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Monica Batek
Feb 43 min read
Heading to the Invictus Games
MJ Batek is a medically retired military veteran and former Invictus Games Athlete who competed in Australia in 2018. MJ experienced...
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Monica Batek
Nov 14, 20241 min read
Veteran's Art Exhibition - Gallery George - Vancouver BC
“Unconquered – An Exhibition of the Veteran Experience”
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Monica Batek
May 23, 20241 min read
Thank You for a Wildly Successful Cochrane Art Show!
Thank you to the more than 900 visitors and art enthusiasts we had come to our 65th annual Cochrane Art Club Show and Sale May 4th and...
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Monica Batek
Oct 21, 20231 min read
Starry Blues - A Big Painting for a Big Space
My latest client had a problem; big white, tall walls with no focal point. She commissioned me to create a large piece with blue...
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Monica Batek
Oct 13, 20231 min read
Upcoming Exhibition in St. Albert, Alberta
This fall is an exciting one for me! As part of my art journey I promised myself I would put myself out there more, regardless of the...
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Monica Batek
May 16, 20231 min read
Creating "Awake"
In March 2023 I was approached by an acquaintance I had never met in person to create a custom commission for their home. I was thrilled...
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Monica Batek
Apr 29, 20231 min read
Embrace the Ugly
When we create there is often an "ugly" stage. Sometimes it is the chaotic under-painting to just get rid of the white canvas and...
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Monica Batek
Apr 23, 20231 min read
We are Live!
After much decision I have finally decided to go public with my art and design. Creating a logo, website, social media and online store...
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Monica Batek
Apr 23, 20231 min read
Magnolia Morning - Acrylic 15"x30"
Last year I was lucky to visit the Butchart Botanical Gardens on Vancouver Island, British Columbia while doing some Trauma Resiliency...
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Monica Batek
Mar 27, 20231 min read
The Gift of Art
One of my favourite things to do for my friends is create art for them as a gift. Four years ago I was lucky to visit Peggy's Cove in...
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Monica Batek
Mar 27, 20231 min read
The King of Waiparous - Acrylic 36"x36"
The King of Waiparous is a large 36" by 36" acrylic painting of a Wild Stallion who frequents the Public Lands of Ghost and Waiparous...
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