neonmatisse

Friday, August 19, 2016

Sunday, August 7, 2016

MARVELOUS PIG in OLD OTTAWA SOUTH

PIG & THE CITY

HELENE LACELLE & PETER EVANCHUCK

LIFEofPIE

now to 31August

1134 Bank St in old ottawa south

'NOT in the LOUVRE but in the LOO'

One of life’s little miracles happened to create this show, our cottage neighbor sold us this plastic pig for a pack of smoke. Turns our the pig is a DON FEATHERSTONE.

DON FEATHERSTONE created plastic pink flamingoes in 1957. He worked at UNION PLASTICS in FLITCHBURG, Mass. He and his wife dressed alike for 35 years.

In 1996 he won a NOBEL PRIZE for ART for creating those pop, plastic FLAMINGOES we see on millions of lawns.

AND WE BOUGHT HIS PLASTIC PIG FOR A PACK OF SMOKES, imagine?

CREATIVE juices flowed new show, new ideas, out comes PIG & THE CITY

Out we went to photograph Old Ottawa South using Featherstone’s PIG with PEOPLE&PLACES to produce this new show and soon a new short comedy drama called PIGGIRL

For those who have seen the movie comedy BABE this idea will bring smiles

EVANCHUCK's photos are made marvelous by partner LACELLE using traditional painting techniques combined

with modern computer assistance this enhancement creates what the artists call MARVEOUS REALISM ( think of DALI )

Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Group Show at The Ottawa Art Gallery

Collaboration work with my partner Peter Evanchuck " Doll's House " series and 2 collages from my ' Dans Ma Tete ' series

Two of my folk art prints sit on the desk by Emily

Group show includes : Jeannie Polisuk, Becca Wallace, Amy Thompson, and Diane Woodward and Helene Lacelle

The Ottawa Art Gallery

2 Daly Street, Ottawa

Arts Court Building

Show runs until Sept.10, 2016

Friday, July 29, 2016

Janine Adamyk holding a pig

Today in Old Ottawa South - getting pictures ready for the 'PIG In Old Ottawa South' series at THE LIFE OF PIE - coming soon!

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Sunday, July 24, 2016

The BIG 'C' Show at Cafe Nostalgica

THE BIG "C" SHOW art by HELENE LACELLE & PETER EVANCHUCK at Cafe Nostalgica

this is part ONE of 'the big 'C' show' at Cafe Nostalgica presented by HELENE LACELLE and PETER EVANCHUCK

the BIG 'C' show features the 'COLLECTIONS, COLLABORATIONS and COLLAGES by the artists on now at CAFE NOSTALGICA, 601 Cumberland street, on the campus grounds of Ottawa University until end of August in a two part show of marvelous images.

LACELLE and EVANCHUCK are the life-long team of two artists who delve into all everyday things and create art from these events, ideas, experiences, thoughts using their rather unique abilities to make marvelous images ... MARVELOUS REALISM is their term for their works.

this is the first of a two part big 'C' show on now to 10 August 2016 - the second part of the big'C'show will be 'walled & hung' from 11 August to end of August 2016

HELENE LACELLE (aka neonmatisse) is a life long, award winning, self taught artist who has exhibited around the world both 'hard' and 'on line' currently showing at several galleries in the U.S. and Canada as well as showing in Ottawa at LIFEofPIE, theGREEN DOOR, School of Art gallery.

PETER EVANCHUCK has had a varied life from his professor/teacher years, to filmaker, to photographer, to journalist, to magazine editor/publisher (MOTIONmagazine Cdn film/tv/theare), now after a creative hiatus caused by severe cancer concerns/surgeries/treatments still lives with cancer but healthy enough to once again 'create' - he is presently working on several docs and working on his re-enry into dramatic feature film making using the magic of digital technology instead of the ancient celluloid of film..

Wednesday, July 6, 2016

New BIG show at the GREEN DOOR

'BIG-BOLD-BEAUTIFUL' Art by Helene Lacelle & Peter Evanchuck at

The Green Door

198 Main St, Ottawa

June 28 - July 24

Now to July 24

'BIG-BOLD-BEAUTIFUL' is a very extensive showing of creatively unique art of HELENE LACELLE and PETER EVANCHUCK.

This art fills the BIG walls at THE GREEN DOOR in a BOLD and BEAUTIFUL manner some might call it 'MARVELOUSLY DESIGNED'

LACELLE is a self taught lifelong artist who shows 'hard' and 'on line' with galleries in North America and Europe, who has won numerous awards and whose work hangs in universities, hospitals, public and private spaces. She has be referred to as Canada's NEONMATISSE for her colourful method/style of creative works. She produces the highly successful original ONE&ONLY in it's 10th year of celebrating local creative works.

EVANCHUCK a former professor/filmaker/photographer/writer/director/producer/etc who has a long history of contributing to the Canadian art scene. His magazine MOTION was the first to have only Canadian articles covering TV,THEATRE and FILM. His feature films PLATINUM, COWBOYZ, RENT won several festival awards and played in slect theatres. His documentaries 'raw and real' ( PETER HARCOURT ) define 'real&raw' survivors of poverty, mental illness and substance abuse.

Both have a long history with volunteering in soup kitchens and half way houses in Ontario. EVANCHUCK was granted various awards for his work ( Mayor's award, Provincial award and local volunteer awards ) - they also have several other 'irons' in the creative fires

Drop over to THE GREEN DOOR, 198 MAIN STREET, OTTAWA and taste some excellent vegetarian foods sold by the pound buffet style and wander along the extensive walls now colourfully decorated with unique art any day except Mondays until 24th July 2016

Sunday, June 26, 2016

Cooling off in the Rideau in Sandy Hill

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

New Postcards

Each postcard is unique - I leave the cardstock in baths of Turmeric, Beet Juice and Tea for about one week - then I lay them out to dry then iron them flat and T H E N i run them thru my printer.