Lakeside Tranquility by Ken Kirkby
36″x36″ Oils on Canvas
$3000
Tranquility is the quality of calm experienced in places with mainly natural features and activities, free from disturbance from man-made areas.
At Peace, Spider Lake by Ken Kirkby
60″x30″ Oils on Canvas
$4000
This tall painting has all of the signature elements of a Kirkby’s lake-side paintings, grass, rocks, the tranquil reflection of the lake, but in this example Ken has rendered the detail on the tree trunk where the light strikes it, establishing a level of detail that keeps me staring out over the water and at the subtle details of this painting.
Still Reflections by Ken Kirkby
30″x30″ Oil on Canvas
$2500
Tranquility, reflection, simplicity and balance; all equally describe this Kirkby painting. A little smaller than most of Ken’s work, this piece masterfully depicts a scene with sparse detail and a minimalist approach to realism.
Patterns of the World, 2008, Oil on canvas 48”x36” (122cm x 91cm) by Rob Elphinstone.
Nanaimo Artist, Rob Elphinstone, Contributes to International Peace Art Exhibition at Dolmabahce Palace, Istanbul, Turkey
“The Worldwide Artists for Peace International Art Action Project” was created in February 2008 as an artist initiative.
İSTANBUL, a city connecting two old continents with its wide cultural mosaics, has been chosen as the first art action exhibition location. 67 Artists from 26 countries will take part in the first Art Action for Peace, involving 7 visual art disciplines; painting, sculpture, photography, video, installation, digital and performance.
Two Canadian artists will participate: Rob Elphinstone from Nanaimo and Gerard Kelly from Corner Brook, Ontario. The exhibition, consisting of visual fine arts exhibitions, video and performance, runs at three locations in Istanbul; Dolmabahçe Art Gallery, House of Photography, Istanbul Photography Center.
It begins on September 26 and runs to October 15, 2009.
For further information contact: http://afp-iaa.co.nr
Or by email: artactionistanbul@gmail.com
Details of the program can be found below and questions can be directed to:
Rob Elphinstone Phone 250-758-6344
email : robelphinstone@shaw.ca
Lakeview (Taylor Arm) by Ken Kirkby
30″x60″ Oil on Canvas
sold (private collection)
Still waters; a lakeside view of Taylor Arm in a graphic panorama. Kirkby observes the lakes of Vancouver island in the stillness of the early evening, when the wind has slackened.
Kennedy Lake by Ken Kirkby
36″ x 36″ Oil on Canvas
$3000
Simplification of forms contribute to Ken Kirkby’s signature style, but the subtleties in his technique add a refined level of detail to his realist paintings.
