Saturday, April 30, 2011

Darlene Adams (Crazy Rapidspirit l)

Darlene Adams
Crazy Rapidspirit l
acrylic on canvas
30 x 24"


I am a member of the VAAA and CARFAC.The first is "Crazy Rapids" from my series which is tilted" Freedom" and is going to be represented for a year  in NYC at The Agora gallery starting Feb 1, along with "Tranqulity "and "Challenge." "Against the Wind" is from my" Vibrant Earth Series" which is showing right now in Edmonton , and my "Deep Rooted"  which is the first of my" Forms of Nature Series" , and that series will be completed at the end of April .
I am a professional International artist who is a local here in Edmonton .
I have been featured in The Edmonton Examiner < Jan 12th issue>.

Friday, April 29, 2011

Pam Weber (It's a Stick-Up Sock Monkey)


Pam Weber
It's a Stick-Up Sock Monkey, 2010
acrylic on canvas
6 x 6"


I am attracted to the narrative of imagery.
I’ve always made pictures: pictures that record what I see, or what’s in my imagination; a culmination of experience and education; pictures that tell a story.
I have worked in different mediums over the years, notably printmaking and mixed media collage but settled in quite comfortably with acrylic paint. It indulges my love of colour and my desire, for the most part, to create images that display a sense of well-being for the viewer.
My initial idea often requires research and takes form as pencil touches paper. Heavy outline, strong shapes, interaction of positive and negative space, colour play, marking, and layering are very apparent in my finished work.
My canvas is dominated by the personification of the inanimate or anthropomorphism of the natural; a fabricated world, an escape from the day to day vicissitudes of life.

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Roberta Murray (Grain Bins & Gravel)


Roberta Murray
Grain Bins & Gravel, June 2010
pigment print
16 x 24"

Roberta Murray approaches photography much the same as the Pictorialist
photographers of the late 1800's early 1900's, to tell a more personal,
interpretative story. Art, in one form or another has always played a big
part in Roberta's life. After studying photography in the late 1980's,
Roberta abandoned the medium to pursue the fibre arts while living and
working on farm raising sheep and goats. It was her work in the fibre arts
that lead her to develop her unique style of photography by adopting the
same principals of colour, texture and depth used in textiles.

I am a picture maker. I think I've always been one. I am also a dreamer.
From as far back as I can remember I've occupied my time with making
pictures as an escape from a sometimes harsh world. Pictures that often
represented a bygone era or way of life far removed from reality. It is with
a combination of traditional techniques, historical ideas and contemporary
tools that I approach photography, using the camera more as a paintbrush
than a mechanical device to create evocative images reminiscent of those
created by the Pictorialist photographers. In my images, I am manipulating
the truth as an escape from reality to express my dreams and personal
visions of the world. It isn't based so much on what exists, as it is on
what I wish existed - a constructed representation.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Ann Haessel (Foothills l)


Ann Haessel
Foothills l, 2010
mixed media
14 x 12 x 2.5"

Ann works intuitively while being driven by her inner feelings and views on social issues.   Recent organic pieces are very textural.  These unusual works combine abstraction and realism and are open to interpretation.  She creates three-dimensional images with multiple layers of different media.  Many pieces portray the environment with its continual evolution which is a metaphor for change.  Unusual products are used and often burned to represent the complexity of life.

Ann’s art is has been exhibited in Italy, New York City and throughout Canada.  She hopes her art will create a better understanding among people of the world.


Tuesday, April 26, 2011

John Richardson (The Letoureau Family at Cold Lake)



John Richardson
The Letoureau family at Cold Lake, 2010
acrylic on canvas
12 x 48"

I make pictures of things I like to look at.  Some others seem to like looking at them too.
For some years I have chosen to use a quite limited palette -- a particular
palette for each series of paintings.  My Italian series (Morning in Lucania)
and my sketches (Camilla) use only red ochre, yellow ochre, lamp black, and zinc
white. 

For my series of paintings I chose red and yellow ochre again and replaced black with pthalo blue.  I also used this pallet for a number of Alberta scenes (The Letourneau Family at Cold Lake).

