Adrian Huysman is a born and raised Calgarian artist! He is a loyal espy customer and is thrilled to be teaming up with the espy staff and Pepe and Eva of Studio Marmalade for the in-store mural as well as to teach and share art with you during #spreadloveyyc Art Week at espy!

Adrian has been a teacher for the Calgary Board of Education for 4 years and has been teaching adult and childrens art classes at the North Mount Pleasant Art Center for 6 years. He will be offering Drop in Adult Art Classes from 10:30am to 5pm on Friday, February 3 at espy. He graduated from the Alberta College of Art and Design in 2002 and he has a Bachelors of Education and Bachelors of Fine Arts. He is currently working on his Masters.

Adrian grew up in an artistic family, which allowed him to grow creatively and pursue his love of art from a young age. Adrian describes his work as fast-paced, thoughtful, and full of color. He has a wonderful knack for communicating and showing the accessibility of art. He finds his inspiration from artists such as David Hockney and Picasso.

He is so excited to be a part of an espy event because he feels the positive vibe and incredible energy of the espy team.

“Calgary is getting more and more excited about both art and fashion, it’s completely natural to hold an event where they are side-by-side.”

Adrian has a wonderful art project to teach this week using water color and compliments! Check out this video where he shows espy assistant buyer Charlotte and espy beauty manager Meagan how to paint and create something beautiful through the power of words:

Check out Adrian’s blog and some of his work by clicking here.

Click here for the full schedule of #spreadloveyyc events!