{"id":2,"date":"2023-12-24T21:07:47","date_gmt":"2023-12-24T21:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2023-12-31T07:05:53","modified_gmt":"2023-12-31T07:05:53","slug":"vancouver-life-drawing-forty-years","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/","title":{"rendered":"Vancouver Life Drawing Society Celebrates Forty Years"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2\" class=\"elementor elementor-2\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45a23c6c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"45a23c6c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;position&quot;:&quot;fixed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16fae0df e-transform elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget 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class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-facebook elementor-repeater-item-06fd227\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Basic-Inquiry-Life-Drawing-Studio-and-Gallery\/101826653199980\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Facebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fab-facebook\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256C504 119 393 8 256 8S8 119 8 256c0 123.78 90.69 226.38 209.25 245V327.69h-63V256h63v-54.64c0-62.15 37-96.48 93.67-96.48 27.14 0 55.52 4.84 55.52 4.84v61h-31.28c-30.8 0-40.41 19.12-40.41 38.73V256h68.78l-11 71.69h-57.78V501C413.31 482.38 504 379.78 504 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cce7ac2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cce7ac2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2299498 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2299498\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce41394 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ce41394\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vancouver Life Drawing Society<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc8874d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fc8874d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Celebrates<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6d650c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f6d650c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Forty Years<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05a1111 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05a1111\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Researcher &amp; Writer - Janet Nicol<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c395b10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c395b10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Graphic &amp; Web Design - Grandy C.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-277ddca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"277ddca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cover art - Harvey Chan<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-226f436 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"226f436\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chapters<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9854954 elementor-align-end elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9854954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#chp1-origins\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">I. The Origins of the Dream<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#chp2-move\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">II. The Move to False Creek<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#chp3-back\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">III. Back to Main Street<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#chp4-future\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">IV. Into the Future<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87a53df e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"87a53df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6244046 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6244046\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"767\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-cover-harvey-chan-767x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-73\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-cover-harvey-chan-767x1024.jpg 767w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-cover-harvey-chan-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-cover-harvey-chan-768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-cover-harvey-chan.jpg 899w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbedebc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fbedebc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1f9fbe e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b1f9fbe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fedb1af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fedb1af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Life Drawing Session<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b934a64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b934a64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">at Basic Inquiry<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-568b233 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"568b233\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-1-intro-1-alain-boullard.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-1-intro-1-alain-boullard.jpg 900w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-1-intro-1-alain-boullard-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-1-intro-1-alain-boullard-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Monday Morning at Basic Inquiry, Alain Boullard. (Photo submitted by artist.)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97a3710 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97a3710\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Twenty artists encircle a raised platform inside a spare, windowless studio on Vancouver\u2019s East Side. Some are seated astride drawing benches, a few at easels. All hold an artist\u2019s tool\u2014charcoal, Cont\u00e9 stick, pencil\u2014ready to mark the paper. A 40-something male model enters the room as the session manager announces the sequence of timed poses. The model steps onto the platform, disrobes under bright ceiling lights, and strikes a boxer\u2019s stance. Quickly the artists\u2014some inexperienced, some seasoned\u2014begin drawing his naked form. A timer goes off and the model moves into another pose.<\/p><p><br \/>And so it goes for the three-hour session at Basic Inquiry.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f465b4b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f465b4b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"chp1-origins\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d803acf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d803acf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62aebc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62aebc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">I. The Origins of the Dream<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b445b14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b445b14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One evening over a beer in Gastown, Gerald Kelly (1945-2001), a sculptor and industrial painter by trade, confided a dream to a group of friends.