Monday, April 25, 2011

Marg Smith (Autumn Glory)






Marg Smith
Autumn Glory, 2011
acrylic, 24 x 18"



Marg Smith is a relatively new face to the Okotoks art scene, having moved here recently from British Columbia.  Originally starting her painting career in watercolours, she is currently using acrylics as her primary medium.  Her philosophy is that art, like life, is one continuous enjoyable learning process.

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Brandy Saturey (Rooftop Sunrise 1)


Brandy Saturey
Rooftop Sunrise 1, 2011
Acrylic on canvas
20 x 30"

Short Bio
Brandy Saturley is a full-time professional artist born and living on Vancouver Island on the West Coast of Canada. With art in her blood at an early age she began exploring her options as an artist through Motion Picture School then moved onto the Visual Arts program at Camosun College in Victoria. Travelling has further inspired and educated Brandy in art with time spent in Calgary, Vancouver, New York, Palm Springs and Las Vegas. Her signature style is described as ‘Vibrant & Curvaceous’ - vibrant colors, a curvaceous style and kinetic backgrounds. Brandy creates contemporary surreal, abstract and landscape pieces. Brandy will launch her landscape and tree painting series in March 2011 at the Edge Gallery in Canmore, Alberta. For more information http://www.brandysaturley.com

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Paula Kirman (Hidden Leaf)


Paula Kirman
Hidden Leaf, August 2008
8 x 10" digital print

Artist's Statement:
My photographs focus on shapes, colour, and composition. I have a special interest in the natural world, especially as it coexists in an urban area. I attempt to awaken the senses with images that teeter on the boundaries between abstract and reality. While the eyes may be looking at one interpretation of these still-life photographs, the mind may discover of other levels of meaning.

Friday, April 22, 2011

Kim Bruce (Off the Wall at VAAA Gallery, April 28th - May 28th, 2011)



Kim Bruce’s “Off the Wall” is a series of cast encaustic sculptures that study the architecture of form. She explores the use of everyday objects as abstract architectural elements and creates rich, harmonic visual dialogues.

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Jinzhe Cui (Memory Idol Exhibition April 28th - May 28th at VAAA Gallery)



Jinzhe Cui’s photographic work alludes to the space between memory, dream and illusion. Her dramatic imagery passionately invites us to wander without expectation, allowing the journey to reveal our own unique stories to us.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

John Richardson (Crucifixion of Eve)



John Richardson
Crucifixion of Eve
acrylic
6 x 12"
$295.00

This piece is featured in the show X Position  that will be at the VAAA Gallery in Edmonton Alberta from March 31st until April 21st, 2011. This piece may be purchased by emailing to visartaa@telusplanet.net or by telephoning toll free to 1.866.421.1731 during gallery hours Wednesday to Friday between 10am and 4pm and Saturday from noon to 4pm.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Sharon Moore - Foster (Ascent Study)


Sharon Moore Foster
Ascent Study
mixed media on canvas
24 x 16"
$200.00

This piece is featured in the show X Position  that will be at the VAAA Gallery in Edmonton Alberta from March 31st until April 21st, 2011. This piece may be purchased by emailing to visartaa@telusplanet.net or by telephoning toll free to 1.866.421.1731 during gallery hours Wednesday to Friday between 10am and 4pm and Saturday from noon to 4pm.

Monday, April 18, 2011

Patty Vest (Cross- Examine)



Patty Vest
Cross - Examine
mixed media
13 x 9 x 9"
$450.00

This piece is featured in the show X Position  that will be at the VAAA Gallery in Edmonton Alberta from March 31st until April 21st, 2011. This piece may be purchased by emailing to visartaa@telusplanet.net or by telephoning toll free to 1.866.421.1731 during gallery hours Wednesday to Friday between 10am and 4pm and Saturday from noon to 4pm.

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Charalene Denton (Stabs Stops Gouge - Indelible)






Charalene Denton
Stabs Stops Gouge - Indelible
wood & mixed media
8 x 4"
$75.00

This piece is featured in the show X Position  that will be at the VAAA Gallery in Edmonton Alberta from March 31st until April 21st, 2011. This piece may be purchased by emailing to visartaa@telusplanet.net or by telephoning toll free to 1.866.421.1731 during gallery hours Wednesday to Friday between 10am and 4pm and Saturday from noon to 4pm.

