Sofie Skapski · Wild Pacific Trail 2

Wild Pacific Trail 2 by Sofie Skapski
Oils on Linen
22″x26″
$600

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Ken Kirkby · Pacific Surfline

Pacific Surfline by Ken Kirkby
30″x60″
Oils on Canvas
Sold (private collection)

This depiction of the surfline captures the beauty of the Pacific Ocean as it meets the beaches on the west coast of Vancouver Island.

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Ken Kirkby · Along the Way

Along the Way by Ken Kirkby
30″x60″
Oils on Canvas
$5000

Scale plays an important role in this painting it’s a stunning big sky coastal view. Anyone traveling along coastal BC by water has experienced this type of scene as the weather shifts and the sky brightens.

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Ken Kirkby · Mythography

Mythography by Ken Kirkby
30″x60″
Oils on Canvas
$5000

This painting will appear on the cover of a book being published by Libros Libertad featuring poetry by Manolis and artwork by Ken Kirkby and friends. They’ve done this type of collaboration before; Vespers is a stunning book of paintings and prose; it [...]

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Ken Kirkby · Misty Shore

Misty Shore by Ken Kirkby
24″x48″
Oils on Canvas
sold (private collection)

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Ken Kirkby · A View on the Inlet

A View on the Inlet by Ken Kirkby
24″x36″
Oils on Canvas
$2500

In Ken Kirkby’s latest paintings the water appears lighter than the sky, it’s dramatic and very effective; these new works are stunning.

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Ken Kirkby · Reflections in the Pass

Reflections in the Pass by Ken Kirkby
24″x48″ Oils on Canvas
$3000

Reflections play a role in many of Kirkby’s paintings. In particular he likes to paint lake views in the evening after the wind has calmed and the water smooths into a tranquil glossy mirror

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Ken Kirkby · Wilderness (at Dusk)

Wilderness at Dusk by Ken Kirkby
20″x40″ Oils on Canvas
$2500

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Ken Kirkby · Misty Morning

Misty Morning by Ken Kirkby
30″x40″
Oils on Canvas
Sold  (private collection)

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Ken Kirkby · Watching Over

Watching Over by Ken Kirkby
30″x40″
Oils on Canvas
$3000

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Ken Kirkby · Pacific Meadow

Pacific Meadow by Ken Kirkby
24″x30″ Oil on Canvas
$2000

A warm painting, very much in Kirkby’s signature realist style; scraffito grass, evenly textured rocks, simplified trees silhouetted in graceful warm tones that fall off into the distance.

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5 of the World’s Most Expensive Paintings

With some of the Art world’s highest sums being paid for select artists in recent auctions across the globe. One wonders what, in fact, are the World’s Most Expensive Paintings?

World’s 5 Most Expensive Paintings:

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Ken Kirkby · Pacific Wave Study

Pacifc Wave Study by Ken Kirkby
18″x36″ Oils on Canvas
$2500

This painting studies the shape of the waves breaking on the beach. It’s well executed with a minimal color palette and up close it shows the flat refinements of Kirkby’s realism. Standing back with a longer viewing distance the painting snaps into [...]

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Ken Kirkby · Long Beach

Long Beach by Ken Kirkby

24″x48″ Oils on Canvas
$3000

A view of Long Beach, as seen by Ken Kirkby. The scene is completed by a singular tree silhouetted against the bright summer surf line.

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Richard Hoedl · Longing

Longing by Richard Hoedl
36″x48″ Oils on canvas
$4523
A contemporary depiction of Ucluelet Harbour featuring George Fraser Island, Chrow Island and Jenny Reef, in Hoedl’s signature bright styling.

I really enjoy seeing other artists’ interpretations of familiar local scenery, Richard’s light-hearted approach always receives a lot of attention in the gallery.

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Richard Hoedl · Path to Unknown

Path to Unknown by Richard Hoedl
36″x48″ Oils on Canvas
$4525
This painting depicts the path to Florencia Bay, on the day Richard sketched it out; I wanted to photograph the beaches distinct rocks at the base of the bluffs. The other artists in the group were fast to climb down the [...]

