Ken Kirkby – Nil Carborundum Iligitimi

“Don’t Let The Bastards Get You Down”

Some twenty years ago a small group from the Village of Bowser on the east coast of Vancouver Island got together. Their aim; to restore Nile Creek. As rivers go, it’s small. What it represents is large.

Nile Creek was once known as the [...]

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Ken Kirkby · Two Fishers, One Fish

Two Fishers, One Fish by Ken Kirkby
40″x60″ Oils on canvas. c1980
$8000

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Bruce Muir · Sandy Tidal Pool

Sandy Tidal Pool by Bruce Muir
16″x20″ oils on canvas, framed.
$1800

A stunning portrait of Vancouver Island, there are thousands of tranquil little spots along the coastline, just like this. Star fish of many colors and varieties abound in the calm inshore waters of Barkley Sound. Masterfully painted, with many layers of [...]

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Wow Nice Fish in the Derby – Ucluelet’s First Salmon Festival

Roy Dawe with his winning 49 pound 9 ounce fish. The Derby concludes with a ‘Fish Off’ that takes place on September 11, 12th. and that’s not all…

The very first Ucluelet Salmon Festival will be held on September 12 at 2 p.m in the parking lot of the

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Peggy Burkosky · French Creek Fish Hatchery

Peggy Burkosky – French Creek Fish Hatchery
Limited Edition Giclee Print on Cotton
10.5″ x 22″ signed and numbered 3/50
$295

It’s rare to see a naturalist watercolor with a graphic boarder, but the result is nothing less than stunning. This happens to be a favorite painting of mine. This print on [...]

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Dianne Michelin

Dianne Michelin, a professional watercolour artist for over 19 years, and the Trout Unlimited Canada 2009 Artist of the Year, Diane was born in Montreal and currently resides in Nanoose Bay on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

Academic and Artistic Studies:
BA UQUAM – University of Quebec, Montreal
Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris
Haliburton [...]

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Bruce Muir · Tiger Rockfish

Tiger Rockfish by Bruce Muir
16″x20″ acrylic on canvas
$1800 (shown framed)

Tiger Rockfish are slow growing, long lived, spiny, and beautiful fish. there are numerous varieties of rockfish, each with distinct color and markings. They tend to hang out near rockpiles, reefs and amongst the small inshore islands.

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Bruce Muir · West Coast Halibut

West Coast Halibut by Bruce Muir
16″x20″ Oil on canvas
$1800 (shown framed)

This is the very first painting, that I can recall seeing, depicting a halibut.
Halibut themselves are a remarkable species of fish, as a juvenile fish one eye migrates to join the other on the upward camouflaged side of [...]

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Bruce Muir · Red Tailed Surf Perch

Red Tailed Surf Perch by Bruce Muir
16″x20″ Oil on canvas
$1800 (shown framed)

There are a variety of Perch species here, these pretty looking examples live in the edge of the surfline with their yellow tailed cousins.

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A History of Ucluelet 1899-1954

Ucluelet 1899-1954 by E.A.Hillier

Ucluelet, about fifty miles from Port Alberni, is on the West Coast of Vancouver Island, at the westerly entrance of Barclay Sound. it is not a new settlement by any means. In 1899, there were about fifteen whites and two hundred Indians living there.

When Mr. H.J. Hillier left Victoria for [...]

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westcoaster.ca Breaks News of $4M Kirkby Fund Raising Effort

Kevin Drews of the westcoaster.ca interviewed Ken Kirkby regarding his recent series of paintings and his plans for raising money for Salmon Enhancement.
the original article is published here

Painting A future for Vancouver Island’s Fish-Bearing Streams

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Mark Penney Gallery – Fish, Ships & Lost Art Treasures

For 10 days during Whale Festival, March 6th – 16th, we’ll be exhibiting a group show consisting of 6 artists with special ties to Mark Penney Gallery.

Welcome the Whales, as they migrate past Ucluelet and join us for an Art Exhibition at Whiskey Landing featuring some of the area’s finest artists…

Inspired by history [...]

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Ken Kirkby · Fish of Nile Creek Series

Fish of Nile Creek Series by Ken Kirkby
24″x48″ Oils on canvas
$4000 each

Ken has been hard at work painting many of the fish represented in the Nile Creek, his goal is to share with you the wonderful diversity of fish, and just how beautiful they really are. These paintings as [...]

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Terry Jackson – Salmon Child

Salmon Child by Terry Jackson
Slip-Cast Porcelain Vessel 9″x4.5″x10″
$140

The idea of the Salmon Child comes from the old Northwest Coast stories about salmon who were really human beings wearing fish clothes. Many traditions were built around the salmon, and the first one caught as it returned from it’s four [...]

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Ken Kirkby · Yellowbelly Trout

Yellowbelly Trout by Ken Kirbky
30″x40″ Oil on Canvas
$3500
Yellowbelly trout were once thought to be extinct in the Nile Creek. They have been making a resurgence in the island streams; thanks in part to the salmon restoration work of the Nile Creek Salmon Enhancement Society. The re-introduction of Pink Salmon [...]

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Ken Kirkby · Sea-Run Cutthroat Trout

Sea-Run Cutthroat Trout by Ken Kirkby
24″ x48″ Oil on Canvas
$4000

A Sea-Run Cutthroat Trout is a beautiful fish, they spend time at sea, the brackish intertidal waters as well as the cold fresh streams of Vancouver Island.
They’re very pretty, with a distinct couple of orange/red lines in the skin [...]

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Salmon Fishing from Ucluelet

I had the opportunity to take a few friends out for a chartered fishing trip. Jeremy Riley’s Tight Lines Fishing Charters, arguably the best fishing charters; pound per pound, in the area. His 29 foot Grady White is about optimal for shuttling out 4-6 guys to the fishing grounds, [...]

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Peggy Burkosky

Peggy Burkosky works from her home studio located on Vancouver Island British Columbia, Canada where family, friends, and Westcoast beauty inspire her. Born in 1955 in Vancouver, residing in Qualicum Beach, Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Subjects that move Peggy to paint are closely connected to her own life experiences, fishing with both her father and [...]

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Random Acts of Art in Tofino, Ucluelet

We support our local art scene, so this year Mark Penney Gallery participated in Pacific Rim Art Society‘s Random Acts of Art week. 1st we chalked up the parking lot at Whiskey Landing with a fish mural, a bit of a nod toward the aquarium, and our local fishermen.
Then at, Elgin’s suggestion, [...]

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About the Artists

I know and respect each of the artists represented in the gallery, some I have worked with for many years, others have come to know me recently, through the gallery. I try not to limit the works to any specific genre, scale or medium despite my own personal biases.

It’s an absolute pleasure to admire, [...]

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