BRATSA BONIFACHO RELEASES NEW LIMITED EDITION BOOK

Over 200 paintings from a decade's worth of new series are reproduced in this tenth book of Bonifacho's artistic career.
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SHEILA KERNAN FEATURED IN ERIN EVANS PODCAST INTERVIEW

Sheila Kernan has been interviewed by Banff-based Erin Evans on the Erin Evans Podcast, in which she talks about the genesis of her pull towards art, her studio practice, and the inspiration behind her work. 
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Artist Interview: Cori Creed

Vancouver artist Cori Creed’s new solo exhibition, Playlist, offers a collection of West Coast landscapes, created as a playlist of familiar songs. In this insightful artist interview, Creed gives us a look behind the scenes of her studio.
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Artist Q & A: Eric Louie

In this new artist Q & A we talk to Vancouver abstract artist Eric Louie about the scale, colour and inspiration for the paintings in his upcoming exhibition "Remembered Futures".  
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Anatomy of a Painting With Michelle Nguyen

In this article, Michelle Nguyen dissects her powerful painting "Four Course Bacchanal" by giving us a peek into its creation process and describing the various themes illustrated in the piece's imagery.
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The Making of Sheri Bakes' Sunset Garden

In this video, Bakes shares the personal and thoughtful approach behind the creation of her new body of work titled Sunset Garden where she discusses her deep connection with the land around her. 
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Eric Louie Painting Featured in Concord Skybridge Condo

Horizon Gate, a large scale artwork by emerging Canadian talent Eric Louie is the feature artwork in the new Concord Skybridge development, a unique project near Toronto's Canoe Landing Park.  
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Artist Q & A: The Chaos of Creation with Sylvia Tait

Celebrated West Coast painter Sylvia Tait shares new insights into her practice and process in anticipation of her upcoming exhibition Yesterday and Today at Bau-Xi Vancouver.
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Andre Petterson in the Studio

A behind the scenes look at artist Andre Petterson's home studio and the making of his new exhibition "CLIME", which explores the nature of change.
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Sheila Kernan | Artist Video

Sheila Kernan's textural and animated landscapes are created from re-imagined memories, experiences both past and present.
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Artist Q & A: Jamie Evrard on her latest painting collection

As I write this I almost need someone to come and rescue me from my studio where I am working on about 20 paintings at once.  They are all leaned up against each other so it is like a house of cards in there.  And last night I dreamed I had to ride home through miles and miles of mountains on a tiny borrowed tricycle.  I felt OK about it, thought I could make it, and then a wheel fell off complicating my plan.  I’m very excited about this show but sometimes it gets a little crazy getting ready for it.

1.  Tell us about your reflected landscapes! What inspired you to study gardens and reflections in your new paintings?

I’ve been wanting to try my hand at landscapes again for quite some time and so I acted on a nudge in that direction from the gallery this summer.  How to start I wondered briefly and I headed off to my nearest “landscape", Van Dusen Gardens with my iPhone and no idea.  Young guys were busy working in hip waders pulling waterlilies out of the ponds to keep them from taking over and excited visitors were making off with the flowers.  I too was immediately drawn to the water and then to reflections of the sky and nearby plants which through my camera looked so much brighter and clearer than with the naked eye. I was fascinated.  This is my job, I was thinking, wandering around in a garden on a sunny afternoon waiting to see what intrigues me?  Crazy and wonderful.  Pure basic research.  Although I returned many times to the garden in July and August and took many photos all of the large paintings in the show are riffs on just two of them.

2.  Can you describe how your floral paintings have evolved since your last show?

I’m enjoying painting more abstractly with wide brushes….trying to paint more loosely.  My flower paintings have a tendency to be crowded, almost baroque, and in some of my new flower pieces I’m trying to capture the feeling of open space, layers of depth and emptiness in these works.  

3. Your work has continued to grow in a gestural direction. Can you tell us about how you employ spontaneous gesture in these newest pieces?

I really had no idea how to paint water so I’d make a painting then go back the next day find it too tight and paint over the whole thing in a more gestural way.  I’d do that for days and began to feel like I was quite possibly going crazy. But at least the marks were getting looser and there was some suggestion of depth in the layers.  After that drawing whatever was floating in and on the water was really fun.  Using very small delicate brushes almost any mark I made would seem to float on the more diffuse background.

4.  Where are some of the places you sought inspiration for this series?

VanDusen Gardens and the Mincio River which I rode along on a bike trip in Italy this fall.



5.  This series includes several works on paper. Has painting on paper changed the way you approach a painting or created new possibilities?

Working on paper with oils allowed me to try out many different subject matters and compositions without using up lots of expensive canvases and meant that I could easily carry home what I had painted from Italy.  I think doing watercolours has effected the way I paint more than the oils on paper, though, by increasing my interest in layers of transparency.

6.  Can you tell us about the scale of your work and why it is satisfying for you to paint bigger and bigger?

I can get fussy with small works to the point that somehow they have as many marks in them as the bigger works and sometimes feel overcrowded to me.  I like the wide open space of a big canvas and I love big brushes.  I like paintings that seem to be big windows and which you can climb into and get lost in.

VIEW WORK BY JAMIE EVRARD

 

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Designing Artful Interiors I The Peak Lobby

Art has become recognized as an essential component in designing a modern home. When designing a space, interior designers often consider the importance of placing fine art in the home, to help provide a focal point, and further elevate the space.

The modern lobby design of The Peak, a newly built multi-residential development in West Vancouver, was inspired by Cori Creed’s colourful masterpiece “The Golden Hour”.  A large and vibrant coastal scene with gestural trees, skies and mountains, the painting grounds the space and connects viewers to Vancouver’s natural landscape. 

This warm and uplifting interior designed by Insight Design Group for British Pacific Properties expresses the relaxed beauty of the West Coast.  An abundance of natural light, warm wood, and soft furniture give the lobby a welcoming feel.  Jewel-toned accents such as pillows, and a multi-coloured and softly patterned rug, are thoughtfully introduced around the room, subtly reflecting tones in the artwork.  

“Often, when creating a piece, I have no idea where it will end up. In the process of visual storytelling, the site can be very important and it can be interesting to know what other elements will surround the piece before I begin. I also love the physical movement, specifically what that range of movement does for the brushwork, that larger pieces allow. The story that the painting tells up close is about process and creation, the story from a distance is about place and emotional response.” – Cori Creed

VIEW NEW WORK BY CORI CREED 

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