Interior Design Event Vancouver with Top Chef Canada Matt Stowe and Patricia Gray

Matt Stowe Top Chef Canada and Patricia Gray Interior Design Event Vancouver

I recently attended a private cooking demonstration and tasting brunch for interior designers in Vancouver with Top Chef Canada season three winner Matt Stowe. The event was hosted by Midland Appliances at their new showroom in Vancouver and GE Monogram to showcase their new line of contemporary designer kitchen appliances. Brunch was a two course tapas tasting with Chef Matt Stowe who put on quite a show for us well as the food being delicious. Thanks Chef Matt Stowe for the great eats!

                                                                 Matt Stowe Top Chef Canada at Interior Design event in Vancouver

PATRICIA GRAY INC is an award winning interior design firm in Vancouver. Here we write about lifestyle

and WHAT'S HOT in the world of interior design, architecture, art and travel.

2014 © Patricia Gray | Interior Design Blog

Patricia Gray | Interior Design Vancouver

Patricia Gray | Interior Design Vancouver

Finally with a lot of work over the last year our new interior design web-site is up and running. Please have a look. www.patriciagrayinc.com

PATRICIA GRAY INC is an award winning interior design firm in Vancouver. Here we write about lifestyle

and WHAT'S HOT in the world of interior design, architecture, art and travel.

2014 © Patricia Gray | Interior Design Blog

Emily Carr Pastel Course - Class 3 & 4

Patricia Gray Pastel Painting Vancouver

Patricia Gray Pastel Painting Vancouver

Patricia Gray Pastel Painting Vancouver

More experimenting with different papers, techniques and colour schemes at my pastel class at Emily Carr.

PATRICIA GRAY INC is an award winning interior design firm in Vancouver. Here we write about lifestyle

and WHAT'S HOT in the world of interior design, architecture, art and travel.

2014 © Patricia Gray | Interior Design Blog™

Emily Carr Live Model Sketching - Class 6

Patricia Gray | Emily Carr University Live Model Sketch Class

This is class six of my Pastel course at Emily Carr University of Art & Design. It is the first time I have done a live model class (I won't count the one class in design school many years ago). We had a series of timed sketches. Starting out with 30 seconds which seemed impossible to capture anything. I was only able to put down a few strokes. Progressing to 60 seconds which was a little better. Then 5 minutes, which felt like an eternity. Then onto 10 minutes, when I could start to make sense of the figure and get a bit of shading and contouring. Each time the model assumed a different pose, so it was always starting from scratch. Short bursts of concentration trains the mind to capture the essence of the pose. No time to ponder, no time to correct. Just carry on. A good lesson for life also. These are 6 of the 45 sketches I completed in a three hour class. The total concentration required was exhausting but exhilarating. I will do it again!

PATRICIA GRAY INC is an award winning interior design firm in Vancouver. Here we write about lifestyle

and WHAT'S HOT in the world of interior design, architecture, art and travel.

2014 © Patricia Gray | Interior Design Blog™

Emily Carr Pastel Course - Class 2

 Experimenting with my new Mount Vision Thunderstorm Grey Pastels
(round pastels in top of tray)

Patricia Gray Pastel painting with Mount Vision Thunderstorm Grey Clouds

PATRICIA GRAY INC is an award winning interior design firm in Vancouver. Here we write about lifestyle

and WHAT'S HOT in the world of interior design, architecture, art and travel.

2014 © Patricia Gray | Interior Design Blog™

 

Emily Carr Pastel Course - Class 1

My new Heilman pastel box loaded with Terry Ludwig, Unison, Mount Vision Thunderstorm Greys, Cretacolor Carre, Girault and Diane Townsend pastels. 

This is the first class of my venture into the world of pastel painting at Emily Carr University Vancouver. It is a new medium to me and this is an experiment to see if I like it. So much to learn about pastels. I love the beautiful colours and the immediacy of this medium. We spent the first class getting used to different papers, line strokes, how to apply pressure and shading. Our subject was an apple. Quite basic, but profoundly complex at the same time. I can better appreciate the art of still life painting now-it's all about capturing the essence. We were instructed to concentrate on value, line strokes and composition.

Pastel Painting Value Study | Patricia Gray

Setting up my colors for the pastel painting value study above.

