Tas Antonopoulos
Working in oil paint on canvas or board, Tas takes a painterly approach to his subjects which include local landscapes, birds and marine scenes. His work has a dream-like quality that reflects memories that are shared by many in this part of the world.
www.tas.myartchannel.com
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Lora Armbruster
Painting in oil, acrylic and watercolor, Lora’s wide range
of subjects includes portraits, still life, animals, scenery and more. This versatile artist also does quilting and makes porcelain dolls, teddy bears and glass work.
www.loraarmbruster.com
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Audrey Bakewell
Working in watercolour and acrylic, the focus of Audrey’s painting is landscapes and florals. Her love of nature has lead her to become an avid plein air painter. |
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Robin Bandenieks
Art on 28th
A short walk “down the garden path” leads to oil paintings in a salon style setting in Robin’s home studio. Realistic, colourful themes include figurative, still life, and animals often with humorous intent.
www.fortlangleyartistsgroup.com/robin
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Robert T. Barrett
Neighbourhood Art Studio
Robert opened his first teaching studio in 1968 in Vancouver for life drawing and portraiture. Described as an "inspirational artist", he has taught in Langley for nearly two decades.
www.theartschool.com
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Hannah Bennett
Although trained as a printmaker, Hannah produces art that consistently shifts mediums and boundaries. Her work stems from notions surrounding memories, loss, and the passing of time. Abstracted landscapes and nature based imagery also feature prominently in Hannah’s prints and paintings.
www.hannahb.ca
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Barbara Boldt
Since 1975 Barbara has been a dedicated painter, creating memorable images of BC’s unique landscape.
From her successful series "EarthPatterns" to her local images and floral work, she focuses on the ever changing face of Nature’s creations. She brings a rich life experience and understanding to her pastel, oil and watercolour paintings.
www.barbaraboldt.com
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Denise Carson Wilde
For the past 34 years Denise has been printmaking, bookmaking and painting. Throughout, she has experimented with countless techniques and styles only to arrive back to what originally inspired her: abstraction.
www.dcwilde.ca
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Carmel Clare
BC’s dramatic landscapes and shorelines are Carmel’s inspiration. Her subjects include secluded forests and rivers, blustering stormclouds and lofty mountainscapes. She paints primarily in acrylic, experimenting with texture and bold colour, layering paint with control and precision.
www.carmelclare.com
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Crystal Deshaies
Working as an architectural design consultant and illustrator, Crystal began creating very personalized house portraits in Vancouver in the mid-1980s. Her work has been widely exhibited and she now devotes herself completely to creating Home and Garden Portraits.
www.crystalpainter.com
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Sheila Davidson
Roxy Jewellery
The hallmark of Sheila’s jewellery is its chunky styling, asymmetrical design and unique mix of materials that includes Lucite, Swarovksi crystal and an eclectic assortment of beads and stones from around the world.
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Stephanie Dieleman
Stephanie Anne Arts
Stephanie uses her own hand-made lampwork glass beads, Sterling silver, and semi-precious stones in her one-of-a-kind jewellery designs.
She travels throughout Canada and the USA selling her creations, and
also teaches a variety of art classes to children and adults.
www.stephaniebeads.com
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Marney-Rose Edge
Vibrant transparent watercolours with drama captured in landscapes, florals and still life.
www.marneyroseedge.com
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Trudy Eibensteiner
Trudy paints in oils and her love of portraiture, flowers and landscapes brings real joy to her every day life. She has completed many family portraits and her commissions are wide spread.
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Susan Falk
Susan’s work is inspired by the surroundings of the natural ponds and forests of her ten-acre south Langley location. She is highly involved in the life of art through teaching, serving on the board of The Fort Gallery, and maintaining a busy exhibition schedule.
www.susanfalk.ca
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Morgan Fitzpatrick
The Little Red Shed
Morgan focuses on life-size sculptures of animals, humans and elements, with nature providing the medium. She works on a large scale that she feels is crucial to the work and uses materials that give some kind of aesthetic pleasure. Her desire is to have the art communicate; if art is not heard then it cannot reach out to its audience.
