Bandits (Trashy & Smelly) & Library Exhibit!

 I love the holidays and I also love getting back to business…refreshed!

New year and new beginnings! 

 

It’s purdy cold where I am and January is essentially one never-ending Monday so, I was happy to get creative! I had a few ideas started at the end of 2024 which I made it really easy to dive back in.

 

After all the Christmas show bustle I’ll be busy this month re-stocking inventory and getting ready for a February exhibition at my local library. 

 

 

NEW PAINTINGS

 

 

In search of wonder, adventure and most of all... SCRAPS!

 

“Trash Bandit”

 

Acrylic on Canvas Panel

8x10

$100

 

 

“Stinker”

 

Acrylic on Canvas Panel

8x10

$100

 

 

I like to communicate with my clients and handle all sales directly, 

if you would like to purchase something, please send me a message!

nvonraven@hotmail.com

 

I ship FREE worldwide and offer FREE delivery/pick up for locals.

 

 

*UPCOMING EVENTS*

 

 

*EXHIBITS & RETAILERS*

 

Colossi’s Coffee House

114 4^th Ave. SE, High River, AB

403-652-2181

 

Okotoks Health & Wellness Centre

11 Cimarron Common, Okotoks, AB
403-995-5400

 

Highwood Gallery & Gifts

413 1^st St. SW. High River, AB

403-652-3538

 

Selective Seconds

1203 16 St SE, High River, AB T1V 2B1

403-917-1096

 

The latest art & updates happen over on Facebook & Instagram…

Penguin, Polar Bear, Last show of 2024!

 

It’s been a great season for holiday shows and the last one happens this weekend! I’ve really enjoyed seeing everyone & catching up. Client comments, feedback & suggestions are great for inspiration, like this polar bear! He and the penguin were demo paintings at the Christmas Market last weekend… 

“Polar Denizen”

 

Acrylic on Canvas

8x10

$100

 

 

“Burrrd”

Acrylic on Canvas

8x10

$100

 

 

If you would like to purchase something, please send me a message!

nvonraven@hotmail.com

 

*UPCOMING EVENTS*

 

*EXHIBITS & RETAILERS*

 

Colossi’s Coffee House

114 4^th Ave. SE, High River, AB

403-652-2181

 

Okotoks Health & Wellness Centre

11 Cimarron Common, Okotoks, AB
403-995-5400

 

Highwood Gallery & Gifts

413 1^st St. SW. High River, AB

403-652-3538

 

Selective Seconds

1203 16 St SE, High River, AB T1V 2B1

403-917-1096

 

The latest art & updates happen over on Facebook & Instagram…

Deadpool, Skellington, Zero & Yule Shows!

It’s cold, it’s snowy (18+ inches but who’s counting) and the holiday bustle has begun! I’ve done 2 Christmas markets and there are 2 more to go! Shipping has been compromised with the postal strike but all you locals can always rely on free pick up/delivery!

 

All of my images are available as prints (8x10 or 5x7) and greeting cards.

 

So, this movie…

 

I REALLY wanted to call this one “F%*$!%$ C#@* &$%^*” (because, obviously) but for silly “responsible” grown up inventory reasons I went with…

 

“Bub”

 

Acrylic on Canvas

8x10

$100

 

 

 These guys are pumped for the holiday season!

 

“Slay Squad”

Acrylic on Canvas

8x10

$100

 

 

Purchase inquiries:

nvonraven@hotmail.com

 

*UPCOMING EVENTS*

*EXHIBITS & RETAILERS*

 

Colossi’s Coffee House

114 4^th Ave. SE, High River, AB

403-652-2181

 

Selective Seconds

1203 16 St SE, High River, AB T1V 2B1

403-917-1096

 

Okotoks Health & Wellness Centre

11 Cimarron Common, Okotoks, AB
403-995-5400

Highwood Gallery & Gifts

413 1^st St. SW. High River, AB

403-652-3538

 

The latest art & updates happen over on Facebook & Instagram…

Zero, Jack & Holiday Commissions!

  “Phantom Fido”

 

Acrylic on Canvas

8x10

$100

 

 

 “Bonecracker”

Acrylic on Cradled Canvas

8x20

$150

 

 

Purchase inquiries:

nvonraven@hotmail.com

 

I have a few spaces left to bring your personalized vision to life in time for the holidays!

People portraits, pet portraits, favorite characters, etc.

Realistic, whimsical…

The only limit is your imagination!

 

Visit my commissions page for more details or send me a message!

 

 

*UPCOMING EVENTS*

 

FAIM Entrepreneur’s Christmas Market

Saturday November 16^th, 2024 10am-2pm

325 Woodgate Dr. Okotoks, AB

 

Light Up Okotoks Christmas Market

Friday November 22^nd, 2024 5:30pm-9pm

Elk’s Hall – 58 Elizabeth St. Okotoks, AB

 

*EXHIBITS & RETAILERS*

 

Highwood Gallery & Gifts

413 1^st St. SW. High River, AB

403-652-3538

 

Colossi’s Coffee House

114 4^th Ave. SE, High River, AB

403-652-2181

 

Selective Seconds

1203 16 St SE, High River, AB T1V 2B1

403-917-1096

 

Okotoks Health & Wellness Centre

11 Cimarron Common, Okotoks, AB
403-995-5400

nvonraven@hotmail.com

Autumn Skyscape & Epiphany Falls!

