May Lily Carpet by photographer Daphne Carlyle is a lush, intriguing example of what visitors will experience at the Rainforest Arts gallery during the Mostly Green show. What’s the colour we miss most at this time of year and through the long, dreary winter months? The frequency of light that revives and cheers us in…
A humpback whale breaches, breaking free the constraints of its ocean environment, arching into the clear blue light, tendrils of water streaming off its magnificent flanks as it strains upward—ever upward—towards apogee, then… click, click, click! Bruce Whittington was in the right place at the right time to capture that glorious ballet. But let’s zoom…
For artist Robert Cerins, a period of not seeing led to a profound understanding and new way of believing in the power of the visual arts and the interrelationship between light and sound—between the colours on his canvases and the notes plucked from his bass guitar. In 2008 he was rendered totally blind for 40…
As a child, Amanda Crocker received a special gift from her father: a dreamcatcher crafted to ward off bad dreams. “He bent and shaped a willow branch to create a hoop,” she says. “We come from a commercial fishing family. He used fishing line to weave a web. I have cherished and carried my treasured…
April 4, 2024
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Four artists will display their works in Silk, Wool, and Silver at the Rainforest Arts gallery in April and May. All of them will be doing demos. Go to cvcas.ca/events for dates and times. Lorraine Taylor – Silk Painting “I have always enjoyed playing with colours, and when I first saw the vibrancy of the…
About Face: a study of moods, personalities There’s two meanings to the phrase, About Face, and both apply to Art Carlyle’s aptly named Featured Artist Show on display at the Rainforest Arts Gallery for August and September. One take is: A change in direction. Another is: To do with the human visage. A professional photographer…
Featured Artist Dion Daniels June/July 2023
Big, Bold, Beautiful! Those are just some of the adjectives that describe Elissa Anthony’s Up Close and Personal exhibit on display at the Rainforest Arts gallery in April and May. This show focuses on her paintings of flowers. But don’t expect classical arrangements in vases and tidy English gardens. Anthony’s portraits explode out of their canvases, landscapes…
The 2023 BIG ART exhibit at Rainforest Arts opened Jan.16, and will be on display until the end of March at the Willow Street gallery. In its second year, the show includes an increased emphasis on 3D works. “People are going to see 3D art that is much bigger in scale than they’re used to,”…