Artist Directory
- February 16, 2017March 12, 2017
- by Andante
I am a local photographer, with a passion for Vancouver Island, its beauty, and sharing it with the world through my lens. I focus a lot of my time on Eagles, and other wildlife, but I believe photography should have no rules and no limits, so I try to open myself up to everything.
I am new to photography, having bought my first Dslr just under a year ago. I have had an amazing response that continues pushing me to learn and grow everyday.
Thank you for the support.
Pavel Barta, sculptor and graphic designer, was born in the Czech Republic. He came to Canada in 1997. Presently he lives and works in Campbell River, BC. His sculptures of all sizes and variety of media are displayed in several galleries in BC. Pavel's artwork found place in private collections across Canada, in U.S.A., Europe, New Zealand and Australia. One of his public projects was creation of 16 sculptures for the foyer in the new building of Kelowna General Hospital - "Helping Hands".«
Ross is a production artist, photographer and writer based on Vancouver Island. From feature film production to custom construction projects, fine art painting and installation sculpture - working across a variety of mediums has positioned Ross to be a well-rounded creative director. Drawing inspiration and instruction from a variety of mentors and institutions from around the world as well as from the Vancouver Island landscape he calls home has given Ross a compelling creative aesthetic.
I enjoy working in water colour, chalk pastel, acrylic, oil and the fabric arts.
A native of the west coast of British Columbia now enjoying living in Campbell River. Graduated from the Vancouver School of Art (now The Emily Carr University of Art + design). I have had a long career as a freelance graphic designer.
Nanci Cook was a studio potter on Hornby Island after earning BA in Arts&Crafts & History UCSC. Now a painter on Quadra, Nanci has moved into Whiskey Point Resort to manage it with husband Tracy Tomlinson's help. She has a studio and the Wheelhouse Gallery on site, where she shows her work and invites other island artists to show theirs.
Some of the art will be on display in the rooms too.
Graduated Alberta College of Art and Design, The Banff Centre. Numerous solo and group exhibitions. In corporate and private collections North America, Europe and Asia. Art instructor at Alberta College of Art, City of Calgary, North Island College..
Mike Davies likes things big and colourful. He's all about vibrancy and dynamic colours and textures that evoke emotions, memories and a sense of atmosphere. Working primarily with acrylics on large canvas or handcrafted wooden panels, he both creates from within himself or in collaboration with clients to customize work for a specific space in their home or business through Conversations in Colour, his fledgling design startup.
From my earliest beginnings I can remember my desires to express myself through artistic mediums and consider myself artistic from birth. Mostly self taught I gained my inspirations from nature and from brightly contrasting colours. I have always felt a need to express myself through one art form or another and have tried many different mediums, but painting became my choice because through it I could bring the colours out from subconsciousness that yearned to be expressed. Born in Vancouver I have lived all of my life in British Columbia and most of it on Vancouver Island growing up in Campbell River. Later in life I found myself living in Victoria B.C. and have been living there and studying my art. Through the span of a lifetime and through all of the soul searching that I have done I found my way. I have found my path in the form of a limitless expression of art all unto myself.
Thank You.
Darcy began her pottery career in 1993 by taking some night classes with a studio potter. She immediately realized that working with the magic of clay on the potter’s wheel and individual hand sculpting was something that would be immensely fulfilling.
She has taken many workshops in both functional and decorative pieces at North Island College and Metchosin International School of the Arts, as well as specialized workshops and seminars from Gordon Hutchens (Denman Island), Siegele and Haley (Arkansas), Alan Burgess (Courtenay) as well as many others.
Not limiting herself to one medium, she has learned and crosses over between traditional thrown pottery to slab work, Raku and porcelain, often incorporating the theory of one discipline to another.
A passion for ocean themes, her attention to the intricate details of orcas, starfish, and rockfish has earned her pottery prominence in some of the most exclusive resort destinations venues.
