Maxwell Winter Cedar (egg tempera on cotton on board) by Patricia Brown Patricia Brown is a long-time Salt Spring resident. This original artist is deeply involved in expanding the creative culture of her community. She has a professional background in architecture, so her paintings reflect symmetry and precision. Her love of Mother Earth creates imagery […]
Sadu by Maggie Argiro The Salt Spring Photography Club is pleased to present its annual show, which features the best work by some of the club’s 80-plus members. The show is varied and includes still-lifes, nature/wildlife, close-ups, macros, landscapes and portraits. The Photography Club is dedicated to supporting all aspects and levels of photographic imaging […]
Building on recent work that combined images of First Nations elders with local scenes on Vancouver Island, David Baughan's new images from Hawaii combine petroglyphs and other original artwork from the original Kanaka Maoli peoples. Here is what David says about his exhibit Island Paradise: "Here we still struggle with respect for Aboriginal cultures and […]
Photo by Bill Underwood; Image by Suzanne Prendergast Looking Up is a joint art exhibit by longtime friends Suzanne Prendergast and Bill Underwood. Suzanne primarily works in watercolor, colored pencil, and printmaking while Bill’s focus is exclusively photography. Their decision to exhibit together was based on the idea that visual art is a ‘big tent,’ one that comfortably accommodates […]
Peter Eyles exhibits his most recent oil paintings for the month of June in the ArtSpring lobby. These are small “plein air” /onsite works done in the spring and summer of last year, a few portraits, and some larger studio pieces. The subjects are primarily the local land and seascape, done in a painterly style, with […]
Gulf of Georgia Cannery Watercolour by C. Aelbers 2007 Are you looking for a sweet small piece for a child’s room, something special for that blank wall or a feature work for your living room? We may have just what you are looking for at the ArtSpring Pop-up Art Sale in the lobby and gallery.
Salt Spring's Textile and Surface Design Group exhibits an exciting show called If once you have slept on an Island in the ArtSpring lobby during the month of August. The artists explore many aspects of textiles, art and design to express their own diversity and to push their own limits of working with fabrics. Many […]
Jacqueline Meredith is known for her beautiful watercolours depicting the islands in British Columbia. During the month of September in the ArtSpring lobby, Meredith exhibits her most recent collection of watercolours and features her Peaceful Anchorage series. For most of the paintings in this series, Meredith uses a technique called 'pouring', where the liquid paint […]
Jungle: Tangling with Complexity is the name of Mary Laucks’ latest exhibit of abstract and non-representational paintings in the ArtSpring lobby. Laucks uses acrylic paint and media combined with scraping and gouging to create complex surfaces on a variety of supports. She creates visual complexity by layering contrasting, and sometimes discordant, colours and whimsically marking each […]
During the month of November, Salt Spring artists Ken Ketchum and Lloyd Nicholson exhibit a retrospective of their work. Lloyd Nicholson is showing a broad range of work, from his acrylic painting on canvas of the years 1974-84, his experimental and art photography from the 80's-90's, to his abstract expressionist acrylic paintings on press-board and acrylic […]
Beach Treasures by Wendy Wickland League 181 is a weekly painting collaboration that inspires, challenges and supports the painting activities of the members. The League group provides the impetus to evolve and grow as painters in a creative setting. Group members Judith Borbas, Peter Eyles, Don Hodgins, Herb Otto, Milan Stevulak, Wendy Wickland, and Dulcy […]
ArtSpring is closed for the holidays starting December 21st and reopens January 4th. Have a wonderful holiday season and see you in the new year.
Photo by Wendy Rosier The Salt Spring Photography Club presents photos by many of its 100-plus members in the ArtSpring lobby during the month of January. There will be a wide range of photographic styles and image types, including still-lifes, nature/wildlife, close-ups, macros, landscapes and portraits in full colour, black and white, and several places in […]
Top photo by Bill Underwood; Bottom piece by Suzanne Prendergast Looking UP 2 is the second joint exhibit by long-time friends Suzanne Prendergast and Bill Underwood. Suzanne is a water colourist, painter and printmaker while Bill's focus is exclusively photography. Their decision to co-display is premised on the concept that visual art is a 'big tent,' one […]
Here is an example of a work where the artist (Bernadette Mertens-McAllister) participated in the “Painting Challenge”. The guild members were invited to paint one painting per day for ten days, following a theme and medium of their choice. What happens when talented amateur artists experiment together and learn new techniques? Come to the Salt Spring […]
Bird of Paradise by Sam Lightman (left) and Suspended Animation by Maureen Milburn (right). During the month of April in the ArtSpring lobby, photographers Maureen Milburn and Sam Lightman convey their take on Hawaii, with images created and distilled from visits to Maui and Hawaii over a period of two years. The artists work in […]
During the month of May in the ArtSpring lobby, see The Mardi Mob Art Collective's exhibit Island Faces — Portraits from Life. These portraits, all done during one or two short sittings with a live model, capture the personality and character of those who sit for the group throughout the year. Come and see the many faces […]
The Leap by Wendy Wickland Wendy Wickland, Dulcy Wilson and Judith Borbas fill the ArtSpring lobby with paintings during the month of June for their show No Restrictions: Three Women, Three Journeys. These three artists paint together once a week. They find that their work is enriched by this regular sharing of ideas and inspiration as […]