Cowichan Valley Painters:
All active CVAC members are encouraged to get a free
listing in this arts directory. Individuals, businesses and groups may
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Jean Aten
Email: jaten@seaside.net
Graphite, pastel, water colour, acrylic. All subject matter as long as a good light is present. Happy to accept commissions.
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Shirley Lawrence Bellows
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I specialize in watercolour, coloured pencil, graphite pencil and pastel.
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Margitta Ben-Oliel
250-748-6900
Watercolours, Oil, Acrylic, Photography, Poetry
Swedish born painter, printmaker, photographer and poet. Painted my way acrosss Canada...now Duncan.
Bold gestural pieces are my style in all mediums.
I have demonstrated at Victoria Art Clubs and given art classes, guest artist at GVAG. Moss St. Paint-In etc.
I have travelled the world...BFA from UVic.
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Carol Borrett
Phone: 250 748-5224
Email: cborrett@shaw.ca
Westcoast Watercolour
Carol Borrett paints in watercolours and acrylics out of her home studio in Maple Bay on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Much of her inspiration comes from her travels around Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. Her paintings are realistic and reveal her fascination with water, boats and reflections. Her work captures the varied moods of the coastal area and way of life with a unique perspective.
Carol sells original watercolour and acrylic paintings, limited edition giclée reproductions, and framable art cards and prints. She also does privately commissioned works.
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Angela, by Ed Chan
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Ed Chan, painter: tempera
Phone: 250 715-0688
Email: ed@edchanart.ca
Ed Chan Art
Colourful, whimsical, amusing, nevertheless, deeply personal distilled interpretation of people, places, events, and ideas.
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Jasana Crowie
Website:
Specialising in oil on canvas. A versatile commercial illustrator using airbrush, acrylic, watercolour and black and white line work.
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Daniel Gintowt
Daniel Gintowt is an anomaly in our artist community. He is an emerging primitive
expressionist, of the most unique nature. Daniel was born in1958 in Montreal. He was
educated in Canada and at the American School of Paris. He is untutored in the theory,
history and traditional techniques of "art", but has attended Science Fiction and Fantasy
Conventions, and co-founded an art group, the Birks House Artists.
According to Daniel he "is an artist at 50% passing educational wise", but without a doubt the
process of making images and trying to express their place in his concept of the universe is
his entire waking occupation. According to Daniel he arrived in our town because he wanted
to become a member of the Cowichan Valley Arts Council. It is troubling at the least to know
how to include Daniel's unique presence and contribution, but surely, he is a true "artist".
His imagery is Chagall-like and evocative. It is emotional and raw and seemingly never
finished. He considers himself a "spiritual artist of Beyond Infinity...a conceptualist". Daniel
has written many pieces of prose/poetry to explain his "conceptualist" beliefs, but to the rest of
us, these writing are difficult to navigate, almost unintelligible. However, when you ask Daniel
to tell you the story in his paintings, he begins to unravel a dream-tale embedded in iconic
images, shapes, colour, and layer upon layer of collage. Informed by his personal,
psychological journey and his fears and memories, his concept of soul is one that is clear and
meaningful to Daniel alone.
Daniel has developed a method of image-making in which he paints, and then photographs
his work, mounts it on foam core and then adds collage material, rephotographing what could
be countless times. These treatments enhance the physical surface and serve to synthesize
the images. Knowing when to stop is a problem for most artists; but with Daniel, he cannot
cease. His art is truly is the personal unravelling of his endless thoughts.
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Beverly Koski
Website:
Email: bjkoski@shaw.ca
Acrylic, collage, printmaking.
Bev aims for visually intriguing pieces, reflective of the complexity in each of our lives. Her art is shown in leading galleries in the Pacific Northwest and in Toronto.
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Peter Lawson
2041 May Avenue
Shawnigan Lake, B.C.
Canada V0R 2W3
Tel ( 250 ) 743-5959
Email: artinfo@peterlawson.ca
Website:
A graduate of the Kootenay School of Art in 1972, and after 30 years
in the advertising and design industry's creative and planning process,
Peter's art today is a reflection of his life experiences and passion for
our natural world. His original work takes its inspiration from the forests
and waterscapes of Canada's west coast.
