{"id":3661,"date":"2025-10-07T18:49:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T01:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.derykhouston.com\/?p=3661"},"modified":"2025-11-08T08:56:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T16:56:03","slug":"its-easy-to-make-a-ghost-an-artists-journey-creating-art-and-understanding-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.derykhouston.com\/?p=3661","title":{"rendered":"Deryk Houston, current projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">On November 22, 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/artworksbc.com\/\">Art Works Gallery <\/a> is presenting the opening of their &#8220;Masterclass&#8221; exhibition, honouring artists who have been with the gallery for almost four decades including Deryk Houston, Sharon Quirke, Ken Prescott, Markian Olynyk, Vern Simpson, and Joyce Kamikura.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.derykhouston.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/spirituallandscape.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"757\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.derykhouston.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/spirituallandscape-757x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.derykhouston.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/spirituallandscape-757x1024.jpg 757w, https:\/\/www.derykhouston.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/spirituallandscape-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/www.derykhouston.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/spirituallandscape-768x1039.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.derykhouston.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/spirituallandscape-1136x1536.jpg 1136w, https:\/\/www.derykhouston.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/spirituallandscape-111x150.jpg 111w, https:\/\/www.derykhouston.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/spirituallandscape-400x541.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.derykhouston.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/spirituallandscape.jpg 1322w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 757px) 100vw, 757px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<strong>Spiritual Landscape&#8221; <\/strong> 36&#8243; by 48&#8243; $4200.00 (This piece, an acrylic painting by Deryk Houston, will be on display along with other paintings by Deryk at the Masterclass Exhibition).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>_____________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">It&#8217;s Easy to Make a Ghost: An Artist&#8217;s Journey Creating Art and Understanding War<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You can order this new ebook for $5 (CDN) at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/its-easy-to-make-a-ghost-deryk-houston\/1148541957?ean=2940181882577\">Barnes and Noble<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.derykhouston.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2025-11-01-at-1.53.20-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"802\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.derykhouston.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2025-11-01-at-1.53.20-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.derykhouston.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2025-11-01-at-1.53.20-PM.png 802w, https:\/\/www.derykhouston.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2025-11-01-at-1.53.20-PM-251x300.png 251w, https:\/\/www.derykhouston.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2025-11-01-at-1.53.20-PM-768x919.png 768w, https:\/\/www.derykhouston.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2025-11-01-at-1.53.20-PM-125x150.png 125w, https:\/\/www.derykhouston.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2025-11-01-at-1.53.20-PM-400x479.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 802px) 100vw, 802px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Note that an audiobook version of this memoir will soon be available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> On November 22, 2025, Art Works Gallery is presenting the opening of their &#8220;Masterclass&#8221; 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