Canada House GalleryAnnual holiday celebration with gallery artists + fabulous art + groovin' music = a wonderful pARTy! You're coming, right?
"Paddling Maligne" | charcoal & gouache | 21.25 x 29"
The 20th Anniversary Exhibition is coming soon! The final strokes of paint are going on all 30 paintings, and the framing marathon will start on Friday. There are a few hundred details to settle between now and next Thursday, Nov. 7. We are looking forward to presenting the new work to you at the exhibition! (Don't forget to RSVP by Monday Nov. 4.)
"An Invitation" | 26 x 40" (40 x 54" framed) | Watercolour
Preview Image #9 | "Central Park" | 19 x 29" (22 x 42" framed)
Check out our Ad in the October edition of Avenue Magazine Edmonton! (Pg. 67)
We are pleased to announce that three of Jennifer's charcoal drawings have been accepted into the hardcover book Strokes of Genius 6, published by Northlight books in Cincinnati, Ohio: "Daybreak, Stanley Peak"; "Window on the Bow"; and "Mezzanotte"
Excerpt from Artist Network "Congratulations to the 124 artistschosen for North Light Books’ 2013 drawing competition Strokes of Genius 6: Value | Lights & Darks! ...
May we express our sincere thanks and appreciation to all of you who shared your artwork with us in this year’s contest. We received more than 1500 entries and it was a true challenge (though an inspired one) to narrow down the field to the following 144 pieces."
Preview #8 | "Glass" | Watercolor | 10.5 x 7"
These antique pearl Opera glasses are a favourite object of mine as subject matter and as a useful item. Elegant and evocative of a past era, their convex glass creates interesting reflections/refractions on the sheet music. The music is Valtz #7, Opus 64, #2, from a 1934 book of Chopin Valses that belonged to my Grandmother. The pages are tattered and yellow and perfect for painting, and often appear in my still life work.
Preview Image #7 | "Iron Shadows" | Acrylic on Board | 12 x 24"
The city of Nice is an alluring mix of architecture on the sparkling French Riviera, from Medieval and Baroque to Belle Epoque, in contrast with sleek yacht culture and palm trees. But what really caught my attention were the elaborate and intimate iron balconies festooned with lush flowers against stucco walls washed in the mediterranean sunshine, casting ornate and lively shadows.
Jennifer's paintings "Pantheon" and "Teatro" were both accepted into this hardcover volume through and international juried competition. It is now available through bookstores and online.
The Federation of Canadian Artists has accepted Jennifer's painting "Ancient Forest Trail, B.C." for their international exhibition "Painting on the Edge" taking place in Vancouver, B.C. Aug 15 - Sept.1
"Antebellum" | 19 x 29" (30 x 40 Framed) | Watercolour
The Garden district in New Orleans is a darkly beautiful and mysterious place, wearing its rich and complicated history like an ornate and tattered gown. The giant roots of the live oaks heave the sidewalks beside the Antebellum mansions, as miles of cast iron fencing create hypnotic patterns. The humid air is like silk on the skin, and is almost visible in the early evening light.
This painting has been juried into the CSPWC's 88th Annual Open Water Exhibition to be held at the Leighton Arts Center, Calgary, Sept. 7 to Oct.20. Not to fret though, the painting will be back in time for the 20th Annual Exhibition in Edmonton!
"Masqued Waltz" | Watercolour | 10.5 x 7" (20 x 16" framed"
We are pleased to announce that Jennifer was awarded "Architectural Artist of the Year" for her painting "Sous Le Soleil." The international juried competition and exhibition was held by ADC Fine Art in Cincinnati on June 22, 2013.
"Sous Le Soleil" | 18 x 24" | Acrylic on Canvas
In celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Annesley Exhibition entitled "20/20," we will preview one painting on the 7th of each month until the night of the exhibition, November 7, 2013. The exhibition will be comprised of 30 paintings, with 10 works to be previewed. Enjoy! The preview images can also be seen on our Facebook Page.
The next preview will be posted on June 7th!
The exhibition will explore Annesley's past 20 years of travel, focusing on favourite cities and landscapes from around the world.
All paintings will be available for purchase at 5:00 p.m. on November 7th 2013 at the exhibition. For those who cannot attend, all the paintings will be posted on this website to coincide with the opening at 5:00 p.m. Nov. 7, and we will accept telephone or email purchases at 6:00 p.m., one hour after the opening.
"O'Hara" | watercolour | 21 x 7" (32 x 17.5" framed)
In celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Annesley Exhibition entitled "20/20," we will preview one painting on the 7th of each month until the night of the exhibition, November 7, 2013. The exhibition will be comprised of 30 paintings, with 10 works to be previewed. Enjoy! The preview images can also be seen on our Facebook Page.
