Word on the Street Festival in Halifax, NS this coming Saturday Sept 14th at 12pm. We will discuss the collaborative process of creating If I Had an Old House on the East Coast from pitching to publishers to the final edits.

Word on the Street events are free and open to the public.

Book Signing: After our presentation you can find us at the Nimbus table signing books from 2:30 - 3pm

https://thewordonthestreet.ca/halifax/

Saturday September 14, 12pm
Lindsay Room 2nd Floor
Halifax Central Library
5440 Spring Garden Road

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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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