Art Encounter: Ray Ward in Gallery on Saturday September 16th

We are very excited that Ray Ward will be coming down from Nanaimo again this Saturday September 16th. He will be in our gallery from 11am to 2pm. For all of you that have been longing for Ray's paintings, there will be a portfolio of gorgeous new pieces hanging in our gallery’s spotlight section until Saturday October 7. I want to thank Mitchell for framing all of them up beautifully as well!

On the other hand, we have been collecting raffle tickets for Tower of Song concert tickets, Ray will be drawing the ticket while he is in the gallery and winner will be called. 

"The Good Life" Series by Gail Johnson

"In this collection of paintings, I have added several new works to my ongoing "The Good Life" series, which often is inspired by treasured objects from my home, vivid flowers in vases, and fruit and vegetables which strongly reference my many years of organic farming. The more abstract floral landscapes seem to just emerge from the canvas on their own, and are rendered totally from memories of working in those expansive fields. I desire my work to be easily accessible, to reflect a sense of the goodness in life and to impart a sense of wholesome joy into their new homes.

Oil or Acrylic paint on canvas provide inexhaustible opportunities for me to express these feelings, often using bold compositions and saturated colour. I love to "push paint" around, exploring what will materialize on the canvas in a magical combination of intention and serendipity.

Ever fasinating for me is paint's ready willingness to render such beauty - and its ability to transform instantly at the slightest touch of my brush -- like liquid thought."

-- Gail Johnson