Christmas Dog Portrait Fund-Raiser

HI

Karen Moe Photography is holding a Christmas Dog Portrait Fund-Raiser from November 28th until December 24th.

Special Dog Christmas Portraits until December 24th!
(Christmas Themes or Classic Portraits)
1 hour portrait shoots includes 20 custom Greeting or Christmas Cards or two archival 8X10s.

A reduced price for christmas and 5% of shooting fee goes to The SPCA (protects domestic animals), Liberation BC (protects farm animals), The West Coast Wilderness Committee (protects wild animals) and The BC Health Coalition (protects human animals by protecting Universal Health Care!). You choose which animal protection organization you would like to donate to!

Call now to book a session!

604-787-1806
701-1701 Powell (The ARC)
Vancouver BC
www.karenmoephotography.com

Don't have a doggy? Don't live in Vancouver? Please, pass this on to your Vancouver Doggie friends to help support this great cause!

The Eastside Culture Crawl 2011

Hi all

I just emerged from the Crawl. Keep going to sleep and not waking up after weeks and hours of preparation and transforming my live/ work studio to look like I don't live here. Went well ... both the transformation and the event. Lots of people came through and many of them were interesting and interested. Always a good thing!

I debued Princess Vulva on Friday night (yes, I am also a political/ feminist photographer). People were either fascinated or horrified ... it's good when your critical art evokes extremes, so I was satisfied. Check out my Fine Art website for more info on Princess and other projects www.karenmoe.net.

Everyone loved the Dog Art. How can you not? Art: good. Dogs: good. I photographed dogs, kids and even two politicians on Santa's lap (it was voting day and they were moving through the building making sure we were all doing our civic duty).

I made a lot of new contacts and all and all a fabulous affair. Check out highlights ... the first is of me sitting in the Santa chair after debuing Princess Vulva. Next: Princesses. Then, the donation table (5% of all shooting fees at Karen Moe Photography goes to Liberation BC (protects farm/ factory farm animals), The SPCa (protects domestic animals), The West Coast Wilderness Committee (protects wild animals) and The BC Health Coalition (protects human animals by fighting to save our universal health care!). Next: Dog Art. And, Santa Chair. Finally, 3 gorgeous doggies and a swell Santa.

Bye for now!
















Karen.

Christmas Portraits Shoots for Animal Protection

Hi

On November 19th & 20th between 1 & 6 Karen Moe Photography is holding Christmas Portrait Shoots (Santa will even be there)! Proceeds go to The SPCA, The West Coast Wilderness Committee (wild animals), Liberation BC (farm animals) and The BC Health Coalition (human animals!).

The ARC
701-1701 Powell
604-787-1806

Check out the attached poster for more information.



Event sponsored by Columbia Costumes and is part of The Eastside Culture Crawl.
Karen

Eastside Culture Crawl Preview Show

Hi

Wednesday night (November 9th) I am showing some of my critical work (Princess) at the Cultch (1895 Venables in Vancouver). The show runs until November 27th. Come on down and check it out! See attached the invitation and one of the Princess pieces (Princess Glutton).

“Princess” comments on the current revival of stereotypical girlhood through the “princess phase” which is being marketed as a ‘natural’ part girlhood and, according to The New York Times book reviewer Annie Murphy Paul, “should qualify as an official development stage” [i]. However, is this contemporary princess craze that is being gobbled up by girls and parents alike a product of the disappearance of Feminism through the “preference for stereotypical girlhood … [and] the increase in anti-feminist ideas” [ii] or a “new sexism’? In her 2010 book “Living Dolls: The Return of Sexism” Natasha Walter states, “this hyper-sexual culture is getting fiercer and stronger, and is co-opting the language of choice and liberation”. [iii] Moe’s princesses deconstruct the origins and reinstituted normalization of the precious child in the economically privileged West. They are a documentation of the contradictions that can exist within the psyche of femininity that is informed by the patriarchal constructions of the romantic child: her hyper-feminine is playfully combined with irreverence and, exposing incongruity, work to complicate and transgress any reductionist and fixed notions of female identity.

[i] Paul, Annie Murphy “Is Pink Necessary?” The New York Times, January 23, 2011.
[ii] Dixon, Nicole “The Other F-Word: The Disappearance of Feminism from our Fiction” CNQ 80/ 2010 (2-17).

