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Nancy works from her studio in Edmonton Alberta. She is a multidisciplinary painter, but prefers watercolors for their freshness and immediacy. From landscapes to florals to reminiscent images of the past, her work conveys a sense of discovery.(more)
A collection of art in oil and watercolours by Valerie Crisp. Many scenes are near my home in New Brunswick where I have lived for over sixty years. My love of nature and the area is evident in my interpretation of the ever-changing sea, sky, and... (more)
Bob Pitzel passed away March 26, 2020.
He was a prairie watercolor artist using subject matter from central Saskatchewan. Landscapes often incorporate man made structures and pieces such as railroad, elevator, and farm machinery and build... (more)
Nik Semenoff is a world class preeminent printmaker, but his vast knowledge of the processes enabled him to reinvented the art of fine art printmaking. His process uses no acids to etch the plate making it safer to use as well as being environment... (more)
Winnifred Frances Boyd was a traditional Canadian landscape artist who drew inspiration from the rural Ontario countryside, Muskoka cottage area, the region of Peel, and various other locations. Her Canadian east coast paintings, particularly of P... (more)
Arnold Burrell painted for 5 decades and though he has passed away, Artists in Canada is proud to present him in our Premium Members gallery of artists. Those museums and public institutions looking for a a key acquisition for their collection, pl... (more)
Bryce Erickson Painter/Printmaker
The impulse to make my art has three threads: a sense of place; a persistence of memory; a sense of order. Form and content function as necessary components of each other; entropy, uncertainty yield to... (more)
Well-known portrait and landscape artist (RCA)
In the summer of 2006 in his 81st year, Poppa decided that Folk Art would be his new adventure Beginning with 30 decoys then on to his Nature Poles, Animals, Birds and People. In 2007, Poppa added painting to his resume, his style has been compar... (more)