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Summer 2010 Vol. III - Issue II

Feature Artist Betty Boyle

“Wistful Journey”, by Betty Boyle 20" x 16", oil on board

and Emily Morgan

“Eve”, 15” x 8”Photo by: Grant Kernan A K Photos

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In This Issue:8Artists and the OlympicsParticipating in the 2010 Olympics

10Finding the TimeBill Kerr discusses findingtime to paint

11Emily MorganCowichan Bay artist

12Feature ArtistGetting to know Betty Boyle

14Chemainus “The Little Town that Did”Chemainus Dollars

15Art Show Down Underartist Sophie Shapski’s adventures in Australia

16 & 17Exhibitions / ShowsShows and art events

18Book ReviewAward winning artist, Brian Buckrell’s new book

19WorkshopsImprove your skills with upcoming workshops

21Marketplace

22Finding Your WayAroundFind your favourite artists' studio

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It is with saddenedhearts thatwe say goodbye toCheyenne.

About this amazing dog ... I first came across this dog in September2000 at the Regina Humane Society. He wascurled up like a little lamb, shaking andscared. I was looking for a brown mediumdog and after taking a good look at him de-cided to take him home. Scared and whiningall the way home, I thought “Oh boy, whathave I gotten myself into?” The next morningI saw a different puppy. He was happy, curi-ous and full of life. Over the next few days,weeks, months, he started to explore his newfound freedom. He would hop across thefield chasing grasshoppers, star at awe at but-terflies, and grab an afternoon nap in thecoolness of the towering hollyhock bed.

He soon grew into his ears and took it uponhimself to protect not only my acreage, butalso the adjacent 1200 acres of dairy farm,

keeping the coyotes in check. He became theprotector of all the neighbours’ dogs as well.Sounds like a superhero!

Summers in Saskatchewan became a fungame of catching gophers. He would sit forhours at the gopher hole, quiet as a buddha,not twitching an ear, until a gopher wouldpop his head up, only to have a dog mouthgrab it and toss it in the air. He would dig toChina if it meant catching one. Those smellygophers knew that Cheyenne wasn’t allowedon the road, so they would skip and teasehim till they crossed the line. Sask. Agricul-ture should give him an award for helping tokeep the gopher population down.

Three years ago a couple of coyotes decidedto take Cheyenne on and he twisted andfought but lost the battle. He was beat up andcrippled. I wasn’t sure he would survive. Atthe same time I had decided to move out tothe west coast, so I packed up my dog andcame west. He found help at Qualicum Vet-erinary Services where Dr. Louise gave himdoggie chiropractor treatments (VOM). Hewas getting better; not my 30 mile an hourkicking up rocks at the windshield runningdog, but being retired he was able to have amore relaxed lifestyle. We walked the beach,

chased the rabbits at Coombs and even tookon a river otter. Sadly in April he succumbedto cancer and we had to say good bye.

Cheyenne was by far the most publisheddog in Saskatchewan as never a publicationof my design would go out without himmaking at least one appearance. He was ourloyal friend. He was our family He was ourstaff and was on every delivery with us.Now not only is the car empty, but also ourhearts.

I have had and met many dogs before, and Ican say without a doubt, this was the mostamazing, smartest spirit that I had everknown. He had a real serenity about him; an old gentle soul in a dog's body.

Run free my boy and kick up some rocks!


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Arts and the Olympics

Manned with a back pack, art suppliesand duct tape, Dan Gray, master pastelartist, heads to Vancouver to capturethe sights of the Winter Olympics. Hestarted painting on the ferry as it closesin on Vancouver.

West Coast artists were invited to participate in a mural thatwould be unveiled at the 2010 Olympics. The artists were se-lected and each given a 1 x 1 foot piece of plywood with

colour specifications. The artist was free to use their imagination on theirpanel as long as they stayed within the colour parameters. Not knowingthe end design, the panels were collected and pieced together like a puz-zle to unveil the finished work of art, Kunamokst in Feb. at the 2010Olympics. The mural is now on tour and will reach it’s final destinationon June 20th at Galiano Oceanfront Inn, Galiano Island, BC.