\u00a0 \u201cI had everything I wanted, except a studio,\u201d he told a Vancouver Sun reporter.<\/p><p>Gerry envisioned a space along the lines of New York\u2019s Art Students\u2019 League, where people could draw or sculpt a nude model in comfortable surroundings. Considering most life drawing spaces in Vancouver\u2014and elsewhere\u2014were attached to an art institution or community centre, setting up an independent, non-profit studio offered a unique experience for both artists and models.<\/p><p>In 1983, Gerry\u2019s dream was realized. Along with a small group of artist friends, he rented a studio on the ground floor of 901 Main Street, next to the Georgia viaduct.\u00a0 Gerry established daily sessions for artists at $5 a ticket, with the additional option of purchasing an annual membership. He set up a roster of about 30 models. All monies went to the studio rent and model\u2019s fee.<\/p><p>Maurice Spira, an artist and good friend of Gerry\u2019s, came up with the name, Basic Inquiry. \u201cLife drawing is a basic inquiry into the human form,\u201d Maurice believed.<\/p><p>\u201cGerry loved it, straight out,\u201d Maurice remembers. \u201cHe was the originator and organizer of Basic Inquiry. He knew how to set it up and get it going.\u201d<\/p><p>Soon after sessions got started, Maurice moved to Roberts Creek, where he continues to reside\u2014and where he ran a life drawing studio for more than 30 years.<\/p><p>Roy MacQueen heard about Basic Inquiry while attending a portrait drawing session at the Carnegie Centre, at Main and Hastings Streets.\u00a0 \u00a0The studio had only been opened two weeks when Roy decided to drop in.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center; margin: 1em 0;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-28\" src=\"http:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-2-origins-1-derek-von-essen-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-2-origins-1-derek-von-essen-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-2-origins-1-derek-von-essen-767x1024.jpg 767w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-2-origins-1-derek-von-essen-768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-2-origins-1-derek-von-essen.jpg 899w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <span style=\"font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; display: block;\">Portrait of Gerry Kelly by Maurice Spira (1982). Photo credit: Derek von Essen.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u201cI remember there were about twenty people drawing there, sitting on crates,\u201d Roy says. \u201cGerry was able to name each artist. I loved it.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bb02d7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7bb02d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f24e6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f24e6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Roy became a regular, attending sessions right up to March, 2020, when the Covid-19 global pandemic struck. He recalls Gerry kept a record of each session in those early years, noting details such as the name of the model and number of people attending.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-size: 1rem; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var( --e-global-color-34919b9 );\">\u201cI remember one or two artists who visited the studio from New York. They said there was nothing like it in the States.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-size: 1rem; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var( --e-global-color-34919b9 );\">Susan Bates, an educational writer and illustrator, was a regular at Basic Inquiry and friend of Gerry\u2019s. \u201cThere were the models,\u201d she remembers, \u201cMarketa from Eastern Europe, Josie, who was Italian and the voluptuous Catherine. Gerry liked to build community. When we first opened, he would start by introducing artists to each other. And then we would draw.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-size: 1rem; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var( --e-global-color-34919b9 );\">\u201cAfter Saturday sessions, we would all go out to lunch at a Portuguese hideaway across the street for pork chops and beer,\u201d Susan recalls. \u201cThe food was inexpensive, ethnic, and delicious. The ambiance encouraged friendship and connection.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center; margin: 1em 0;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-29\" src=\"http:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-2-origins-2-susan-bates-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-2-origins-2-susan-bates-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-2-origins-2-susan-bates.jpg 451w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/> <span style=\"font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; display: block;\">Storm, by Susan Bates. Photo submitted by artist.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); text-align: var(--text-align); font-size: 1rem;\">\u201cGerry was a gifted artist with his own unique style. He was technically skilled with a flowing confident stroke, employing circle effects over his drawings. I can\u2019t be sure, but these gave the impression of target imagery.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-size: 1rem; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var( --e-global-color-34919b9 );\">Keith Shields (1936-2009) was another founding member. A plasterer by trade, he trained as an artist in his youth. In the last 25 years of his life, he returned to art, devoting a substantial amount of time at Basic Inquiry. Keith\u2019s bust of peace activist Kinuko Laskey\u2014who was 16 when the atomic bomb fell on her home in Japan\u2014was donated to the city of Vancouver and on permanent display at Seaforth Peace Park.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-size: 1rem; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var( --e-global-color-34919b9 );\">In 1988, Basic Inquiry registered as a non-profit organization named the Vancouver Life Drawing Society and set up a volunteer board to be elected annually from the membership. In 1991, the studio re-located\u2014by choice\u2014to the top floor of the same building. A rickety elevator with scissor gates transported artists and models five flights up. When a Vancouver Sun reporter paid a visit, she observed a large open studio containing old pop crates, a second-hand couch, a coffee pot, a stack of easels and paint-saturated pictures of nudes along the walls.