Marilyn Hurst, Artist White Rock BC - Los Cabos. Mx. Int'l Artists Day 25th Golden Cactus
Marilyn Hurst interviewed..... [wife of Chris MacClure the founder of the annual event and celebration..the International Artist Day 25th October 2010 .An annual event world-wide.
I met with Marilyn Hurst by the studio on Oxford Street in White Rock. We stood and had a brief chat by her art exposed on the sidewalk by the Oxford Studio.
This late afternoon and close to sunset and Sunday traffic vibrantly passing by I hope did not really jeopardize the serenity of the artistic talent and gifted strokes made on canvas depicting the trunks of the birch trees,
A candid-video is in essence a 'brief encounter with the video camcorder and that's it. Enjoy.
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IN THE EARLY 1990's MY ART CAREER BEGAN TO FLOURISH AFTER DISCOVERING A HIDDEN RESERVOIR OF CREATIVE ENERGY BROUGHT ON BY A SERIES OF PERSONAL CHALLENGES. I HAD NEVER PAINTED BEFORE BUT SOMETHING WITHIN WAS PUSHING ME TO PAINT. I BEGAN WITH PORTRAITURE AND SINCE THAT TIME, HAVE NEVER LOOKED BACK.
THE TRANSITION TO BECOMING AN ARTIST HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS LEARNING CURVE AND I HAVE DEVELOPED A NEW FOUND RESPECT FOR THE RESOLVE REQUIRED TO MAKE THE ART PROFESSION WORK FOR ONESELF.
MY MENTOR AND NOW HUSBAND LONG TIME ARTIST CHRIS MAC CLURE, MOVED TO CABO SAN LUCAS, BAJA, MEXICO IN 1997. OVER THE NEXT 13 YEARS, WE PUT TOGETHER AN AMAZING COLLECTION OF ART AND ARTISTS FROM OUR HUMBLE STUDIO BEGINNINGS TO BECOME THE MOST RESPECTED ART GALLERY IN LOS CABOS. THE GOLDEN CACTUS GALLERY BECAME A BENCHMARK OF EXCELLENCE FOR THE ART COMMUNITY IN THE SOUTHERN BAJA.
DURING THIS TIME I PAINTED AND LEARNED THE CRAFT FIRST HAND. PAINTING AND RUNNING A GALLERY IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY HONED THE SKILLS AND THE EXCITEMENT OF THE MEXICAN CULTURE GAVE ME THE INSPIRATION.
MY WORK IS A MENAGE OF LIFE, EXPERIENCE AND CREATIVE ENERGY AND MY LANDSCAPES, FLORALS, PORTRAITURE AND EXPRESSIONIST ABSTRACTS ALL REFLECT THE VIBRANT COLORS OF MEXICO.
I have resisted the temptation to attend classes as I don't want my own expression to be colored by other artists' ways of working. This has probably slowed down the technical skilled/ learning that classes give, but my own voice remains untainted and the energy I give my work, I hope, makes up for that one aspect of painting expertise.
I STILL SPEND SEVERAL MONTHS EACH YEAR IN MEXICO, THOUGH WE NO LONGER OWN THE GALLERY AND THE REST OF THE TIME I SHARE STUDIO SPACE AT THE OXFORD ST. STUDIO IN WHITE ROCK, B.C.
Marilyn Hurst, Artist, White Rock and Cabos San Lucas, Mexico
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'Golden Cactus..' -a story- White Rock. 'Int'l Artist Day' Founder Chris MacClure speaks to Mich.
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Michelle Herli is speaking to Chris MacClure during the 25th October 2012. in the Golden Cactus Studio in White Rock BC.
The location is the Golden Cactus Studio and 'living' Gallery on Russell Avenue in White Rock BC Canada
White Rock has over the years become a second industry for the quaint seaside city by the sea. The first industry is proclaimed to be Tourism
And this is the date annually celebrations of Artists takes place around the world.
Chris MacClure is the founder of the 'International Artist Day' An ode to the artists world-wide and now into its seventh year. This special day is held globally on the specific date of 25th October 2012, and this to foremost honor and recognize all artists.
As an international Canadian artist Chris spends his time as a working artist in Cabo San Lucas, Baja in Mexico for some of the winter months and is also an established White Rock BC Canadian artist living in South Surrey close to the Pacific Ocean and the Semiahmoo Bay.
Chris MacClure, an international artist and a Romantic Realist'. Chris is always looking for the authentic gesture or moment in everything. His paintings are expressions of his 'Romantic Realist' view of life; not crafty, nor painterly.
EM: goldencactusgallery@yahoo.com
Chris wife and artist partner Marilyn Hurst is here telling the story about the name and gallery 'the Golden Cactus' one in Cabo San Lucas, the Baja, Mexico and now also located with a branch on Russell Avenue in up-town White Rock BC.
The Golden Cactus is a 'working Artist Studio' and offer art classes in Acrylics, Oils and Glass Art.[Glass artist on-site Trish Pollock]
goldencactusgallery@yahoo.com Tel +1 604 536 3049
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Marilyn Hurst Video
In the early 90's, new beginnings for my life began to germinate after discovering a hidden reservoir of creative energy. Although having never considered painting before this time, from within there was a urge to begin. The first tenative steps were with portraiture, but since that time the work has expanded beyond anything dreamed or imagined. Life thrives on change and the transition to becoming an artist has been a tremendous learning curve, developing a new found respect for the resolve which is necessary to make the art profession work for oneself.
Throwing caution to the wind in 1997 and moving to cabo san lucas, mexico with new husband/mentor, noted artist chris mac clure and opening a 2nd storey studio/gallery is testimony to the creative spirit. Over the next 13 years our simple studio grew and morphed to become the most respected art gallery in los cabos. The golden cactus gallerys' eclectic collection of artists and art became a benchmark of excellence for the southern baja.
Running a gallery in a foreign country was challenging but through painting full time and curating the art in the gallery, art skills were honed and refined. As always it was the excitement of the mexican culture that provided ongoing inspiration but it is the joy that comes from reaching within and letting the expression flow from the silence that gives life to the work.
We continue our romance with mexico and have been invited to be the resident artists at the famous hotel california in todos santos, baja, for the 2013/14 winter season.
My paintings are a menage of life experience and creative energy. The landscapes, florals, and expressionist abstracts all reflect the vibrant colors of life as a contemplative artist inspired by the colors of mexico and the beauty of my home in the pacific northwest.
Alan x el Mundo en Los Cabos - El Triunfo B.C.S entre el Maíz y el Oro 5 de 6
A dos horas de San José del Cabo, se encuentra el pueblo minero El Triunfo, vive una experiencia entre la historia, la gastronomía y sus iconos como la chimenea “La Ramona” la cual según dice el mito fue construida por Gustave Eiffel . Encuentra el oro mexicano con Alan en el restaurante El Minero a través de los platillos auténticos mexicanos que el Chef Felipe Geraldo le comparte, donde el oro de México “el maíz” se funde entre sabores y olores con ingredientes locales y orgánicos provenientes desde el Rancho Cacachilas. Visita el museo de la ruta de plata el cual se dedica a preservar e interpretar la historia de la minería que por más de 500 años atrajo a personas de todo el mundo.
A través del historiador Juan José Cabuto, Alan conoce más sobre este pueblo y su origen minero, como desde 1748 surge como motor de la economía de la Baja y es ahora un pueblo con no más de 400 habitantes enfocados en el turismo a través del arte y la gastronomía.
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