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Kerri Fuhr
Kerri has been creating distinctive glass beads and jewelry designs
for over 11 years. Inspired by the wilderness of British Columbia, her
work consists of original small glass portraits of birds, wildlife and
nature scenes. Each of her pieces are one of a kind and are sought by
designers and collectors around
the world.
www.kerrifuhr.com
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Gabrielle Greig
Gabrielle loves to experiment, and in her paintings you will find a variety of styles and techniques, most of which show her commitment to bold, vibrant colours and textures.
www.mrspicasso.com
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Gallery 68
Debra’s inspiration comes from many places - some reality, some imagination. Her work is representational with an
impressionist slant. The immediacy of watercolour, the pure pigment colors of pastel, and the tactile nature of acrylic and collage can be seen in her work.
www.debragow.com
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Lalita Hamill
Lalita creates colourful, representational paintings with a focus on the interplay of shapes created by lights and darks. Whether she is using oils, acrylics, watercolour or pastel, her paintings have a rich, velvety depth, giving them an Old Masters feel.
www.hamillstudios.ca
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Vivian Harder
Thunderfoot Studio
Vivian’s work is varied in three themes: her love of horses is evident in her passionate equestrian art, her charming "funky cats" are bold and graphic, and her BC scenes are inspired by the natural beauty of our province. She paints in oil using bright, saturated colors and a unique style that combines realism with creativity.
www.thunderfootstudio.com
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Lana Hart
Primarily working in acrylics, Lana’s style can be described as "Impressionistic Realism". Pet portraits, travel memories and "amused" houses are subjects in which she specializes. Lana has a varied background including a degree in Theatre Design.
www.lanahart.com
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Jong Kook Kim
With a degree in Oriental-Korean painting, Jonk Kook has an extensive exhibition record. He is moved by nature and its wonder, and pours his heart into capturing it in his paintings. The act of painting brings him intense peace and satisfaction.
www.myartclub.com/jong-kook kim
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Michael King
Michael King defines his vision of shapes and structure with colour and value shifts to create dynamic and interactive paintings.
www.michaelking.ca
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Donna Leavens
Art has been a life-long pursuit and is embedded in Donna’s soul and spirit. Inspiration for her painting and drawings often comes through observation of landscape, people and animals. Color, line and energy dominate of her works in acrylic, watercolor, pen and pencil, with a style settling somewhere between realism and impressionism.
www.donnaleavens.com
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Seonok Lee
Seonok’s work focuses exclusively on flowers and nature which she presents in an attitude of sincerity and contemplation, and in a highly refined and sophisticated style that harmonizes composition, colour and tones. She has an extesive exhibition history in Korea and has continued to pursue her artistic interest through exhibitions in BC’s Lower Mainland since 2002.
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Sian Lorraine
Like most successful artists, Sian has been drawing since an early age. A successful designer for more than 20 years, she is best known for her use of vibrant colors and delicate lines. Time spent living in the south of France has infused Sian’s work with an Impressionist influence, visible in both her colour pallete and choice of subject matter.
www.sianlorraine.com
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Hugh Martell
Hugh manages to be at the right place at the right time to capture once-in-a-lifetime images. He specializes in spirited equine photography.
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Melba Massey
Working with oils, watercolour and acrylics, Melba enjoys painting landscapes, florals and birds. She is active in the Lower Mainland art community and has work in collections across Canada and in the eastern United States.
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Becky McMahon
Becky paints in oriental brush style from a Western perspective. Her serene florals, engaging birds and dramatic landscapes tell the story of her love of local flora, fauna and the mountains. She works in watercolour on mulberry paper and uses Chinese ink and brushes.
www.triskeltreecreations.com
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Danielle Mlinaritsch
Danielle’s acrylic paintings are bold and vibrant. Her background in biology has given her a love of nature that inspires the paintings she creates. Subjects include a variety of flowers, trees and horses.
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Carolyn Mohr
Carolyn creates abstract paintings that capture the rhythm and essence of our natural world. She works in acrylic to creat paintings that are often textural and always boldly colourful.
http://members.shaw.ca/carolynmohrart/
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Wendy Mould
Bringing animals and nature to life in graphite and watercolour is Wendy’s passion: lush green forests, gnarled driftwood, or a colt playing in the field—these subjects get her brushes and pencils soaring across the page. Her artworks have a life and sparkle of their own.
www.artbywendy.com
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Ken Nash
Using acrylics, Ken creates art that invites viewers to experience the same thoughts and feelings that prompted him to paint. He hopes viewers get involved with the painting and wonder what’s around the bend in a path or over the next hill.
www.realscapes.ca
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Robert Gary Parkes
The Loafing Shed
This master glassblower creates
vases, bowls, platters and much, much more. Observe Robert making glass in
the relaxed and inviting atmosphere at his Loafing Shed Glass Studio and browse hundreds of finished works in the gallery. Demos will be ongoing between 10am and 2pm during the Studio Tour.
www.robertgaryparkes.ca
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Alison Philpott
A traditionalist at heart, Alison gravitates towards heritage buildings as the subject of her drawings. The more gables, balconies or turrets the better! Other subjects which interest her are flowers and stones. Her aim is to have an almost photographic representation while capturing the essence of the subject.
www.myartclub.com/alison.philpott
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Candice Perry Moen
Candice is a printmaker focussing mainly on monotypes and etchings, but she also creates conté drawings, oil paintings and collage. Her subject matter consists primarily of portraits of people, as well images of babies and children.