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-024cb68 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"024cb68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30f4565 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30f4565\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 1993, the society qualified as a federal charity and that same year began publishing a quarterly newsletter. By 1994, Basic Inquiry had 500 members.<br \/>Derek Simons, an artist and retired Cultural and Social Planner at Vancouver City Hall, began dropping in for drawing sessions in the 1980s. \u201cIt was a welcoming place and I met interesting people,\u201d he recalls.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); text-align: var(--text-align); font-size: 1rem;\">When Gerry Kelly made the decision to leave Basic Inquiry for personal reasons, the responsibility for running the studio \u201cfell into my lap,\u201d Derek says. \u201cThere were sessions when no one turned up. I paid the model out of my own pocket.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); text-align: var(--text-align); font-size: 1rem;\">As more artists began showing up again, Derek worked out strategies to sustain the society. When the rental suite became available on the fifth floor, for instance, he saw re-location as an opportunity. \u201cWe could build a loft and there was more room for the artists,\u201d he says.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); text-align: var(--text-align); font-size: 1rem;\">Besides regular drawing sessions, the society offered three art courses per term. \u201cWe had a huge turn out,\u201d Derek remembers. He credits part of the success to allowing students the option of purchasing a single ticket rather than committing to a whole term. \u201cMost people ended up liking it and they took the full course.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); text-align: var(--text-align); font-size: 1rem;\">As compensation for his many hours operating the studio, Derek set up a separate space to work on his art and drew a modest salary. When he left in 1996, the society was in a strong financial position.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); text-align: var(--text-align); font-size: 1rem;\">\u201cBasic Inquiry is a good model for other creative groups,\u201d Derek observes. \u201cYou\u2019ve got a diversity of people, from college professors to tradesmen, total amateurs to sophisticated artists, and everything in between.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); text-align: var(--text-align); font-size: 1rem;\">The collective practice of drawing over a three-hour session is an equalizer, he says. \u201cYou are all sitting down and performing sustained, focussed work. There\u2019s total silence. When there\u2019s a coffee break and you talk to each other, you have common ground.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); text-align: var(--text-align); font-size: 1rem;\">Derek organized the Body Project with colleague Richard Pinet, organizing events such as performance works, lectures and visual art shows at venues across the city. The project was inspired by the principles of Basic Inquiry\u2019s organizational model, Derek says, citing \u201cmeditation, equality and diversity.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); text-align: var(--text-align); font-size: 1rem;\">The society\u2019s Annual Members Show, a tradition from the very beginning, features figurative art in the studio gallery. At the 12th Annual Members Show in 1997, 66 works were displayed by 39 artists.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center; margin: 1em 0;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-2-origins-5-flamenco-231x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" \/> <span style=\"font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; display: block;\">Call for Artists to celebrate Flamenco Dance, poster (2015). Photo credit: Bernie Lee.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6999a50 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6999a50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34af741 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"34af741\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-2-origins-6-nude-for-love-1024x508.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-2-origins-6-nude-for-love-1024x508.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-2-origins-6-nude-for-love-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-2-origins-6-nude-for-love-768x381.jpg 768w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-2-origins-6-nude-for-love-1536x762.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-2-origins-6-nude-for-love.jpg 1815w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Nude for Love event postcard (2004) with photo showing Gerry Kelly at work in the studio, circa 1980s. Photo credit: Derek von Essen.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff1525b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff1525b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cIt brought together Basic members in a kaleidoscopic show that was a true representation of our large and supportive membership,\u201d the newsletter reported.<\/p><p>Individual and group exhibitions have showcased a wide range of work by local artists over the decades. Members\u2019 initiatives have ranged from a Women\u2019s Painting Group to collaborative workshops with the BC Clay Sculptors Society. Participation in events linked to the arts community has included Bravo Vancouver and the East Side Cultural Crawl.<\/p><p>Diverse professional models, male and female, and of different ages and body shapes, have posed at the studio. There have also been flamenco dancers, acrobats and athletes. Many models are also artists, including Lorna Schwenk and Steve Loxley. Lorna was a burlesque dancer for two decades, starting in the 1960s and later pursued a career as a massage therapist. In the 1990s Lorna modelled at Basic Inquiry.<\/p><p>\u201cMy background helped me to understand the body when I posed,\u201d she says. And when Lorna looks through her own drawings from that time, she says \u201cThey are a reminder of how sketching from life is so very vital to me.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec2c938 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ec2c938\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a394b13 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a394b13\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcc817a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bcc817a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"745\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-2-origins-4-derek-simons-745x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-2-origins-4-derek-simons-745x1024.jpg 745w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-2-origins-4-derek-simons-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-2-origins-4-derek-simons-768x1056.jpg 768w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-2-origins-4-derek-simons.jpg 873w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 745px) 100vw, 745px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Figure drawing by Derek Simons. Photo submitted by artist.