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ShirLee Adamsom was a Mixed-media painter working in Edmonton Alberta.
ShirLee was born in Chicago, Illinois. She majored in Art. Her studies included: oils, acrylics, China painting, but her real love, is watercolours and D... (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)
Born in 1929 Nancy Bannerman Constable worked from her studio in Edmonton Alberta producing beautiful floral paintings. She especially loved painting prairie wildflowers. She is a multidisciplinary painter but prefers watercolors for their freshn... (more)
Craig Eros biography
Craig Eros was an accomplished musician; song writer, singer, lead guitarist, flamenco guitarist, music studio engineer, live music sound technician, turkey producer and a prolific painter in the Interlake region of Ma... (more)
Fosbery has never been the subject of a full-length study, and yet his career as a portrait painter, printmaker, official war artist, art teacher, and activist merits attention.1 Born in Ottawa, he studied painting at the (more)
From University of Victoria Special Collections website: James (Jim) Gordaneer was a Canadian artist, born in Toronto, Ontario, in 1933. He predominantly painted in the abstract expressionist style and taught in several institutions in Ontario and... (more)
Hans Holtkamp passed away November 11, 2021 Primarily a Fine Art landscape photographer, but also creative and abstract imagery. Please view his work on Instagram and Facebook where he has posted an image daily since 2011. He was a masterful portr... (more)