On speaking to Phil Alain, one of the creators of Mural Mosaic this is what we learned.“We came up with the idea of the Mural Mosaic's as a way to highlightand join together artists from all mediums from across Canada. As artistswe are always thinking of ways to have fun and be creative. The firstmural we worked on together was the “Heritage Fiddler”. Over 70 artistsfrom across Western Canada gathered to create 252 paintings in a 24 hourspan. On a covered over ice rink in West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton,Alberta, spectators could watch the mural take shape slowly one paint-ing at a time until the unified image of the Fiddleremerged.Due to the unique qualities of our murals we werereceiving 100 hits on our website daily. We werethrilled! Then suddenly there was an internetfrenzy and our website went viral. Our website atits peak reached 120,000 hits daily! As of April2010 we have had over 32 million people visit muralmosaic.com Lewis Lavoie is the key artist and has the task ofcoming up with the mural designs and Paul Lavoieis in charge of administration and the highly in-teractive website.

Participating Artist Elissa Anthony “I sent my portfolio in and was ac-cepted that same day,” said ElissaAnthony, an artist who works andteaches from her studio the "Mon-Elissa" in Bowser.

The Sea Monster Wasgo is por-trayed on the back of a barnacledWhale in the foreground. TheSalmon spirits retreat underwaterjust above Wasgo. The canoeists ina traditional Haida boat representthe spirits of ancestors past. In thebackground the killer whales playand their departed ancestors followbehind them. "Wherever we go weare one with those who came be-fore us ~ a collective memory."

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“My job was to entertain at the Richmond O Zone repre-senting Qualicum Beach. The rain was constant so I founda tent and lured models in out of the weather. I started inthe afternoon of Feb. 12th was back the next day andworked until the paper was full. 159 kind models gave me1 minute of their time, plus one grumpy man who would-n't pose, but I painted him anyway.”

Rain and Protesters- painted while working underthe large tree in the front of the

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From the Prairies to the West Coast ... and Beyond

Finding theTime by Bill Kerr

Is making time to paint a problem?Googling those words drew morethan 29 million results. You are not

alone. Tips were both obvious and trulybizarre. First off, too many artists wastetime on the computer, 29 million ofthem. Excluding the words "carry" and"sketchbook" would have wiped tens ofmillions results. Forget it, sketching isnot painting. Having a sketchbook by thetoilet was probably the dumbest tip. Ithink wasting too much time on the com-puter is preferable than spending toomuch time on the toilet no matter howcreatively you multi-task! Enough ofthat... get off the computer and yourwhatever!!Why do you want to paint more? All ofthe reasons fall into oneof two groups, "practice"or "product". In the"practice" realm the rea-sons can be to simply im-prove one skills ingeneral or to address avey specific problem Inthe "product" or "pro-duction" reasons thegoal is usually easilystated in numeric terms. I want so manypaintings for whatever show by what-ever date, or for those empty walls, or formy daughter's new digs.Set the goal and make the plan. Every-one's plan requires a good fit. Folks inclasses have taken a great step. I oftenwent to classes simply because being ina class did the same thing for my paint-ing as being in a league did for myhockey. It made me take part. It im-proved my painting through practice, butnot so much for my hockey. Join a paint-ing group for the same effect.When you get home from a class or agroup session don't just put your paintsaway, put them out. Put them out readyto go. If you don't have a place to paint,make one. If this is impossible get a largetray or an under bed storage box and layeverything out in the box or just on thelid. Then when the supper table is clear,grab it and paint on the table.