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c8ddc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0c8ddc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"454\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-2-origins-7-lorna-schwenk.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-34\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-2-origins-7-lorna-schwenk.jpg 454w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-2-origins-7-lorna-schwenk-227x300.jpg 227w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Painting by Lorna Schwenk. Photo submitted by artist.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0a3575 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e0a3575\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af83fbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af83fbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Steve has been a full-time professional model for 40 years, posing at Basic Inquiry for the past 20 years. He was the first model to serve on the society\u2019s board and says his early background as an athlete and photographic model, informs his work.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); text-align: var(--text-align); font-size: 1rem;\">\u201cI like artists,\u201d Steve says about his choice of employment. \u201cI\u2019m comfortable around them.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-size: 1rem; text-align: var(--text-align);\">Eric Maddoux was an active member at Basic Inquiry for 18 years when he organized a unique fundraiser in 2004 along with professional model, Peter Read. For a $30 admission fee, artists participated in a 24-hour drawing marathon. Models took turns posing for artists in three hour shifts from 10am to 5pm. After a three hour break, the models gathered on three different stages and posed from 8pm to midnight. It was an unforgettable event for everyone involved.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center; margin: 1em 0;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-35\" src=\"http:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-2-origins-8-steve-loxley-bonny-giroux-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-2-origins-8-steve-loxley-bonny-giroux-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-2-origins-8-steve-loxley-bonny-giroux.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/> <span style=\"font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; display: block;\">Models Steve Loxley and Bonny Giroux getting ready to pose. Photo credit: Alun Macanulty<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef86d9f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ef86d9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"chp2-move\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f19196c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f19196c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-468742b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"468742b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">II. The Move to False Creek<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cddb32d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cddb32d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The threat of building demolition at 901 Main Street weighed on members\u2019 minds for several years, as reported in the newsletter. When the landlord gave an eviction notice in 2005, Basic Inquiry made a transition to the False Creek neighbourhood, renting a suite on the top floor of a brick building at 460-380 West 1st Avenue (and Wylie Street). An old freight elevator carried members to the spacious corner unit where natural light streamed in through windows and a skylight.<\/p><p>Chris Dunnett, a professional artist in Port Moody, was an active member at Basic Inquiry at both the Main Street and False Creek locations. \u201cWhen I started in 2000, people were talking about moving,\u201d Chris recalls.<\/p><p>Parking had become an issue due to vandalism and the building was not well-maintained, he remembers. Heating in the winter months was so inadequate; models sometimes wore mitts and hats when they posed. \u201cThere were too many problems and the numbers (of artists) were not increasing.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cMembers with full time jobs worked in the studio until midnight sometimes,\u201d Chris says about the early days at the False Creek studio.<\/p><p>Alun Macanulty built drawing horses and a desk\u2014furniture still in use at Basic Inquiry today. Walls with sliding rails facilitated a quick switch from studio to gallery. \u201cPeople swarmed in,\u201d Chris recalls. \u201cI remember someone said it was like Coney Island. There were so many people in the studio.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cNo one has taught me more about art than the people at Basic,\u201d Chris says. \u201cHow to see art and how to see the world. Drawing is really about the nakedness of looking at the world as it exists rather than as you think it exists.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66e3886 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"66e3886\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9afa57d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9afa57d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0 0 1em 0;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-3-move-2-merry-meredith-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" \/> <span style=\"font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; display: block;\">Female figure (2014) by Merry Meredith. Photo submitted by artist.<\/span><\/p><p>The first show in the False Creek studio featured the work of Merry Meredith, a Graphics Designer and member of Basic Inquiry since the 1990s. Employing the use of an Etch A Sketch, a popular children\u2019s toy of the 1960s, Merry depicted people she knew performing an enjoyable activity, each drawing executed in one continuous line. Patrons were enchanted, media attention was extensive and most of the 30 Etch A Sketch pieces sold.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); text-align: var(--text-align); font-size: 1rem;\">Merry says figure drawing for her, is the most challenging and interesting of all art forms. \u201cDynamic short poses are a race to capture and longer poses give you more time to explore detail. Most people viewing the art can tell if a drawing is off. To succeed is exhilarating.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center; margin: 1em 0;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-3-move-5-merry-meredith-300x239.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"239\" \/> <span style=\"font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; display: block;\">Cake First, An Etch A Sketch Drawing by Merry Meredith. Photo submitted by artist.