This Member's Showcase features Artists in Canada's Active Membership who are dedicated to producing new artwork and crafts. Find Canadian art from paintings in oil, acrylic, watercolour, as well as mixed media, photography, drawings, prints, sculpture, ceramics, wood working and jewelry. Pay no commissions. All transactions are with the artist unless represented by Artists in Canada. Prices are the same as dealing with the artist.
Majestic bald eagles soaring above about to land. In a floating frame.
Majestic bald eagles soaring above about to land. In a floating frame.
In the foreground of the painting, a vast expanse of vibrant yellow canola fields stretches out beneath the viewer's gaze, undulating gently in the breeze like waves of gold. The sun bathes the landscape in a warm, luminous glow, casting long shadows that dance across the fields. A narrow trail winds its way through the sea of yellow, disappearing into the distance towards a majestic mountain range painted in hues of blue and purple. The mountains rise up against the horizon like ancient sentinels, their peaks crowned with wisps of mist that seem to blend seamlessly with the sky.
30x40'' original painting Imagine a painting where the forest is alive with vibrant hues. The trees could be painted with bold, almost surreal colors—maybe electric blues and fiery oranges—contrasting with the lush greens. Sunlight could filter through the canopy, casting golden beams that dance on the forest floor, highlighting wildflowers in vivid pinks and purples. The sky might be a dramatic gradient, transitioning from deep purples at the edges to bright cerulean in the center. It would be a place where nature's beauty is expressed in an almost fantastical way, inviting viewers to step into a magical realm. Does that capture the kind of painting you're envisioning?
This painting is called Canola Fields: North Battleford and is based on some drawings and photos from a road trip through Saskatchewan a couple of years ago. On a whim I turned off the highway just west of North Battleford and followed a winding dirt road for a couple of kilometers....which ended at a four way intersection. For as far as the eye could see in all directions were brilliant yellow canola fields nestled into the gently rolling countryside.
BC Wildfires addresses the global problem of climate change. As our planet continues to warm, the summer wildfires in British Columbia have grown in intensity with each passing year resulting in a tremendous loss of wildlife and resources, mass evacuations, and even the total destruction of the town of Lytton. Seen from the Alberta side of the mountains, this painting shows the red skies and smoke-filtered sun that have been coloured by the heat of the fires -- a solemn warning of the encroaching danger and a clear reminder of our challenges ahead.. .
For twenty years I regularly attended morning classes at Alberta Ballet to draw the dancers. Sunrise Studio A depicts the glorious early mornings when sunshine flowed through the studio windows and bathed the room in honey.
The Rising is based on my firm belief that our earliest instincts (aside from food, shelter and survival) include scratching images into the dirt and onto cave walls, pounding out rhythms on hollow logs and dancing around fires. Art, spiritualism and magic defined our earliest ancestors search for who we are and why we are here. Sadly, throughout our history, we have slowly assigned less and less importance to these primal instincts and, as a result, the world around us has become more grey and uncertain. The Rising is a painting about us and who we’ve always been -- emerging from ignorance to light. It's a painting about hope.
Our ancient ancestors have all followed a similar cultural path. The names, stories, gods and legends may be different but the quest for who we are and where we fit in the universe is the same. From the beginning of time, in all parts of the world, art, music, dance and the spoken word have provided us with links to our past and to the mysteries of life. Art, even in the most difficult and unsettling times, continues to touch us all. I would like to dedicate this painting to all the visual artists, musicians, dancers, performers, writers and poets who, despite a recent covid-related survey naming “artists” as the least essential service on the face of the earth, continue to work quietly at their craft. We have always been here – and always will be
Celebrating the colour, movement and pageantry of Bollywood dance. This is actually comprised of two pieces (each 48" X 72") and can be sold as one complete package or separately. Please contact the artist for details.
Blossoms floating on water