Bird Watching

I have just finished this piece and now I am working on two 6x12 canvas board versions of this painting. Trying to get the last bits of painting done for this years Art Walk.  

© copyright artwork and image by Jacqueline Williams.    

A Work In Progress...

It's all in the details. I have set this painting aside for now only because I really wanted to work on my other painting. It is not unusual for me to have two or three... or five paintings on the go. 

I am all registered for this years Art Walk, stood in line for over an hour. Just over two months to go and the creative flow continues...  - JW

24x24 acrylic. © copyright artwork and image by Jacqueline Williams.  

My Latest Painting

It took me awhile. I can be meticulous with detail and when doing silhouette type painting therefore I find I can get a bit preoccupied. This isn't the subject matter I gravitate towards however I am exploring.    

© copyright artwork and image by Jacqueline Williams.   

My Poetry Reading

This weekend I had my poetry reading at Audrey's Books. It went very well and as usual I was grouped with some great Edmonton poets. I really enjoyed the young girl named Tallulah that read her poem during the open mic segment. I also had the chance to read a poem that was written for me by Pearle Pirie. The poem, Address For A Burger Night, was my perk for supporting Ottawa's VERSefest 2013. All she had to reference was my name. If you take the first letter in each line it will spell my name. I also directed her to my two blogs and that was it! I would like to share that poem with you now. Oh! and these flowers were waiting for me at home after the poetry reading. It was a great way to end my afternoon and start my evening!   

Address For A Burger Night
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Just this: let's adjust our clean, good plates; 

A great fiefdom, here, in this sup(p)er-race! 

Care about the sonsie kids a' tak your place. 

Quiet tasks: a pinch o' sage, leeks n' oatmeal. 

Ups-end-a-daisy into the turkey. Salt's trace. 

Eensy shake of peppering with sex appeal. 

Lands o' Dixie plates and o' Guinness ragout 

Italicize an absence that we already knew: 

Need a shot o' whisky for this meaty goo. 

Ewok, you grab a bit and we'll make 5 patties. 

While they fry, cock a glass and eyebrow to 

Influential Robbie and let's get chatty. 

Like paint over gesso, all slips to golden. 

Landscape, dish and life all controlled and

Instead of bun, Clone Scones, then frozen 

Amidala Challah and Wookie Cookies! Yum.

Mmm, in Auld Scotland nae were these. Hold em. 

Sip Earl Grey and so, to the night, succumb. 

© A poem by Pearl Pirie commissioned by Jacqueline Williams as her perk for supporting VERSeFest 2013.

Anna Karenina

A few years back I watched the movie The Last Station and it rekindled my interest in Tolstoy. After seeing the movie Anna Karenina I wanted to read the book. However I do recall in grade school reading a Tolstoy novel and perhaps it was Anna Karenina... for some reason I can't remember. This book looks rather textbook like with it's 870 pages. It's a first printing, 1978 and is translated by Contance Garnett. - JW  

White

                               

intricate mylar crystals melt

their purity 

simple

together masses

fall from the sky

persuading the rabbit

that winter is here

© copyright poem and photo by Jacqueline Williams. publishing prohibited unless with the author's permission. 

I painted this awhile ago however never posted it. This is personally one of my favourite paintings. 

© copyright artwork and image by Jacqueline Williams. A Neesha B. Project, 11x14 acrylic on canvas. Reproducing image and artwork strictly prohibited.  

Getting back into the swing of things and messing around with my charcoals! 

© copyright artwork by Jacqueline Williams.  

Indispensable Souls

He said

look 

at the clouds in the sky

looks like rain

it will rain

She said

not where we are standing

it won't rain 

where we are

it never will

© copyright poem written by Jacqueline Williams. Publishing prohibited unless with the author's permission. 

Brit Bits

Brit Bits is a limited edition book. That has been handwritten and drawn by Chris Price and Delisia Howard. It's signed by Chris Price and is number 50/400. It was purchased at the Victoria and Albert Museum Bookshop in London. From it's triangle shape to the artwork, the stories, the gold and mylar pages and to the hand-painted covers. It's opinionated and witty about all things British! 

My Painting

I put the baking aside yesterday and decided to finish this painting.    

For the Birds. Acrylic on 9x12 canvas. © copyright image photo and artwork by Jacqueline Williams. Any use of the image, artwork and photo strictly prohibited unless with the artist's permission.