Pastel Painting Complimentary Colours Study | Patricia Gray

Pastel Painting Still Life Study | Patricia Gray 

PATRICIA GRAY INC is an award winning interior design firm in Vancouver. Here we write about lifestyle

and WHAT'S HOT in the world of interior design, architecture, art and travel.

2014 © Patricia Gray | Interior Design Blog™

Getting Ready for a Photo Shoot

It takes a lot of flowers to get ready for a photo shoot. And don't forget fresh veggies for the kitchen!

Patricia Gray | Vancouver Magazine Photo Shoot 

Patricia Gray | Vancouver Magazine Photo Shoot 

PATRICIA GRAY INC is an award winning interior design firm in Vancouver. Here we write about lifestyle

and WHAT'S HOT in the world of interior design, architecture, art and travel.

2014 © Patricia Gray | Interior Design Blog™

Patricia Gray | Vancouver Magazine

Gray Area: inside an Alberni Street townhouse

Patricia Gray crafts some of the city’s most elegant interiors including False Creek's Erickson project and John Travolta's Vancouver pad, but in her own Alberni Street townhouse, creativity is the freedom to make mistakes.

Patricia Gray Interior Design | Vancouver Magazine

Patricia Gray Interior Design | Vancouver Magazine

Patricia Gray Interior Design | Vancouver Magazine

Thank-you Adrienne Matei for the great article in Vancouver Magazine and Lucas Finley, photographer.

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PATRICIA GRAY INC is an award winning interior design firm in Vancouver. Here we write about lifestyle

and WHAT'S HOT in the world of interior design, architecture, art and travel.

2014 © Patricia Gray | Interior Design Blog™

Patricia Gray | Fine Art

Patricia Gray | Fine Art | Desolation Sound

Drawing from her thirty years experience as an internationally renowned interior designer, Patricia Gray has achieved mastery in her field that few can compare with. Lately Patricia has been exploring painting with great success. Her transition into being an accomplished artist is a natural progression for her. Painting with a colour palette that is vivid and rich she draws inspiration from nature and from her travels.

Residing in Vancouver Patricia studied painting at Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver as well as Les Arts Décoratifs, Paris. Her paintings are in numerous private collections. To inquire on available art please email info@patriciagrayart.com

Patricia Gray | Fine Art | Desolation Sound IV

PATRICIA GRAY INC is an award winning interior design firm in Vancouver. Here we write about lifestyle

and WHAT'S HOT in the world of interior design, architecture, art and travel.

2013 © Patricia Gray | Interior Design Blog™

White Pattern + Light in Architecture

 

                     

                   

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PATRICIA GRAY INC is an award winning interior design firm in Vancouver. Here we write about lifestyle

and WHAT'S HOT in the world of interior design, architecture, art and travel.

2013 © Patricia Gray | Interior Design Blog™

Nicole's Portrait

What fun we had today when we picked up Nicole's portrait. She is such a precious little pet (all four pounds of her). She never fails to make everyone smile. Her signature trait is her tongue which perpetually hangs out. Pamela Hudson is the artist that did this piece. She even put real crinoline fabric on the painting.

Nicole in her party dress

Nicole's portrait by Pamela Hudson

PATRICIA GRAY INC is an award winning interior design firm in Vancouver. Here we write about lifestyle

and WHAT'S HOT in the world of interior design, architecture, art and travel.

2013 © Patricia Gray | Interior Design Blog™

Vancouver Interior Designer Patricia Gray Honored With Two Northwest Design Awards

Vancouver Interior Designer Patricia Gray Honored 

With Two Northwest Design Awards

The Northwest's top designers were recognized at Seattle Design Center's annual Northwest Design Awards Gala held March 7,2013. The Northwest Design Awards competition recognizes interior design professionals whose work has made a significant contribution to the design industry. Projects are judged on the basis of problem solving, creativity, quality of design and beauty of the space.

Among those being honored was Vancouver Interior Designer Patricia Gray who won two awards for 'The Erickson' and 'Hamilton' project

The Northwest Design Awards Competition, now in its fourteenth year, recognizes the work of Pacific Northwest interior design professionals and celebrates the significant contribution design makes to life in our region. This year's theme, ‘CELEBRATE DESIGN’, offered designers a broad interpretation of how we use and occupy space.

To see images of Patricia Gray's award winning interior design in Vancouver, visit the Projects section of her website and choose The Erickson and Hamilton project.

Photography by Sean Lew