A public reception at the Station on Sixth Ave. in Virden will kick off the New 12 months on Jan. 5
For the thirty day period of January, the Station gallery will feature a team exhibition titled “Identity” showcasing 5 talented visible artists in Manitoba. Linda Aleta Tame, George Baker, Douglas Brolund, Rebecca Chinn and Errin Witherspoon will be exhibiting impressive pieces this month.
The opening reception is Friday evening, Jan. 5, at 6 p.m. at the Station. This is a exhibit you will not want to overlook. It’s also an option to fulfill the artists and go to with mates and neighbours who are also fascinated in visual artwork.
Listed here are snippets to acquaint you with the January artists.
With a Bachelor of Wonderful Arts via Brandon College, Linda Aleta Tame majored in portray. She also researched inventive crafting, literature and poetry and claims, “These are features that inspire and encourage my function in addition to expressions and explorations into life’s mysteries the ebb and circulation of our thoughts, religion and scientific discoveries. I’m intrigued by unknowns and thrilled by extraordinary discoveries!”
You will see the work of Virden artist, George Baker’s exhibited in the Gallery. Numerous will know Baker from his ‘can-do’ client support at the Scotsmun Metal & The Nut Household. Or you may possibly remember his flamboyant presence as an actor on the Aud phase. Now, it’s time to see his creativeness on canvas.
The gallery showcased parts from George Brolund’s artwork selection last October. Now, this prolific plein air artist from Brandon is again with additional.
Erin Witherspoon claims of her function: “It’s this capacity to hook up the see to the artwork that helps make folks fall in enjoy with my artwork.” www.errinwitherspoon.com “Using a singular hue I seize the physical features of my subject…” she claims. From Johnny Income to Dolly Parton to Gord Downie, Witherspoon’s intriguing portraits occur from a electronic foundation. She describes these as monopallets.
Together with a lovely watercolour, “Stow Lake, Golden Gate Park” posted on Artist Heart Pals Fb in 2023, Rebecca Chinn points out that this is “the watercolour variation, many decades afterwards, tied to this happy memory.” The story goes: “When I was 10 several years, my course went on a industry vacation to Golden Gate Park. At Stow Lake my teacher asked if everyone wanted to attract, so I took a pencil and piece of paper and started drawing this island and ducks in the water. I bear in mind how a lot exciting I had! By the time I completed and seemed close to I realized the course experienced disappeared. And had to run a longgg way to capture up. … I guess that was my very first plein air practical experience.”
The reception will stimulate your curiosity in artwork. You may well even discover some of theses works are offered for obtain.
