Beverley Tosh, a Canadian artist, painted One-Way Passage, a monumental portrait of her mother Dorothy as a young war bride who emigrated from her native Canada to New Zealand. The portrait includes the names of ships on which many war brides had travelled. This painting was the direct catalyst for her continuing research on war brides. These “war brides” are women she has met and corresponded with in Canada and the United States, Britain, Holland, New Zealand and Australia. Each …
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Negative Space an exhibition of selected works by Kim Bruce from the Off the Wall Series March 2 to April 15, 2012 Opening reception March 2 at 6:00pm Dade Art & Design Lab 1327 9 AVE SE Calgary AB 403 454 0243 Opening Friday March 2 an exhibition of my work from the off the wall series. To read more about the exhibition and view the work in the show please visit Kim Bruce Fine Art.
Peter’s new work is moving more towards reality. For his upcoming exhibition at Gordon Harrison Gallery he is working on a series of abstract landscapes whose subject matter comes from Ottawa and surrounding areas. As Peter says “It’s been fun, and ultimately each painting has to work in terms of colour, style and feel. The whole Landscape thing, regarding an real relationship with true reality, comes a distant last. I want interesting paintings first and foremost, but a system of …
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I find Isabel’s work comforting on so many levels. Especially the cafe works that I am featuring here. Perhaps it’s the familiarity that Isabel captures in her paintings of a place we have all been. I was a joy to work with Isabel on her site. We chatted a bit before starting on Skype and then corresponded by email to get the job done. Everytime an image came through I found myself say “ooh I want that one, oh I …
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Allyson Glenn is a figurative painter and works in a variety of genres such as the figure, interiors, still life, landscape and cityscape. Although she is interested in the figure as focal point, Allyson feels it is important to portray the body in context. In order to do this, she combines genres which may offer metaphor, narrative, or inform the state of the figure. Working from life can establish a unique connection to subject, so Allyson often paints from installations …
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