I took my husband Neil shopping during the Boxing Week sales, looking for a new blazer for him. This was under protest as he said his current blazer was "just fine" but of course it is worn out and shabby. Trust wives to know this.
So off we went to the Bay, first Oakridge, where they didn't have his size in the chosen blazer by Nautica - he wanted the blazer with the snazzy buttons. Knowing that the Bay would have more selection at the bigger, downtown Vancouver store, I enticed Neil to shop the next day at the downtown Bay by promising him a fun day - visiting the Vancouver Art Gallery, lunch, and then touring through the lobby of the beautiful Hotel Vancouver all decorated for the season. This was all on the recommendation of my friend Jenny of Pearson Report. It made for a delightful day.
Fortunately we were in luck and found his new blazer in the correct size very quickly at the downtown Bay. Couldn't persuade him to continue shopping so off we went for a quick bit to eat and then to the Vancouver Art Gallery, where they are featuring an exhibit called "Shore, Forest and Beyond, from the Michael Audain Collection". The exhibit is on until January 29, 2012 and I recommend it.
This exhibit features carved First Nations masks, original art by Emily Carr, some painting by members of the Group of Seven, and several magnificent pieces by E. J. Hughes.
The Emily Carr paintings on display were mainly much brighter and colourful, than those Emily Carr paintings I have seen before - which were dark, deep in the forest. But you can see from the following picture (from the VGA website), called War Canoes, Alert Bay 1912, what I mean - lots of colour, and brightness:
There are no pictures of the E.J. Hughes paintings which were included in the exhibit on the VAG website, but there is a wonderful website for E.J. Hughes Gallery in Duncan, BC: www.ejhughes.ca. I am certainly going to visit it the next time we are going by Duncan on Vancouver Island. Here is an example of his work, copied from E.J. Hughes Gallery website. This print is available for purchase for $2,500.
Nanaimo Harbour as it looked in 1948 with the CPR Princess Boats/Ferries
After the VAG, we walked across to the Hotel Vancouver lobby were we took in the special decorations for the season. Here are pictures taken in the lobby:
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Candy Cane House |
Close up of the window in the Candy Cane House - lots of candy canes and candies.
Then we walked over to the lobby of the Sutton Place Hotel to take in their special Christmas trees:
This one has peacock's on it.
Close up of the peacock feathers.
A tree decorated to celebrate music.
So a shopping expedition made into a fun day!
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