We have been invited to an open house at the gallery of Roy Hancliff.
As part of the Central Island Studio Tour he has been asked by the Comox Valley Arts Council to open our small cozy Studio and fly the flag for Qualicum Beach.
Your members would be most welcome if they are interested in what I do and I am happy to talk about my work, showcasing the very best of 10 years work along with guest Artist Jay Holbrook.
Come for a coffee and baked goodies on November 25th, 26th or 27th. Please RSVP – 250-738-1600
This month is our Christmas social evening. We are taking a different approach this year, we are going to buy cookies/food items and will ensure that we have some Gluten free and peanut free items BUT we are instead asking something from you.
You know that we are trying to be more connected to the community and with that in mind we are asking that you, if you are able, bring a food item or two for the Food Bank
Most needed food bank items
Pasta (canned or dry) and pasta sauces.
Canned meats and fish.
Meat alternatives (peanut butter, soy, assorted nuts)
Canned goods (beans, soups, and stews)
Dairy (canned, and powdered milk)
Canned vegetables and fruit.
Whole grain cereals.
Infant foods and baby formula
Coffee and tea will be available so bring your loonie!!
We do not have a speaker and will have a short business review followed by slideshows of the field trip to the Shelter Point Distillery, the Old Buildings assignment. We will also show the Best of 2016 images that our members have sent in.
708 E. Island Hwy
Parksville, BC, Canada
V9P 1T8
NOTE: This event is scheduled for Saturday 17 December between 10:00 and 12:00. There will be several glass artist on site during the tour giving demonstrations.
Lunch is schedule for Boston Pizza in Parksville at 12:00 Noon.
Send a maximum of 6 photos to fieldtrip.opc@gmail.com. Keep in mind the club’s size limitation for each image.
Have fun and see you SATURDAY 17 December.
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Our speaker to start the year off is former club member Randy Hall. Randy has developed a style that shows enhanced colours and contrast. When many people think of contrast, they think colours and tones. There can also be contrast in content. An example of this can be seen in some of Randy’s early morning images of Parksville Bay. Towering or threatening clouds can instill the feeling of unrest, while the calm waters of the bay say serenity. “It’s this type of scene, and the incorporation of weather, that interests me the most”.
Randy will be speaking to us about his style of photography and HDR. Click on Randy’s photo or the Fire in the Sky image to see more of his images.
Following our business portion of the meeting we will see the results of the Portraits and People assignment and the field trip to Robert Held glass works.
This month we will be meeting in the lower parking lot at 10:00am to walk the beach and many forest trails. There’s plenty of wildlife, birds and scenery to photograph.
Float Fairies – Keep your eyes open while on the beach or while beach combing for the glass balls. Over the eight-month period, “float fairies” will be hiding these glass floats along the coast for people to find and keep. Some of the floats will be starred and can be taken to the Parksville Visitor’s Centre to win prizes donated by local merchants. Those without a star can still take their floats to the centre to enter a prize draw.
Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park is located 3 km south of Parksville on Hwy 19a, on central Vancouver Island. Take exit #51 from the Inland Island Highway (Hwy #19) and follow signs to the park. The closest communities are Parksville, Qualicum and Nanaimo.
Lunch: Confirmation: Is at the Cedars restaurant in Tigh-na-mara Seaside Resort at 12:00 Please note there is an automatic 15% surcharge attached to the meal bill to cover gratuities.
Your field trip photos are now uploaded to the website using the upload in the member database. Up to 8 images can be uploaded
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We are going to have an exciting evening. Wally Chinn and his wife Alison will be offering his photo-travelogue presentation on exploring the polar bear domain in the Churchill, Manitoba region.
As the marquis animal or symbol for Canada’s northern wildlife, the Polar Bear has little rival. As the largest land carnivore in the world, Canada is home to more than 60% of the world’s polar bears, an animal species that has attracted much interest, curiosity and concern. Wally & Alison have made a few presentations to the OPS in the past, and through another of their narrated photo presentations, they will focus on their recent experiences in northern Manitoba. As opposed to their previous presentations that were directed at distant lands such as Africa, Antarctica or the Galapagos Islands, this showing will be directed somewhat closer to home, examining wildlife and geography with a particularly Canadian perspective, including the realities of polar bear life and some of the lighter sides of their behaviour.
The club business will get underway first and we will review the Table Top assignment, the field trip to Rathtrevor and our January favourites.
This months field trip is to Milner Gardens for the early blooms. Meeting at the gardens at 10:00am. There is a small charge of $5.25 as an entrance fee. Milner Gardens members and current VIU students with card free admission. Onsite golf cart shuttle for mobility challenged. Garden open 11:00am to 3:30pm, last entry 3:00pm
LUNCH at 12:00 is at Qualicum Beach Memorial Golf Course club house, Thalassa Restaurant.
Your field trip photos are now uploaded to the website using the upload in the member database. Up to 8 images can be uploaded
This is a reminder to vote for the current assignment. Voting usually starts on the 21st of the month and continues until the 28th of the month. Vote in the member database and check the dates for the specific assignment.