What’s Happening: WhaleFest listed in Wall Street Journal Article

The Pacific Rim Whale Festival (‘WhaleFest’, locally ) was mentioned in an article appearing online in the Wall Street Journal featuring a list of great things to do or see in 2010/11.

The list of activities and events that writer Andy Georgiades chose to highlight included the ROM ( Royal [...]

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Marla Thirsk – On the Cover, Wine Trail Magazine

Wine Trails Magazine, Summer 2010 Issue features Marla Thirsk’s Art on it’s cover. Just inside the cover is explained the following:

Marla Thirsk was born in Vancouver, BC and showed an early aptitude for art by drawing in the cover pages of her father’s university books at the age of 2. Her Art career [...]

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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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MLA Scott Fraser is a Supporter of the Arts

Tuesday, April 26th, 2010, BC Legislature, Victoria, BC

Scott Fraser, MLA for Alberni-Pacific Rim will address the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Artist Joan Larson will be present for Mr. Fraser’s speech and public endorsement of Larson’s RCMP Musical Ride Series.

When Mr. Fraser visited our Fish, Ships & Lost Art Treasures [...]

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Charles Churhill Villiers – New Website

Modern artist, Charles Churchill Villiers has just launched his new website: www.charlesvilliers.com.
Charles has constructed his own website and in doing so, has realized a long held goal of managing his own on-line presence.

The website, like his artwork, is more than a little avant garde. The site opens with the question “What [...]

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canadarides.ca – Joan Larson’s RCMP Musical Ride ‘site

www.canadarides.ca
Joan Larson has launched a new website featuring her RCMP musical Ride Series of Illustrations. The pastel illustrations are amazing, and like the illustrations themselves, the new website is nearly complete.

I’ve watched people reach out to touch the horses and applaud as the men and women of the Ride paraded [...]

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Teresa Knight

Teresa Knight
Teresa has her B.A. in Studio Arts and Bachelor of Education in Art from the University of British Columbia.
She started painting with her sisters to pass rainy days at the cottage, and then continued with art as her career and passion.  She now paints and teaches out of her Union [...]

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The Story of Nile Creek – YouTube Video

The Story of Nile Creek Salmon Enhancement Society, and their work restoring Vancouver Island streams, narrated by artist, Ken Kirkby.

The Nile Creek Salmon Enhancement Society has an official website of their own to raise awareness, but I’ve uploaded this from a DVD that the group has produced. YouTube requirements called for 10 [...]

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Colin T Bell – New Website and New Works

Artist, Colin T Bell is glad to have a website of his own to showcase his work on-line.

His new website www.colinbellart.com has recently been launched. A fellow-member of the Calgary Artists’ Society recommended an artist specific web service, and it seems it was a good fit. It’s a modest start of just a [...]

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Charles Amherst Villiers – The Man Who Supercharged Bond

“Paul should be congratulated on a book which gives an authoritative, overdue account of an extraordinary man.” ~ Lord Montigue of Beaulieu (in the forward of ‘The Man Who Supercharged Bond’, a biography of Amherst Villiers authored by Paul Kenny)

The extraordinary story of artist Charles Churchill Villiers’ father Charles Amherst Villiers has [...]

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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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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.
I’ve been upgrading their website also, check them [...]

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Richard Hoedl

Richard Hoedl is by all measure a talented west coast artist, who creates original hand-painted oil paintings inspired by Canadian landscapes. He uses exceedingly fine materials including walnut oil based paint.

Richard is both academically trained and self-taught through years of personal creativity and development. He is currently gallery represented on both coasts and [...]

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Marla Thirsk

Marla Thirsk was born in Vancouver, B.C. and showed an early apptitude for art by drawing in the cover pages of her father’s university books at the age of 2. She went on from there winning the “Art in the Parks” award at 11 and being displayed in the Vancouver Art Gallery. Although she [...]

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Terry Jackson

In Jingdezhen, China proper, Canadian Native Artist Terry Jackson hired Yaosheng Ceramics to produce his signature line of cast porcelain vessels. With help from Artist and Painter-President Thomas Leung, Terry translated the level of standards he expected the final product to be, ensuring the quality the finished pieces.

Yaosheng Ceramics is a leading producer of high-quality [...]

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Cedar House Gallery | Native Art in Ucluelet

Huu-Mees Ma-as or Cedar House Gallery is our next door neighbor, and I’ve recently built a wordpress based website for them. www.nativeartcedarhouse.com.

I do recommend this gallery while visiting Whiskey Landing and I highly recommend them online also. artists represented include; Patrick Amos, Mark Mickey, Cliff George, Stan Thompson. They have [...]

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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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