www.candiceperry.com
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Marj Paonessa
Hour Glass Studio
Marj’s glass studio specializes in personalized etching on stemware, platters, vases and many other unique items. She also features exclusive Marilyn Monroe and Elvis stemware, original Canadiana designs, and numerous equine images.
www.hourglassstudio.com
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Bryan Robberts
An accomplished watercolourist, Bryan has a self-acknowledged tendency to "get caught up in the details". His approach places emphasis on shapes and colour while leaving details to the viewer’s imagination. Subjects range from urban cityscapes to lush landscapes.
www.bryanrobberts.com
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Rick Rozdeba
Rick’s photography is inspired by the abundance of natural beauty in the everyday. Having a keen eye for the extraordinary, he has combined his unique talent with the distinct medium of canvas to print his work.
www.rickrozdeba.com
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Deborah Strong
Cat & Mouse Designs
One artist... one passion... two styles! Deborah’s cozy home studio showcases her colourful silk paintings and lifelike drawings of animals and nature. Her art speaks from her heart and her own experiences — there is a personal connection and emotional investment in every piece of art she makes.
www.catnmousedesigns.com
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Louise Swan
Louise perfects an exciting variety of mediums and techniques portraying the unique diversity of nature from landscapes and seascapes to florals, still life and equestrian subjects. Her paintings reflect and capture an artistic excitement for detail, glorious colour and brilliant reality.
www.louiseswan.com
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Judy Vanderveen
A long-time resident of Langley, Judy combines her love of painting and drawing with her love of horses and riding. Using pencil and oils, each piece of her highly-detailed artwork has its own story to tell.
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Maria Zaron
Specializing in both functional and decorative pottery, the highlight of Maria’s line is her horse-hair raku which utilizes horse hair during the firing process to create intricate and unusual surface patterns.
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STOP OF INTEREST:
Blackwood Lane Vineyard & Winery
Great wines start with great grapes. Combined with old-fashioned tradition and uncompromising quality, the result is wines that are winning accolades and praises from wine lovers and connoisseurs all over. This boutique winery tucked away in picturesque south Langley will play host to two Langley artists, Donna Leavens and Alison Philpott, during the Art Studio Tour.
www.blackwoodlanewinery.com
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STOP OF INTEREST:
Fields & Flowers Farm Store
Six artists on this year’s Studio Tour will be setting up at this popular south Langley location for the duration of the tour. On the second weekend, the farm will come alive with the Shed Row Harvest Market, offering a bounty of foodstuffs and artisan wares, as well as fine art. Year-round the Fields & Flowers Farm Store showcases the work of local artists and artisans, and benefit events are held each year in support of New Stride Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation.
www.fieldsandflowers.com
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STOP OF INTEREST:
Flowers from a Country Garden
Flower Bouquets Garden bouquets, custom vases, flowers for special events and a u-pick garden are all located in this peaceful country setting. Pick your own pail of flowers (pruners and pail are provided). Also visit our Gift Shop featuring local artisans and farm products.
Fibre Art Studio This textile studio features three working looms and spinning wheel. A selection of hand-woven rugs one-of-a-kind shawls, scarves and tea towls are are available as well as kntted, crocheted and felted itmes and a large selection of yarns and wool.
www.upickcountryflowers.blogspot.com
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STOP OF INTEREST:
The Fort Gallery
This community based, nonprofit, artist collective encourages and supports individual development and exploration in contemporary art. The gallery features artists who are exploring their personal edge, their individual frontiers, in order to discover their full potential and dialogue with community. Members support the creative process in one another and work together to determine the direction of the gallery, organizing exhibitions and events that maintain a viable local venue for contemporary arts.
www.fortgallery.ca
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STOP OF INTEREST:
Kensington Prairie Farm
This family-owned farm specializes in Huacaya Alpacas and Polled Herefords. The on-farm store features a wide selection of locally-produced and imported alpaca products, including men’s, ladies’ and children’s apparel, home décor items, fleece, yarn and rovings. They also sell their own naturally-raised, hormone-free beef and alpaca meat as well as honey and preserves.
www.kpfarm.com
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STOP OF INTEREST:
Neck of the Woods Winery
From pressing to bottling, each Neck of the Woods wine spends quality time on site with our winemaker. Our grapes are all BC grown, and we work hard to make sure they bear the VQA distinction, so you know your getting quality. We make wine that we like to drink: friendly, approachable wines you can take to a dinner party or to the cabin… or the dinner party at the cabin! Two Langley artists, Sian Lorraine and Louise Swan, will be showcasing their work at this welcoming location during the tour.
www.neckofthewoods.ca
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