Errol William Evanik born 1954 on RCAF base in Hamilton Ontario. Started carving professionally in 1980, churches, historical restorations, furniture components, and gallery art. Stone, wood, antler, goldsmithing. Each piece is individually carved and signed.
I have received several awards in juried art shows and my works have hung in an array of venues. I have been an artist-in-residence in Victoria, hung in "Salon of Island Photographers" for 5 straight years, been featured in magazines including " runner-up for photo of the year" in Enroute magazine, and in 2015 was published in National Geographic's 'Daily Peace' hardcover. I was one of 5 artists on display for 20th anniversary of the CR art gallery and was inducted into the permanent collection.
Heather Hughson is a contemporary artist whose passion for the scenery around her is vividly seen in her photographs and paintings. She often travels around Vancouver Island capturing scenes on camera to later work on in her studio. As an artist, she realized she would have to photograph the things around her that she wanted to paint which started her love of photography. Her most recent photographs document the penstocks that will be removed as part of the new Hydro power station project.
I was born in Victoria B.C. 1953. The beauty of Vancouver Island inspired me to follow my dream of painting. In awe with the beautiful Natural Abstract of the Northern Mountain Glaciers, the Majestic Forest, Rivers and Ocean on the Island. Wild Life is a great part of the natural energy in my paintings. In travels to other areas I found the beauty in other Majestic Mysteries such as the Grand Canyon, Superstion Mountain in Arizona and the Coral Sandstone of the Zion National Park in Utah
I am a self taught artist and have painted most of my adult life. My mediums include Oil, Acrylic, Watercolour and graphite. Local scenes are favoured subjects as well as human and animal portraits, My work has been displayed and sold internationally.
I believe that photography is a window in which others can see the wonders of the world through the eyes of others. I focus mainly on underwater photography, but try to shoot as much as I can above the waves as well. Not everyone has the opportunity to see the natural beauty of the world, and I want to share what I love with others as much as I can.
I offer expertise in project management, marketing and advertising from over 30 years working in Vancouver ad agencies. Whether you need web development, social media, blog writing, print, signage or branding, let me take your next project off your desk and I'll create unique results with lasting impact - from concept to completion.
While growing up in New Zealand, Eiko acquired his first SLR camera at the age of fourteen. He quickly discovered his passion for capturing images of animals, especially birds, in their natural habitat. During extensive trips along the West Coast of British Columbia and Alaska in the early 1990’s, his focus shifted to coastal landscapes above and below the waterline. Eiko has developed a dramatic style in which which he celebrates the corners of our world which are seldom seen.
I have been doing painted chairs for at least ten years. Most of my work is done on well made older wooden chairs. Over the years much of my work has been sold all over the island parts of Vancouver and shipped to the States. I have successfully sold my work at the Farmer's Market for the last five or six years. I have often thought that vibrant painted chairs placed around the downtown area would be an interesting focal point for visitors and tourists .sincerely Denise Klobucar.
My name is Jacqueline Kumar, I am a mother of four (3,7,9,11) and photography is my passion. Ever since I got my very own 35mm camera back in 1990, I have always enjoyed capturing memories with friends and family. Photography as the hobby which i enjoyed, I am never seen without my gadgets.
Darren Larose is best known for his oil on canvas Abstract paintings. His compositions are flat and yet he creates perspective to invite the viewer in. He has a unique Style seen through out his works.
He first attended the Ottawa School of Art where he developed his technical art skills and was involved in the mentorship program. He Mentored under photographer David Barbour and painter Blair Sharp.