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Ken Kirkby · Old Paint

Old Paint by Ken Kirkby
36″x48″ Oil on Canvas
$3700
This painting is of a gillnet boat out of water, in the cradle of the ‘ways’. It looks like she’s about to receive the care she’s badly in need of. Well rendered, it still retains the simplistic graphic character of Kirkby’s realism.

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Ken Kirkby · At Peace, Spider Lake

At Peace, Spider Lake by Ken Kirkby
60″x30″ Oils on Canvas
sold (private collection)

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 [...]

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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 · Sea Shore Series (3)

Sea Shore Series (3) – Ken Kirkby
20″x24″ Oil on Canvas
$1000

This is an early painting by Ken Kirkby, it was painted when he had first arrived in Canada at age 18. It’s a chrming paintings and surprisingly some of his recent paintings have very much the same color pallet.

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Richard Hoedl · Making Space

Making Space by Richard Hoedl

48″x10″ Oils on Canvas

$1257

The west coast is known for amazing trees. Towering trees are perfect for a tall narrow space. Richard’s signature style of wrapping the image around the edges of the painting make this piece almost sculptural.

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Richard Hoedl · The Protectors

The Protectors by Richard Hoedl
36″x48″ Oils on Canvas
$5425

This really is one of my favorite paintings, and it gets a lot of attention at the gallery. It’s a little warmer than most of Richard’s recent work, and the Emily Carr influence is un-unmistakably obvious. The image, like most of Richard’s work, [...]

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Ken Kirkby · Eagle Approaches

Eagle Approaches by Ken Kirkby
22″x28″
Oils on Canvas
$1500

The Eagle Transformation Mask opens to reveal it inner being, dancing as the Canoe approaches. Ken paints Robert Davidson’s Mask in true Kirkby style. I’m stunned by the presence this image has.
To see a great mask danced is a very [...]

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Ken Kirkby · The Wedding Party

The Wedding Party by Ken Kirkby
35.5″x48″
Oils on Canvas
$5000

An amazing Canadian cultural treasure; a scene from the traditional wedding of legendary native artist Robert Davidson. The Eagle Transformation and the Eagle Spirit Masks depicted in this painting are amongst the best known works by Davidson.

When I first saw [...]

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Rob Elphinstone – Feature Artist at Nanaimo Art Gallery

Butchart Gardens II by Rob Elphinstone

FEATURE ARTIST SHOW
Downtown Nanaimo Art Gallery, December 16th, 2010 to January 8th, 2011

Rob Elphinstone specializes in capturing the beauty of the Canadian west coast through his textured wild flowing landscapes.

The exhibition at the Nanaimo Art Gallery will include landscape paintings from across Vancouver Island and [...]

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Alex Colville; Canadian Art Heavyweight

Heffel Auction House sold $14-million worth of Canadian Art on Thursday, setting at least a dozen Canadian fine art auction records. Among the impressive group of Canadian paintings and cultural masterworks was a piece by living Canadian Artist; Alex Colville.

Colville’s Man on Verandah (painted in 1953) was expected to bring in [...]

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Ken Kirkby · Three Fishers, Hoping

Three Fishers, Hoping by Ken Kirkby
40″x60″ Oils on canvas, c1980
$8000

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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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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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Early Lawren Harris (attributed) bought for less than $4

An unsigned canvas that was purchased for just under $4 in New Zealand at a rummage sale will be offered at auction next week by Aesthete Gallery in Hamilton, New Zealand.

The original oil painting, depicting a river scene has been attributed it to Canadian Artist, and group of [...]

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Ken Kirkby · Lakeside (Sunrise)

Lakeside (Sunrise) by Ken Kirkby
36″x36″ Oils on Canvas
sold (private collection)

A beautifully tranquil lake ringed by rocks, catching the early morning light. The windswept trees draw your gaze upward over the smooth gradation of colors. There’s a lot going on in this painting, and it’s been getting a lot of attention [...]

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