For more information on new work, commissions or to arrange a studio visit contact Peter directly.
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Bernadette McCormack
Duncan, BC
250 701-8214 or 250 737-1888
hummingbirdstudio@shaw.ca
Artwork by Bernadette
Bernadette McCormack is a Canadian artist with work hanging in private collections around the world.
After years of travelling throughout Europe she graduated from the University of Calgary and began teaching in Mexico. The elements, the culture and the people of Mexico moved her to begin her watercolour journey. Bernadette's watercolours and acrylics have bold colors and strong lines. She is inspired by her imagination, her spiritual beliefs and the beauty that surrounds us.
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Carolyn McDonald, Painter- Landscapes, figures, abstracts in acrylic and mixed media.
250 743 5974
dcmcdonald@shaw.ca
Carolyn McDonald grew up in a small town in Jamaica. She obtained her B.A. in Fine Art, and teaching certificate in Ontario, and then taught art at high school, college and in her studio. She was also a teacher for School District #79.
Carolyn has exhibited in Canada, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico.
Her art is often inspired by her Caribbean heritage, her travels and also by the play of light that transforms scenes into special and imaginative interpretations. Each painting is a new experiment and once begun, takes on a life of its own. Whether painting abstracts, landscapes or figures, Carolyn seeks to interpret the magic of our world in a personal and unique manner.
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Naomi McLean
26 – 6111 Sayward Road, Duncan, B.C.
Telephone (250)748-2081
Email: panamac@hotmail.com
Website:
Drawing and painting came with growing up for Naomi as her mother taught her as a child, and she considers herself fortunate in having had good art teachers at school. She won the senior art cup in high school and attended the University of Cape Town’s art school for two years, studying mainly figure drawing, design, clay modeling, pottery and still life. Some years later she attended technical college in Durban, South Africa, studying painting and colour compatibility in oil paint.
There followed many years doing office work, being married, playing and teaching the violin, taking part in art workshops and bringing up a child.
After immigrating to Canada in 1982 she exhibited in numerous shows and sold paintings in several towns in Saskatchewan and British Columbia. She and her husband retired at the end of 2001 and moved to British Columbia, when she decided to concentrate on art. She joined several art groups and her paintings were chosen for two of the international exhibitions "Painting on the Edge".
Landscape paintings give her a lot of pleasure, as does landscape and trying to paint it. She believes God is immanent in his creation and tries to communicate this in the patterns, colours and moods noticed in likely subjects. She enjoys trying to make a beautiful thing, believing that beauty is healing, and also enjoys solving the pictorial problems involved.
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Joanna Swinarski
ph.778.429.8681
Website:
E-mail: swinarskij@yahoo.com
Specializing in custom portraits and landscapes rendered in oil on canvas.
I spent the first few years of my life growing up in the foothills of Austria. My parents had taken political asylum there from a then communist Poland. In January of 1984 we arrived in Peterborough, Ontario. I immediately became consumed by the drastic difference in landscape and culture. I began at an early age expressing my perception through drawing. I relished in the great outdoors exploring the many lakes and wilderness of the region. Several years later I began to spend my summer holidays back in Austria with my Grandfather. Every year we would set off on a different adventure to explore the diverse cultures and countries of Europe. Having had the opportunity to visit many of the great museums and galleries of the old world instilled an aspiration for traditionand mastery in what had become an unshakeable desire to pursue life as an artist. My formal education began at the Ontario College of Art and Design, followed by a brief but unforgettable year in Paris. There I studied at the Sorbonne, absorbing the richness of art, culture, history and romance. Upon returning to Toronto I continued my studies in an atelier under the tutelage and mentorship of master portrait artist, John Viljoen. I now call British Columbia home where I am motivated by the life and landscape of the most beautiful country in the world. I aspire to contribute to the wealth of art that strives to document the region and its people.
