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Leader & District Arts Council
4 days ago
On line advance tickets are now available for Jeffery Straker & Friends on Eventbrite. Links can be found on our website or facebook event. ... See MoreSee Less
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6 days ago
Join Geoff Philips on Friday September 20 from 7-9pm for an artist talk and mini paint night. Plantscapes of the Prairies is on display in town council chambers until September 23. FREE ADMISSIONPlease RSVP to Brooke or Treena @ 306-628-3868, this will help us with number for the supplies needed. Phillips created Plantscapes of the Prairies to challenge people to look closer at their environment, to see it in new ways, to challenge himself to learn about the different species found in our South Western Saskatchewan landscape, and to illustrate a new world of plant life underfoot. Many people rarely envision the species we walk on as having any artistic merit, interest, or importance. There are myriads of colour, form, and interconnection there for the observant in the Grasslands National Park, Cypress Hills Centre Block, Cypress Hills West Block, and the Frenchman River Valley that inspired Phillips’ work. ... See MoreSee Less
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2 weeks ago
Geoff Phillips: Plantscapes of the PrairiesSeptember 1-23, 2019 in Town Council ChambersMonday to Friday 9-12 and 1-4:30Organized and toured though OSAC’s Arts on the Move program. This exhibition features twelve4.5’ x 5.5’ oil paintings.Phillips created Plantscapes of the Prairies to challenge people to look closer at their environment,to see it in new ways, to challenge himself to learn about the different species found in our SouthWestern Saskatchewan landscape, and to illustrate a new world of plant life underfoot. Manypeople rarely envision the species we walk on as having any artistic merit, interest, or importance.There are myriads of colour, form, and interconnection there for the observant in the GrasslandsNational Park, Cypress Hills Centre Block, Cypress Hills West Block, and the Frenchman River Valleythat inspired Phillips’ work. The parks seemed very important in keeping rare species of plants andpreserving the natural grasslands and forest ecosystems. Without these parks there would not beany natural land to explore as an artist, but the real cost is on the ecosystems and animals theysustain.Phillips’ process includes driving to locations in South Western Saskatchewan, mountain bikingwith rolled canvas in his knapsack, finding a section of land, unrolling the primed canvas on theground, paint-sketching the scene/plants, and rolling it back up to stretch and paint in oils later inhis studio. He takes many close-up photographs of the various elements and plants found withinthe scene. Some photos are chosen for reference and printing. These photos along with the paintsketch and the artists memory/experience of the land inform the painting process. Without thatone-on-one with the land the painting has no life. ... See MoreSee Less
