Seeing double at Dockyard this weekend

Christopher Marson and Jonah Jones are household names when it comes to art, and there have been times when some of their paintings in the same show were similar enough that they were asked if they had deliberately painted them together.

They hadn't, but the questions did give rise to the thought: 'Why not?' So for the past year, including time spent during last winter's miserable weather, and an unusual number of cloudy days, the two professional artists stood side by side at the same location and produced over 100 paintings between them, which they are now showing in the joint exhibition, 'Double Vision', opening at the Bermuda Arts Centre at Dockyard on Sunday. (Note: September 30).

While the artists worked in such close proximity to one another, a, however, is to be provided with pins stuck in a map of the Island, showing the precise location where each set of paintings were created, using co-ordinates the artists determined by GPS.

Mr. Jones' chosen medium is oils, and the paintings are mostly small, with some being quick studies to show the process of developing a painting. The bulk of Mr. Marson's work is watercolours, with a few oils and acrylics done on days when the weather was too damp for watercolours. While the artists painted all over the Island, the West End predominates. They also tried to paint in areas usually ignored as painting locations, such as the industrial areas back of town, as well as the more usual views of the Island.

* 'Double Vision' opens at 5.30 p.m. on Sunday (September 30) and continues through October 27. For further information (234-2809.

Photography documentary fund-raiser for Kaleidoscope

Ten local photographers and two student photographers have been invited to take part in the first Kaleidoscope Art Foundation (KAF) photographic documentary, 'One Day in the Life of Bermuda'. They will have just 24 hours to capture, in black and white or colour, life in Bermuda as they see it, with no restrictions on subject matter.

The photographs will be displayed Kaleidoscope's Elliott Gallery from 6 p.m. on Friday, October 5 and the public will be asked to vote on them. The 14 favourites will then be featured in the Foundation's 2008 calendar, which will be sold as a fund-raiser and vehicle to gain recognition for KAF.

The exercise is part of the KAF's mission to showcase as many arts as possible, as well as drawing public attention to the creative talents of local photographers. The Foundation is particularly pleased to have two students included in the documentary project.

Wet paint and workshops next weekend

October 6 is 'Wet Paint Day', when Bermuda's artists are invited to select the medium of their choice and create a piece of work between 8.30 a.m. and 4 p.m. The art will then be auctioned at an evening event at the Kaleidoscope Art Foundation's (KAF) Elliott Gallery on Jubilee Road, Devonshire. If last year's event is anything to go by, auctioneers Bruce Barritt and Tim Taylor will have plenty to put on the block. Already, more than a dozen artists have promised to take part, with painters concentrating on the City of Hamilton for subject matter.

In addition to the artists who will be creating in public, KAF will host a variety of workshops and classes for children during the day at its headquarters in the former Elliot School on the corner of Jubilee and Parsons Roads. To ensure a space, participants are asked to register by Friday, October 5th at 12 noon, either by calling 236-5963, or e-mailing kaleidoscopeartsfoundtion@logic.bm.