Marla Thirsk · Ordinary Life

Ordinary Life by Marla Thirsk
37″x42″ Acrylic on Canvas
Sold (private collection)
This painting is a stunning portrait, and I think it’s Marla’s best work to date. This scene reminds me of David Hockney’s LA paintings of daily life. The lighting and mood portrayed is light and airy. Iconic even without the [...]

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Marla Thirsk · Manifest

Manifest by Marla Thirsk
37″x42″ Acrylic on Canvas
$2200

Similar to ‘The Telephone Call’, but featuring a large format floral backdrop, this depiction of the Artist’s mother is a moody portrait eluding to the nature of their relationship.

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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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Marla Thirsk · Released

Released by Marla Thirsk
30″x36″ Acrylic on Canvas
$1500

Many Artists deal with dark inner subjects in their art, somehow they get released in the very act of creating art. Marla has freed herself from the inner ‘demons’ that a very tortured relationship with her mother had created. Released is an exciting addition [...]

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Marla Thirsk · Access Denied

Access Denied by Marla Thirsk
30″x36″ Acrylic on Canvas
$1500

“Access Denied – She never let me in, and I didn’t let her in either.” says Marla about this painting.

I feel as though we’ve been invited to get to know a side of Marla through these paintings, as side she’d never be [...]

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Nigel Brooks Peer · When We First Met

When We First Met by Nigel Brooks Peer
Photograph
Matted / Framed 25″ x 21″
(sold) private collection

This is an image made by exposing overlapping negatives, the individual images intermix to create a new one.

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Marla Thirsk – Ugly Monkey

Ugly Monkey by Marla Thirsk
30″ x 36″ Acrylics on Canvas
$1500

The lipstick that defined a glamorous era. Another compelling portrait…. doesn’t everyone remember their childhood toys?

In the painting you see a stuffed monkey doll. I got one for Christmas from my brother and I LOVED [...]

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Marla Thrisk · Ladybug, Ladybug

Ladybug, Ladybug by Marla Thirsk (Marion Series #1)
30″ x 36″ Acrylics on Canvas

Nostalgic family photos are referenced for the figures but each painting tells a story, …the pigeons are remarkable, but Marion’s tear filled eyes and the doll elude to a less than sweet memory… unlike the cheerful birds in the wallpaper.

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Marla Thirsk · Fortress

Fortress by Marla Thirsk (Rita Series #5)
30″ x 36″ Acrylics on Canvas
$1500

There is a great deal of detail in this painting, and emotion, the colors are fantastic, … I can almost smell the coffee.

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Marla Thirsk · Thursday’s Child

Thursday’s Child by Marla Thirsk (Rita Series #1)
36″ x 40″ Acrylics on Canvas
sold (private collection)

I’m very pleased to be able to show this painting in the gallery, the first of this series of exciting portraits by Ucluelet’s artist; Marla Thirsk

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Peggy Burkosky · Finding Feathers

Finding Feathers by Peggy Burkosky
Watercolor on Arches Paper
20″x28″ image (framed 30″x37″)
$1200

Peggy paints west coast scenery and portraiture at the same time. The subject is frequently her daughter, and in this case she’s got several eagle feathers on her lap. It’s a great painting not because it’s sweet or [...]

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Marla Thirsk · Telephone Call

Telephone Call by Marla Thirsk
34″x34″ Acrylic on Canvas
sold (private collection)

Remember telephones? rotary dialed with a handset leashed to the base. These days everyone seems to be sporting a portable pocket computer/ GPS enabled cell phone with a touch screen, but either way, we’re still waiting for the phone to ring.

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Marla Thirsk · Wave Baby

Wave Baby by Marla Thirsk
30″x36″ Acrylic on Canvas
sold (private collection)

I think this is Marla’s most compelling series to date. It shows a new level of detail and introspection for this well known local artist. The Bathing Beauty Series has been well received, their first appearance being at P.R.A.S Wave Art [...]

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Peggy Burkosky · Seastar Search

Seastar Search by Peggy Burkosky
Watercolor on Arches Paper
20″x28″ image (framed 30″x37″)
$1200

Peggy paints a true reflection of her life, from west coast scenery to portraiture. Naturally the subject is often her family but when called upon, Peggy Burkosky has been known to paint extraordinary watercolor portraits.

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Marla Thirsk – New works, blog and website

www.marlathirsk.com Marla’s new website
http://marlathirsk.blogspot.com/ Marla’s blog

I always enjoy it when artists drop by the gallery;
Marla Thirsk let me know she’d revamped her online presence recently.

An updated website and an ongoing blog showcase her most recent and very exciting series of ‘beauties’ [...]

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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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