I hear of folks staying up half the night topaint. Not the best idea. You have to befresh and thinking. Plan your painting,think about the problem or the subject orthe task you are going to address. Thinkabout finding decent chunks of deadtime. Waiting time, not at stop lights assuggested by some nitwit "Googled" re-spondent, but an extended unavoidablewait provides possibilities. BC Ferries isthe most obvious Island example, butartist friend Faith Love Robertson(Google her) produced a delightful workfrom Peace Arch Park while waiting atthe U. S. border.Painting improves through practice. Askany juror the most important element ofa painting is composition. I would sug-gest colour comes next and I mean bothhue and value followed by the nature ofyour mark making, the brush strokes. Ifyou are going to practice more compos-

ing, more colour arrangingand more brushing youclearly have to do morepaintings. It's obvious to domore paintings you shoulddo them smaller, simplerand clearly quicker. Nowyou do not have to find big

chunks of time.A frequent visitor to

these parts, Chris Marsden, a Bermudianwater colourist and plein air practitioneralways carries small pieces of illustrationboard, paper, or a sketch book that takesa wash and a pocket water colour set. Hepaints almost every time he is seated. Heeven paints with his pint in the bar afterpainting with the Paint and Pint Group!All fine and well, but you readers willsay this all deals with water colourpainters. Not so, I have seen Brian Buck-rell paintings done while waiting in Cal-gary airport. Pochade boxes can besmall, and many small covered palettesystems will keep both oil and acrylicpaints fresh for days. Seems all air trav-ellers carry a laptop. Scrap the silly thingfor a pochade box and you won’t wastetime on the computer or in air ports.Now I'm off the computer to build asmall pochade box.

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Atrip to Cowichan Bay would notbe complete without droppingby Emily Morgan’s studio.

Interview with Emily:Where were you born and raised? Born in Vancouver with a childhood inWest Vancouver, I was raised aroundboats on the west coast and sailed across

the Atlantic at the age of 22. My mother,M-J Disher, surrounded me with art,books and music when I was a child. Why have you chosen this medium toexpress yourself and how long haveyou been working with sculpture? I modelled at the age of 12 for the sculp-tor Patsy Ryan. That experience gave mea sense of the contemplative intensity ofan artist's studio, I was hooked after that.I went to Europe with my now husband,Roland, when I was 26 where we raisedour two children, Rosa and Henry. Welived in a medieval town in France andrenovated several ruins and built ourown house. While renovating and look-ing after our lavender farmhouse, I wasin touch with several stone masons. Theyshowed me ancient Roman quarrieswhere I could obtain stone for carving. Imade gargoyles for the houses we wererestoring. While in France I met art collector BobPerch who introduced me to respectedsculptor Karen Jonzen who lived inChelsea, London. I began my five-yearapprenticeship with Karen. I workedwith her whenever she needed me untilher death in 1998. Her teachings carryme through many difficult and brightmoments while I am working on sculp-tures. My own studio was a boat-yard on apedestrian only island in the riverThames. I lived with my family, taughtall over and had a core group of dedi-cated students at my studio. When wedecided to move back to Canada, I gavemy studio to my students with the ideathat we would create a studio in Canadaand go back and forth from Europe to thewest coast working and learning in both

environments. Fulfilling this dream hastaken a bit longer than I expected.

What brought you to Cowichan Bay? First we looked in Victoria for a studio,to no avail. Then we came to film-makerTom Shandel's wedding overlookingCowichan Bay, and loved the area. Ittook me a couple of years to find andrenovate my studio beside the bakery onthe dock-front. Originally a fish-pro-cessing plant, I have transformed it andam now planning to have other artiststeach workshops this summer.

What materials do you work with? My habitual method is to build the sculp-ture up hollow with clay struts insidewhich hold the work together. I only usea metal armature if I am doing a com-mission or a piece with complexity andmovement. I then have a mould made ofthe piece and pour bronze, cement, plas-ter etc. into the mould for the finishedwork. What’s the source of your inspiration?My inspiration comes from all of theplaces where I have lived, from the wildbeauty of the west coast to the Roman,medieval, Renaissance architecture ofFrance and from the people I have met. I have been lucky enough to sculpt manypeople's portraits, including celebritiessuch as the inventor Trevor Baylis, wholives on Eel Pie island near my formerhome. I love doing simple shapes andabstracts too. When I don't feel inspired,which does happen, my teacher's wordscome to me: "I don't wait for inspiration,I just work". It's a good trick to have a

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Ifirst met Betty Boyle a couple ofyears ago during an artists studio tourin Courtenay. I was quickly taken by

her beautiful paintings of women carry-ing parasols. What would a summerissue be without a few lovely ladieswalking barefoot on the beach?

