Horseshoe Bay Art Walk Artists
RUTH LEITHAL ― PAINTER
My work is in constant exploration of different directions of achieving the basics of light, form and depth while also looking for ways to improvise and find freedom in the dynamics of the unpredictable. Working with acrylics and incorporating mixed media techniques, the style is semi-abstract.
I look for and am inspired by the surprises and imperfections of spontaneous strokes and drips that direct and re-direct as the image begins to develop. I try to find a freedom in the unpredictable and acceptance of the imperfect.
In the end the goal is always to conquer the chaos and find a balance, beauty and harmony. In recent years my focus has been the human figure and working from live models.
As with earlier work, I like to use and combine various mediums, texture, and patterns allowing accidents and searching lines to layer and improvise in search of emotion, expression, revelation of the essence and spiritual reality of the subject.
HELEN WEISER ― POTTER
I am a potter living in Horseshoe Bay as well as an instructor, assistant studio manager and technician at Gleneagles Community Centre.
My interests lie in both functional and sculptural pieces, wheel thrown or hand-built so I alternate between practical and whimsical with the aim of finding something new. Surface decoration and various firing techniques are a big part of this. I am also fortunate to be able to fire some of my smaller work in HSBAW co-founder Jackie Frioud’s salt kiln. My other work is either fired in oxidation or in smoke/pit firings. The ceramic world is full of amazing people who happily share thoughts, ideas, ways of making and I am very happy to be part of this dynamic community.
Past exhibits have included WV Harmony Arts, NVAC Art In The Garden, Miniatures Show at Place des Artes, WV Ferry Building and the Silk Purse.
LIL CHRZAN ― PAINTER
Lil Chrzan is a Canadian Landscape Painter known for her masterful depictions of Golden Light across luminous West Coast scenes. Viewers invited intro her World experience a sense of calm transcendence when taking in the dramatic light-filled paintings.
Chrzan’s paintings are not intended to be direct representations of Nature, but rather a process of extracting the most essential elements in a scene. Her careful brushwork and critical awareness of humanity in relation to nature sets the scene for her own signature style and vision. These works hum with intensity while offering the viewer contemplative calmness.
Lil Chrzan is an honours graduate of the Emily Carr College of Art and Design in Vancouver, BC. She has also studied at the Seattle Realism Academy in Washington State. Lil has participated in over seventeen solo shows as well as over ninety exhibitions in B.C including Splash, Harmony Arts, Daffodil Fundraiser and Forest: Breath of Life. Her work resides in permanent collections of Vancouver General Hospital, St. Paul’s, Lion’s Gate, St. Mary’s Hospitals as well as in the collection of Hamilton Fabbro Law firm and Pettit & Company Law firm.
Lil has recently published a coffee-table style book called “TOWARDS LIGHT” which features more than eight-five landscape paintings of BC.
Lil has lived and painted in the seaside village of Horseshoe Bay since 1991. She lives there with her partner Leslie and their Labrador retriever.
ANDRE BERARD ― HORSESHOE BAY BOARDS
HORSESHOE BAY BOARDS makes one of a kind serving boards that are more often used as home décor than they are for serving foods. I tend to focus on products that allow me to showcase some of the unique properties of wood. Traditional charcuterie boards, Lazy Susans and sushi serving boards are my main products. I spend a fair bit of time looking for interesting pieces of wood, usually harvested locally, allowing me to create conversation pieces
I have lived on the North Shore for over 30 years and have been focusing on my woodworking skills for the last few years.
Our unique serving boards will be available during the Art Walk and can also be seen year-round exclusively at The Gourmet Warehouse.
TANNIS TURNER ― JEWELLER & PAINTER
Tannis Turner is an artist/jeweller experimenting out of her studio downtown, and recently from the ceramic and woodworking areas in west van rec centers.
“I love to combine different materials, to see how they work together.
(Sometimes they don’t!) I have been approaching my paintings in this way for years, adding shaped lead panels , chain and moldings to textured polymer pieces, in what I think of as an extreme form of collage. I have recently gone back to using resin as an important element to unify the surface.
In my woven and beaded jewellery, I am adding natural found elements – rocks, driftwood and sea glass. I hope you enjoy the show.”
