Daughter, friend, sister, mother, wife, aunt…..artist extraordinaire. I have known Alison for 30 years now, and I remember her using watercolour paints to paint an image of the roofs of Geneva, a view from our apartment; I remember her taking an evening watercolour class after our second child was born, and coming home feeling happy and excited; I remember Alison sitting on the floor in our dining room, painting a reproductions of Tom Thomson’s masterpieces; I remember when I bought her an easel, and how she started working from photos and developing her own style.
Our walls have scrapes and tiny splattering of paint, as she hangs a new painting, and critics it, and eventually moves it down the wall, as it has been revised and adjusted. My father-in-law is often called to give his opinion, and these calls happen at least a couple times a week, as he views the image she sent via their iPads.
I have seen Alison through highs of the sale of a painting, and the lows of a ‘failed show’, with no interest what’s so ever.
Colours keep getting bolder, and fearless brush strokes become more prominent.
I am so grateful to have her art in our home, at my work and in public venues…it gives me inner peace.
Written by Mike Tschumi, husband of 28 years.
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What ‘hood are you in?
I live in Dalhousie NW.
What do you do?
I am a full time artist during the day (for the last 16 years), and a massage therapist 3 nights a week (I have been a RMT for 26 years now)
What are you currently working on?
I am presently working on a couple pieces for the upcoming Art Market at the Telus Convention centre Nov. 15-18th.
Where can we find your work?
Euphoria Café in Varsity NW; I manage the art there, showcasing a new artist every month (we have a 2 years waiting list!), and I have my own room where I rotate my work every month; Galleria in Inglewood Calgary; Lineham House Gallery in Okotoks; Elevation Gallery in Canmore.