Our final artist feature for this year is a well recognized and award winning, long time member of the Arrowsmith Chapter of the FCA, Dawne Brandel. Dawne paints in a loose, impressionistic style. She says. “I love colour and contrast.” She paints with acrylics, loving the flexibility, and the fact that she can paint in […]
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Therese describes herself as a semi-abstract painter who has worked in oils, pastels, water colours, collage and now her preferred medium, acrylics. She usually works in series, painting a wide variety of subject matter such as musicians, birds, floral, geishas, houses and landscapes. While living in the lower mainland, Therese became involved with the Federation of […]
Since my recent move to Vancouver Island, I am especially passionate about west coast landscapes, particularly the ocean. I love landscapes because I am an outdoor adventurer and I see some very beautiful scenery on my adventures. I also use birds as my subject because no matter where you go adventuring you always see birds. […]
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Solo Show to check out
Congratulations to Lynne Patrick on her show at the McMillan Art Centre in Parksville! The show, titled UNDERstory: on the edge of the known, runs from June 4th to the 30th, with the opening reception on June 8th, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. In this show, you will enjoy Lynne’s paintings which will include abstract and […]
Our Artist of the Month for June, Jacqueline Dunn, is a well known painter, not only in Canada, but also internationally! Jacqueline paints in a Modern Impressionist style in oil and acrylic paints. She beautifully captures the forests and streams of Vancouver Island in her paintings. I am “at home” in the forest. Velvet greens, […]
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Congratulations Diane!
One of our Arrowsmith artists, Diane Michelin, has received the Bronze Medal Award from the Mondial Art Academy, which is based in France. Diane received the medal for her watercolour painting, MORNING RISE which she submitted in January, 2018. Diane has been a member of the Academy since 2017. Congratulations, Diane! We are so happy […]
Birgit’s work is a manifestation of her personal journey. “Ever since I realized that my experience of my world was a choice of how I interpreted my environment, I fought to see things in a unique and evaluative way. I questioned accepted logic and learned to create my own reality in the face of […]
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SMALL TOWN WITH A BIG IDEA
The little town of Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan has come up with a great idea to save a part of the Convent of Jesus and Mary, a National Historic Site and heritage landmark, and our very own artist, Lucy Wallace, has a special part in it! After the nuns left Gravelbourg’s Convent of Jesus and Mary, it […]
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Congratulations to Kelly Corbett!
We want to congratulate one of our artists, Kelly Corbett, on the news that she has been accepted into the JD Stevenson Gallery in Chemainus, B.C. You will be able to view the following two paintings there as of February 1st: In addition to showing her work in a gallery, Kelly is also scheduled for an […]
Janice, tell us about your art style. I have a rather oriental/Asian approach to painting that comes from a process defined by simple, loose but controlled composition and colour. The ‘how’ of what I’m doing disappears after a long ‘looking’ process. Mark making comes through a reactive painting style to the environment I’m in at […]
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