Regular readers may remember Kevin Godsoe, the Burnaby artist who was featured in these pages Feb. 14 when he had a show at the Havana Gallery on Commercial Drive.
Well, Kevin's back again - this time with a show at the Commercial Street Café in Vancouver.
Kevin sent an email to let us know about his latest show, Manikins and meditations, which is running through April at the café at 3599 Commercial Street (at East 20th Avenue).
He's holding a "meet the artist" afternoon on Sunday, April 13 - drop in for coffee and food between 4 and 5 p.m., and you can chat with Kevin about his work. The show includes paintings and mixed-media work.
Everyone who purchases a painting will also receive a small sketchbook of his line drawings.
Incidentally, I was pleased to hear that Kevin's earlier show at Havana was a success.
"Despite the snow working against me, the show went quite well, and I sold three pieces - two of which went to a U.S. collector," Kevin wrote.
His professional resumé includes numerous solo and group shows as an artist, as well as work as a performance artist and writer.
For more, check out tinyurl.com/KevinGodsoeArt.
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One final reminder for art lovers that this is the weekend for the Burnaby Artists Guild's spring show and sale, Fresh Paint.
It's on at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts from Friday to Sunday (April 4 to 6).
The exhibition is open Friday from 7 to 10 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. It includes original work by featured artist Elizabeth Wallace, along with a range of work in a variety of media by the guild's member artists.
Artists will be on hand for demonstrations and on-site portraits, and visitors will also be able to buy raffle tickets for an original framed painting.
Interested? Swing by and check it out.
The Shadbolt Centre is at 6450 Deer Lake Ave., Burnaby. Call 604-291-6864 for information, or see www.burnabyartistsguild.com.
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Do you know someone in the Burnaby arts community who deserves to be seen in the paper?
We've started up a new profile series, Fill in the Blanks, that gives interesting folks from the arts and entertainment community a chance to introduce themselves to readers.
It's already proving to be very popular, but I always welcome suggestions about interesting people to profile.
Check out the Related Stories links below for a few examples.
Please, don't be shy - if you'd like to be featured, or you know someone who should, send me an email, [email protected], with a few details and contact information.
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One last call for some free books!
First reader to email me ([email protected]) with the subject line "Free books" can claim any or all of them.
I have a gorgeous Emily Carr Collected book, with an introduction by Ian M. Thom, that features more than 100 of the artist's most memorable works.
Also on offer is Soldier Doll, a young adult novel by Jennifer Gold that traces the history of an antique doll dressed in a soldier's uniform - following its owners from the First Worl War through to Vietnam and on to the present day.
And lastly, there's Ink-blot, by Maria Eugenia, a fun kids' book about a character who loves herself, just the way she is. It's geared at the five- to eight-year-old crowd.
Want one (or more) of them? Just email me, and if you're first, it's yours. You'll just have to come to our office to pick it up - 201A-3430 Brighton Ave., Burnaby - during office hours.
Do you have an item for Lively City? Send arts and entertainment ideas to Julie, [email protected], or find her on Twitter, @juliemaclellan.
