A career in health care seeps through in the sculptures of Janis Woode.
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During the making of Roundabout, a piece that uses wood, copper wiring and metal, Woode contemplated the supportive human relationship.
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On Feb. 10 The Avenue will bring in another one-week showing of works, by oil painter Kimberly Kiel, whose paintbrush captures a world of music and dance.
| (Kimberly Kiel) |
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This month downtownB次元官网网址檚 Madrona Gallery is featuring a collection of drawings by multiple generations of female artists based in Kinngait, Nunavut.
It showcases first-generation artists such as Napachie Pootogook and Mayoreak Ashoona, with second- and third-generation artists, Shuvinai Ashoona, Ningiukulu Teevee, Kudluajuk Ashoona, Nicotye Samayualie, Ooloosie Saila, and more.
| Napachie Pootoogook |
West End Gallery is featuring Victoria artist Ron Parker this month. Parker takes a keen focus on the beauty of southern Vancouver Island.
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ParkerB次元官网网址檚 35-year career as an artist started with wildlife painting.
He was driven to depict realistic images of wildlife in their surrounding environment and was working with landscape imagery even before he consciously decided to dedicate himself to it. After 10 years of working with animals it was natural for him to challenge himself with a new direction.
| (Ron Parker's Flower Island, an oil on canvas, 16 by 36 inches, showing at West End Gallery in February.(Ron Parker Image)) |
B次元官网网址淸ParkerB次元官网网址檚] landscape paintings envelop the viewer and draw you into the heart of the scene. When he started working on his new direction, he stripped back his style to produce paintings that were more about form and essential elements rather than true representation,B次元官网网址� Boyle said.
ParkerB次元官网网址檚 paintings are now masterful renditions of photo-realism that maintain a painterly authenticity, she added.
Winchester Galleries in Oak Bay is featuring the photography of David Ellingsen and paintings by renowned collage artist Toni Onley until Feb. 17. The show is called Promise to Place, Building Relationship with the Land.
Each artist uses the breathtaking landscapes of CanadaB次元官网网址檚 west coast in their work.
EllingsenB次元官网网址檚 projects primarily focus on environmental themes such as climate, biodiversity loss, and deforestation. His family has ties to the forest industry, and his work provides striking representations of old-growth forests on Vancouver Island.
OnleyB次元官网网址檚 watercolours depict British ColumbiaB次元官网网址檚 rugged natural environment. Onley was a prolific artist and is widely known for his watercolours, oil paintings, etchings, and collages. His style is subtle and unadorned yet timelessly charming.
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