Alethea Lewis was born in the small town of Weyburn, Saskatchewan. At the age of 12, she relocated to Sidney, British Columbia on Vancouver Island, where she lived for many years. In school, she dabbled at art with pastel, pen and ink, and charcoal. Taking a short course in oil painting as a teenager, she painted her first work… a dead tree. In the later years, she moved to Calgary, Alberta and remained there for 16 years. She discovered Fish Creek Provincial Park where she explored the many deer trails that led to the river. She became fascinated with the devastation that nature can unleash and was inspired to paint again to tell the stories that unfolded all around her. Then returning to the island, Campbell River, where the forests and streams are so abundant, she continues this theme and continues building on it to include the ocean and Arbutus trees. She uses oil paints with palette knives to create the heavy texture of the trees to capture the circle of life within the forest. Her work can be recognized by her realistic bark and has been described as “…so lifelike” and “Her trees come alive.” Some see only devastation, she sees… HOPE, STRENGTH, AND BEAUTY
I have been painting for about 15 years; Working in watercolours and acrylics and have been lucky to have sold paintings that have made their homes all up and down the Island and as far away as England . In 2014 I won best amateur award in the Campbell River Arts Fest.
Born and raised in South Africa, Trish lives in the Comox Valley where her practice is often inspired and informed by the natural environment to be found on Vancouver Island. Her concern for the human condition is often reflected in her interdisciplinary work, blurring boundaries between sculpture, ceramics, drawing, photography, painting and life. She is interested in people and finds inspiration in the resilience of human nature. As an Interdisciplinary artist and horticulturist she has been exhibiting her work in South Africa and Canada since 1977. She studied Fine Arts through East London School of Art, South Africa, North Island College Fine Arts and graduated with a BFA through Emily Carr University, Vancouver, Canada.
Ian Murphy builds free-form laminated bentwood sculptures in his workshop in Campbell River, BC. He grew up on the west coast fishing, hunting and generally spending time outside and this lifetime of natural observation is central to the ideas and shapes that he creates with wood. Most of his work is abstract, with forms similar to kelp, waves, landscapes, and other natural features. The exception are his wildlife sculptures (deer, elk, goat, sheep, fish, etc) that are laminated interpretations of large north american game. These wildlife pieces are meant to symbolize the traditional "wall mount" without the fur or scales.
I am a professional writer and photographer. I have had my photography shown in art galleries in the Durham Area and I am a published writer. I write travel, screenplays, my play Mother May was sold to a film production company and my plays have been presented throughout southern Ontario. I also write fiction, comedy, memoirs.
Local artist Michele, renowned for her paper mache' masks, is also a ,professional make up artist who volunteers for community theater groups. And has hosted music and art exhibits at her studio, where she began a collaboration with international french mosaic artist Agnes on this community project & recruited about 300 people from the community that contributed to this piece.. The center is a red square, signifying Spirit Square, with the river around and ocean mountain borders.. aprox 5feetx3,
almost ready for instalation.
Inspired by nature, Jill grew up in the Pacific Northwest and has painted for over 50 years. Currently, she devotes serious studio time to her art, both in painting and art instruction. Color, texture and line, and their subtle nuances intrigue her, and she is a perpetual student of the landscape and the emotion it evokes. "I pray my Art, which illustrates the brilliance and beauty in Nature, is a comfort to the viewer."
Seeking expressions of form and beauty through landscape photography is a lifetime passion for photographer Lee Simmons.
The craft of traditional B&W landscape photography allows the photographer to seek out and experience the inherent beauty in the natural world.
Working with handmade wooden cameras, pre-visualizing images, developing film, spending time in the field and darkroom extend these moments of natural beauty.
While these images depict scenes of our local area, they are created as a cathartic exercise from start to finish over many months.
Searching out moments of expression through the craft of traditional B&W photography are the underpinnings of this body of work.
I am a local Campbell Riverite diving with an passion for bringing the strange world of the emerald sea to life through macro photography. While following other passions such as acrylic canvas paintings underwater photography has been a hobby for 3 years now. Worlds of wonder and imagination through my lens in Emerald sea, join me in adventure!
Melissa St.Louis was born and raised in the Yukon. She lived there with her husband and her three sons until moving to BC in 2007 and eventually to Campbell River in 2011. Widowed in 2012, Melissa began painting brightly coloured canvases. Beautiful pictures comprised of thousands of perfectly formed dots of acrylic paint, a variation of pointillism.
