Food for Thought for the Homeless – Xmas Outing ‘Tis time to rev up the motor a little as 2017 begins to nip at my heels. After a decadent couple of weeks of feasting and sprawling about, like a lazy cat, and then disappearing into my studio for some well needed downtime with the paints, …
Recent Artwork Acquisition – Nordstrom, Inc. On a recent trip to Vancouver to attend a memorial service, in celebration of the life of my aunt, Anita Sorensen, I had a chance to catch up with my big brother, who lives in San Francisco. With the sun gloriously shining down on us, my other aunt took …
Welcome to my brand new newsletter! Bonjour! Verona here, from Montreal, hoping you are enjoying your summer. I want to share with you some of the many exciting things I am working on. Art With my paintings at the Winsor Gallery in Vancouver, BC and the Woolff Gallery in London, UK, I am thrilled to …
Last month on Valentine’s Day, a friend and I ventured out into the bitter cold, with a car full of food and gifts for the homeless. Our intention was to pass out a number of backpacks – care packages that we had put together – to whom ever looked like they could use some …
After reading through my previous 5 posts, all of which tend to highlight food in some way or another, one might think ‘A Hungry Artist’s View’ would be a more suitable name for this blog rather than ‘An Artist’s View’. Alas, this trip to Italy was not only about the pleasure of eating good grub, …
Italy has summoned me to its corners once again; not for a holiday, but to participate as an artist-in-residence for 3 weeks. Arte Studio Ginestrelle is a restored traditional farmhouse, near the historic town of Assisi, Italy, which is famous for its frescos by Giotto. The studio is perched up on a hillside in the …
I declare out loud that I’m experiencing a true state of happiness as I eat my ridiculously good lasagna and roasted artichokes, which is swimming in a sweet, savory chickpea sauce. This is heaven! The sun is out, the company is good, a beautiful oval painting on the street wall across from us is pleasing …
Although I’m accustomed to travelling alone, I’m quite enjoying exploring Rome along side a friend. Bill, who was in France and Germany on a work assignment, joins me for a few days. It’s a treat to experience this epic city along side a Montreal chum. Stumbling across it’s ubiquitous fountains and breathtaking ancient monuments in …
I arrive in Rome via a 10-hour layover in London. Luckily, I do not need to do anything with my luggage while in England, I can simply take the underground transport downtown to quickly visit my gallery and grab lunch with a friend at the Borough Market. I wonder beforehand if this will unfold perfectly …
In 1999, a series of events inspired me to move to the charming Italian town of Panzano. Situated on a high ridge overlooking the magnificent rolling hills of Tuscany, this picturesque corner of the world became my home for a little more than a year and a half. I had been working as an actress …