Now, let’s get to know Betty Boyle.

When did you first become interestedin art? At my mother's knee. We had a littlegame. She would make a squiggle, giveit to me and then I'd make it into some-thing. During my school years I took artclasses whenever I had the opportunity.

What inspires you when starting apainting? Simply start a painting and inspirationwill come... we hope.

Prior to the move to Canada I was paint-ing from live models at the school wheremy husband taught. That opportunity

When did you move to the Comox Valley and why? My husband, Neil, and I moved toComox Valley from Southern Californiaseven years ago. He was coming hometo Canada as Fort MacLeod, Alberta washis home. I was game for anything aslong as I was with him.

Betty, you told me that your late hus-band is the reason why you startedpainting. Why so?When I met Neil I could draw but wasintimidated by painting. He made it lookso easy. Boy, was I wrong. It's work, butvery satisfying work - sometimes. I'vebeen painting for 15 years and still con-sider myself a floundering student.

What attracts you to painting theselovely ladies with their parasols? Because they're there. Let me clarify.

BBeettttyy BBooyyllee“Louis Armstrong” 24 x 18” by Neil Boyle

“Surfʼs Up” 16 x 20” oil


didn't avail itself in Comox Valley, so I started using photo-graphs of models Neil had taken over the years. They're prettyand they bring back pleasant memories. I've taken shots of smallchildren and populated scenes on my own. I particularly en-joyed working on "Canada Day", a picture of a family sitting onthe curb waving miniature flags while watching the parade.

What advice would you giveto aspiring artists? Do whatyou enjoy and keep doing it alot!

What are some of your otherpassions? I've always lovedhorses and enjoy the companyof cats.

To see more of Betty & Neil’s work please go to: www.nei lboyle .com

“The Garden Path”, 16 x 12”, oil

“Eric Dolphey” 20 x 16” by Neil Boyle

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The Brush Strokes of the Heart and Soulof “The Little Town That Did”©.

Chemainus is well known for its murals around the world.Now they are designing, printing and distributing theirown currency to support community growth. Conceived

a year ago, April 23, 2010 marked the unveiling of the newChemainus Dollar at the Inaugural Event luncheon held in theChemainus Theatre Festival dining room.Lead by the RCMP in full dress uni-form and Pipers Barb Chistofferson,Derek Crawford and Frank Nichol,$200,000 Chemainus Dollars(200,000 CH$) were transportedfrom the vault at the local branch ofCoastal Community Credit Unionvia Brinks Armored Guard Escort through the streets to the the-atre. There, they were greeted by dignitaries and the press asthe strong box was carried and piped up to the dining room. Following a gourmet lunch presented by Master Chef SteveHewson of BC wild salmon, Mongo-lian chicken, beef stroganoff andother very tasty morsels, Lou Roelof-sen introduced and thanked the keyplayers in the project. Joe Christianoof Coastal Community Credit Unionexplained their participation in theproject as the Gold Medallion Spon-sor. Dr. Karl Schutz who conceived the original mural projectover 20 years ago is the founder and CEO of The ChemainusMonetary Foundation. Dr. Schultz thanked the Board of Direc-

tors of the foundation and othermembers of his team who broughtthe project to this day. He then in-troduced and presented Lead De-signer Brad Grigor with a Certificateof Excellence for his work.