***

Amongst the shadows, I walk alone-

Ardently wondering towards that sense of home.

 

Wayward, aimless, tempest-tossed-

Heart ablaze and never lost.

 

Always close and ever afar-

Wherever I am, there you are.

 

 “Epiphany”

 

Acrylic on Cradled Canvas

8x20

$150

 

 

Waning days of autumn musk,

Belated dawns and hasty dusks.

Cycles of life, enigmas entwined,

Divine to ash, ashes divine.

Resurgence is found, it is believed-

In quietude 'neath fall's falling leaves.

 “Quietus”

 

Acrylic on Cradled Canvas

18x24

$350

 

 

Purchase inquiries:

nvonraven@hotmail.com

 

*EXHIBITS & RETAILERS*

 

Highwood Gallery & Gifts

413 1^st St. SW. High River, AB

403-652-3538

 

Colossi’s Coffee House

114 4^th Ave. SE, High River, AB

403-652-2181

 

Selective Seconds

1203 16 St SE, High River, AB T1V 2B1

403-917-1096

 

Okotoks Health & Wellness Centre

11 Cimarron Common, Okotoks, AB
403-995-5400

 

The latest art & updates happen over on Facebook & Instagram…

Halloweenmas, Monarch Rodent, Grouch & Sandworm!

 

Twas a misty Hallows Eve and all through the streets,

The monsters were mashing in search of sweet treats.

 

They emerged from the attics and under the bed,

Foolish mortals all welcomed- the living and dead.

 

The hallways were decked with pumpkins and straw,

The prancing and pawing of each little claw.

 

Goblins and ghoulies rapped at chamber doors,

Ebony birds croaked and cawed grim nevermores.

 

The trickers were treated, greeted with fright,

And the Grinch o’ Lantern’s glow grew 3 sizes that night.

 

 “Grinch o’ Lantern”

Acrylic on Canvas

8x10

$100

 

 

“Big Cheese”

Acrylic on Canvas

8x10

$100

 

 

“SCRAM!”

Acrylic on Canvas

8x10

$100

 

 

“Death for the Dead”

Acrylic on Cradled Canvas

12x16

$175

 

 

Purchase inquiries:

nvonraven@hotmail.com

 

*EXHIBITS & RETAILERS*

 

Highwood Gallery & Gifts

413 1^st St. SW. High River, AB

403-652-3538

 

Colossi’s Coffee House

114 4^th Ave. SE, High River, AB

403-652-2181

 

Selective Seconds

1203 16 St SE, High River, AB T1V 2B1

403-917-1096

 

Okotoks Health & Wellness Centre

11 Cimarron Common, Okotoks, AB
403-995-5400

Autumn Immersion & Dances in the Dark!

 

Changing seasons, fiery arrays,

The promise of breezy, amber days.

 

Morning mists and billowing reeds,

Apples to cider, flowers to seeds.

 

Introspective, the light recoils,

Reveling in the harvest spoils.

 

And while the world is winding down…

Sunlight streams through Autumn crowns.

 

 “Autumn Rays”

Acrylic on Cradled Canvas

12x16

$175

 

 

The inky shroud of night’s resolve,

Pierced by stars and luminous salve.

 

This too shall pass, I hope it never ends…

Auroras fade as day descends.

 

Fleeting moments, cloaked in perfection,

Swathed in tides of Soular Vection.

 

“Soular Vection”

 

Acrylic on Canvas

12x16

$175

 

 

Purchase inquiries:

nvonraven@hotmail.com

 

*EXHIBITS & RETAILERS*

 

Highwood Gallery & Gifts

413 1^st St. SW. High River, AB

403-652-3538

 

Colossi’s Coffee House

114 4^th Ave. SE, High River, AB

403-652-2181

 

Selective Seconds

1203 16 St SE, High River, AB T1V 2B1

403-917-1096

 

Okotoks Health & Wellness Centre

11 Cimarron Common, Okotoks, AB
403-995-5400

nvonraven@hotmail.com

Odyssey, Autumn & Wordsmithing!

Art/painting is a visual expression often used when words do not suffice. I usually like the art to be open to interpretation. More and more I’ve been wanting to further define and enhance my paintings with a short poem (the art of wordsmithing!) about what it means to me. 

Would I ascend the spiral staircase and chase the horizon,

Or journey within to see what’s inside me?

Would I reign in the shadows of never-ending nights,

Or sprinkle it with embers of undying light?

 

“Odyssey”

Acrylic on Cradled Canvas

18x24

$350

 

 

Betwixt the blossoms and the frost,

Fragrant Autumn leaves are lost.

Seeds are nestled in the earth,

In preparation for Spring’s rebirth.

The surface withers but down below,

Primordial and enduring, the essence flows.

 

“Labile”

Acrylic on Canvas

18x24

$350

 

 

Purchase inquiries:

nvonraven@gmail.com

 

*UPCOMING EVENTS*

 

*EXHIBITS & RETAILERS*

 

Highwood Gallery & Gifts

413 1^st St. SW. High River, AB

403-652-3538

 

Colossi’s Coffee House

114 4^th Ave. SE, High River, AB

403-652-2181

 

Selective Seconds

1203 16 St SE, High River, AB T1V 2B1

403-917-1096

 

Okotoks Health & Wellness Centre

11 Cimarron Common, Okotoks, AB
403-995-5400