<\/span><\/p><p>Karen Suk, now a social worker residing in Hamilton, started attending Basic Inquiry at the False Creek location. She describes the former studio as \u201cbeautiful.\u201d<\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-size: 1rem; text-align: var(--text-align);\">\u201cI remember Ban Wei. He did Brush paintings on rice paper and would fill pages with figures. I\u2019ve got two of his works on my wall now.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-size: 1rem; text-align: var(--text-align);\">Karen liked to attend the \u201clong-pose\u201d session on Friday nights. Besides painting figures in oils and acrylics, she made monoprints\u2014painting on to Plexiglas, followed by applying soaked wet paper and pressing the image with a spoon, then pulling the print.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-size: 1rem; text-align: var(--text-align);\">\u201cI found my niche curating gallery shows,\u201d Karen says about her volunteer contribution. She remembers In Three Parts. Each artist submitted three canvasses\u2014 a head, torso and legs. The canvasses were scrambled and\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align);\">the new figures displayed on the gallery wall. A limited edition book was also produced.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7a7add elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b7a7add\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-073194e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"073194e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Exhibition openings are important, Karen believes, because they bring people together.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u201cThere would be an opening night party. We\u2019d get a liquor license and have food and music. When it was over, we\u2019d close the doors and keep the party going.\u201d<\/p><p>The fate of the False Creek studio turned out to be short-lived as the neighbourhood came under re-development for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Members began searching once again, for a studio to rent.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae73ac0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ae73ac0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-901c7a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"901c7a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"702\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-3-move-3-karen-suk.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-3-move-3-karen-suk.jpg 702w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-3-move-3-karen-suk-234x300.jpg 234w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Mono print by Karen Suk. Photo submitted by artist.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8b24d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c8b24d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"702\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-3-move-4-karen-suk.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-3-move-4-karen-suk.jpg 702w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-3-move-4-karen-suk-234x300.jpg 234w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Mono print by Karen Suk. Photo submitted by artist.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdfd676 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bdfd676\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"chp3-back\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23fa59e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"23fa59e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6f8849 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d6f8849\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">III. Back to Main Street<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fc9c1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fc9c1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A deli once operated on the ground floor at 1011 Main Street. In 2007, Basic Inquiry acquired a five year lease from the City of Vancouver to rent the space. Peter Loebel, an artist and instructor now residing in Victoria, was on the board and played an instrumental role finding the location and initiating the move.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); text-align: var(--text-align); font-size: 1rem;\">Paula Sawadsky attended Basic Inquiry since she was fifteen years old, back when Gerry was session manager. On moving day, she was part of the coordinated effort as a board member. \u201cWe had many volunteer assistants,\u201d Paula remembers, \u201cand even those with no special construction skills provided a helping hand and more importantly, moral support.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center; margin: 1em 0;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-41\" src=\"http:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-4-back-1-paula-sawadsky-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-4-back-1-paula-sawadsky-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-4-back-1-paula-sawadsky-768x504.jpg 768w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-4-back-1-paula-sawadsky.jpg 915w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <span style=\"font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; display: block;\">People Practise, flyer (2010) Painted by Paula Sawadsky. Photo submitted by artist.<\/span><\/p><p>\u201cSo many people came out to help. It was overwhelming and really affecting to see people of all ages. There were Basic members and models alike, with gloves and work shirts and moving easels, drawing boards and kitchen stuff\u2026\u201d<\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); text-align: var(--text-align); font-size: 1rem;\">\u201cI learned from those years that community really can come out of volunteering with a group. Basic is a great Vancouver institution and I hope the city knows it is fortunate.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); text-align: var(--text-align); font-size: 1rem;\">The studio has continued to hum with artistic activity since the move to 1011 Main. As more animation studios became established in Vancouver, animator employees attended sessions, contributing to the society\u2019s growth.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); text-align: var(--text-align); font-size: 1rem;\">In 2008, a tip jar was instigated for the models. \u201cTipping is your opportunity to acknowledge the exceptional professionalism shown by many of our models,\u201d the newsletter stated.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4873723 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4873723\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0df6e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0df6e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Suzanne Saint Pierre is a retired real estate agent with a long-held passion for art. She\u2019s been a regular at Basic Inquiry since 2010, serving on the board and exhibiting her work on the studio walls.