I loved doing this homework assignment from Mastrius Mentor Heather Pant! Assignment was…Cool tree. Not green. Colourful background. Rocky Ground. How did I do?
***This beauty will be coming with me to the Toronto Outdoor Art Fair in July! #TOAF61
“Summer Lovin’ ” ~ 16″x 40″ ~ Acrylic On Gallery Wrapped Canvas
Last Fall we were walking the dogs down by the lake and a thin layer of ice was starting to form on the surface. The Canada Geese were landing on the water, then taking off and heading south. The clouds were hanging low and grey over the mountains. The lake was calm and there was crisp chill in the air. You could just feel that winter was around the corner.
“Winter Is Coming” ~ 16″x40″ Acrylic On Gallery Wrapped Canvas ~ $750
Chester Lake in Kananaskis is an amazing treasure trove of larch trees. The larches turn these amazing shades of yellow and orange in the fall, when the day light hours start to diminish. Larch trees in the mountains are found at a higher elevation and hiking up is usually the only way to see them in all their glory! The golden colors of the trees contrasting off of the the blue green of the lake was insanely beautiful!
**This painting will be for sale at the Federation Of Canadian Artists, Calgary Chapter’s Spring Art Show & Sale. The show is this coming weekend on May 28th from 10am to 4pm at the Haysboro Community Centre, 1205 89th Avenue SW here in Calgary.
Chester Lake Larches ~ 16”x40” Acrylic On Gallery Wrapped Canvas
The Bow Valley Parkway is the old highway between Banff and Lake Louise. A long stretch of it was closed to vehicles last summer and turned into a super cool biking pathway. We enjoyed riding on it a few times – so much fun having the whole road to ourselves! And the views weren’t too bad either! 🤩 This lookout over the Bow River was spectacular!
“Bow Valley Lookout” ~ 18”x24” Acrylic On Gallery Wrapped Canvas
Grassi Lakes is the prettiest little hike! It isn’t too hard and there are a couple of really beautiful lakes at the top. The jewel green lakes are surrounded by cliff walls with cool wavy rock formations from fossil reefs. Hikers and rock climbers love this little gem!
**This painting will be for sale at the Federation Of Canadian Artists, Calgary Chapter’s Spring Art Show & Sale. The show is this coming weekend on May 28th from 10am to 4pm at the Haysboro Community Centre, 1205 89th Avenue SW here in Calgary.
“Grassi Green” ~ 24”x24” Acrylic On Gallery Wrapped Canvas.
I have been keeping this painting under wraps for such a long time!!! The talks for this (wedding gift) commission started over 2 years ago right before Covid hit. And then everything was cancelled – including weddings…. So finally after things opened up a bit, my client’s nephew and new wife were married and had a dream honeymoon in Hawaii! I hope this painting will always be a special memory of their time together there! There is a Hawaiian phrase that means – May our love live forever, and it is what I named the painting ~ E Hoomau Maua Kealoha
*I am always wanting to try something new, and palm trees and Hawaiian beaches definitely hit the mark! I may have even went on a little research trip 😉☀️🏝 I had a lot of fun doing all the foliage for this painting. So many different colors, textures, shapes and sizes of the plants in Hawaii. I loved meeting and working with my clients on this painting so much!
~ E Hoomau Maua Kealoha ~ 24”x36” Acrylic On Gallery Wrapped Canvas
I have so many exciting things to share with you all! I have 5 shows coming up in the next couple of months! This is So exciting! Let me tell you all about them!
1. The first show is this coming weekend on May 28th from 10am to 4pm at the Haysboro Community Centre here in Calgary. It is the Federation of Canadian Artists’ Spring Art Show and Sale. I will have 4 brand new pieces in it!
2. The second is with Artmatch on June 2nd and June 4th. Their Calgary Spring Exhibition will be at CSpace King Edward in Marda Loop. There will be an opening reception on Thursday, June 2nd 5-8pm and Farmers Market on Saturday 10am-2pm.
3. And then! The Calgary Stampede! How amazing is that?!? I will have seven small pieces in the Mini Masterpieces Salon at the Western Oasis Art Gallery in the BMO Centre. Can’t wait to see what you all think of my mini western themed paintings!
4. Ok and I am beyond excited for this next one! The 61st Toronto Outdoor Art Fair!!!! My paintings and I will be in Nathan Phillips Square in Downtown Toronto, July 15th-17th! I love Toronto and I love art so I can’t wait to get out there and meet the other artists and see their gorgeous work! There is also an online show from July 8-17th so please make sure you check it out.
5. And I will be finishing the summer off strong with another show at my favorite little gallery in Invermere BC, Pyenlogs Art Gallery. I am working on a series of paintings of the national and provincial parks close to the Columbia Valley. All my favorite places to play and paint!
I hope you’re able to come see at least on of these shows! As always – thank you for all your support, it means the world to me! I hope to see you soon!
Homework for our Mastrius mentoring group with (the amazingly talented) Heather Pant this month was paint Moraine Lake! Um, ok – twist my rubber arm! I love Moraine Lake, it is one of the most iconic places in Canada. Who’s climbed up to the top of the rock pile for this photo? Can’t wait to get back up there to paint this summer!
“Moraine Magic” ~ 24″x30″ Acrylic On Gallery Wrapped Canvas
A new train painting! And you all know how much I love trains! I have stalked the train station in Banff to get the perfect photo for years now. Every time I’m there – the train isn’t there (usually), is already going through (I’m stuck sitting at the road crossing) or the back end of the train is in the far distance (rounding the bend). I wanted the perfect photo so I could paint it but I don’t think it will ever happen! Well the beauty of art is putting ideas together and making stuff up right?!?! This is my painting of the very ELUSIVE train at the Train Station in Banff National Park. Maybe one day I will actually get to see it!
“Banff Station” 16″x20″ Acrylic On Gallery Wrapped Canvas
Last fall we celebrated my mom’s 70th birthday in Banff! We had fantastic family weekend, eating, having a few drinks, eating some more, more drinking, and of course more eating! There are so many great restaurants in that little town! One of my favourite things about staying in Banff is the way it feels in the morning – it’s so quiet and still. I couldn’t help but take some gorgeous photos of an almost deserted Banff Ave. And I definitely couldn’t help but paint on of my fave restaurants.
“The Park” ~ 16″x20″ Acrylic On Gallery Wrapped Canvas
