Jan Routh Location: Davis Bay Website: janmaccormack.com Instagram: artfromtheheartstudiobc Facebook: janmaccormackartist Jan MacCormack Routh is quick to admit how her life’s journey from Ontario to Vancouver Island for healing and growth has affected and inspired her creativity at every turn. The unhealthy lifestyle in the “fast-paced urban jungle” of her coloured past and constant exposure […]
Helen Platt Location: Roberts Creek Instagram: helenplatt.art Website: helenplatt.ca Facebook: helenplatt.studio Helen Platt lives in Roberts Creek on the Sunshine Coast. After a 20 year career as a graphic artist, Helen has turned her focus to creating art in her studio. For me, the joy in creating lies in a journey of experimentation. As I
Karin Taylor Website: karintaylorart.com Location: Davis Bay I started out with watercolor lessons in the early 90’s and realized early on wildlife inspired me the most. I painted for the Jakarta Friends of the Zoo organization in Indonesia when we lived there and after emigrating to Canada in 1997 bears and other North American wildlife
Paula O’Brien Location – Gibsons Website – paulaobrien.com Instagram – paulaobrien.art I’m a colorist, I paint the LIGHT. My work has shifted from figurative work to the West Coast world of abstract landscapes, seascapes and digital painting. I see infinite beauty in the world. I look for the energy and light; the light, shapes and
Claude Perreault Location – Gibsons Website – cvperreault.com I’m a self taught artist that got into painting murals to support my family. I’ve been fortunate to have been commissioned to produce murals for clients in many countries, including Japan, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Russia, America and, of course, Canada. I work in a variety of
Jan Poynter Location – Gibsons, Granthams Website – janpoynter.com Jan Poynter is a professional artist, illustrator and instructor from the Sunshine Coast in British Columbia, Canada. Jan’s outstanding conceptual rendering abilities have contributed to her fine art and commercial career with expertise in watercolor and acrylic painting, pastel, and traditional scratchboard. With over 30 years
Hiroshi Shimazaki Location – Halfmoon Bay Website – hiroshishimazaki.com Born in Tokyo, educated in political science, economics and cultural geography in Japan and Canada, Hiroshi is Professor Emeritus, University of Lethbridge. During his 35-year tenure, he was visiting professor at academic institutions in the Americas, Asia and Europe, frequently using landscape sketching and schematic representation
R.B. Wainwright Location – Sechelt Website – rbwainwright.com Dreams – Meanings – Consequences – And My Art In the human condition, everything has a meaning – everything has a consequence. We seem to know more of consequences – less of meanings. From this premise, I conclude that life and art for me are circular –
