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4 days ago

Leader & District Arts Council

On line advance tickets are now available for Jeffery Straker & Friends on Eventbrite.
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Leader & District Arts Council

6 days ago

Leader & District Arts Council

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 ADMISSION

Please 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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Leader & District Arts Council

2 weeks ago

Leader & District Arts Council

Geoff Phillips: Plantscapes of the Prairies

September 1-23, 2019 in Town Council Chambers
Monday to Friday 9-12 and 1-4:30

Organized and toured though OSAC’s Arts on the Move program. This exhibition features twelve
4.5’ 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 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. The parks seemed very important in keeping rare species of plants and
preserving the natural grasslands and forest ecosystems. Without these parks there would not be
any natural land to explore as an artist, but the real cost is on the ecosystems and animals they
sustain.
Phillips’ process includes driving to locations in South Western Saskatchewan, mountain biking
with rolled canvas in his knapsack, finding a section of land, unrolling the primed canvas on the
ground, paint-sketching the scene/plants, and rolling it back up to stretch and paint in oils later in
his studio. He takes many close-up photographs of the various elements and plants found within
the scene. Some photos are chosen for reference and printing. These photos along with the paint
sketch and the artists memory/experience of the land inform the painting process. Without that
one-on-one with the land the painting has no life. ... See MoreSee Less

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