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“A Day in the Life” with: Calgary Watercolour Artist Melissa Skowron

January 15, 2025 Emilea Semancik

Melissa Skowron, a Calgary native, embarked on her artistic journey two decades ago at the Alberta University of the Arts. While oil painting had always been a passion, it was the allure of watercolour that […]

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“A Day in the Life” of Local Watercolour Artist Phillip Jones

December 23, 2020 Jessica da Cunha

Phillip Jones is a Calgary based watercolour artist that grew up in Innisfail, Alberta. He and his family have ventured the world by means of his day job as a project risk advisor. Phillip has had […]

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“A Day in the Life” with visual artist and sculptor Cecilia Gossen

December 19, 2018 Ann Baek

Cecilia Gossen was born in Cartagena, Colombia, and moved to Canada as a newlywed in 1969. While raising five children and following her husband on job postings around Canada, she managed to complete a BFA, […]

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“A Day in the Life” with Calgary artist Conny Jager

December 12, 2018 Ann Baek

Conny is a native Calgarian born to Dutch immigrants that happily indulged her creative side since she was child. Art and music have been constants in her life and she has never wavered from her […]

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“A Day in the Life” with Calgarian artist Mark Farand

November 24, 2018 Ann Baek

Mark Farand attended the Alberta College of Art (ACA at the time, now ACAD), and the Art Institute of Cincinnati, graduating from ACA in 1988. He worked in advertising and graphic design for about a […]

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“A Day in the Life” with Calgary artist Alison Philpotts

November 21, 2018 Ann Baek

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 […]

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“A Day in the Life” with Calgary artist Sandy Blass

November 12, 2018 Ann Baek

As someone who feels most at home in the mountains and at the beach, the beauty and strength of the landscapes in my Mom’s paintings give me comfort. They have honestly shaped my appreciation for […]

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