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"The main focus of my work has become storytelling...
honouring the lives + stories of women
through portraiture."

Winter Whites

10/5/2016

 
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When I was invited to create works for the upcoming 'Winter Whites' exhibit at Effusion Art Gallery in Invermere, BC, initially I considered painting a canoe or two.  One day, as I was reading about endangered animals I knew that I wanted to focus on them instead.  A polar bear came to mind immediately because of the conversations about climate change and the challenges being faced in northern Canada, but I also thought a lot about caribou and the effect of the changing environment on them.  I researched a bit more and learned about the Peary Caribou, which I hadn't heard of previously.  They are also found in northern Canada, their coats turn white in winter and they are the smallest of the caribou family.  These pieces were a pleasure to paint and I hope they bring joy to whoever sees them.

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