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Doreen Tawse-Smith
Email: tawsedg@shaw.ca
Watercolours (portraits on request)
For more information about Doreen Tawse-Smith read this
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Bernice Sutton
Duncan, BC
Phone: 746-8271
Email: absut@shaw.ca
Painting outside on the Island at Cowichan Bay, Telegraph Cove, Tofino and Ucluelet has brought to my canvases many scenes from all of the seasons.
Working alongside with many of the island artists has initiated the enthusiasm to produce, enhance and identify for posterity our beautiful surroundings.
Teaching: Eldercollege in Duncan with beginning drawing, watercolor and acrylic courses. Also oil painting lessons with Community Centre.
Portraits in watercolor, acrylic, but mainly pastel are my main artistic endeavours, and many commissioned works have been accomplished. Commissions welcome.
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Jen Tinsley
Duncan, BC
Phone: 250 701-9985
Email: tinsleydesign@yahoo.ca
Tinsley Design
Jen Tinsley has a B.A. in Art/Secondary Education and has taught art in schools in the United States, Ukraine, and Canada. Currently she resides in Duncan, BC.
Jen Tinsley loves to explore the many beaches and forests of Vancouver Island. Here she finds her inspiration for her acrylic paintings. She takes her camera with her during outdoor excursions and paints from her photographs. She enjoys playing with colour, light, and shape within a composition, aspiring to not just depict a place but also a mood.
Jen also paints murals in homes, offices, and businesses. One of her recent murals is in Mellor Hall at the Cowichan Exhibition Centre. Most of Jen’s murals have been of landscapes, animals, and children’s themes. Please contact Jen directly if you are interested in a mural.
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Eva Trinczek
Duncan, BC
Phone: 746-6132
Email: eva.trinczek@shaw.ca
Eva Trinczek Fine Art
Eva creates vibrant paintings, banners, floor cloth and murals. She works in oils, acrylics, watercolours and pastels.
Her weatherproof banners can be enjoyed in the yard as well as the home.
For more info and/or inquiries visit her website.
Commissions welcome!
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Totems at the E&N Station
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Darlene Tully
Email: embellishingjupiter@yahoo.ca
Website:
Darlene has always felt connected with nature and enjoys portraying the relationship between humans and our natural world in her paintings. She uses her art to convey the harmony that can happen in this interaction. Darlene loves exploring the spontaneity of watercolour. She enjoys experimenting with a variety of art media and has developed her own style, using playfulness of light and shadow, and enchanting colour. Darlene creates images depicting the beauty that surrounds her, and has an extraordinary ability to capture the unique essence of homes, landscapes, and portraits.
For more information on new work or commissions contact Darlene directly.
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Entrance to Mesachie Lake
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Herbert Wittrin
P.O. Box 305
6603 Bear Lake Road
Mesachie Lake, BC V0R 2N0
Phone: 250 749-3818
Email: sndy116@Yahoo.com or swittrin@Shaw.ca
HERBERT WITTRIN was born in East Prussia (now Poland, then Germany), he emigrated to Canada in 1954, settled in Vancouver, BC then moved to Mesachie Lake on Vancouver Island in 1989.
After a career as a commercial artist, he retired in 1984. This allowed him to work full time in Fine Arts, where formerly, this was a parttime pursuit only.
The beauty of nature, and in particular, his love of Vancouver Island, is reflected in his landscape scenes.
Herb uses oils and watercolors where they suit the mood of a painting; but his preferred medium is EGG TEMPERA, and most recently, he has adapted his own unique style based on the "Sgraffito" method. He does not believe that one specific style is necessary to successfully express his feeling in his art. Herb says, "I adapt the treatment that best suits the mood of that painting." All work is done by the artist in his own studio, located within his home.
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Linda Yurgensen
Phone: 250 743-9150
Email: lyurge@telus.net
Website:
I am a Vancouver Island artist working primarily in soft pastel and acrylic
creating works of art depicting the natural beauty of the local landscape as
well as realistic portraits of family pets and wildlife.
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