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Neil McClelland (An Unseen Eye is Constantly Following Them)



Neil McClelland
An Unseen Eye is Constantly Following Them
mixed media on panel
16 x 12"
$240.00

This piece is featured in the show X Position  that will be at the VAAA Gallery in Edmonton Alberta from March 31st until April 21st, 2011. This piece may be purchased by emailing to visartaa@telusplanet.net or by telephoning toll free to 1.866.421.1731 during gallery hours Wednesday to Friday between 10am and 4pm and Saturday from noon to 4pm.

Friday, April 15, 2011

Wendy Gervais (Comfort Clothing - Patterns)


Wendy Gervais
Comfort Clothing - Patterns
mixed - collage / acrylic
43 1/2 x 53 1/2"
$900.00 unframed

This piece is featured in the show X Position  that will be at the VAAA Gallery in Edmonton Alberta from March 31st until April 21st, 2011. This piece may be purchased by emailing to visartaa@telusplanet.net or by telephoning toll free to 1.866.421.1731 during gallery hours Wednesday to Friday between 10am and 4pm and Saturday from noon to 4pm.

Thursday, April 14, 2011

John Richardson (Crucifixa 1)



John Richardson
Crucifixa 1
wood, electronically etched steel
8 x 4"
$150.00



This piece is featured in the show X Position  that will be at the VAAA Gallery in Edmonton Alberta from March 31st until April 21st, 2011. This piece may be purchased by emailing to visartaa@telusplanet.net or by telephoning toll free to 1.866.421.1731 during gallery hours Wednesday to Friday between 10am and 4pm and Saturday from noon to 4pm.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Anonymous (Device 2011)


Anonymous
Device 2011
garlic / bamboo
12 x 10"
$40.00

This piece is featured in the show X Position  that will be at the VAAA Gallery in Edmonton Alberta from March 31st until April 21st, 2011. This piece may be purchased by emailing to visartaa@telusplanet.net or by telephoning toll free to 1.866.421.1731 during gallery hours Wednesday to Friday between 10am and 4pm and Saturday from noon to 4pm.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Dave Cantine (Blue/Yellow/Orange Cross)






Dave Cantine
Blue / Yellow / Orange Cross
acrylic on wood, matte varnish
8 x 6"
SOLD


This piece is featured in the show X Position  that will be at the VAAA Gallery in Edmonton Alberta from March 31st until April 21st, 2011. This piece may be purchased by emailing to visartaa@telusplanet.net or by telephoning toll free to 1.866.421.1731 during gallery hours Wednesday to Friday between 10am and 4pm and Saturday from noon to 4pm.

Monday, April 11, 2011

Linus Woods (Morning Star Bursting with Colour)


Linus Woods
Morning Star Bursting with Colour
mixed media
12 x 10"
$200.00

This piece is featured in the show X Position  that will be at the VAAA Gallery in Edmonton Alberta from March 31st until April 21st, 2011. This piece may be purchased by emailing to visartaa@telusplanet.net or by telephoning toll free to 1.866.421.1731 during gallery hours Wednesday to Friday between 10am and 4pm and Saturday from noon to 4pm.

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Roberta Murray (Whispers of the Elm)


Roberta Murray
Whispers of the Elm
archival inkjet photograph
16 x 24"
$300

This piece is featured in the show X Position  that will be at the VAAA Gallery in Edmonton Alberta from March 31st until April 21st, 2011. This piece may be purchased by emailing to visartaa@telusplanet.net or by telephoning toll free to 1.866.421.1731 during gallery hours Wednesday to Friday between 10am and 4pm and Saturday from noon to 4pm.

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Allen Ball (Star Crossed)


Allen Ball
Star Crossed
oil, enamel, varnish, linoleum on plywood
12 x 12"
$1800.00

This piece is featured in the show X Position  that will be at the VAAA Gallery in Edmonton Alberta from March 31st until April 21st, 2011. This piece may be purchased by emailing to visartaa@telusplanet.net or by telephoning toll free to 1.866.421.1731 during gallery hours Wednesday to Friday between 10am and 4pm and Saturday from noon to 4pm.