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center; margin: 1em 0;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-42\" src=\"http:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-4-back-2-suzanne-saint-pierre-279x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-4-back-2-suzanne-saint-pierre-279x300.jpg 279w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-4-back-2-suzanne-saint-pierre-768x825.jpg 768w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-4-back-2-suzanne-saint-pierre.jpg 838w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 279px) 100vw, 279px\" \/> <span style=\"font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; display: block;\">Pastel drawing of female by Suzanne Saint Pierre (detail). Photo submitted by artist.<\/span><\/p><p>\u201cI have a curiosity about people. I try to capture the personality and energy,\u201d she says. \u201cHaving the whole body exposed is a way to have more information about the person. The way the models hold themselves. The gestures. The movements.\u201d<\/p><p>Saint Pierre has met artists visiting from other parts of the world, including China, Taiwan, and Puerto Rico. \u201cPeople find Basic Inquiry,\u201d she observes. \u201cIt\u2019s a small, comfortable group. They keep coming back.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cIt\u2019s not about making money,\u201d professional artist Ezra Larsen says. \u201cIt\u2019s encouraging the artistic community in the pursuit of drawing nudes.\u201d<\/p><p>Ezra has been honing his drawing skills at the studio since graduating high school more than a decade ago. He has also volunteered as a session manager and worked as a paid model. His father attended sessions at the original location. Ezra emphasizes the society\u2019s welcoming atmosphere\u2014past and present.<\/p><p>Basic Inquiry\u2019s archived exhibition posters provide evidence of the talented artists who have come through the studio. Starting in 2010, the society website has posted detailed memorials of notable members who passed away, including Betty Woo (1943-2019) and Ingeborg Rayner (1922-2015).<\/p><p>\u2018Art for art\u2019s sake\u2019 has been a satisfying philosophy for many amateur members, as they benefit from the inspiring studio atmosphere. While independent learning is practised at drawing sessions, various forms of instruction have also taken place over the years. Sixty art students enrolled in Vancouver\u2019s Churchill and Tupper Secondary Schools have visited the studio, for example, and so have public school art teachers on Professional Development days.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-400c5aa elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"400c5aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbe08f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cbe08f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-422e1d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"422e1d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"643\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-4-back-3-ezra-larsen-643x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-43\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-4-back-3-ezra-larsen-643x1024.jpg 643w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-4-back-3-ezra-larsen-189x300.jpg 189w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-4-back-3-ezra-larsen.jpg 754w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Drawing by Ezra Larsen. Photo submitted by artist.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26a844c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"26a844c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"879\" src=\"https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-4-back-4-betty-woo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-44\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-4-back-4-betty-woo.jpg 819w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-4-back-4-betty-woo-273x300.jpg 273w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-4-back-4-betty-woo-768x844.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Female figure by Betty Woo. Photo credit: Bernie Lee.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fedd28b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fedd28b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe4c395 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fe4c395\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basci40-4-back-5-drawing-street-1024x529.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basci40-4-back-5-drawing-street-1024x529.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basci40-4-back-5-drawing-street-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basci40-4-back-5-drawing-street-768x397.jpg 768w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basci40-4-back-5-drawing-street-1536x794.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basci40-4-back-5-drawing-street.jpg 1741w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Drawing on the Street event flyer (2005). Photo by Alun Macanulty and image produced by Bernie Lee.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c91b89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c91b89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The society has also reached out to the community through a host of other organized activities. For a time, draped model sessions were conducted at St. Vincent\u2019s Langara Hospital, an eldercare facility in south Vancouver. A Drawing on the Street event outdoors at Granville Island and the Vancouver Art Gallery involved members sketching draped models as passersby watched. Life drawing sessions at the Roundhouse Community Centre were offered twice weekly.<\/p><p>Fundraising has been on-going. For a time, Buddha Boards\u2014 Zen-like brush drawing tablets\u2014were sold to members to raise money. The popular event, In the Nude, saw models posing, semi-draped and nude, for several hours. Funds have also been raised selling calendars illustrated with members\u2019 figure drawings.<\/p><p>Recently, the society was in a position to give back to the community when a member who passed away made a substantial donation. The board set up a five year art student scholarship called the W.L. Davis Memorial Fund in collaboration with the Emily Carr University of Art and Design.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-470739d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"470739d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddddb66 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ddddb66\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d08d81a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d08d81a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"596\" src=\"https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-4-back-6-drawn-fest-2012.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-45\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-4-back-6-drawn-fest-2012.jpg 806w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-4-back-6-drawn-fest-2012-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-4-back-6-drawn-fest-2012-768x572.