Inventory

Elissa Anthony, Bowser
Web site: http://www.monelissastudio.com
Elissa was born in Ontario and grew up in North Vancouver. She studied to be a Graphic Artist at George Brown College in Toronto. She worked in advertising, printing, display and in the motion picture industry as a scenic artist.

Ever the restless spirit she travelled to Europe and spent ten years living and studying fine art in England. Ms. Anthony spent much time visiting major galleries in Europe, redefining her artistic outlook and garnering as much information about painting and art history as possible. Her unique impressionist style evolved.

In 1997 Elissa moved to Vancouver Island and the move proved inspirational. Her first show in Nanaimo was a success and helped establish her as an up and coming artist both to the public and with her peers whose constructive criticism she values immensely. She has had many one-woman and group shows at The Old School House in Qualicum Beach, Nanaimo Art Gallery, Nanaimo Arts Council and private venues.

Elissa has won awards of merit, and excellence for her work, but the ones that mean the most to her are the Peoples Choice awards.

When Elissa is not painting she teaches oil and acrylic painting to adults and children at her home studio, The MonElissa Studio in Bowser, BC.

Working primarily in oil and acrylics in an expressionist style to interpret the Vancouver Island landscapes, seascapes and flora, she captures emotion and soul in her work. Her wide range of professional and artisitc skills combined with a unique and funky sense of humour provide a delightful range of moderately priced original art. Her seascapes take you to a beautiful West Coast beach and her flowers uplift and soothe the soul. She shares with others the joys she has found in the art world.

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Patricia Banks
Web site: http://patriciabanks.ca
Inspired by the magnificence and splendour of the natural environment, Patricia shares her special connection to the land and the sea with others through her detailed acrylic paintings. Primarily self taught, she is always learning and refining her skills through practice, teaching, and taking on new creative challenges.
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Janice Bridgman, Craig Bay, Parksville
Web site: http://www.janicebridgman.com
Janice was born in Glasgow, Scotland where she started her artistic education in music. After
receiving a degree in French Literature and Geography, she taught for many years. A Music Degree from the Toronto Conservatory followed.
More recently Janice's artistic direction has shifted from music to painting. She credits the late Fred Schaefer for giving her the encouragement and enthusiasm to "get painting". Several years of Federation Classes with the likes of Alan Wylie, Mike Svob and Rick McDiarmid have enhanced her art eduction.
She enjoys painting landscapes in watercolour, acrylic and oils. Both the Group of Seven and the Impressionists have influenced her style while her recent acrylics are more abstract. Working in oils and acrylics, she uses both brush and palette knife.
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Brian Buckrell, Comox
Web site: http://www.brianbuckrell.com
Brian retired from academia in Ontario (veterinary medicine and agriculture) in 2001 and relocated, with his wife Cathy, to Comox B.C., on beautiful Vancouver Island. He now paints full time - in acrylic and oils. His interests are portraiture/figurative and landscape - particularly the challenge of painting scenes on-location (plein air). Brian`s landscapes are reflective of his own outdoor interests –hiking, kayaking, skiing, traveling and his interest in agriculture and farming.
He admires the many great Canadian landscape painters including those presently working in B.C. His goal is to be able to interpret the magnificence of Canada through his own use of colour and composition.
Brian has won awards for both his studio and plein air paintings - including four Best in Show and nine Awards of Excellence at Federation of Canadian Artists Juried shows, a second place at the Federation’s Gallery in Vancouver and first place at the Grand Prix d’ Art competition at the Old School House Arts Centre, Qualicum Beach in 2007 and again in 2008.
Brian was honoured to be recently awarded (March 2010) Signature Status (AFCA) by the Federation of Canadian Artists.
He continues to study with accomplished artists in Canada and the USA.
His paintings have sold locally, in eastern Canada and the eastern and western USA.
bbuckrell@shaw.ca
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Allan Dunfield, Qualicum Beach
Web site: http://allandunfield.com
Allan was born in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1950. His family moved to New York where he graduated in 1969 with an Art Major. Allan was accepted into the School of Visual Arts in New York City where he studied for two years.
For most of his life Allan has been painting - professionally for over 20 years, and his art is held in many corporate and private collections throughout North America. He is an
active member of the Federation of Canadian Artists.
Allan paints daily in his home studio on Vancouver Island. His art captures the striking scenery of Canada's westcoast in an interpretative style that enables him to communicate a host of emotions to his viewer. Primarily, Allan's art communicates unique, single moments in time and allows the viewer to step out of a world full of turmoil and confusion.
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Carol Evans, Saltspring Island
Web site: http://www.carolevans.com
Carol Evans was born in Vancouver and raised in a number of communities throughout British Columbia, before moving to Saltspring Island in 1983. As a master
watercolourist, her work has received international recognition. Much of her work captures the unique character of BC's exquisite shoreline landscape.
Available at the gallery Carol Evans books: The Shores We Call Home, Homeland of Mist and Releashing th Light
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Dan Gray, Errington
Web site: http://www.members.shaw.ca/dfgray/
Dan Gray’s pastels are impressions of the moment.
Born in Vancouver B.C., he has worked in soft pastel since 1975.
Always painting from live models...
always ‘en plein air’ when painting the landscape
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Therese Johnston, Parksville
Web site: http://www.artists.ca/theresjohnston
While painting, time stands still. I lose myself in the colour, textures and the emotions each piece generates. Beginning with no definite pre-conceived plan or expectation, I let the paint guide me. I may introduce ink and collage to add contrast, balance, texture and interest. Hopefully I will pass on to the viewer a feeling of excitement and pleasure.”She holds a Bachelor of Education Degree (Arts Major); is an Associate of the Federation of Canadian Artists; a member of both the American Watercolour Society and the Northwest Watercolour Society.
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Ken Kirkby, Bowser
Web site: http://ken-kirkby.englishmanrivergallery.com
Ken Kirkby was born on September 1, 1940 in London, England. His family moved to Spain in 1945 and then, one year later, to Portugal where Kirkby spent his formative years. Ken moved to Canada in 1958 and almost immediately made his way north. During a five-year period, he lived with various groups of Inuit and travelled Canada's Far North extensively, recording the landscape, the people and the conditions in a vast collection of drawings. During this time, Kirkby discovered the awe-inspiring stone structures known as "Inukshuks".
On returning from the arctic, Kirkby took up residence in Vancouver and began translating his many sketches into magnificent oil paintings. His crowning achievement is a massive work titled "Isumataq". Measuring 152 feet long by 12 feet high, "Isumataq" is the greatest portrait on canvas ever painted. This strikingly beautiful creation was unveiled in the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa on March 30, 1992.
While he continues to present the Far North in his paintings, known often for their large format and impressive colour, he has turned his attention to depicting the grandeur of the West Coast. He now lives on the shores of eastern Vancouver Island and is the past president of the Nile Creek Enhancement Society, a non-profit, non-governmental organization recognized for the restoration of salmon habitat in the local rivers, estuaries and adjacent sea.

