This live facebook event starts at 7:00, March 25 and will include a visual recording of the entire show and then an open question period and artist talk. The show is called “Landscaping the Wilderness”. Here is the link if you are interested – Please support our memberhttps://www.facebook.com/events/3826175860753100/
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Painting Challenge #2
Here is our second painting challenge. Use any medium you like to interpret this picture of an old wagon at The Blooming Inn, near Pincher Creek, AB. Same as before…submit a .JPG of your piece by April 30 to swilkie02@shaw.ca and I will post your work here. Have fun everyone! Pick up your brushes and…
Painting Challenge – Lomond Grade 9 guest page
We are very pleased to feature some guest artists! Enjoy these interpretations of our winter scene painting challenge by this group of grade 9 art students from Lomond School. We hope you continue to work hard to realize your ideas creatively. Hope to see you again!
Painting Challenge Exhibition
Here are the wonderful interpretations we received in this winter challenge. Thanks to everyone who broke out of the winter doldrums and picked up a brush, or pencil…pastel…well done everyone! Let’s do this again!
Exhibition at Helen Schuler Nature Centre coming in August
Our exhibition is scheduled to run from August 1 to September 26, (barring any further Health Emergency shutdowns). The theme of the exhibition is “The Four Seasons in the River Valley”. Painters may choose any aspect of the river valley during one of the seasons. Watch this site for more details on entry forms, drop-…
Read about Soba Kaluthota!
Read this interesting article about our member, Soba. It’s very interesting as it speaks about her childhood, her education, her art… Here’s the link: https://lethbridgecollege.ca/news/campus-news/instructors-art-brings-ocean-prairies
July 2020 Newsletter
Bored? check out the articles in our Resources …under Classes & Workshops
Business Owners – would a small exhibition of local art improve your vibe?
Interested in having a small exhibition of local art to enhance your space? All you have to provide is a nice wall and we’ll hang the paintings. You can change the paintings every few months. Choose paintings from our Artists’ Gallery. We would be happy to guide you in your choices. There is no charge…
Mural at St. Therese Villa by volunteer painters
Check out the “Why Join?” – “Volunteering” to see the mural recently completed by some of our members.
Exhibition of work at 2020 Plein Air Destinations – Sept/Oct
We were very lucky to have had terrific weather for the first 4 destinations, but unfortunately an October snow “event” caused the cancellation of the St. Henry’s Church trip. We will reschedule this trip in spring/summer of 2021 and many others as we found there is an interest in our club for painting outdoors. This…
Bryce Richards
BIO – BRYCE RICHARDS I joined the Lethbridge Artists Club in the spring of 2012 with the expectation to take a few painting courses to strengthen my watercolor technique and other painting skills. Primarily I am interested in landscapes and nature wildlife and continue to develop the necessary skills to be able to see detail and…
Linda Sprinkle
I was always interested in art, drawing in particular, and sketched for many years before I took my first watercolor class from Bob Croskery at the urging on my younger sister in 1982. I loved it (she didn’t) and I continued with it for decades, while working and raising a family. I did show and…
Pat Neufeld
Merri-Ann Ford
Merri-Ann began watercolor painting in 1991 and has recently started developing works in colored pencil. She has always had an interest in art but only found the additional time to pursue her interest following retirement. A lifelong learner, Merri-Ann has studied watercolor under the tutelage of a variety of artists. Jill Malloy, The Studio Lethbridge,…
Iris Andronowich
I was born and grew up on a farm in Saskatchewan. I started drawing as a child, dabbled in watercolour and took oil painting classes. I have taken correspondence courses as well as numerous classes and workshops in oils, watercolours, pastels, acrylics, mixed media and oriental brush at the Bowman Arts Centre, Lethbridge College, University of…
Helen Franiel
Helen was born and raised on a farm in Manitoba. After graduating from Teacher’s college in Winnipeg, she taught school in Manitoba and Alberta. Helen has taken an art instruction course by correspondence and several workshops at the Bowman Arts Centre. She’s acquired a lot of skills from the many books she has read. Helen remains…
Heather Dodd
Hether was raised on a ranch in Southern Alberta, and has always been interested in Agriculture. Heather and her husband currently own and operate Room To Grow Market Farm, near Glenwood, Alberta. She paints largely from photos she has taken on farm or in the area. She loves detail and paints in several mediums, watercolour…
Dawn Cooksley
I have always had many creative hobbies and once I took early retirement in late 2002 I began to paint. I am fascinated with colour and that has led me in my creative journey starting with landscape miniatures. Australian artist Robert Hagan and his live streams on the internet led me to larger paintings, adding…
Ivan Bering
ARTIST AND AUTHOR Ivan was born, raised, and completed his primary education in Saskatchewan. Although he had an early interest in drawing, this was put aside to pursue a degree and career in the sciences; the result was degrees in Engineering and Education from the U of S. His formal art training occured at the…