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 […]
Diane is a representational watercolor painter who fell in love with art at the early age of 4 years old. She was amazed to see how just a drawing on a sheet of paper could translate into three dimensional realistic-looking objects, people and landscapes. Diane’s watercolor painting have been internationally recognized for her unique subject […]
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, […]
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 […]
Cathy Stewart loves to work with oil paint! The malleability and the richness of, and wide variation of colors achieved with oils enables her to create the beautiful, richly colored paintings she is known for. Although Cathy has worked with other mediums, it is oil painting which releases her creative flow. “When I was working […]
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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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