Available at the gallery, Ken Kirkby's books: A Painter's Quest for Canada & Vespers


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Joan Larson, Qualicum Beach
Web site: http://www.joanlarson.com
Joan Larson has been involved in the arts all her life. An early interest in art led her to study at the Banff Centre, the University of Victoria, and the prestigious Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.

Joan specializes in equine art work, often drawing upon her background of landscape and figurative painting to create her work. Born in Sexsmith Alberta, she was influenced by the open, rural landscape around her. However, a family move to Victoria, B.C. while still young, gave her an appreciation of the surrounding forests and ocean.

Her preference to work primarily with pastels is due to the exceptional colour effects that can be achieved when working with sticks of pure pigment. Her subjects have been described as "sensitive portrayals, so life like that the personalities shine through." Often using unusual angles of observation and varying light sources, she is able to capture the more subtle aspects of the human/animal relationship.

Joan's work has won awards and been featured in several publications. She shows her work at selected exhibits, including the Spruce Meadows "Masters"; Equi-Fair in Calgary, Alberta, and has been accepted to the American Academy of Equine Artists juried shows in Lexington, Kentucky. She is a member of the Pastel Society of Canada, the Equine Art Guild and the Federation of Canadian Artists. Her work can be found in numerous private and public collections.


joan@joanlarson.com 1-800-251-9246
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Diane McCarten, Nanoose Bay
Diane has recently settled in Nanoose Bay after many years abroad in Texas, Holland, Denmark and Malta. Each place she has lived has influenced her life and therefore her art work. She has had solo exhibits at Museum of Fine Arts, Valletta,Malta; The Jung Center, Houston, Texas and Design Works Gallery, Galveston, Texas. She has also been part of many juried group exhibits and taught art. Diane likes to experiment and create with mixed media, colour, lines, textures and forms and the promise of new discoveries makes her a highly motivated painter. She works intuitively and her work represents various perceptions and feelings she holds about life and spirit.
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Gregory Molesworth
Born in Three Rivers, Quebec, Molesworth became interested in art at an early age. He
was a member of the Prince George Art Society and had a one man show at the
gallery in 1988. In began painting impressionist style watercolours in 1983. He was
chosen to show in Vancouver: Expo '86 - Images & Objects - Search for Excellance.
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Bruce Muir
Growing up on the west coast of Canada, Bruce's knowledge of wildlife and sealife and his love for painting made it a natural move to become a sea and wildlife artist.
He has been studying whales since the age of ten when he would accompany his father on many boat trips up the coastline of B.C.
His years working in forestry, fishery and tug boating has furthered his knowlede and enhanced the desire to paint nature. Influenced by his friend Ken Kirkby, Bruce decided to devote his full time to his art.

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Pauline Pike, Qualicum
Qualicum Beach artist, Pauline Pike works mainly in Watercolours, painting the local landscape from her continuous sketches. Working outdoors as well as in her home studio " the Sketchbook", Pauline finds the west coast atmosphere offers constant challenges with the mountains, sea, farmland and forest, and she enjoys the misty qualities that watercolour produces so readily.
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Carey Anderson
Contact: careyartguy@gmail.com
250-650-1117
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