Alison Sawatzky

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Artist, nature lover, retired teacher
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I love reworking older pieces.
"Ritual" was originally a watercolour monotype. I decided I wanted a more dramatic image, so I used archival ink and watercolour crayon to bump up colours, delineate shapes more clearly, and ramp up the drama through increased colour contrast.
This work will be in my October 2023 solo show at The Concave Gallery in Perth, Ontario, Canada.
#AbstractArt #MixedMediaArt
Just dropped these two 8 x 8 canvases off at the Concave Gallery in Perth, ON, Canada.
#AcrylicPaintings #LandscapeArt #PineTrees #SunsetPainting #Impressionism #PaletteKnifePainting #CanadianArt #OntarioArt #ArtistOnMastodon

Silver inlaid #runes on an early #medieval iron spearhead, found in a burial at Wurmlingen, dating late 6th century AD. The inscription reads DORIH - Dorich, a male name, probably the name of the owner or the blacksmith.

Photo: Landesmuseum Württemberg

#Archaeology

Imagine you're a visually impaired Mastodon user and your screen reader encounters a post that says something like "A stunning view I saw this morning" or "This is hilarious." But the image is the equivalent of what you see below: a blank. Wouldn't it be frustrating to encounter post after post like that?

Describe images. It's an act of love. Describe them as you would to a dear friend you were talking to on the phone.

Happy news: Our manuscript is almost ready for press! #BreakingCanadians: #Healthcare, Health #Advocacy, and the Toll of #COVID19. Forthcoming from @[email protected] - amazing contributing authors, with forward by @[email protected] and postscript by @[email protected]. Thank you, all. Stay tuned.
Crisis at McMaster Children’s Hospital sends critically ill child to London

No room in Hamilton’s intensive care unit for four-year-old rescued from house fire

thespec.com
Make no mistake - Ontario's health system isn't crashing. IT HAS CRASHED. Ask the family of the 4year-old who couldn't get an ICU bed after a housefire. You should all be outraged enough to head to Queen's park to demand better. Nothing will change without a #GeneralStrike
Quite the week. Disappointed in the tomfoolery and heckling at the first meeting, and the nasty emails, and obviously it wasn’t the desired outcome. But far from despondent. It was a great discussion. Now there’s more work to do. Onward, #Ottawa. Make #WeNotMe trend.
New work
The View From Here
24 x 24
Acrylic
Based on the view from my back deck, near Perth, ON, looking toward several acres of woodland and a ravine.
#Trees #Acrylicpainting #Landscapepainting
@chrischirp Gorgeous!