[iii] Walter, Natasha Living Dolls: the Return of Sexism London: Virago, 2010 (33).

Eastside Culture Crawl: Santa & Kids (Dogs or Human)!

Hi,

This year at The Eastside Culture Crawl Karen Moe Photography is hostessing "Giving Fun: Santa & your Kids Portrait Shoots" on November 19th and 20th from 1-6pm.

For only $25, you get a portrait of your dog or child (and/or) on a CD. $5 goes to a non-profit of your choice (The BC health Coalition that protects human animals, Liberation BC that protects farm animals, The West Coast wilderness Committee that protects wild animals and, of course the SPCA).

Christmas Cards and prints are also available.

Call in advance (604-787-1806) to book a time or just come down to The ARC (701-1701 Powell).

This is Santa & Teddy


Karen.

Tim Sullivan's Paintings

I had the honour of photographing Vancouver painter Tim Sullivan's painting last week (besides Dogs and People, Karen Moe Photography also does Fine Art Documentation and Photo-Restoration). Tim is incredibly prolific and has been painting seriously for 9 years. I couldn't believe how much work he has done in that time and I love his most recent work ...

He has an exhibit of new work coming up. Check it out and these samples of his work ... 4 of my favourites.

The OPENING, An Art Exhibition and Social event at VOLUTION SALON in KITS.
Featuring recent and earlier works by Tim J Sullivan
DATE: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2011.
Where: Volution Salon, 2209 York (at Yew) in Vancouver, BC.
Time: 1:00 to 4:00 PM. Refreshments will be served.

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Sweet Summer Time

Here are a couple of shots of a lovely girl named Elizabeth. Sweet Peas was taken in the early morning summer light light. Such magic in the morning; such magic on a little girl's face noticing the colours and textures of a wild flower for the first time. A dawn.





Raspberries, of course, was taken when Elizabeth was, well, picking raspberries! Unaware of the shot, such a simple act is Beauty to me.

The West End Dog Show

Hello,

Yesterday, I photographed A LOT of doggies at the West End Dog Show! It happens in Nelson Park every year. They have a big and very popular off-leash dog park there.

The West End Dog Show was created on May 13th, 2008. This special event helps build a stronger pet community in the Vancouver area by celebrating our deep love for our dogs; and by raising money for a unique charity every year.

This year the West End Dog Show will be donating ALL proceeds from the event to the BC Guide Dog Services so they can train more seeing-eye dogs for the visually challenged people who need them.

This year there was the loudest bark contest, the softest dog contest, a dog fashion show (and all of the 'models' were up for adoption), the smallest dog and biggest dog contest (which may sound obvious but one has to be careful in assuming that a really fluffy dog is big!). I got to be a judge for the softest dog and a very gregarious schnauzer (named Quincy) won. He had the classic schnauzer doo where his back was clipped really short and had the texture of velvet. That is why Quincy won the softest dog! I will put up his portrait first.

Check out some of the doggies I photographed!
Karen.

Pirates at Uncommon Thread

From June 24th to 26th, I co-organized the group show at the ARC (the artist live/work building where I live in Vancouver at Commercial and Powell) ... see posts of the show in a bit ...

Anyway, during the Open Studios on the Saturday and Sunday, I held "Pirate Portrait Shoots" between 3 and 5. People came and dressed as pirates and opened their moths and said 'AARGH!'

Here are some of the results!
Karen

Pet Portraits

Hi

Just to let you all know, I love photographing doggies! This spring, I offered promotional dog portrait shoots at "Karen Moe Fine Art Portraits" in Vancouver BC. Each dog exhibited their unique personalities and were very cooperative in the studio. Of course, one always needs the collaboration with the dog owners during the shoot!

Isaac is a nobel Colley. I love the texture of his fur and the strong lines in his face. Even though Isaac has such wonderful colour, the black and white image shows the texture and markings of his luxurious and voluminous fur ... and look at how his fur fills the frame!

Chocolate was so full of energy when she arrived that I didn't know if we were going to be able to calm her down enough to get shots. But Leigh, her owner, has a fabulous relationship with her dog and was able to calm her (along with many rewards of dog cookies!) and we were able to get some very distinctive shots of her that show off her particular exuberant personality. The jumping out of the frame one especially!

I am always looking forward to photographing more doggies!








Karen