Deryk Houston

Artist in Victoria, BC. Canada

The National Film Board of Canada: Featured Deryk Houston in the documentary, “From Baghdad to Peace Country”   http://www.nfb.ca/film/from_baghdad_to_peace_country/

His work is in the permanent collection of the Canadian war Museum in Ottawa. (On the recommendation of the National Gallery of Canada)

He represented the city of Vancouver, BC., in a solo exhibition of his work in the former Soviet Union.

 

Happening



Deryk at Ogden Point, Victoria, BC. (photo by Elizabeth)


WOODWYNN PEACE GARDEN
Woodwynn Peace Garden at Woodwynn Farms, a therapeutic community for the homeless. The Peace Garden includes a labyrinth with herbs, fruits and vegetables incorporated.



GALLERIES
I am currently featured at Art Works Gallery in Vancouver BC Canada.
And the Greater Victoria Art Gallery rental program.

I want to hold your hand

iwanttoholdyourhand

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Title: “I want to hold your hand”
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Size: 24″X36″

Story: When I start work on one of the Beatles songs, I always play
around with ideas for a couple of days in my head.

I used the same approach for “I want to Hold Your Hand” painting and
headed up to my studio to start work on it. But just before  I was going
upstairs, I had seen something in a documentary about cave art and for
some reason I switched out my original idea and started work.  I decided
to use my hand prints on this painting and I heard my wife rummaging
around downstairs and so I asked her to come upstairs for a minute. And
so I asked her to place her handprints onto the canvas along with mine.
It was just one of those spontaneous things that happen in my work.
Things are spontaneous but also have a thread running through them in
the form of peace, love, and conflict.

3 minute video “Changing our world one corner at a time” https://youtu.be/Bm5DIIpYmAE

Lyrics:
http://www.lyricsfreak.com/b/beatles/i+want+to+hold+your+hand_10026483.html

Youtubes of the song:

Live version 1964
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46_yYR6tGOI

Version that has live video with studio recorded sound.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipADNlW7yBM

Version from “Across the Universe” with a completely different feeling!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D92Lyxj7U7Q

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