“There were many obstacles to overcome in designing the currency. Withthe security features we added to thebills, the software I used crashed sev-eral times. I had no idea how compli-cated it is to design a currency.” saidBrad over lunch. Each of the billsfeature Emily Carr on the front, withthe town murals on the back. Thecolour of each bill in denominationsof 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 approximate the Canadian dollarequivalent. Each bill is serial numbered with a gold leaf secu-rity band and micro printing to prevent counterfeiting.The Chemainus dollar is traded at par with Canadian dollar (CH$1.00 = CA$1.00) and is accepted at participating mer-chants and the local banks. It is backed by the Canadian dollar.For every dollar printed, the equivalent amount is deposited intothe Chemainus Monetary Foundation trust fund. The notes arean ingenious piece of art that can be framed and collected, mak-ing them valuable.The Chemainus Monetary Foundation is aregistered non-profit foundation. Projectsare supported by funding from foundingmembers, sponsorships with financial insti-tutions, corporate support, merchant in-volvement, society or private legacy gifting,and individual donations or grants for spe-cific projects. The Chemainus Dollar (CH$) project was startedby the Chemainus Monetary Foundation to support communitygrowth. The CMF are actively working on unique communityventures designed to increase tourism, heighten Chemainus vis-ibility, and bring increased business to area merchants. For moreinformation on the Chemainus Monetary Foundation visitwww.chemainusdollar.com

Lou Roelofsen and Emily Carr

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Brad Grigor, with his award of Excellence

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Art Show Down Under - by Sofie SkapskiAustralia is commonly thought of as a land of red earth and sun-burned skies – dry and dusty and full of light – but Melbourneis something else entirely. Like Vancouver, it is a city wheretrees and water soften the cityscape. The suburb of St Kilda isall verdant foliage and exotic flowers tumbling from walled gar-dens that surround red brick houses from the Victorian, Edwar-dian, and Art Deco eras. In this inspiring environment I preparedfor the three art events my friend, Nina Rubinstein, had organ-ized for me. Nina, the owner operator of Art-way Frames, is a dynamic and en-gaging person. She took on thetask of organizing my shows withunfettered enthusiasm. The firstshow, at the studio of internationalfine art photographer EmmanuelSantos, was set to open four daysafter my arrival, on Thursday March 25th, and run through toSunday March 28th. After that Emmanuel was off to Kiev tostart on a project documenting Jewish settlements in that region.He graciously offered to fit my show in before his trip. I brought my paintings from Canada in one large suitcase – 12medium sized works, and 30 small canvases all nested togetherlike an intricate 3-D jigsaw puzzle. Nina and I arrived at Em-manuel's studio on Wednesday morning with my paintings, tohang the show. Emmanuel still hadn't taken his own work downand prepared the space for us, so he told us to come back at 8:30in the evening to do the hanging. When we returned, we could-n't believe what we saw. The show was completely hung, andlooked amazing – the larger and smaller works intermixed andflowing like music around the room. Opening night was well attendedand a huge success. Wine andcheese and an impromptu pianoand percussion performance addedto the ambience. A mix of artistsand art lovers, the guests were veryreceptive to the Canadian flavourof the work – bright yellows andgreens of late summer and softer, winter colours, with tracerybranches silhouetted, intersecting light skies – and the empha-sis on negative shapes and captured moments in time. Sharingmy vision with such a responsive audience was just as reward-ing as the red dots that went up. The next showing of my work opened on Saturday April 10 atthe trendy cafe, Not Just Bagels, run by Maria Ribak who hadbeen looking for artwork to display on her walls. Nina and Ihung the show on the Friday afternoon, and that experience leftme appreciating what Emmanuel Santos had done for me all themore. As a number of works had already been sold, this showwas a different mix, including a few new paintings I had com-pleted in Australia. With Nina's expert help, the display endedup looking very eye-catching. This opening was a moreleisurely affair, with guests enjoying wine or lattes in the com-