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Gallery show flyer (2012). Photo credit: Bernie Lee.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c83a21d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c83a21d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-4-back-7-emote-2013-1024x454.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-46\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-4-back-7-emote-2013-1024x454.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-4-back-7-emote-2013-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-4-back-7-emote-2013-768x341.jpg 768w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-4-back-7-emote-2013.jpg 1353w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Gallery show flyer (2013). Photo credit: Bernie Lee.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0b50ff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f0b50ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68454be elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"68454be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-4-back-8-member-show-2009.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-47\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-4-back-8-member-show-2009.jpg 604w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-4-back-8-member-show-2009-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Gallery show flyer (2009). Photo credit: Bernie Lee.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bde2227 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bde2227\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"chp4-future\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89549ce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89549ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9374374 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9374374\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">IV. Into the Future<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fe97a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fe97a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The computer age has impacted the operation of the society, coupled with the lengthy Covid-19 pandemic. Douglas Smardon, at the helm of Basic Inquiry for the past 14 years, says the board looked at innovative ways to stay open during the pandemic.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center; margin: 1em 0;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-48\" src=\"http:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-5-future-1-doug-smardon-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-5-future-1-doug-smardon-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-5-future-1-doug-smardon.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/> <span style=\"font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; display: block;\">Douglas Smardon opening champagne at a members show. Photo credit: Alun Macanulty.<\/span><\/p><p>Board Member Ron Bijok organized an early form of electronic payment by e-transfer. During deep lockdown, Board Member Nicholas Jackiw and long-term model Chieh Huang pioneered some of the first live-streamed life-drawing sessions anywhere, in what became the very vibrant \u201cBasic Inquiry Online\u201d project and (online) community. Nick also developed the Robostrar software which eventually supported the studio\u2019s re-opening by offering Basic Inquiry the possibilities of contact tracing, cashless payments, and capacity-controlled seating for the first time. This system remains in place today.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-size: 1rem; text-align: var(--text-align);\">Post-pandemic, members continue to access the on-line registration system, in lieu of the former method of purchasing paper tickets. Each session is limited to 20 artists, after years of allowing for last-minute drop-ins leading to standing room only in the studio. Models book their sessions on line through\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); text-align: var(--text-align); font-size: 1rem;\">Robobooker. While the studio gallery continues to be an active space to display art work, many members have the additional option of social media platforms\u2014including Basic Inquiry\u2019s Facebook page.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center; margin: 1em 0;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-49\" src=\"http:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-5-future-2-alain-boullard-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-5-future-2-alain-boullard-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-5-future-2-alain-boullard.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/> <span style=\"font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; display: block;\">Alain Boullard enjoying a glass of wine at an opening show. Photo credit: Alun Macanulty.<\/span><\/p><p>Alain Boullard has seen the shifts in the organization since joining Basic Inquiry in 2005. An architect artist by profession, Alain also served on the board during the pandemic. \u201cIt\u2019s like a family,\u201d he says of Basic Inquiry. \u201cWe have had our conflicts and our fun.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb1a9ae elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bb1a9ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-243a43d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"243a43d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-5-future-3-alain-boullard-1024x454.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-50\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-5-future-3-alain-boullard-1024x454.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-5-future-3-alain-boullard-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-5-future-3-alain-boullard-768x341.jpg 768w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-5-future-3-alain-boullard.jpg 1353w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">2014 Basic Inquiry Calendar, Cover art by Alain Boullard. Photo credit: Bernie Lee.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a3f5a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a3f5a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>He remembers the after-parties at the False Creek studio, following gallery openings. As for the computer age, he sees the positives\u2014and negatives. He fondly recalls having the task of phoning models to book sessions and in doing so, getting to know them.<\/p><p>Daniel Ding has been employed at animation studios since graduating Capilano University six years ago. During his high school days in Burnaby, he attended Basic Inquiry on the recommendation of an art teacher. Now he\u2019s back to practise his drawing skills.<\/p><p>\u201cThere\u2019s a fear technology will make traditional drawing less relevant,\u201d Daniel says. \u201cI noticed my skills were decreasing doing [animation] design. Real-life drawing is more unforgiving if you make a mistake. You have to start over or fix it. It\u2019s good training.