These Victoria artists create their own original portraiture capturing likenesses and interpreting the essence of the subject. Many of the artists listed may be approached to create portraits on commission. Their work might include family, friends, pets, or just an interesting face.
Canadian impressionist
Artist and author Mark Heine has been a professional artist for 33 years. His latest project entitled Sirens is a combination of paintings depicting key moments in a soon-to-be released book, which examines mankind's ambiguous and destruction rela... (more)
Very experienced fine artist. Lifelike portraits, beautiful nudes, brilliant big landscapes in a wide range of media, charcoal, pastel, acrylics, watercolour, oils, encaustic wax, serigraph prints.
I'm a fine artist who started with charcoal and graphite in my early childhood. I specialize in drawing portraits and I've been commissioned pencil portraits from my collectors for 15+ years in India, England, and Canada. In 2019, I began painting... (more)
Canadian West Coast artist painting bold and colourful work.
Abe Murley is a young artist living and working in Victoria British Columbia. Abe has been making art all his life. Encouraged by teachers at every stage, he completed a BFA at the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Van
I make marks with clay, charcoal and oil sticks that form images that have presence and immediacy. The figure and land are doorways to this process. My visual language developed from working in the present moment using visual perception as my guid... (more)
Nicole Sleeth has taught drawing and oil painting in her atelier classes for over 10 years. With a relaxed, practical approach, she has helped beginners and advanced students alike improve their drawing skills, add shading, and learn to paint. In... (more)
Specializing in acrylic painting, bone and wood sculptures - celebrating the beauty in nature