fortable cafe surroundings, and nibbling on toasted bagels andcream-cheese. Selected paintings will stay hanging at the cafeeven after my departure for home. The third event Nina organized for me was on Sunday, April11 – a day at the up-beat Rose Street Art and Artisans' Mar-ket, in the Fitzroy area of Melbourne. The market is a funkyvenue with both open air and indoor spaces for vendors to setup their booths. Tables and display cubes are provided, butpeople must supply their own canopies for the outdoor stalls.Luckily I was given a space indoors because the day's weatherwas interspersed with sudden showers and gusty squalls –Melbourne is well known for its unpredictable weather. My son Diego and I set up my booth with the coloured displaycubes, and created a fun space for my mini paintings, printsand cards. I also displayed two more new works – the paintstill a bit wet! With an eclectic mix of music playing and a di-verse variety of hand crafted goods creatively displayed, thismarket was lively and inviting for all the people who hadcome to browse and shop on a Sunday afternoon. Showing my paintings here on the other side of the world hasbeen a richly rewarding experience. I was very impressed withthe warmth of the Australian people and their interest and ap-preciation of my work. I have great memories to take backhome with me, as well as hundreds of photos and the seeds ofinspiration for new and exciting series of paintings.

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Nina Rubinstein, RosemaryMhoktar, Sofie Skapski.

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ART JAM 2010Art Jam 2010 is the next stage in an intercultural edu-cational exchange generated by artists in Japan andsouthern Vancouver Island. This project started in 2004when Sugimoto Hiroshi of Tokyo, Japan exhibited hispaintings at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. In 2005and 2006 Japanese artists came to Victoria to take partin local art activities. A return exchange occurred in2008 when 4 Canadian artists spent 3 weeks in Tokyo asthe feature of Art Jam 2008.Art Jam 2010 will take place in Victoria, Metchosin and Ladysmith from July 6to 26. Five Japanese artists are attending with their art work which will be seen ina series of exhibits. The Arts Council of Ladysmith and District will be hosting acollaborative exhibit featuring the Japanese artists, the Marston brothers fromKuleet Bay and selected Ladysmith artists. Exhibit Location: 610 Oyster Bay Drive, Ladysmith Date: July 9 - 25, 2010 • Opening Reception: July 9th, 7:00 pm

John and Luke Marston few pieces going at the same time andone can move around to each piece tosolve different problems and havefavourable outcomes. There is always astarting point and a preconceived ideabut as the work develops, I can let go ofsome of these guidelines and let the ma-terials speak and the energy flow of itsown accord. The human form has unlim-ited interest and all the more being in 3D.

Any other passions or hobbies? My other passions are singing and gar-dening, the politics concerning the envi-ronment (maybe you will find someguerrilla sculptures protecting our wa-terways) and humanitarian issues. I sailwith Roland and beach-comb, in lovewith nature and the people in my life.

Emily also teaches workshops and can be contacted at: (250) 715-0414

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This show focuses exclusively onVancouver Island, Outer Islandand Powell River painters andsculptors. Over 60 artists will beshowcasing nearly 1,000 originalworks.

Sat. and Sun., August 7 - 8 , 2010at the Comox Marina Park,

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Vancouver Island's biggest annual Fine Art Exhibition

Stroll the gardens while admiringoriginal works by artists, potters,sculptors, glass blowers, stainedglass designers, garden art andother unique art forms. Fun for the whole family.

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“Waiting for a Hug”, watercolour on masa paper

“Senior Arbutus” watercolour on paper

“Waterways II” - the Art of Judi Pedder

Wednesday July 14 - Monday July 26Opening Reception,

Thursday, July 15, 7-9 pmPearl Ellis Gallery, Lower Level, 1729 Comox Avenue, Comox, BC

250-339-2822 www.pearlellisgallery.comOpen Daily 1:00 - 4:00 pm

Judi will be at the Pearl Ellis Galleryevery afternoon from 2 - 4 pm and

encourages visits to her studio gallery.

Described as a “Visual and Verbal Treat”Judi’s versatility with watercolourclearly shows a departure from the softcolours of a traditional style. This col-lection demonstrates otherwise, withstrong vibrant colours in landscapes andvivid floral subjects. Judi uses water-colour to paint directly on canvas, wa-tercolour paper and has gainedrecognition for her unique images onMasa paper.


