Musings
Bruce and Barbara Martin
Pearl Ellis Gallery Jul 19, 2016 – Aug 07, 2016
Comox artists Barbara and Bruce Martin are pleased to present, “ Musings”, a show of watercolour paintings at the Pearl Ellis Gallery in Comox. The show runs from July 19th to August 7th. “Musings” will offer a range of representational and abstract works with a diverse subject matter from the West Coast to the Rocky Mountains, from florals to light on water, from rushing mountain waters to elegant roosters with attitude.
Barbara has revived her artistic expression during the last 10 years. She has spent many a Spring and Fall in Jasper plein air painting with a group of friends and wonderful water colourist and mentor, Gregg Johnson. In Nelson, BC, Barbara was active in the West Kootenay Federation of Canadian Artists and is now a member of the Arrowsmith Chapter of the Federation of Canadian Artists. Over the past two years, she has been enjoying her new community in Comox, has been painting with the Brushworks group most Wednesdays and has been exploring the beautiful natural environment of Vancouver Island.
Bruce has a long painting history and his work has been widely shown. Early in Bruce’s painting years, kind words of encouragement from Jack Shadbolt, and his work being selected for the BC Festival of Arts tour, as well as more recent awards of excellence from the Federation of Canadian Artists have all been supportive to the development of his art. His work can be seen currently at Gallery 378, Nelson, BC and at the Art Gallery of Golden, Golden, BC.
Barbara and Bruce will be in attendance for the opening of, “Musings”, on Saturday, July 23rd from 12.00-3:00pm. They look forward to meeting with gallery visitors.