After spending a very low keyed weekend sniffling in my room with a cold we decided to head out to paint at Big and Little Alley in downtown Chengdu. We wanted to see how lightweight we could make our backpack to see how little I could get away with taking to paint on the trip later when we are travelling.
First we scouted out the wonderful streets and took photos. It is a very busy place and so we were looking for an unobtrusive spot with a nice scene to paint.Atlast Kelsey spotted a very sheltered little corner at the front of a tea house with the view of the old doorway and big pots with lotus blossoms. It was ideal. We could sit tucked away
in the back and paint. It would be quite difficult for people to get around us to snoop because we were in a tight corner and most people wouldn't even notice us there as we put our paints and water and brushes down on a chair. With boards on our laps, not easels, we were hidden by our lovely table with a tablecloth. It was great and we worked away for a few hours.
I think that we mainly only attracted a small bit of attention due to our hair colour and so we had our pictures taken a few times.
in the back and paint. It would be quite difficult for people to get around us to snoop because we were in a tight corner and most people wouldn't even notice us there as we put our paints and water and brushes down on a chair. With boards on our laps, not easels, we were hidden by our lovely table with a tablecloth. It was great and we worked away for a few hours.
I think that we mainly only attracted a small bit of attention due to our hair colour and so we had our pictures taken a few times.
Matt Vegh, a Canadian who has lived in Chengdu for 12 years spotted us and came to talk with us, delighted to find we were fellow Canadians. He's from Toronto. He was helped open an English language business school in Chengdu and taught at universities all over China. He has written family friendly comic books (he has a great Chinese illustrator), has published a magazine, tourist brochures, story books, and has an animation studio where he has converted his comics to videos and e-books. He is presently writing a feature length film using his many comic characters. After he found out about the networking aspect of my website www.WorldArtTours.net and how I am working to create connections between artists and communities around the world to improve cultural life in the general population he asked us if we would like for him to see if we could attend a Canadian Business Consulate dinner at a nearby restaurant.
Angie and Canadian Delegation
There was a delegation from Ontario that were being brought out to Chengdu by the Canadian Consulate Business Division in Chongqing that were meeting for dinner with the Chengdu business consulate branch. What an interesting night! Mayor David Craig of Cambridge Ontario is a big supporter of the arts and a former elementary school teacher.
Kelsey really enjoyed talking with Catharine who has just graduated in urban planning and Nick who is the president of the Student Union of Sir Wilfred Laurier University in Waterloo who were with the group.
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