From my first pencil drawing at the age of five, through my high school art program, I have had a passion for the arts. I received my Diploma of Fine Arts from the Alberta College of Art in Calgary. I was directly hired as display artist for the Provincial Museum in Edmonton, which inspired me to later open my own Graphic Design Company, where I continued a career in graphic design and illustration. Today that same passion for the arts continues in my daily life.
Dan was born and raised on Northern Vancouver Island. From a young age Dan has been doing pencil sketches of the tugs, small freighters and fishing boats passing his home on Discovery Passage, then experimenting with water colours and oil paints in landscapes and seascapes.
Dan is mostly sef taught and began sketching at a young age and his subjects were primarily tug boats, then experimenting with water colours and oils, since 1998 Dan has been painting with acrylics.
In a world that bombards us with not-so-happy images on a daily basis, Naomi wants to counteract the negativity with a good dose of humour and joy. Bringing a smile to people’s faces and allowing them to forget their troubles - if only for a moment - is what inspires her and is the ‘why’ behind what she does. Working from her home studio in MulberryLand, Naomi paints light-hearted whimsical images on canvas as well as digital drawings & is illustrating a children's book series to inspire you.
I have been painting for about 50 years. I enjoy several and various mediums... and styles, but favourite subject is Landscapes.
Douglas Walker is a Canadian sculptor based on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Working mainly with a variety of recycled objects collected at thrift stores and scrap yards, Douglas creates sculptures best described as whimsical and slightly eccentric. He is best known for upcycling discarded musical instruments, such as tubas and trombones, into water features. Always stretching his limits he has created life size musicians, singers and dancers, wacky wind machines and pipe mazes. By melding and blending common cast-off objects, he has proven himself to be an accomplished sculptor whose designs are easily recognizable. Douglas has won both national and international awards for his sculptures. Works created by Douglas can be found throughout North America, the UK , Dubai and Australia
Nature speaks to my soul. Through my photography I try to capture the essence and soul of my subject. I hope that anyone viewing my work will feel as though the photograph is speaking to their soul.
My name is Kari Watkins. I am a small-town cowgirl from High River, Alberta who had a dream of living by the ocean someday. In 1996 I got my chance and moved to Port McNeill with my daughter. My dream was further answered when I found myself working with Stubbs Island Whale Watching in Telegraph Cove. Walking down the boardwalk in the mornings I could not help but smile as I realized that I had made it! Over the next few years I was fortunate to work within the tourism industry eventually landing at the Port Hardy Visitor Centre. I moved to Port Hardy in 2007 after my daughter graduated from high school.
My photography interest started after a trip to Haida Gwaii in 2008. I had this neat shot I had taken, quite by accident. Friends encouraged me to print it and put it on a card for sale. I thought they were all daft, but went ahead and tried it. Imagine my surprise when people purchased the cards. This totally piqued my interest and thus a budding nature photographer was born.
My photography is my way of relaxing, whether I am out on a shoot or at home designing cards. I am blessed to live in such a beautiful part of the world where there are wonders just waiting to be found every day.
Originally from Ontario, I now live on Vancouver Island and find it a most amazing place to explore and photograph. I love the natural world, and thoroughly enjoy capturing the beauty of it. I like my photo art to be natural, honest and vibrant. You can find more of my work at my blog. At present I am selling framed prints, greeting cards and calendars. I am also available for commissioned work pertaining to outdoors, gardens and plant life.Will be a member of our local Garden Club 2016.
Growing up on the Queen Charlotte Islands , I discovered at a early age that I was able to recreate the beauty found in my surroundings and began the process of self teaching myself how to capture each image I saw. I was able to develop a unique style of painting that captures the deeply felt emotion evoked by breathtaking scenery from all around Vancouver Island .
A graduate of Vancouver Island University 's Interior Design Program I combine my skills as an artist with my aesthetic skills to create contemporary art that appeals to a diverse audience.