Friday, April 8, 2011

Aaron Falkenberg (Window Frost)



Aaron Falkenberg
Window Frost
pigment print
10 x 15"
$200.00

This piece is featured in the show X Position  that will be at the VAAA Gallery in Edmonton Alberta from March 31st until April 21st, 2011. This piece may be purchased by emailing to visartaa@telusplanet.net or by telephoning toll free to 1.866.421.1731 during gallery hours Wednesday to Friday between 10am and 4pm and Saturday from noon to 4pm.

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Marie-Pierre Kroetsch (Magda, je te Presente Lenka...)


Marie-Pierre Kroetsch
TOP: Magda, je te presente lenka
BOTTOM: Matisse, Mondrian (Blue) Yves Klein meet General Idea minus the Poodle
each piece, m/m,
8 x 8"
$125.00 each or $200 both pieces

This piece is featured in the show X Position  that will be at the VAAA Gallery in Edmonton Alberta from March 31st until April 21st, 2011. This piece may be purchased by emailing to visartaa@telusplanet.net or by telephoning toll free to 1.866.421.1731 during gallery hours Wednesday to Friday between 10am and 4pm and Saturday from noon to 4pm.

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

James Gaa (Roadside Memorial, Hawaii)



James Gaa
Roadside Memorial, Hawaii
photograph
19 1/2 x 18 1/2"
$225.00

This piece is featured in the show X Position  that will be at the VAAA Gallery in Edmonton Alberta from March 31st until April 21st, 2011. This piece may be purchased by emailing to visartaa@telusplanet.net or by telephoning toll free to 1.866.421.1731 during gallery hours Wednesday to Friday between 10am and 4pm and Saturday from noon to 4pm.

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Allen Ball (Gold Cross)


Allen Ball
Gold Cross
oil, enamel, varnish, linoleum on plywood
24 x 24"
$4200.00

This piece is featured in the show X Position  that will be at the VAAA Gallery in Edmonton Alberta from March 31st until April 21st, 2011. This piece may be purchased by emailing to visartaa@telusplanet.net or by telephoning toll free to 1.866.421.1731 during gallery hours Wednesday to Friday between 10am and 4pm and Saturday from noon to 4pm.

Monday, April 4, 2011

Leona Olausen (Church on the Hill)


Leona Olausen
Church on the Hill
acrylic / oil
8" x 5"
$125.00

This piece is featured in the show X Position  that will be at the VAAA Gallery in Edmonton Alberta from March 31st until April 21st, 2011. This piece may be purchased by emailing to visartaa@telusplanet.net or by telephoning toll free to 1.866.421.1731 during gallery hours Wednesday to Friday between 10am and 4pm and Saturday from noon to 4pm.

Sunday, April 3, 2011

David Janzen (Cavalry Reflection)


David Janzen
Cavalry Reflection, 2011
acrylic on wood
8 x 4.5"
$200.00

This piece is featured in the show X Position  that will be at the VAAA Gallery in Edmonton Alberta from March 31st until April 21st, 2011. This piece may be purchased by emailing to visartaa@telusplanet.net or by telephoning toll free to 1.866.421.1731 during gallery hours Wednesday to Friday between 10am and 4pm and Saturday from noon to 4pm.

Saturday, April 2, 2011

James Gaa (Memorial Fence, London)


James Gaa
Memorial Fence, London
photograph
18 1/2 x 23 1/2"
$275.00 SOLD


This piece is featured in the show X Position  that will be at the VAAA Gallery in Edmonton Alberta from March 31st until April 21st, 2011. This piece may be purchased by emailing to visartaa@telusplanet.net or by telephoning toll free to 1.866.421.1731 during gallery hours Wednesday to Friday between 10am and 4pm and Saturday from noon to 4pm.

Friday, April 1, 2011

Robert Dmytruk (Cross Pins)


Robert Dmytruk
Cross Pins
8 x 6" mixed media
$150.00


This piece is featured in the show X Position  that will be at the VAAA Gallery in Edmonton Alberta from March 31st until April 21st, 2011. This piece may be purchased by emailing to visartaa@telusplanet.net or by telephoning toll free to 1.866.421.1731 during gallery hours Wednesday to Friday between 10am and 4pm and Saturday from noon to 4pm.