Rob Elphinstone · West Coast Troller

West Coast Troller by Rob Elphinstone
11″ x 17″ Oils on canvas, framed
$1000

This is a small ‘double ender’, a kind of wooden troller that was common among the fishermen in the area before the second world war. The small pilot house and trunk cabins gave way to larger west coast [...]

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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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Bruce Muir · Harvest of Herring

Harvest of Herring by Bruce Muir
20″x30″ oils on canvas, framed.
$2900

Hard at work in the herring skiff, these fishermen are a stark contrast to the rainy coastline. While the highlight of color draws our attention to life aboard the fishing vessel, we’re made conscious of the bounty of life shining as [...]

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Kirkby – Larson | Two Artists, One Community, One Country.

PRESS RELEASE – ( For Immediate Release )

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What do Art and Science have in common? If you visit Ucluelet between Saturday, October 16th, 2 pm [...]

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Katsumi Kimoto · Killer Whale II

Killer Whale II by Katsumi Kimoto
27″x35″ Acrylic on Canvas
$2700

I was very pleased when Katsumi agreed to hang some work in his home town of Ucluelet, I’ve long admired his bold colorful abstracted paintings… I find his use of gloss; varnishing heavily with acrylic paint body refreshing. His painting are color [...]

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Things to Do and See while visiting Ucluelet, BC

Ucluelet is a fantastic place to visit, and every day I’m asked about things to do and see in Ucluelet. Here is a list (in no particular order).

1 Visit the Art Galleries; Mark Penney Gallery is certainly the finest art gallery in the Pacific Rim… don’t believe me? I invite you to visit [...]

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Peggy Burkosky · Rebecca Spit

Rebecca Spit by Peggy Burkosky (Print)
Limited Edition Giclee print on cotton
image 16″x22″
signed and numbered 1/50
$595 framed

A coastal scene and a true reflection of the artists life. Peggy has spent a lot of time observing the west coast, from the family fishing boat and remote beach locations [...]

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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 · 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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Marla Thirsk · Catch of the Day

Catch of the Day by Marla Thirsk
30″x36″ acrylic on canvas
$1500

There’s something very playful about this portrait of Rita, She’s out of the deck chair and heading out fishing. Here on the west coast it doesn’t take much to convince someone it’s a good time to go fishing.

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Bruce Muir · The Reef

The Reef by Bruce Muir
16″x20″ Oils on Canvas, framed.
$2000

This is a red tailed surf perch, they live in the inshore waters along the coast, right in the surf line. Starfish are tucked in the Anemones providing an emerald backdrop. It’s a wonderful depiction of the life here, underwater.

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Bruce Muir

Born in Vancouver, Bruce paints realistic portrayals of West Coast wildlife. Shown across Canada and around the world, his originals can be found in numerous public and private collections. Bruce has been named the B.C. Wildlife Federation Artist of the Year; twice. Muir salmon paintings are recognized in this area because his chinook salmon images [...]

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When is Whale Festival? March 6th-14th

www.pacificrimwhalefestival.com
24th Annual Pacific Rim Whale Festival – March 6th-14th, 2010

The Whale Fest posters have started to appear … with great anticipation. This year
Angie Roussin ( of Pina ) is the featured poster artist. She grew up in a commercial fishing family and has opened her shop here [...]

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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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Teresa Knight – Herring Fishing

Herring Fishing by Teresa Knight
27″x36″ acrylic on wood panel
c/o Artist

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Marla Thirsk · End Game

End Game by Marla Thirsk
18″x36″ Acrylic on canvas
c/o Artist

Marla’s Salmon are a very popular. The annual salmon spawn gives life to the forest and fuels our whole ecosystem; from eagles and bears, down to prawns and even microbes. Early settlers in Ucluelet were determined to be farmers, but it didn’t [...]

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Marla Thirsk · Humpies

Humpies by Marla Thirsk
18″x36″ Acrylic on canvas
c/o Artist

Marla’s bright coy paintings have been very well received, and Salmon are a very popular subject here in an authentic fishing village on Vancouver Island’s west coast.

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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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Joan Larson · the Lone Fisher

The Lone Fisher by Joan Larson
11″x16″ pastel illustration, framed
Sold (private collection)

Deep blues and gold highlights contrast in this depiction of a blue heron fishing. It’s a deep saturated piece with a lot of impact for it’s scale.

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C’mon down to UKEE DAYS!

C’mon down to UKEE DAYS! – Fun for the whole family
Bullhorning, town crier style, in the morning is a tradition that goes way way back, as a kid I can remember being woken up way too early for a lazy summer day.
This year events included a wheel barrow race (replicating the [...]

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Tightlines Fishing Charters – 41 lb Salmon

Jeremy Riley of Tight Lines Fishing Charters caught himself a 41 lb Chinook (Spring) Salmon. Salmon fishing has been exceptional this season, with most of the local charter operators frequently limiting out on salmon and halibut. Jeremy runs a very clean grady white fishing charter boat.
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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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