Category: Newsletter

First, sincere congratulaions to Trish Jokat Kitching who won the TVO video competition. Her story of being a Mom dedicated to raising her autistic child was heart warming and wonderful, and she is well deserving of this award.

Thanks again to each of you who voted. It was a lovely opportunity to tell a little of my own story, and I have been absolutely delighted that so many of you responded with similar stories and encouraging comments! It’s been a great experience.

The painting below is one that I recently finished. I will be submitting it to the “Paint Ontario” show. “Spotted” – oil – 30″ x 40″. Look closely to see where the title comes from.

Have a look at these paper sculptures – beautiful! Paper Sculptures by Calvin Nicholls.

A sincere thank you to each of you who voted in the TVO video competition. Voting ends today, and thanks […]

Now here’s a fascinating art form. Spanish sculptor Jose Manual Castro Lopez carves stone in such a way that it looks like it is soft! See more of his work at this link:

Jose Lopez Sculptor – article on Brightside

All the details about upcoming art courses that start in April 2016 are now up – and registration is open! Check it out here (and scroll down to see the whole list):

Art Courses with Cheryl O

I’m very excited to be 1 of 9 contestants in a video competition from TVO. If you are on Facebook, you can vote for me! The top 3 videos by public vote will be juried and one of these will win a filming session with TVO’s film crew to be featured in their “Learning Portraits” series that runs on TVO all through 2016. Right now I am in second place! I am very excited.

You can watch the video at the link below – but you will only be allowed to vote if you are on Facebook. Facebook people can vote once per day till Feb 18, at which point the top 3 go forward for jurying. About voting once per day: you don’t have to watch the video everyday if you have already seen it. Simply take a second to go to the link and click the “Vote” button.

Important Note: Voting only happens when you hit the “Vote” button. The “like” button does not count for the contest.

Thanks in advance for having a look. And of course only vote for my video if you want to. Here is the link:

TVO Video Competition – on just until (and including) Feb 18.

It’s been a gentle winter this year for southern Ontario. Makes it easier to think of snow as something pretty!