Comox Artist

Brian BuckrellBrian's new book

It's a Good Start – My Learning to PaintSee at www.blurb.com

Viewings at: Qualicum Frameworks Gallery

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“Across the Meadows, Strathcona Park”Acrylic on Canvas 24 x 36”

“October Hike” Acrylic on Canvas 16 x 20”

“Down to Century Sam Lake”Acrylic On Canvas 14 x 18”

Itʼs a Good Start - My Learning to Paint

by Brian Buckrell

Award winning Comox Valleyartist, Brian Buckrell’s firstbook is out! We knew it was

inevitable with the rate that his careeris catapulting.

Brian takes you through his journey ofbecoming an artist. A mere six yearsago Brian starting painting. His wifeCathy has been a big encouragementand told him that he didn’t have tolearn to cook as long as he painted se-riously. With that in mind, he designedhis own training by emerging himselfinto workshops both in Canada and theUSA. In 2008 he attended the WattsAtelier in Encinitas California for sixmonths.

Both Brian and Cathy enjoy the out-doors, so many of his works are en-plein air.

Brian discusses his struggles, learning,doubts and success with a sense of hu-mour. He talks about what worked forhim. The book includes many pages ofbeautiful images along with a sectionwhere his discusses the discipline ofart. Brian even includes a list of refer-ence books from his own library.

A beautiful, colourful and informativebook, one that every artist should havein their library.

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“Early to bed, early to rise, work likehell and advertise” Brian Buckrell

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Available Now from Poetry by MANOLIS - Paintings by KEN KIRKBY

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Manolis was born onan island of Crete in1947. He was edu-cated in Greece. He served in thearmed forces for twoyears and emigrated

to Vancouver in 1973, after which heworked for several differ-ent jobs over the years.

He has written three nov-els, a number of collec-tions of poetry, variousarticles and short storiesboth in Greek and English.

Towards the end of 2006he founded Libros Liber-tad, an unorthodox and in-dependent publishingcompany in Surrey, BCwith the goal of publishingliterary books.

Ken Kirkby was born in1940 in London, England.His family moved to Spainin 1945 and one year later,to Portugal where Kirkbyspent his formative years.

Kirkby moved to Canada in 1958and almost immediately made hisway north. During a 5 year period,he lived with various groups ofInuit and traveled Canada’s FarNorth, recording the landscape, thepeople and the conditions in a vastcollection of drawings.

While he continues to present theFar North in his paintings, he hasturned his attention to depicting thegrandeur of the West Coast. He isPresident of the Nile Creek En-hancement Society, an organizationrecognized for the restoration ofsalmon habitat in the local rivers,and adjacent sea.

“Manolis’ literary projec-tions of form, syntax, andmovement are much likethe complementary can-vases of Ken Kirkby thataccompany the poems.They merge in an almostliturgical celebration ofthe thing that is eternal inall of us and will no doubtsurvive all our strugglesand efforts ... and eveningprayers.” Ilya Tourtidis

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IN THE NEWS“The Shores We Call Home”A book signing by Salt Spring Island Artist CarolEvans was held on Friday April 23rd at the English-man River Gallery inParksville. If you missedthe signing, don’t fret,books are still available atthe Gallery.

Nanoose Water Colour Group Annual Show

Chair AffairAn auction of chairs painted bylocal artists was held on May1st at the Cavalotti Lodge, inParksville. Presented by NanGo Grannies, the proceedsfrom this fundraiser go to theStephen Lewis Foundation.

Carol Evans signs abook for Anne and

Dave DaviesShown here is artist Charlotte Madisonʼs work

Minolis and his wife Rocioare happy with their pick.

Paintings by NumbersThe annual event was heldon May 1st in Qualicum Bay.Proceeds from the fundraisergo to the Nile Creek Enhancement Society. www.nilecreek.org artists from left to right;

Ruth Barker, Bonnie Curl, Jo Pountney, Doreen Warren.

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