Bright colours and the midday sun mark the early anticipation of spring in local January art shows.
Sacha BarretteB次元官网网址檚 piece Ruelle Eclair de Lumiere, which translates as an alley flash of light, shows his depth of light while reminding the viewer how unforgiving the summer sun can be, illuminating everything.
Barrette has been delighting collectors in West End GalleryB次元官网网址檚 Edmonton location for three years. Gallery spokesperson Amy Boyle said they are excited to bring a collection of his work to Victoria where heB次元官网网址檚 showing this month.
B次元官网网址淚nspired by his travels across North and South America, BaretteB次元官网网址檚 colour palette is a rich combination of deep ochre, burnt orange, rich burgundy, and vibrant blue. Enticing viewers down familiar alleyways and tranquil landscapes SachaB次元官网网址檚 paintings offer a vibrant invitation for your eyes to travel throughout the canvas,B次元官网网址� Boyle said.
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Painter Heather Pant teases out the early sunset in her piece Spring Forward, a 40-by-40-inch acrylic on canvas, showing at The Avenue Gallery in Oak Bay, Jan. 17 to 24.
With every rough season the land reminds us to be resilient. Like the trees on a sea stack, stand tall and shine on, Pant says about the work.
Pant has been painting much of her life and professionally for the past 20 years.
B次元官网网址淗er unique style and magnificent use of colour invite you into her mountain scenes of rivers, lakes, peaks, and waterfalls B次元官网网址� in the majestic and inspiring Canadian wilderness,B次元官网网址� said Heather Wheeler, owner of The Avenue.
The Oak Bay location is also exhibiting the unique woodwork of Laurie Ward, Jan. 10 to 17.
B次元官网网址淲ard discovered a passion for the dynamic differences in colour, contrast, grain and spalting (the impressions left by fungus). It can take a long time to best understand how to turn a rough piece of wood into a form that best highlights its colour and shape,B次元官网网址� Wheeler said.
WardB次元官网网址檚 work highlights the natural aspects of live edge, knots and bark in all his sculptural vessels, she added.
Madrona GalleryB次元官网网址檚 walls are popping with the mixed media canvas of Megan Dietrich, including her 30-by-30-inch piece DonB次元官网网址檛 Dismiss.
Dietrich is part of Madrona GalleryB次元官网网址檚 group exhibition, Shelter, from Jan. 9 to 23, which combines specially selected works that explore the idea of home through object, location, colour, and form, said MadronaB次元官网网址檚 Brittany Scarfe.
The exhibition aims to offer unique viewpoints of home from gallery artists, encouraging viewers to reflect and rethink their own environments. It includes Dietrich with Brad Pasutti, Corrinne Wolcoski, Rick Bond, Meghan Hildebrand, and more.
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