From July 26-28 Pegasus Gallery of Canadian Art presents a show of Walter J. Phillips‘ woodblock and water colours and select pieces from Group of Seven Paintings. Make sure to see this show that features original work by iconic Canadian artists. 

Please note: there will be a talk Ian Sigvaldason on Friday, July 26 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., a talk by Carrie Mason on Saturday, July 27 at 2:00 p.m. and a talk by Andrew Kear on Sunday, July 28 at 2:00 p.m. 

Here is what Jim Erikson says about the artist:

“In 1972,  while attending The Banff School of Fine arts, I  wandered the halls in a state of rapture over what I was seeing. My favorite hall was lined with Walter Phillips prints, one of the founders of the Banff School of Arts.  I was in awe of the prints’ translucency and incredibly delicate and precise printing technique. To this day I have never seen better woodblock prints or experienced a more intense, quiet Canadian view of this to which we belong.

And what true blooded Canadian is not aware of the Group of Seven?  The quintessential Canadian artists whose iconic images of rocks, water, and trees gave us a visual voice to what this country is. In the show will be pieces by Lawren Harris, A.J. Casson, Franklin Carmichael, Edward Holgate, Franz Johnston, A. Y. Jackson. Fredrick Varley, J. E. H. Macdonald.”