Art Hub 13 - TAG - COLLINS HALL - 1120 Miller Road, Bowen Island, BC, V0N 1G1
Medium: Paintings, Sculpture, Drawing
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Email: shannonrondeau@shaw.ca
The Thursday Art Group, Bowen Island, BC has been meeting and creating for over 50 years. Meeting at Collins Hall, Bowen Island, weekly on Thursdays from 9 to 12 noon. We welcome new members so if you are a creative who likes to share your ideas and generate new ones ...please stop by and see what we are all about. You can reach us at the above email. We are excited to be part of the Here's Bowen Arts Tour 2024. (See Biographies of Artists Below photos.)
Laura Koch:
Laura H. Koch M.Sc. (Environment),
Watercolour Artist, Photographer
https://laurakoch.ca/
Born in Vancouver, B.C., Laura has her roots on the west coast. She has a Master’s degree in environmental science. Her artistic
education includes photography (portraiture, black & white), fashion, modern dance,
watercolour painting, silkscreen printing,
textile design, etc.
Earlier in her career, she was engaged as a primary project manager for the remediation of mercury in the Howe Sound estuary.
Activities including ocean kayaking and
mountaineering have given her inspirational imagery from the sea to the sky. Her paintings are derived from the immediate timelessness of this environment. Her aspirations include bringing you the pleasure that this place offers to us every day. She lives with her husband on Bowen Island and has a son living in Whistler and a daughter living near Victoria.
Greta Smith:
I have no formal art training but have attended many workshops and classes
ranging from watercolour, acrylic & encaustic to mixed media. A favorite medium is encaustic, but unfortunately I do not have a space that I can melt and fuse wax in winter so have to patiently await warm summer days.
More recently I have been experimenting with fabric dyeing using plants from my garden which also requires fine weather and an abundance of blooms and foliage. In the winter I create art using mixed media and acrylics.
I retired to Bowen Island and volunteered for a number of different organizations – The Bowen Island Garden Club,
The Bowen Island Arts Council and more.
I spent many years volunteering as chair of the Visual Arts Committee and Board Member of BIAC (now The Hearth). I am proud to have been a member of the committee that built our new Arts Council Building and Library Extension. Currently, I enjoy volunteering with the Friends of the Library, gardening and connecting with the Thursday Art Group Creatives.
For more information please feel free to contact me at gretasmith@shaw.ca
Leslie Stubbs:
Artist’s Statement for Leslie Stubbs
Leslie Stubbs was born in Vancouver and has lived on Bowen Island since 1988. She has been creative all her life, falling in love with photography at a very early age. Painting, writing, dancing, and doing clay work, are some of her other creative passions. Before retiring on our beautiful island, Leslie commuted to the mainland for her work in the communications industry.
The beauty of the natural landscape has inspired Leslie to paint to make cards from her photos to share this beauty with everyone. She has sold her landscape, nature (don’t forget the dahlias!) and view photo cards out of Cates Pharmacy and other locations since 2009.
For the Here’s Bowen Art Tour show Leslie will display several of her original oil paintings for the first time and have prints and cards of these for sale. Photo cards featuring Bowen Island and surrounding views will be included, along with her classic dahlia cards and prints of favourite card images. Some clay pieces reflecting our beautiful surroundings will also be on display.
Leslie lives with her husband, corgi and little white cat in her home with a stunning view of Queen Charlotte Channel and Howe Sound.
Deanna Adams:
Deanna studied and worked in both fields of graphic design and environmental science in the Seattle area. She moved to Bowen Island in 2006 with her husband and two boys. She enjoys painting and sculpting and meeting with the TAG group every Thursday. Other interests include knitting, gardening, hiking and sailing.
Katherine Kerr:
"My name is Katherine, I'm a first year university student studying psychology. I've been practicing different forms of art for about 6 years. I love water colour painting, sewing costumes, theatre, and recently I've been trying out painting with ink. I've lived on Bowen for most of my life, and I love the community here. I feel lucky to be inspired by the beatiful forest surrounding us. I enjoy working with bright colours, and experimenting with art.