\u201d<\/p><p>Ultimately, Ding sees the benefits of both the old and the new ways. \u201cLive model drawing is important,\u201d he says. \u201cIt inspires animation work.\u201d<\/p><p>Occasionally an artist will arrive at a session equipped with an iPad and compatible drawing tool. But there\u2019s something about putting charcoal marks on paper that continues to appeal. Forty years on, Basic Inquiry still has much to offer the<br \/>creative soul\u2014and the arts community of Vancouver.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center; margin: 1em 0;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-5-future-4-daniel-ding-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" \/> <span style=\"font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; display: block;\">Ezra Larsen as model and drawing by Ben Luckhart. Photo submitted by model.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-631bd8d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"631bd8d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f53c96d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f53c96d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bff1ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7bff1ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sources<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff012b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff012b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1. Obituary, Gerald Michael Kelly, The Ottawa Citizen, July 28, 2001, C5.<\/p><p>2. \u2019Lives Lived\u2019, Keith Shields, The Globe and Mail, October 14, 2009.<\/p><p>3. \u201cAt Long Last, An Art Studio That\u2019s a Picture of Comfort,\u201d by Elizabeth Godley. The Vancouver Sun, December 27, 1986. E3<\/p><p>4. \u201cStudio devoted to nude drawing holds marathon,\u201d by Yvonne Zacharias. The Vancouver Sun, November 3, 2004, C5.<\/p><p>5. \u201cEtching a Sketch with a Continuous Line,\u201d Amy O\u2019Brien. The Vancouver Sun, November 8, 2005, C2.<\/p><p>6. YellowPages.ca, Basic Inquiry &#8211; Article submitted by Susan Bates.<\/p><p>7. Basic Inquiry newsletters, (1993-2007). On file at Basic Inquiry studio.<\/p><p>8. Basic Inquiry Board Minutes (2009 to 2023) available on line at lifedrawing.org Also on the website are a list of exhibitions (2005 to 2023) and Member Memorials\/Obituaries (2011 to 2023).<\/p><p>9. Interviews with former and current members of Basic Inquiry, conducted by Janet Nicol, (May to July, 2023).<\/p><p>10. \u201cAt an East Side Vancouver Art Studio, Experts and Amateurs Share a Love of Life Drawing,\u201d by Janet Nicol. Montecristo magazine (on-line), November 22, 2022.<br \/><br \/><\/p><p>Also see: DrawBridge: Drawing Alongside My Brother&#8217;s Schizophrenia by Joan Boxall (Caitlin Press, BC $24.95). A moving sister\u2019s account about artist and Basic Inquiry member Stephen A. Corcoran (1948-2013).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d3aa33 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6d3aa33\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c106178 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c106178\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-619d860 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"619d860\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"767\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-cover-ron-bijok-767x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-74\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-cover-ron-bijok-767x1024.jpg 767w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-cover-ron-bijok-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-cover-ron-bijok-768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/basic40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/basic40-cover-ron-bijok.jpg 899w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Cover art by Ron Bijok. Submitted by artist.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5642aca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5642aca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8c2c72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d8c2c72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vancouver\u2019s Basic Inquiry Celebrates Forty Years<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d66328 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d66328\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Acknowledgements<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd08f77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd08f77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We acknowledge at our Studio that we gather on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the x\u02b7m\u0259\u03b8k\u02b7\u0259y\u0313\u0259m (Musqueam), S\u1e35wx\u0331w\u00fa7mesh (Squamish), and s\u0259lilw\u0259ta\u026c (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.<br \/>Many thanks to the Basic Inquiry Board members (2022-23) approving this history project:<\/p><p>President &#8211; Douglas Smardon, <br \/>Treasurer &#8211; Nicholas Jackiw, <br \/>Member-at-large &#8211; Jaime T. Jones, <br \/>Director-at-large &#8211; Alain Boullard.<\/p><p>And thank you to the Board of 2023-24 for stepping up:<\/p><p>President &#8211; Kevin Hartwig, <br \/>Vice President &#8211; Bryce Baril, <br \/>Secretary &#8211; Lindsay Towns, <br \/>Treasurer &#8211; David Boal and,<br \/>Directors-at-large &#8211; Christian Geiser, Killian O\u2019Reilly, Sarah Heng Hartse.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90016b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"90016b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Credits<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48e642a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48e642a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Researcher and Writer &#8211; Janet Nicol<br>Front Cover Art &#8211; Harvey Chan | Back Cover Art &#8211; Ron Bijok<br>Graphic Designer &#8211; Grandy C. <br>Proofreader &#8211; Joan Boxall<br>Publication funded by Basic Inquiry, The Vancouver Life Drawing Society<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2085711 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2085711\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fb1c90 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5fb1c90\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9e32e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9e32e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Keeping the Stories Alive...<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07e0a92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07e0a92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Do you have a story or photographs to share about your time at Basic Inquiry?\u00a0<\/p><p>Help us document the history of this vibrant community alive by sharing your story, memories, and photographs. 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