The next preview will be posted on May 7th!
The exhibition will explore Annesley's past 20 years of travel, focusing on favourite cities and landscapes from around the world.
All paintings will be available for purchase at 5:00 p.m. on November 7th 2013 at the exhibition. For those who cannot attend, all the paintings will be posted on this website to coincide with the opening at 5:00 p.m. Nov. 7, and we will accept telephone or email purchases at 6:00 p.m., one hour after the opening.
Preview Image #3 | "Dawn in Venice"| Watercolour | 21 x 14"
SOLD "Rundle's Keep"
Charcoal and Gouache
16.5 x 42" | 28.5 x 54" framed
Over the past 18 years, I have reveled in making 25 paintings of the Banff Springs Hotel - 24 interiors, and 1 exterior, and have never tired of it's powerful and varied beauty. In celebration of this historic building's 125th anniversary, I'm adding one more to the collection! "Rundle's Keep" will be on it's way to Canada House Gallery in Banff next week.
In celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Annesley Exhibition entitled "20/20," we will preview one painting on the 7th of each month until the night of the exhibition, November 7, 2013. The exhibition will be comprised of 30 paintings, with 10 works to be previewed starting today. Enjoy! The preview images can also be seen on our Facebook Page.
The exhibition will explore Annesley's past 20 years of travel, focusing on favourite cities and landscapes from around the world.
All paintings will be available for purchase at 5:00 p.m. on November 7th 2013 at the exhibition. For those who cannot attend, all the paintings will be posted on this website to coincide with the opening at 5:00 p.m. Nov. 7, and we will accept telephone or email purchases at 6:00 p.m., one hour after the opening.
#1 "Versailles" (working title) | 36 x 24" (approx. 48 x 36" framed) | Charcoal and Gouache
Sneak Peak: "Mount Robson, Spiral Road of Art"
by Jane Lytton Gooch, published by Rocky Mountain Books, will hit book shelves this spring.
A Lawren Harris painting graces the front cover, and I am very pleased that my painting "Mt. Robson, North Face" gets the back cover, and will also appear in the book along with another watercolour ("Snowbird Pass") and a charcoal ("Berg Lake.") The book will be available this spring, Date TBA.
From The RMB website: "Mount Robson: Spiral Road of Art celebrates the centennial of Mount Robson Provincial Park with over a century of remarkable landscape paintings inspired by the Robson region in the Canadian Rockies. This volume includes an extensive Introduction with historical and cultural background to the 50 colour plates, all documented and described, illustrating artists' works in a variety of styles and media from 1907-2012. Early artists include A.P. Coleman, the first explorer, and Group of Seven members A.Y. Jackson and Lawren Harris. In addition, the works of 17 contemporary artists show that the Mount Robson area continues to stimulate landscape art up to the present. Only 10 of the images have been published before." For more information, visit Rocky Mountain Books
Writer Scott McKeen describes our home and my studio with a sharp eye and wit. We are grateful for his kind words and poetic description of the house. Thanks Scott!
The second of two new charcoals will arrive at Canada House Gallery in Banff today. The subject of this drawing, The "Grapes Wine Bar" at the Banff Springs Hotel is many people's favourite spot for a glass of something lovely. Originally opened as a writing room in 1926, its captivating ambience invites one to sit and read, write, or simply contemplate the beauty of the wild Rocky Mountains. The dark interior includes Elizabethan paneling, grape and vine crown mouldings and plank floors, offering an elegant and warm vantage point from which to enjoy the superb view towards the Bow valley. It is a room I have painted and drawn many times over the years, as it has so many different moods, changes of light, strong compositional elements, and is certainly one of my favourite places.
"Window on the Bow" | Charcoal & Gouache | 32 x 17" (46 x 31" framed)
I have recently finished one of two new charcoals for Canada House Gallery in Banff, just in time for Christmas. Entitled "Black and Whyte" (after the Mt. Whyte, the prominent peak on the right,) I wanted to convey the strange way light can bounce around in the winter. The shadows drift across fresh snow, creating movement and shape while contrasting with the bright sunlight on the mountains. The snow seems almost to be lit from within, as it so often can on a crisp winter's day. I almost titled it "Many States of Water" (not entirely fetching) as there is the ancient ice of Victoria glacier, the new ice of the Lake Louise, the fresh running water of Louise Creek, frost on the trees, and of course snow. Oh yes, and clouds. There was probably ice fog and crystals too, as it was -28 celcius the when I was standing in this spot!
Stay tuned for the next new charcoal...The Banff Springs.
"Black and Whyte" Charcoal & Gouache | image size 29 x 18" (framed size 43 x 32") | $4300.00
