Keith’s paintings are invitations to contemplation. His compelling acrylics draw you in, after they’ve drawn you across the room. Born in Victoria, British Columbia, Keith found his niche in art early in life and worked for some time as an abstract artist, then as a film animation cell painter. When he discovered representational realism, Keith developed his own unique style, a dramatic combination of exquisite attention to detail...

Kimiko specializes in the medium of Nihonga, traditional Japanese painting. Instead of oils, the Nihonga artist uses powdered, organic mineral pigments that are bound to Japanese parchment with a natural glue. Kimiko prefers floral subjects but has also done extensive work in landscape and figures. She has completed a 12-painting series depicting the flowers of each month in Japan and is now at work on a similar series for the flowers of...

Paul was always drawing and painting as a child, and began working in oils at the age of 13. Later, a year at Toronto’s New School of Art fully awakened his “artist’s soul”. In 1973, he moved to Gabriola Island in B.C. where he worked as a tree planter and at construction, as well as doing commercial and fine art. Divine Afternoon,  Giclee...

Dinah paints to capture precious moments and convey her love of nature. She particularly loves to paint the elusive creatures of the sea: fish, octopus, otters. Delighting in the abundant beauty of the West Coast, Dinah feels she is blessed with opportunity and subjects. She was born in Toronto, Ontario and all through elementary, junior and high school her entire focus was art, art, art. Dinah graduated with Honours from the University of...

Kristi was born and raised on the Pacific Coast to a family of artists and avid gardeners. Kristi´s fine art has won awards in several juried exhibitions of the Federation of Canadian Artists, and she has received awards for her children’s book illustrations by the International Independent Publishers. She is a juried member of the Federation of Canadian Artists and Vice President of the Island Illustrators Society as well as a member of the...

Diane Adolph was born in Calgary, Alberta in 1962. Exploring the world of art and design at an early age led Diane to Winnipeg, Manitoba, where she accepted a position in the creation of a large commission of stained glass church windows. In 1980, Diane moved to Victoria, British Columbia, bringing with her a strong sense of colour and form that would greatly influence the future palette of her work. Diane completed a three year program with a...