Here's a special sneak peek for you of the works of two artists currently showing in our Horse Art Exhibition running July 5 to Oct 30 2012. We hope you'll be enticed to come and see them up close, the details are phenomenal!

"Cavalia"

Find more art by Carole Bondaroff here: https://sites.google.com/site/cbondaroff/

"Urania-Night Sky"

Find more art by Stan Phelps here: https://sites.google.com/site/stanphelpsart/home

We're very excited about Historic Calgary Week, even more since one of the walks will start on our very doorstep! David Peyto is leading a walk from Louise Riley Library to Sunnyside C-Train station passing by the many Century Homes (circa 1912) in the area as well as other areas of interest.

Monday, July 30th at 9:30 a.m. at the Louise Riley Library Program Building (walk ends at 11:30 a.m.)

Where: 1904 14th Ave NW (across from Lion's Park C-train station)

Free! No registration.

Historic Calgary Week runs July 27-August 6, and is sponsored by Calgary 2012 and the Cultural Capital of Canada Program, City of Calgary and Canadian Heritage. Volunteers from the Chinook Country Historical Society are leading walks throughout the city.

Check out these links:

The organizers of Historic Calgary Week have information about events on their site:
http://www.chinookcountry.org/

An interactive map shows century homes in your area. Create your own tour!
http://www.centuryhomes.org

Meet like-minded Calgarians:
http://calgarylifelonglearners.ca/wordpress/

Our website's Community Heritage and Family History blog with great resources:
http://calgarypubliclibrary.com/blogs/community-heritage-and-family-history?p=2591

CBC Eyeeopener eposide interviewing one homeowner about her historical home and its original owner (Tappy Frost, CPL's first registered cardholder!)
http://www.cbc.ca/eyeopener/episode/2012/07/19/century-homes---hillhurst/

I was lucky enough to meet the lovely Susan, one of the wonderful artists that is currently showing in our Horse Art Exhibition at Louise Riley Library July 5 to Oct 30 2012. Her passion and enthusiasm for art is pleasantly contagious! Stop by and see her art in person - look for her cleverly detailed work in the children's picture book area!

Why horses?

Horses are so kind to humans, why not paint or draw them!

What's your favourite medium to work in?

My favourite medium is oil paint and canvas.

Which artists do you find inspiring?

Claude Monet inspires me.

What's your favourite section of the library?

The DVD section, I find so many good flicks there!

What's your favourite colour right now?

Purple, yip can't get enought of it.

Do you have any personal stories about horses?

I love to ride with friends, well it is more like a stroll in the woods. They are powerful creatures, I love to watch them run and I find it entertaining to watch them socialize with one another.

How can we find you online?

Please find me at www.thearttree.biz or my personal gallery http://dreamers.marthastewart.com/profile/TheArtTree_SusanFaeHaglund

Leah Johnston is one of the talented and fun artists that is currently showing in our Horse Art Exhibition at Louise Riley Library running July 5 to Oct 30 2012. Stop by to see her colourful work up close!

Why horses?

Because it's Stampede time!

What's your favourite medium to work in?

Acrylic

Which artists do you find inspiring?

Angie Rees

What's your favourite section of the library?

Crafts!

What's your favourite colour right now?

Blue!

RILEY LIBRARY KID'S

Book of the Month

The Adventures of Ook and Gluk: Kung-Fu Cavemen from the Future

Climbing up the Publisher's Weekly top kids'
book list is "The Adventures of Ook and Gluk:
Kung-Fu Cavemen from the Future" by Dav
Pilkey, he of the famous Captain Underpants
series. Now, being Dav Pilkey, he gave author
credit to the two boy characters from Captain
Underpants, George Beard and Harold Hutchins.

RILEY LIBRARY TEEN

Book of the Month

Numbers by Rachel Ward

One of the best of 2010 as listed by the School
Library Journal: Whenever Jem meets someone
new, no matter who, a number pops into her head.
That number is a date: the date they will die.
Burdened with with such an awful awareness,
Jem avoids relationships. Until she meets Spider,
another outsider, and takes a chance.

RILEY LIBRARY ADULT

Book of the Month

Swamplandia!, by Karen Russell

An alligator theme park, a ghost lover, a Styx-like journey through an
Everglades mangrove jungle: Russell's first novel, about a girl's bold
effort to preserve her grieving family's way of life is suffused with humor
and gothic whimsey. But the real wonders here are the author's
exuberantly inventive language and her vivid portrait of a heroine who
is wise beyond her years.

Christine Bennett is one of the wonderfully talented artists currently showing in our Horst Art Exhibition at Louise Riley library running July 5 to Oct 30 2012. Stop by to see her detailed work up close!

Why horses?

I don't really have a great answer to this. I simply love horses, and everything about them. I think that it must have something to do with their spirit, grace and fine tradition in art.

What's your favourite medium to work in?

Coloured pencil. Many people think that coloured pencils are for children, but they are a rich medium that can achieve great effect through texture and layering colours. Next to that are pastels, and sometimes I combine the two.

Which artists do you find inspiring?

My two favourite artists are Frederic Remington and Franz Marc. They have such an emotional way of portraying horses, particularly Marc. Outside those two, there are often too many to name - El Greco, Tom Thomson, Emily Carr, David Hockney and Chris Cran are a few more. Usually any artist can offer inspiration in techniques, materials or subject matter. Of course, i have a number of favourite model horse artists, such as Sarah Rose.

What's your favourite section of the library?

Definitely 636.1! And the 740s for crafts.

What's your favourite colour right now?

My favourite colour will always be purple, now and forever!

Do you have any personal stories about horses?

It's unfortunate to say that I have mostly been and observer of horses my whole life, so personal stories are rather lacking!

How can we find you online?

My website is http://www.purple-pony.com and my blog is at http://purple-pony-art.blogspot.com I'm always online somewhere!