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    Hilda Van Netten

    Canadian Watercolour and Chalk Pastel Artist

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    Small Moments
    Hilda Van Netten
    • Feb 29, 2020
    • 3 min

    Small Moments

    Art is supposed to make you feel something.
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    Collaboration with an Almost-Six-Year-Old
    Hilda Van Netten
    • Feb 26, 2020
    • 1 min

    Collaboration with an Almost-Six-Year-Old

    I'm having so much fun working on hand-made art cards for my upcoming show in July/August at the Northumberland Arts Gallery and Shop in...
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    New Lives for Old Painting
    Hilda Van Netten
    • Jan 22, 2020
    • 1 min

    New Lives for Old Painting

    "Tundra" was my first hyper-realistic painting. Today, it was cut up into 9 pieces and combined with art from two of our grand-daughters....
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    Collaboration ... Again
    Hilda Van Netten
    • Nov 6, 2019
    • 1 min

    Collaboration ... Again

    When I teach watercolour techniques, I always use good quality watercolour paper, usually Arches. One of my test sheets was full of...
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    Collaborative Sketchbook Update
    Hilda Van Netten
    • Oct 30, 2019
    • 1 min

    Collaborative Sketchbook Update

    This collaborative sketchbook started in Ontario where I painted pictures, wrote quotes, added collages, etc. on half of the pages. Then...
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    Almost Finished!
    Hilda Van Netten
    • May 12, 2019
    • 1 min

    Almost Finished!

    Our grandson, Ewen, is now almost 8 now. A couple of years ago he discovered that people have shoulders!!! I traced his drawing using...
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    More Collaborative Cards
    Hilda Van Netten
    • May 10, 2019
    • 1 min

    More Collaborative Cards

    As with any other people, our grandkid's artistic styles change with time and from outside influences. Frances (6) has been taking an...
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    Exciting News!
    Hilda Van Netten
    • May 10, 2019
    • 1 min

    Exciting News!

    The Capitol Theatre in Port Hope, ON asked me to show my art during their "Guys and Dolls" show - May 21 to June 16/19. The theme of my...
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    Final 2 Collaborations
    Hilda Van Netten
    • Dec 27, 2018
    • 1 min

    Final 2 Collaborations

    Well, that's it for this series! Life is a balancing act sometimes, isn't it? I saved the best for last. Happy and blessed 2019 to all!...
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    Collaboration 6/8
    Hilda Van Netten
    • Dec 26, 2018
    • 1 min

    Collaboration 6/8

    As I was working on this card, I was listening to Oprah interview former nun, Karen Armstrong. Maybe her words influenced the quote I...
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    Collaboration 5 of 8
    ⅝ Collaboration
    • Dec 26, 2018
    • 1 min

    Collaboration 5 of 8

    It was a bitterly cold December day when my son and I explored the back streets of Port Hope with our cameras. I wanted his perspective...
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    Collaboration
    Hilda Van Netten
    • Dec 25, 2018
    • 1 min

    Collaboration

    4/8 in this series of collaborating with artist grand-daughter, Charlie. Merry Christmas! I hope your day feels like it is raining roses.
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    Collaboration
    Hilda Van Netten
    • Dec 23, 2018
    • 1 min

    Collaboration

    Collaboration Card #3. Leftover trimmings from cutting the cards have come in handy. The paper is Winsor & Newton 300 lb. watercolour...
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    You are Unprecedented!
    Hilda Van Netten
    • Dec 23, 2018
    • 1 min

    You are Unprecedented!

    So far, it's been fairly easy coming up with quotes that tie Charlie's whimsical character to the bleakness of my painting segments. I...
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    Artistic Collaboration
    Hilda Van Netten
    • Dec 23, 2018
    • 1 min

    Artistic Collaboration

    "Life is a journey, not a destination." Today, I'm beginning another artistic journey. I cut up one of my earlier paintings into 5" X...
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    Two More Collaborations
    Hilda Van Netten
    • May 4, 2018
    • 1 min

    Two More Collaborations

    Charlie, age 4, drew this lady for me. I think this lady would order French toast during the Renaissance, don't you? Her hair would...
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    Truth & Beauty
    Hilda Van Netten
    • May 2, 2018
    • 1 min

    Truth & Beauty

    Truth & Beauty. This one's rather dark, but then again..... sometimes life gets dark. It was quite difficult to find a way to...
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    So Much Fun!
    Hilda Van Netten
    • May 1, 2018
    • 1 min

    So Much Fun!

    I have a new collaborator! Grand-daughter, Charlie just turned 4 years old. She spends lots of time drawing and creating with her Mom...
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    New Life for Old Art
    Hilda Van Netten
    • Apr 29, 2018
    • 1 min

    New Life for Old Art

    There are artists who have large inventories of their paintings. Not me. When I get tired of looking at a painting, I cut it up. Yup! ...
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